NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Video Card Review

Battlefield 3

Battlefield 3 (BF3) is a first-person shooter video game developed by EA Digital Illusions CE and published by Electronic Arts. The game was released in North America on October 25, 2011 and in Europe on October 28, 2011. It does not support versions of Windows prior to Windows Vista as the game only supports DirectX 10 and 11. It is a direct sequel to 2005’s Battlefield 2, and the eleventh installment in the Battlefield franchise. The game sold 5 million copies in its first week of release and the PC download is exclusive to EA’s Origin platform, through which PC users also authenticate when connecting to the game.

Battlefield 3 debuts the new Frostbite 2 engine. This updated Frostbite engine can realistically portray the destruction of buildings and scenery to a greater extent than previous versions. Unlike previous iterations, the new version can also support dense urban areas. Battlefield 3 uses a new type of character animation technology called ANT. ANT technology is used in EA Sports games, such as FIFA, but for Battlefield 3 is adapted to create a more realistic soldier, with the ability to transition into cover and turn the head before the body.

Benchmark Results: The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 looks like it is going to perform really well as it is just 3GPS behind the GeForce GTX Titan at 2560×1600! On our 3-panel NVIDIA Surround setup there is a 4 FPS difference between the GTX Titan and GTX 780. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 doesn’t support a 3-panel NVIDIA surround setup, so that is why there will not be any 5760×1080 results for any of the game titles. We wanted to include NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 results though as there are many GeForce 5 series owners out there! As you can see there is a very big difference in performance between the GeForce GTX 580 and the GeForce GTX 780, so the original GeForce GTX 580 owners might be tempted to upgrade now!