Asus GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost DirectCU 2 OC 2GB GDDR5 PCIe

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 6 expert reviews

Excellent:

3
Good:

1
Average:

2
Bad:

0

Pros:

Excellent overclocking.
Solid build quality.
SAP VRM Components.

Cons:

A lot of clock headroom left on the table.
Overclock out of the box is small.

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Last revision on March 9, 2015

Reviewers Liked

Excellent overclocking
Solid build quality
SAP VRM Components
Very strong DirectCU II cooler
GPU Tweak software has many tuning options
Runs cool and quiet even under load
Great pricing
Overclocked out of the box
Quiet in idle and load
Improved power consumption
Up to four active outputs
Native full-size HDMI and DisplayPort
Support for CUDA and PhysX

Reviewers Didn't Like

A lot of clock headroom left on the table
Overclock out of the box is small
Memory chips and VRM not cooled

Expert reviews and ratings

The performance is marginal when it comes to running games at 1080p. Less demanding games, such as Grid 2 and Bioshock Infinite, fly along nicely. Company of Heroes 2 is a bit chuggy. But cheap 7870 GHz boards can be had for just a little more. And...

By TechRadar AU on October 18, 2013

ASUS has put outs its variation of the new GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost with the DirectCU II cooler and SAP components. Let's see what exactly this model has to offer to make it worth your cash.ASUS as always has its own special way of doing things when it...

By bjorn3d.com on May 08, 2013

Like many other manufacturers ASUS released its very own version of the GTX 650 Ti Boost using a custom design PCB and a custom cooler. The latter is a smaller and cheaper version of the now well known DirectCU II, hopefully as good as the other ones...

By Ocaholic on April 25, 2013

NVIDIA's new GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost adds a strong sub-$200 option to the company's lineup. Thanks to the added Boost clock algorithm, and a beefed up 192-bit memory interface, we see massive performance gains compared to the GTX 650 Ti without...

By techPowerUp! on March 29, 2013

ASUSTeK Computer Inc. is one of the largest and most successful computer hardware manufacturers in the world. A Taiwan-based company, it manufactures a wide variety of computer hardware, including motherboards, video cards, optical drives, notebooks,...

By HardOCP on July 29, 2013

A GTX 650 Ti Boost costs about RM 150 more than the ~RM 500 HD 7790 cards. Getting about 25% – 33% by paying about 25% more is not a bad deal I'd say. It closes the gap between the GTX 650 Ti and the GTX 660. ...

By GoldFries on July 07, 2013

Choosing a midrange graphics card isn’t an easy task, especially when it comes to the GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost. We’ve examined six variants of that model, comparing them with each other as well as with the reference sample from Nvidia. Despite...

By X-bit Labs on July 04, 2013

ASUS has always been known to bring some solid solutions to the table and in my opinion, they have done so again by adding a phase to the power bits for the core, and strapping on their DirectCU II cooler. We have a more robust power delivery solution...

By overclockers.com on July 01, 2013

Graphics accelerator, ASUS GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST DirectCU II OC is rethought version of the video card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST with factory acceleration and the cooling system DirectCU II. Among its advantages are good delivery, which we...

By extremespec.net on May 04, 2013

On 22 March, AMD launched the Radeon HD 7790, a new graphics card with a pricetag of around € 140. A week later Nvidia introduced the GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost, also a new card in the sub-€ 200 segment. ASUS and MSI provided their interpretations of the...

By uk.hardware.info on April 19, 2013

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