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First review I've seen for the new 6gig GTX-780's. Hexus has two so they give us single and SLI results.
Their conclusion:
Their conclusion:
Our investigation into the Palit GeForce GTX 780 JetStream graphics cards shows that its standout feature, a 6GB buffer, doesn't come into any meaningful play when gaming at a 4K resolution. It can be argued that even a GTX 780 doesn't have enough oomph to take liberal advantage of more memory, so the extra buffer may be better suited to a highly-clocked GTX 780 Ti instead.
Taking advantage of two Palit GTX 780 JetStreams, at a cost of £800 or so, brings higher performance that has genuine use when gaming at such a high resolution. Performance increases of 70 per cent are typical, but do understand that thermal limitations can come into play by reducing the GPU Boost ability of the duo.
Ruminations of 4K-playing ability aside, Palit continues to offer some of the best value of any Nvidia partner. We expect these 6GB-toting cards to arrive with a retail price of £400, matching some of the 3GB-equipped competition out there, so you're effectively getting the framebuffer at a very small premium.
Want to game at 4K and don't want to spend absolutely silly money? Palit's GeForce GTX 780 JetStream 6GB, priced at £400 a pop, are a decent bet.