Performance Testing
All performance testing took place on a 64-bit version of Windows 8.1 with an Intel Core-I7-2600K Processor with 16GB ram and a 1TB Samsung 840 EVO SSD.
Using 3DMark11 Professional Edition, running a suite of tests at 1280×720:
Using 3DMark11 Professional Edition, running a suite of tests at 1920×1080:
Final Thoughts
The GTX 750 Ti uses very little power compared to other graphics cards – in fact, it doesn’t even need additional power to run. This means for those non-tech savvy people who would like to upgrade their current graphics cards, or possibly add a graphics card if they have on-board graphics, it’s just a case of seating the card in the computer – so no looking round for additional power cables, forgetting to connect them, or realising that the power supply in the computer just can’t handle it. The minimum power supply requirement for the GTX 750 Ti is 300 watts with the GTX 750 Ti itself only using 60 watts.
It’s also small enough that you can fit it in either a media center type PC or other small form factor PC – so if you wanted to build your own Steam Box you could certainly give it a shot. And when I say small, I do mean small. Its only 14.5cm and takes up a single slot.
The GTX 750 Ti supports up to three displays and has a single mini-HDMI port and also two Dual-Link DVI ports – so a lot of options for such a small card.
Noise wise the GTX 750 Ti is very quiet so you can easily use it for tasks other than games – again, in a media center type PC. Certainly when playing a game you can’t hear it and your PC will be a lot cooler as well.
The price of the card makes it a very reasonable purchase (it retails for £114.99), especially if you haven’t got anything in your PC that could run at 1080p.
Overall I think this card is a very good opportunity for people to get some great capability without having to spend hundreds of pounds and also not having to have a beast of a PC to be able to run it.
If you are a hardcore gamer this probably isn’t the ideal card for you as there are no SLI capabilities, but for casual gamers, or people wanting a better experience than what they currently have then this card certainly delivers. As this is only the first Maxwell based graphics card from NVIDIA, I certainly look forward to seeing what they do next.
