"At $170, the GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost sits between the Radeon HD 7790 and the 7850. In terms of performance, we actually expect the GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost to be a lot faster than the GTX 650 Ti, even when it's based on the same GK106 architecture.
Although the GPU's core configuration has remained much the same with only a slight increase in ROPs, both core and memory clock speeds have been increased. Nvidia has also added a boost clock feature which can automatically overclock the GTX 650 Ti Boost when temperatures allow it.
More important than all of the above, the memory bus has been widened from a very limiting 128-bit to 192-bit, which effectively increases memory bandwidth by 67%.
Gainward has been quick to jump aboard the GTX 650 Ti Boost train, offering a special Golden Sample version which is what we'll be testing today. The GS version upgrades the cooler, and the card itself is available in 1GB or 2GB flavors.
As anticipated, we are testing SLI so we have lined up a pair of GTX 650 Ti Boost GS Dual graphics cards, comparing them to a range of competing graphics card configurations, including Crossfire Radeon 7850s."
