ASUS HD 7790 Direct CU II Vs HD 7790 Vs GTX 650 Ti Benchmarks (all in one reviews)

Last month ASUS release an AMD based graphic card that make more choices for its sub 200$ users, its the ASUS HD 7790 Direct CU II OC edition, the new graphic card is for 160$ launch price and as you can notice from the name it's a factory overclocked one over the reference Radeon HD 7790.

On this new All in one reviews collection we'll take a close look at this new product from the Taiwanese experienced company and how it perform compared to the close rivals.

ASUS HD 7790 Direct CU II OC showcase:

A new cooling solution using the Direct CU II dual-fan cooling system:

Thanks to its proprietary thermal design, the HD 7790 DirectCU II offers considerable overclocking overhead that can be exploited with the exclusive ASUSGPU Tweak utility. GPU Tweak makes it easy to increase core and memory speeds, change voltages, regulate fan speeds, and create individual profiles for different games.
It consists of dual 80mm fans specially-picked for quiet operation, copper heatpipes that contact the GPU directly, and an aluminum shroud for better heat dissipation. The HD 7790 DirectCU II runs at 20% (7°C) lower operating temperatures than a reference card, and is also significantly quieter than reference while offering better stability and product longevity.

About the HD 7790 CPU and micro-architecture:
The HD 7790 DirectCU II offers DirectX 11.1 gaming and multimedia performance with power-efficient 28nm GPU technology, and supports the newest PC games in mid to high detail settings at full HD and smooth experience for latest software such as Windows 8.

Specification comparison :

	Radeon HD 7770	GeForce GTX 560	Radeon HD 6870	Radeon HD 7790	ASUS Radeon HD 7790	GeForce GTX 560 Ti	Radeon HD 6950	GeForce GTX 570	Radeon HD 6970	Radeon HD 7850	GeForce GTX 660	Radeon HD 7870
Shader Units	640	336	1120	896	896	384	1408	480	1536	1024	960	1280
ROPs	16	32	32	16	16	32	32	40	32	32	24	32
Graphics Processor	Cape Verde	GF114	Barts	Bonaire	Bonaire	GF114	Cayman	GF110	Cayman	Pitcairn	GK106	Pitcairn
Transistors	1500M	1950M	1700M	2080M	2080M	1950M	2640M	3000M	2640M	2800M	2540M	2800M
Memory Size	1024 MB	1024 MB	1024 MB	1024 MB	1024 MB	1024 MB	2048 MB	1280 MB	2048 MB	2048 MB	2048 MB	2048 MB
Memory Bus Width	128 bit	256 bit	256 bit	128 bit	128 bit	256 bit	256 bit	320 bit	256 bit	256 bit	192 bit	256 bit
Core Clock	1000 MHz	810 MHz	900 MHz	1000 MHz	1075 MHz	823 MHz	800 MHz	732 MHz	880 MHz	860 MHz	980 MHz+	1000 MHz
Memory Clock	1125 MHz	1002 MHz	1050 MHz	1500 MHz	1600 MHz	1002 MHz	1250 MHz	950 MHz	1375 MHz	1200 MHz	1502 MHz	1200 MHz
Price	$120	$170	$170	$150	$160	$200	$170	$250	$380	$180	$215	$220