Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce OC Edition Graphics Card Pictured

Gigabyte’s GeForce GTX 770 WindForce has been listed by Chinese retailers, the card uses a custom designed cooler and a non-reference PCB design that delivers better performance.

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce OC Edition GPU Pictured

The GeForce GTX 770 Lightning from Gigabyte comes with a non-reference PCB that uses the GK104-425-A2 cooler that features 1536 Cuda cores, 128 TMUs and 32 ROPs along with a 2GB GDDR5 memory that operates along 256-bit interface. From previous reports, we know that the reference models would be clocked at 1046 MHz core and 1085 MHz boost while the memory would be effectively clocked at 7 GHz which would give a good performance boost over the GeForce GTX 680. However, the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 WindForce OC being a custom model would make use of a factory overclock out-of-box. Chances are that the base clock would be configured over 1100 MHz.

Additionally, the GeForce GTX 770 WindForce would make use of the flagship Triangle cooling design which would use three 10cm PWM fans and a large aluminum fin array heatsink equipped with six copper heatpipes which would deliver a maximum cooling performance of upto 450W. Do note that this is the same WindForce heatsink version equipped on the GeForce GTX 780 hence delivering better cooling. The GPU comes with 4-Way SLI support and is powered by an 8-Pin plus 6-Pin connectors compared to dual 6-Pin on the reference models. Display outputs include Dual DVI, HDMI and a display port. The reference GeForce GTX 770 would cost $399-$449 at launch so we can expect a premium price point for this model. I do want to point out that both 2 GB and 4 GB models of the card would be available at launch.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 Specs:

Model	GeForce GTX Titan	GeForce GTX 780	GeForce GTX 780	GeForce GTX 680
Core	GK110-400	GK110-300	GK104-425	GK104-400
Transistors	7.1 B	7.1 B	3.5 B	3.5 B
Die Size	28nm	28nm	28nm	28nm
Stream Processors	2668	2304	1536	1536
Core Clock	837 MHz	863 MHz	1046	1008 MHz
Boost Clock	876 MHz	902 MHz	1085 MHz	1056 MHz
Memory Clock	1502 MHz	1502 MHz	1753 MHz	1502 MHz
Memory Size	6 GB	3 GB	2 GB/4GB	2 GB
Memory Interface	384-bit GDDR5	384-bit GDDR5	256-bit GDDR5	256-bit GDDR5
MAX TDP	250W	250W	195W	195
ROPs	48	48	32	32
TMUs	224	192	128	128
Bandwidth	288.4	288.4	224.4	192.26
Price	$1000	$649	$449+	$499