Galaxy’s GTX 770 Hall of Fame edition benchmarked

Conclusion

This has been quite an enjoyable, if far too short, exploration for us in evaluating our new Galaxy GTX 770 HOF. It did extraordinarily well performance-wise comparing it to the reference GTX 770 and to the EVGA GTX 770 SC 4GB where it brings good performance value compared to the 4GB card, and runs away from the reference version. We are totally impressed with this cool-running enthusiast card which is generally faster than it’s competitor, the HD 7970 GHz Edition.

We see good overclockability with reasonable quietness at stock voltage and fan profile even when the Galaxy GTX 770 HOF is overclocked beyond Galaxy’s factory overclock and it scales well in performance especially because of the memory overclock. It is as quiet as the reference GTX 770 or the EVGA GTX 770 SC, quiet cards indeed.

For its $449 price, it gives more than 80% of the performance of the GTX 780 which is priced at $650 and it also runs away from other less aggressively factory overclocked GTX 770s. From our results, we can expect the Galaxy GTX 770 HOF will also generally be a bit faster than the fastest factory overclocked HD 7970s. At $449 it is priced to match them. And for ten dollars less than the GTX 770 4GB version, it makes sense to pick the 2GB HOF for a single card solution, while giving the gamer Galaxy’s excellent support and 3-year warranty.

Pros

• The Galaxy GTX 770 HOF provides excellent performance for a $450 card and soundly beats even the HD 7970 GHz edition almost across the board.
• Overclockability is acceptable – GPU Boost works as advertised and the memory overclock really helps performance.
• The cooling design is quiet and efficient; the card and well-ventilated case stay cool even well-overclocked due to the Galaxy bracket.
• It is possible to use two of these cards for SLI performance
• Surround and 3D Vision Surround plus an accessory display can now be driven off of a single GTX 770 by requiring mini-HDMI adapters.
• You get a 3 year warranty backed by 24/7 tech support.
• The upcoming Batman Arkham: Origins is bundled with this card at select retailers.

Cons

• We only got a modest overclock at stock voltage and fan profile beyond the factory setting; changing the voltage had little effect.
• No Dual Link DVI connector on the card and no active adapter is included. You have to spend about $80 more for one if needed.

The Verdict:

• If you are buying the fastest factory overclocked GTX 770 right now, the Galaxy GTX 770 HOF is an easy choice for less than fifty dollars more than the reference design. We feel it deserves ABT’s Editor’s Choice award since it absolutely destroys competing cards in its class and price range.

We do not know what the future will bring, but the Galaxy GTX 770 HOF brings good value and a great performer to the 28nm GeForce Kepler family. With great features like PhysX and the second generation of 3D Vision, you can be assured of immersive gaming by picking this card for 1920×1080 to 5760×1080 resolution.

If you currently game on an older generation video card such as a GTX 570 or older, you will do yourself a big favor by upgrading. The move to a Galaxy GTX 770 HOF will give you much higher performance, and you are no doubt thinking of SLI if you want to get even higher gaming performance.

The competition is hot and AMD offers their own set of features including Eyefinity 2.0 and the HD 7970 and HD 7970 GHz editions that come with a flexible 3-game bundle.

Stay tuned, there is a lot coming from us at ABT. Expect a GTX 770 SLI evaluation next week. And don’t forget to check our forums. ABT forum tech discussions are among the best to be found anywhere!