ASUS ARES II Market Segment Analysis
 Radeon 
HD 7970		HD 7970
GHz Ed.		GeForce 
GTX 680		Radeon 
HD 6990		GeForce 
GTX 590		GeForce 
GTX 690		ASUS ROG 
ARES II
Shader Units2048204815362x 15362x 5122x 15362x 2048
ROPs3232322x 322x 482x 322x 32
Graphics ProcessorTahitiTahitiGK1042x Cayman2x GF1102x GK1042x Tahiti
Transistors4310M4310M3500M2x 2640M2x 3000M2x 3500M2x 4310M
Memory Size3072 MB3072 MB2048 MB2x 2048 MB2x 1536 MB2x 2048 MB2x 3072 MB
Memory Bus Width384 bit384 bit256 bit2x 256 bit2x 384 bit2x 256 bit2x 384 bit
Core Clock925 MHz1050 MHz1006 MHz+830 MHz607 MHz915 MHz+1100 MHz
Memory Clock1375 MHz1500 MHz1502 MHz1250 MHz855 MHz1502 MHz1650 MHz
Price＄385＄440＄450＄700＄750＄1000＄1600



Packaging















Contents




  • Graphics card
  • Driver CD + Documentation
  • Long CrossFire bridge
  • 2x PCIe power cable
  • Extra 120 mm fan + mounting kit
  • ASUS ROG case badge
  • ARES II limited edition badge


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A Closer Look









































Test System


Test System - VGA Rev. 25
Processor:Intel Core i7-3770K @ 4.6 GHz
(Ivy Bridge, 8192 KB Cache)
Motherboard:ASUS Maximus V Gene
Intel Z77
Memory:2x 4096 MB Corsair Vengeance PC3-12800 DDR3 
@ 1600 MHz 9-9-9-24
Harddisk:WD Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500 GB
Power Supply:Antec HCP-1200 1200W
Software:Windows 7 64-bit Service Pack 1
Drivers:NVIDIA: 310.70 WHQL
ATI: Catalyst 13.1 WHQL
Display:LG Flatron W3000H 30" 2560x1600
3x Hanns.G HL225DBB 21.5" 1920x1080



Alan Wake













Assassin's Creed 3














Batman: Arkham City









Battlefield 3










Borderlands 2









Call of Duty: Black Ops 2











Crysis










Crysis 2










Diablo III










Far Cry 3









F1 2012












Hitman: Absolution











Max Payne 3











Metro 2033












Sleeping Dogs











StarCraft II










The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim












World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria











3DMark 11









Power Consumption














Fan Noise













Performance Summary













Performance Summary 2












Performance per Watt











Performance per Dollar











Overclocking



Overclocked Performance



Voltage Tuning






Temperatures





Clock Profiles


GPU 1:
Core 
Clock		Memory 
Clock		GPU Voltage 
(measured)
Desktop300 MHz150 MHz0.95 V
Multi-Monitor600 MHz1650 MHz0.95 V
Blu-ray Playback501 MHz1650 MHz0.94 V
3D Load1100 MHz1650 MHz1.26 V

GPU 2:
Core 
Clock		Memory 
Clock		GPU Voltage 
(measured)
Desktop300 MHz150 MHz0.95 V
Multi-Monitor300 MHz150 MHz0.95 V
Blu-ray Playback300 MHz150 MHz0.95 V
3D Load1100 MHz1650 MHz1.26 V

CCC Overdrive Limits
Core1500 MHz
Memory2000 MHz



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