NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti Roundup: EVGA, Galaxy and PNY Overclocked

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti has been getting a lot of attention around the hardware circuits recently, but for good reason. It remains interesting from a technology stand point as it is the first, and still the only, Maxwell based GPU available for desktop users. A completely new architecture built with power efficiency (and Tegra) in mind, the GTX 750 Ti was able to push a lot of performance into a very small power envelope while still maintaining some very high clock speeds.

NVIDIA's flagship mainstream part is also still the leader when it comes to performance per dollar in this segment; for at least as long as it takes for AMD's Radeon R7 265 to become widely available. We have seen a few cases where the long standing shortages and coin mining price hikes are dwindling away, which is great news for gamers by maybe bad news for NVIDIA's GPUs in some areas. Even if the R7 265 becomes available though, the GTX 750 Ti remains the best card you can buy that doesn't require a power connection which puts it in a unique position for power limited upgrades.

After our initial review of the reference card, and then some interesting look at how the card can be used to upgrade an older or under powered PC, it is time to take a quick look at a set of three different retail cards that have made their way into the PC Perspective offices.

On the chopping block today we'll look at the EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti ACX FTW, the Galaxy GTX 750 Ti GC and the PNY GTX 750 Ti XLR8 OC. All of them are non-reference, all of them are overclocked, but you'll like be surprised how they stack up.

[Abesteroni]

Was able to overclock an 860M to safely achieve the same level of performance as the PNY OC 750 Ti out of the box, and it performs impressively (+135 core/+494 memory in MSI Afterburner). Running it in an Alienware Alpha i7 I bought used off Craigslist that had a corruped BIOS (was an easy reset) and saved hundreds of dollars. Stoked!

[BenKuyt]

Galaxy cards these days look like old cars from the 70s with fins on them. Really cool looking.

[solarmpire]

I have a "normal" EVGA 750ti SC it does 1450Mhz. The fan profile is also 40% and silent no extra 6 pin.
So if you want the same performance as FTW, just buy the SC version it's cheaper.

[DoomedChaos]

I actually was looking for a GPU, I seen your video where you upgraded those 3 pcs with 750ti's, so I bought the PNY 750ti oc. I must say, it's a great card for the price and size it is, no power connector just makes it more convenient

[jeffmorse]

I just ordered a PNY GTX 750 Ti OC based on this review.  Going to get it for $115 after two coupon codes a a rebate at Tiger Direct.  Hope I like it!

[Eclovideos]

was not expecting PNY to win! I'm really surprised, I'll have to recommend my friend to get it

[nikrbawker]

very technical video meant for people who know about cards thanks helped me out was outdated on the 750

[charliebrownau]

Good review. Looks like the PNY is not available in Australia or Japan.

[theeverydayadventurer]

Looks like I'm getting the PNY model.

[ezm]

Why would You buy slower card when you can get 265/270 for similar price but way faster?

[CJHissle]

can i plug in a evga gtx 750 Ti FTW into my 1080i tv ?

[FrenchyAU]

whats the difference between the Galaxy GeForce GTX 750 OC Slim 2GB and the GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB??? someone tell me please

[bunnys]

Ryan any heat issue on PNY cauz im gonna get a PALIT (PNY) are the fans ok it looks small same on my hd7750 thank you

[MrFoster]

I got the pny thinking I was going to get the reference card

[ATMG]

could it reach 2 ghz with liquid nitrogen?

[robbyranderson]

i just dont see this card lasting very long for gaming all next year aswell but it looks like this card is pretty strong for how small and the low pricing but AMD is coming back as there cards are dropping in price again if the r9 270x goes back down to 200 dollars i would say pick up that card as it has the power to play games with most things maxed out but still good atm

[sudd]

evga should not make any coolers to the 750's  soo little powerdraw and minimum fan speed is 40% 

[chrisbarker]

You forgot to mention the gigabyte GeForce gtx 750ti windforce

[xflare]

The evga cards coolers suck at idle. 40% fan speeds at idle is ridiculous.

[ssXD]

TURN SUBTITLES ON AND GO TO 7:17 OMFG OMFG LMFAO