Introduction

The ₹20,000 – 25,000 GPU segment is a tricky one for consumers, with numerous solutions being offered by both NVidia and ATI. The two most obvious picks coming into play would be ATI’s Radeon HD 7950 and NVidia’s GeForce 660 Ti. Both cards promise a solid gaming experience at the 1920 x 1200 reference resolution, and with the 660Ti priced slightly lower (approximately Rs. 2000) than the 7950, we look deeper into the numbers to see if it really holds up. Then there’s also the GTX 670 and the Radeon 7970. The GTX 670 is now pretty much redundant, with the coming of the 660Ti, and the presence of the GTX 680. We won’t second-guess where nVidia will place its GTX 670 in the market, but I’d say, personally, the 670 offers no real value to the buyer from now on. This is somewhat bittersweet; where the 670 was commendable before, the new 660 Ti is a real head-turner at a good asking price.

Looking at the local availability of the 660 Ti, we see solutions from Gigabyte, MSI, Zotac, and Palit flourishing in the market. There are no signs of an Asus or EVGA board. India has always had an issue maintaining stocks of Asus GPUs, which we always prefer for their high-quality build. Asus, are you listening?