Bioshock Infinite Gaming Graphics Card Benchmark Showdown Linus Tech Tips
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The Linus Tech Tips GPU Showdown for BioShock Infinite tests multiple graphics cards across price points from around $100 to $400 plus to determine the best value for PC gamers. The host details a robust test bench featuring an Intel Core i7 3960X at 4 GHz, 16 GB DDR3 RAM, an Asus X79 Deluxe motherboard, a 1000W power supply, and an SSD, all cooled by a Corsair H100. The cards tested include the GTX 650, 7770, GTX 660, 7870, GTX 660 Ti, 7970, and GTX 670, with all cards overclocked to maximize performance and to reflect real-world user behavior. The methodology centers on a two-minute in-game run for each card, highlighting how overclocking is easy, free, and commonly used by enthusiasts, while acknowledging warranty caveats some manufacturers impose. Results show the 7770 beating the GTX 650 by about 30%, the 7870 slightly edging out the GTX 660 by roughly 5%, and the 7950 providing about 15% better performance than the 660 Ti, marking it as an excellent value. At the $400+ tier, the 670 versus the 7970 yields around a 10% advantage for the 7970, with the overall takeaway that the top performer among the tested price points is strong but not necessarily capped by the extremely high-end Titan line. The video aims to deliver practical benchmarking results and invites viewers to compare their own systems using the linked graphs, while concluding that Bioshock Infinite remains approachable for mainstream builds when considering price-to-performance. Subscribing to Linus Tech Tips is encouraged for more hardware benchmarks and gaming hardware coverage.
Topics · hardware benchmarks · graphics cards · gaming performance · consumer tech · pc gaming
Questions answered
- Which graphics card offered the best price-to-performance at the $200 price point in the BioShock Infinite benchmark?
- At around $229 for the 7870 and $239 for the 660, the 7870 edged out the 660 by about 5%, making it the better value in that tier.