ASUS GTX 750 Ti OC Goes Head to Head with the Palit GTX 750 Ti Storm X OC
A couple of weeks ago, ASUS sent me their GTX 750 Ti OC edition by request to see for myself if the new Maxwell based cards from Nvidia are worth the hype. The next day, Palit send us theirs too, out of nowhere. As if they knew that ASUS sent me one, and wants to challenge the graphics giant once again. They won the review showdown last time so the confidence shown by Palit is just reasonable.
Now with that said, what we currently have here are the non reference GTX 750 Ti cards from ASUS and Palit, bearing the new Maxwell GPUs that is said to feature vast improvement over its predecessor when it comes to power efficiency. Hence, it should only need a maximum of 60W of power and does not need an extra power connector. Nvidia introduced Maxwell with 2 SKUs. Namely the GTX 750, and the 750 Ti. The cards we got here sits comfortably between the GTX 650 Ti and the GTX 660 to give you guys an idea about its performance. Now let us check these cards out. See who wins this time.
GEFORCE GTX 750 Ti FEATURES & SPECIFICATIONS: LINK
| Shader Units | Core Clock (MHz) | Memory Clock (MHz) | Memory Amount | Memory Width | Max Power (W) | |
| ASUS GTX 750 Ti OC | 640 | 1072/1150+ | 1350 | 2048 | 128-bit GDDR5 | 60+ |
| Palit GTX 750 Ti Storm X OC | 640 | 1085/1163+ | 1375 | 2048 | 128-bit GDDR5 | 60 |
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti | 640 | 1020/1085+ | 1350 | 2048 | 128-bit GDDR5 | 60 |
ASUS GTX 750 TI OC: I’M CONFUSED
The ASUS GTX 750 Ti OC came in a familiar gaming oriented box though it feels cheaper than the norm matte finish we used to see from ASUS. The front shows the cooler of the card along with noteworthy specifications. The back shows the card’s features and the full specifications of the card.
Aside from the card, you’ll get these: A quick setup guide, and a driver DVD. That’s it. No power connectors, no display adapters, no nothing.
The ASUS GTX 750 Ti OC is a non reference card that features ASUS’ very own PCB and cooling design. It sure looks like the last generation DirectCU II, but it is completely not. It just took DirectCU II’s shroud design but the cooler is just a slab of aluminum. The card is around 8 Inches long with that extra cooler bulk.
Cooling is brought to us by a dual fan and an aluminum heatsink. No heatpipes here since the Maxwell GPUs are reported to run cooler than their Kepler brethren.
The card’s PCB is all Black, and adds a premium feel to the whole presentation. Nothing to dislike here… Oh wait what is that?!
Why dafuq did ASUS included a 6-pin power connector on this card? Moreover, why is it located near the display ports? ASUS sheds light to this madness by saying that the card’s VRM needs an extra power source and this placement is optimal for the power design. That might be true but it is swaying away from the card’s main feature which is to enable itself to run without additional power sources. Also, the positioning just sucks. One star out for yah ASUS.
Display wise, the card has 2x DVI ports, a single VGA port, and an HDMI port. There are also exhaust vents on this side of the card.
PALIT GTX 750 TI STORM X OC: IT’S CUTE
The Palit card’s packaging, compared to ASUS, is a refreshing sight to see. It’s a new one, compared to the usual JetStream branded cards and that is just expected since this is a new series from Palit.
The back features a multi-lingual specifications section, along with a small introduction about the GTX 750 Ti’s gaming performance.
Just like the ASUS card, the Palit GTX 750 Ti has a bare bundle. No game codes, no adapters, no extras.
The Palit GTX 750 Ti Storm X OC is a cute card. It’s nowhere near reference, but the size is almost the same at 6.5 Inches. – Just an Inch longer than the reference one.
The design of the shroud is industrial, with a single intake fan directly cooling the aluminum heat-sink. The card is considerably lighter too compared to ASUS’ offering with a smaller cooling solution in place.
There’s nothing special at the back of the card except for that glorious Black PCB.
Display outputs are comprised of HDMI, DVI, and VGA adapters. It’s missing another DVI port compared to the ASUS offering but makes up for a full slot dedicated to the exhaust ports.
TEST SYSTEM / SPECIFICATIONS:
We have been selling stuffs here, so the usual test system of ours has been updated. As usual, to provide precise test results, the test systems will run on an updated copy of Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1. The BIOS/UEFI, Chipset, and Video Card drivers of the test system will be updated too, as much as possible. No other silly forms of softwares should be running while the benchmarks are on going, unless it is needed, or stated. As for the gaming benchmarks alone, tests should include 720P, 1080p, and 1440p (2560×1440) resolution results if permitted by the games, and benchmarking tools, or if necessary. Games without benchmarking tools of their own will have the FPS recorded with FRAPS. Below are the test system’s specifications:
| CPU | Intel Core i5 4670K |
| MOTHERBOARD | GIGABYTE Z87X-OC |
| CPU COOLER | Cooler Master Seidon 120XL |
| MEMORY | AVEXIR Core Series @2666MHz 16GB |
| GRAPHICS CARD | ASUS & Palit GTX 750 Ti |
| INT. STORAGE | Kingston SSDNow V+200 128GB |
| PSU | Cooler Master Silent Pro Hybrid 1300W |
| DISPLAY | LG FLATRON E2290 22″ LED |
| OS | Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 (Updated) |
| SOUND CARD | On board |
| EXT. STORAGE | 2TB Western Digital My Passport |
We would like to thank GIGABYTE, Western Digital, and AVEXIR for providing our test equipment for this review.
PERFORMANCE (SYNTHETIC/GPU COMPUTE):
3DMARK (2013) is a multi-platform benchmarking tool from FUTUREMARK, consisting of comprehensive tests that aims to gauge your gaming hardware; be it a smartphone, a tablet, a laptop, or a desktop PC.
Heaven Benchmark is a DirectX 11 GPU benchmark based on advanced UNIGINE™ engine. It reveals the enchanting magic of floating islands with a tiny village hidden in the cloudy skies. This benchmarking tool heavily relies on tessellation, and that’s what we’re after.
Valley Benchmark is a GPU stress-testing tool from the developers of the very popular and highly acclaimed Heaven Benchmark. This non-synthetic benchmark powered by the state-of-the art UNIGINE Engine showcases a comprehensive set of cutting-edge graphics technologies with a dynamic environment and fully interactive modes available to the end user.
CINEBENCH R11.5 is a real-world cross-platform test suite that evaluates the computer’s performance capabilities. CINEBENCH is based on MAXON’s award-winning animation software CINEMA 4D, which is used extensively by studios and production houses worldwide for 3D content creation.
RESULTS: Right out of the bat, both cards started to throw stones at each other but it is evident that the Palit GTX 750 Ti has heavier stones to throw at, thus winning the overall synthetic performance showdown. Now what concerns me the most is are the CLBenchmark scores since these cards just beat the crap out of the GTX 760, providing that the Maxwell architecture got what it takes to yield good GPU Compute performance results. OpenGL performance is good too, if not great.
PERFORMANCE (REAL WORLD):
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Resident Evil 6, is a survival horror video game developed and published by CAPCOM. It’s one of my favorite PC games, mainly because I’m a fan of the series. It also has a built-in benchmarking tool to measure your PC’s performance. It’s only DirectX 9.0 compatible at the moment, though.
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RESULTS: Gaming performance wise, both cards showed great performance across the benchmarks with little to no gaming experience difference at all regardless of the extra clocks. Palit is faster by a bit as usual, with 13 MHz increment over the ASUS card, but real world gaming performance shows that those doesn’t matter that much. But yeah, it is still faster.
PERFORMANCE (OVERCLOCKING):
First up to overclock is the ASUS GTX 750 Ti OC with a 1072MHz default core clock. Upping the ante to 1198MHz is no sweat with this card, as well as the memory clock upped at 1498MHz. Those were pretty good and stable results and we expected that from a card with a beefed up VRM and power delivery.
The Palit card, as expected, could keep up with the ASUS GTX 750 Ti but is just 9 MHz short with its core clock. Memory clocks on the other hand is superb with an extra 64 MHz compared to ASUS. Now let us see what the extra clocks brought to the table.
RESULTS: The ASUS card now showed what it really could do, and that is pushing itself a little bit higher than the competition when it comes to overclocking. Note that while it has a higher core clock frequency, the Palit card has a faster memory clock on its defense. Clearly, the Maxwell GPUs will benefit the most if you pushed its core clock higher.
TEMPERATURE/POWER CONSUMPTION:
FurMark is a very intensive OpenGL benchmark that uses fur rendering algorithms to measure the performance of the graphics card. To record the GPU’s maximum temperatures, I will run Furmark’s Fur Rendering Burn-in Test, and let it run for 30 Minutes. As always, we try to keep the results consistent by keeping the ambient temperature checked at 27ºC. We also check to see how GPUs impacts power consumption. The system is left to idle for 30 minutes before readings are taken, and load data is taken 30 minutes while FurMark is running. Power readings are taken for the entire system from the socket.
RESULTS: As expected, ASUS’ GTX 750 Ti runs the coolest with its dual fan solution, but it has been bested by the Palit card when it comes to power efficiency by miles. Clearly, ASUS’ extra 6-Pin power isn’t doing itself any good.
VALUE & CONCLUSION:
The GeForce GTX 750 Ti is a good proposal from Nvidia, bearing the all new Maxwell GPU. It showed great performance to watt ratio, and is suitable for low power GPU Compute applications. Additionally, 1080P gaming is an absolute reality from the GTX 750 Ti. But what about the specifics of the cards we got here?
First off on the list is the ASUS GTX 750 Ti OC. It features a good overclocking headroom, and a performance that is almost comparable to what the Palit card has to offer considering that it is clocked a bit lower. Cooling performance is top notch as it never went higher than 70ºC, and monitor output configuration is considerably better. Though those aspects of the ASUS GTX 750 Ti OC are great, we cannot stop to ask ourselves the very reason of this card’s existence.
For an instance, it has a 6-pin power connector that made it a tad hungrier when it comes to power consumption; Let alone thinking about the 6-pin power connector’s placement. Performance though great, is still objectively slower than what the competition has to offer, considering that the competition doesn’t need an extra power connector to power itself up. For a card that bears the Maxwell architecture, this is questionable. Unless you prefer brand loyalty, cooling performance, and the added warranty the most. But is it worth the price? Be the judge. SRP: 10, 390 Pesos | WARRANTY: 3 Year
ASUS GTX 750 Ti OC 2GB |
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Now let us talk about the Palit GTX 750 Ti Storm X OC. Simply put, this is what a non reference GTX 750 Ti should be. No extra 6-pin power connector, no extra fancy form factor, no compromise. This card is a perfect example of what ASUS should’ve done with their own GTX 750 Ti. Performance wise, it is objectively faster, courtesy of the core clock and memory clock speed bump. Form factor is also an important part of the whole bundle, and we are happy that Palit managed to bring the numbers in a small form factor. It is perfect for a low power gaming system to be precise.
Pricing is also one of Palit’s strong point, and it did beat the ASUS card on this category too, at an expense of manufacturer warranty. Overall, both cards are great as far as performance is concerned but the Palit card leaves us wanting it more than the competition. Grab a gold Palit. SRP: 8, 890 Pesos | WARRANTY: 1 Year
Palit GTX 750 Ti Storm X OC 2GB |
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I’m currently eyeing on the Palit GTX 750 ti and this review helped me. How far behind the Palit GTX 750 from the Ti model? Is it worth the 2000+ pesos?
Thank you bro. As for the question, it is worth-it. Performance difference should be between or around 20-40% percent. :)
Ano pong nangyayari tapos ng review? send sakin? hahaha
Binabalik namin sila bro sa manufacturer/local representives nila. Picture lang kaya ko isend sayo at the moment haha. Anyway, thanks!
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Mas maganda sa r7 260x to di ba? Sensya na daming tanong
Yeah brother. by a hair it is faster, but you’ll get more mileage since it consumes less power :D
Added you bro :)
sir ask lang! ano mas ok ba yung palit
gtx 760 jetstream or asus gtx 760 dcu II?
Salamat sa review na to sir!
saktong sakto lang sa 1080p gaming
Torn between Palit GTX 750 Ti Storm X OC 2GB and Sapphire R7 260x 2GB OC. Any advice guys? :/
Go get the 750 Ti, since the R7 260X consumes more power, and not a lot of games supports the Mantle API. ~ The card’s saving grace.
Darn I wish I could’ve read this before buying. I just bought an Asus R7 260X DCUii OC(sapphire was no longer available) yesterday. It idles at 50°C at default fan settings and no OC. My case has a good airflow. Should I be worried?
Hello bro,
50*c is hot enough for a card with that caliber. I got a review of its little bro, the R7 260 (non X) and it’s idling at 34*c with maximum 70*c temperature at full load (27*c ambient temperature).
You should RMA the card.
Yeah. Thanks for the advice bro (y)
Awesome review. I've been scouring the night away to help a noob friend build his pc tomorrow and I'm stumped with video cards. I've been looking into this one shop, the asus dual fan one is P2,000 more expensive than Palit's and with this review of your's, the comparison has ended. I have a Palit Jetstream 760 and I can't find anything under it that kinda tips on it a bit. The least one is the 660ti, non existent now I think, and more expensive, and the 650ti is aging fast! Seem's we're going for the GTX 750. Limited budget really.
This review is superb!! brother I cant believe a PH reviewer can write this good!
Hey man, maraming salamat :D
Thanks :)
kaya na kaya ng palit GTX 750 TI ang GTA 5 ?
Yes, kaya na bro! Basta tone down mo lang yung AA, and shadows. Keep settings between high and medium for most part.
I just bought the Palit GTX 750Ti OC 2GB. At idle, the temperature is at 34C as displayed by Thunder Master utility. While running Need for Speed Rival, the temperature is at 50C. Since I can adjust the fan duty, what temperature do you think I should target if I am after longevity of the card?
Hello Glenn,
While Nvidia’s Maxwell cards usually have a threshold below 95c, it’s always better to gun below 70c.
Hey, thank you for this great review. The only thing I miss seeing in reviews like this is the the loudness of the cards while idle and under load. I understand that measuring it exactly in dB is not the easiest or cheapest job, but I’d love to get just your impression while listening to the cards working. Thank you!
Hello Stanley,
We actually had the sound level meter results added on the latest graphics card reviews. We will add them from now on. Thanks for the feed back!
Оh, sorry for not checking them out before commenting then. I mainly look at reviews of older cards at the moment. Thanks for letting me know!
No worries bro. Added it on the first 2 ZOTAC cards we received as review samples and will be added to every available units (not just VGAs) in the near future that requires sound level measurements. :)
Question, I have a friend who has an i3 2120 CPU, and the board supports only PCIe 2.0. Will the Palit GTX 750Ti work? and is it a good card for this processor? Thanks.
It will work. Should run good with the i3 processor.
Mga sir, naka a6 6400k procie, then a66 e33 ako na Mobo, 23 inch monitor 1920 x 1080 na resolution. Ok ba to sakin? mga ilan po ang FPS ko sa dota 2 neto? :) TIA
Wala kami data with A6 6400K, but since DOTA2 is GPU intensive, I don’t see any problems with your system using a GTX 750 Ti. :)
Ano po ba mas okay bilin Palit GTX 750 TI OC edition or yung Dual StormX?
Get the Dual StormX kung around 500 lang difference sa price point. Otherwise, get the 750 Ti StormX OC Edition.
I’m sick of finding PALIT GTX 750ti here in the province.. Asus lahat ng available tas ang mahal pa. Tanong lang kung ano kaya mas maganda in terms of performance PAlit GTX 750ti or yung Zotac GTX 750ti.. Ang last choice ko nalang is to order online kasi ASUS lang talaga ang available dito. -_-
But moving on to the review. It’s a very detailed review. Binasa ko talaga comparison ng dalawang card manufacturer. Thumbs up!.. Pa reply naman ng FB page para ma like ko.
Thanks!. :)
Hi JC,
Both Palit and ZOTAC are good. Talo lang ni ZOTAC si Palit when it comes to warranty which is 2 years more.
Our facebook page is http://www.facebook.com/techporn :)
Just got my Palit GTX 750 StormX dual. Its not thesame as the one reviewed above because the one I have has 2 fans. I bought it on dynaquestpc for P5,650 and it did give me more fps on my usual games played. Played LOL on all high settings still gives me 144fps and reduce to 130 when recording using shadowplay.. It’s very worth the penny I spend.
Sir Jc, yang Palit Gtx 750 ti StormX Dual need po ba ng 6 pin?
It doesn’t need any
Thanks Leo. I still have a question, i have Gigabyte GA-F2A58M-DS2 Motherboard(i think its amd), A8-5600k procie, 8gb ram and cougar sl 600w psu. In this setup, can I use either gtx 750 ti or r7 360 since my mobo is amd? I really want to play 2016 games even in mid settings. Hope you could help me. TIA
Yes, you can definitely use an Nvidia card with an AMD CPU + Chipset setup. :)
Thanks man and thanks with this awesome article. I’ve learned a lot from you.
No. it doesn’t need any additional power connector. Sorry for the late response. :) GTX 1050ti already available I think magkasing presyo lang sila nitong 750ti. or mag mamark down ata tong 750ti after the release of 1050ti..
hello ask ko lang kung compatible ba ung PALIT GTX750TI STORMX OC DDR5 128BIT sa i5 6500 o i5 6600k??
Yup. Compatible naman. What you should look out for is your PSU. :)
good day master sana masagot to tanung ko yung palit gtx 750ti dual storm compatible kaya yun sa low end mobo ko na msi h81m p33 sana ma sagot to thanks master!
Yes bro, fully compatible yan. :)
salamat sa sagot sir noob pa kasi ako pag dating sa ganyan ok ba ganito specs ng pc kaya na kaya mga online games dito gaya ng dota 2 rohan or cabal or rf mobo; msi h81m p33 vga: palit geforce ram: g.skill x series tapos gpu pentium 3260 ok po ba yan sir? sana ma sagot thanks po ng marami
pahabol na rin anu bagay jan na power supply na pwdi nyo e recommend sa akin paki lagay na rin ng price kung pwdi hehehe sensya sa abala
Corsair VS450 I think around 1, 500 PHP siya. You can never go wrong with that investment bro.
Kala naman bro since DOTA 2 eh di naman gaano makati sa CPU usage. Di ko lang sure about sa CABAL, at ROHAN. But, expected ko na mas mababa CPU specs sa shops with both MMOs so I think based on educated guess, yakang yaka yan.
Hi. I’ve been eyeing on this GPU for quite some time now. Ask ko lang po sana kung compatible ito sa AMD A6-7400k? My MOBO is an MSI A68HM-E33 V2 po. I have a few questions din po regarding sa GPU.
1. What would be the best choice between the StormX Dual and the StormX OC.
2. Is the StormX Dual also factory overclocked?
3. PROs / CONs
Salamat po!
Here is the comparison of the two models :)
http://imgur.com/a/2lPAy
Hi JC,
Appreciated the help! :D
Thank you for the image pero I’ve done that na po. Nalilito po kasi ako kung ano kukunin ko yung dual fan ba o single. Kanina po kasi ngtanong ako sa octagon kung factory overclocked ba yung StormX OC edition ang sabi po hindi daw. Yung StormX dual po daw ang factory overclocked. Can you guys please enlighten me I am not really good with this. Plus I am on a tight budget and I dont want to waste my money. Thanks everyone!
Actually bro, both cards are overclocked. Mas mataas lang clock speed at boost clock ni StormX Dual.
Also check other stores para maka-menos-gastos. Check out Dynaquest, PCHub and others. Mas mataas kase retail price ng products kay Octagon (mostly)
In terms of performance, ganon po ba kalaki yung difference ni StormX Dual? Mostly kasi na nakikita ko through shops like PCX and EasyPC yung single fan lang available.
Not that huge bro, and you can actually overclock the single fan version to match the Dual’s performance.
I think the StormX Dual is available at Dynaquestpc.. :)
swak kaya to sa mga latest game? procie: fx6300 ram:8gb 1600 mhz gpu:palit gtx 750 ti storm x(single)
Swak as in kaya? Yes, but highly unlikely na makalaro ka on higher settings.
Thanks for your review!
Honestly kaya ako nagbabasa ng reviews about Palit kasi medyo nawalan ako ng trust sa kanila. I had a low end GT 210 from them kasi and it died sakin mga 5 months of usage lang. Then I helped my friend to build his own PC, suggested ko na mag go kami sa GTX 750ti for budget gaming, then we stumbled sa Palit brand kasi nga mas mura sya. But then again, that card died to him. Sabi nya naglalaro lang daw sya ng CS:GO then suddenly nagiba yung kulay ng screen nya then the PC died. Ngayon naman na ako na yung magbubuild for myself, I am still deciding to choose between these two manufacturers. For reliablity kasi talagang sa ASUS ang points ko, but then that 6-pin though.
Walang anu man bro. Always here to help.
As for my experience with Palit, di pa naman ako nasiraan ng GPU nila. 1st GPU ko noon is 9500 GT then GT 730 and as of now I’m using GTX 750 ti dual at wala pa akong plan mag upgrade ng GPU kasi di naman ako gaanong naglalaro ng heavy graphic games. LOL, NFS at battlefield lang nilalaro ko. Wala naman akong naging problema. Naka generic PSU pa nga ako w/c is inayos kona din kasi nagloko yung ibang voltage. hindi nag rereach ng 12v. Technician kasi ako. So far okay sa akin ang Palit brand mura lang kasi at type ko yung mga heatsinks design nila na maganda mag dissipate ng heat over the competitor.. Basta kung papipiliin ako Palit at Zotac ang choices ko.
Hello po. ask ko lang po, my sons PSU is only Generic with about 600W ata, he is using a palit 1GB GPU, now my friend offer me his Palit GTX 750 Ti StormX OC 2gb Gddr5, do you think i need to change the PSU or still manageable po? Thank you in advance po.
Change it bro. Anything decent na PSU.
Thank you so much bossing for the advice, your site was a great help coz i’ve looked for so many site for tech review and this one is a great site..
bossing.. may follow-up question lang po.. which is more better MSI GTX660 2gb DDR5 192bit or GTX750 Ti StormX OC 2gb Gddr5 128bit.. salamat po ulit..
Depende sa variables eh. Kung both items ay used and no warranty I’d go with the GTX 660.
But kung may warranty pa si GTX 750 Ti (sure wala na 660 na may warranty), dun na ako sa 750 Ti.