GeForce GTX 760 - Scaling
Now we're going to look at how well each graphics card scales, and first up is the GeForce GTX 760. We listed the test results below of a single GTX 760, SLI and 3-way SLI configurations. The three columns on the right show the performance gain of each configuration, and at the bottom you'll find averages, and the average for each resolution and quality setting.
The GeForce GTX 760 scales 58.9% in SLI, and a third card adds another 15%. That's because several games actually run worse with a third card, as you can see below.
The average of 58.9% is negatively influenced by the poor scaling in the 1920x1080 Medium benchmarks, that are often limited by the CPU. Full HD and Highest/Ultra settings scales at an average of 70.5%, and similar numbers for 5760x1080 with Highest/Ultra. That's very good. A third card only makes sense here for 5760x1080 resolution, but you still only gain 27.1%.
| Product name | GeForce GTX 760 | GeForce GTX 760 SLI | GeForce GTX 760 SLI (3-way) | 2 vs 1 | 3 vs 1 | 3 vs 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Vantage Performance | 33084 | 44422 | 48917 | 34,3% | 47,9% | 10,1% |
| 3DMark11 Performance | 8463 | 13917 | 17683 | 64,4% | 108,9% | 27,1% |
| 3DMark11 Extreme | 2886 | 5270 | 7310 | 82,6% | 153,3% | 38,7% |
| 3DMark Ice Storm | 151161 | 161427 | 121037 | 6,8% | -19,9% | -25,0% |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate | 23723 | 28747 | 29900 | 21,2% | 26,0% | 4,0% |
| 3DMark Fire Strike | 5663 | 8933 | 6528 | 57,7% | 15,3% | -26,9% |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme | 2772 | 4568 | 3253 | 64,8% | 17,4% | -28,8% |
| Metro 2033 - 1920x1080 - Medium | 54 fps | 98 fps | 127 fps | 81,5% | 135,2% | 29,6% |
| Metro 2033 - 1920x1080 - Very High | 31 fps | 56 fps | 76 fps | 80,6% | 145,2% | 35,7% |
| Metro 2033 - 5760x1080 - Medium | 22 fps | 40 fps | 56 fps | 81,8% | 154,5% | 40,0% |
| Metro 2033 - 5760x1080 - Very High | 6 fps | 8 fps | 6 fps | 33,3% | 0,0% | -25,0% |
| The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim - 1920x1080 - Normal | 215 fps | 257 fps | 253 fps | 19,7% | 17,9% | -1,6% |
| The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim - 1920x1080 - High 4x AA | 99 fps | 172 fps | 226 fps | 74,2% | 129,2% | 31,6% |
| The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim - 5760x1080 - Normal | 128 fps | 155 fps | 186 fps | 21,3% | 45,8% | 20,2% |
| The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim - 5760x1080 - High 4x AA | 48 fps | 85 fps | 115 fps | 76,0% | 138,1% | 35,3% |
| Battlefield 3 - 1920x1080 - Medium - DoF 90 | 124 fps | 164 fps | 132 fps | 32,9% | 6,5% | -19,9% |
| Battlefield 3 - 1920x1080 - Ultra 4x AA - DoF 90 | 69 fps | 114 fps | 72 fps | 66,0% | 4,4% | -37,1% |
| Battlefield 3 - 5760x1080 - Medium - DoF 90 | 51 fps | 80 fps | 100 fps | 57,1% | 95,9% | 24,7% |
| Battlefield 3 - 5760x1080 - Ultra 4x AA - DoF 90 | 26 fps | 43 fps | 56 fps | 62,6% | 112,6% | 30,8% |
| Crysis 2 DX11 - 1920x1080 - Very high Hi-res Edge AA | 64 fps | 98 fps | 101 fps | 53,1% | 57,5% | 2,9% |
| Crysis 2 DX11 - 1920x1080 - Ultra Hi-res Edge AA | 60 fps | 96 fps | 100 fps | 59,6% | 66,4% | 4,3% |
| Crysis 2 DX11 - 5760x1080 - Very high Hi-res-Edge AA | 22 fps | 40 fps | 57 fps | 81,2% | 156,5% | 41,6% |
| Crysis 2 DX11 - 5760x1080 - Extreme Hi-res-Edge AA | 21 fps | 39 fps | 57 fps | 84,8% | 169,5% | 45,9% |
| Unreal 3 DX11 Benchmark - 1920x1080 - Normal | 107 fps | 186 fps | 217 fps | 74,4% | 103,8% | 16,9% |
| Unreal 3 DX11 Benchmark - 1920x1080 - High 4x MSAA | 79 fps | 147 fps | 195 fps | 86,0% | 146,4% | 32,5% |
| Unreal 3 DX11 Benchmark - 5760x1080 - Normal | 43 fps | 80 fps | 107 fps | 88,3% | 150,2% | 32,9% |
| Unreal 3 DX11 Benchmark - 5760x1080 - High 4x MSAA | 31 fps | 58 fps | 79 fps | 85,5% | 153,4% | 36,6% |
| Dirt: Showdown - 1920x1080 - Medium | 138 fps | 140 fps | 135 fps | 1,2% | -2,1% | -3,2% |
| Dirt: Showdown - 1920x1080 - Ultra 4x AA | 60 fps | 107 fps | 129 fps | 78,0% | 115,0% | 20,8% |
| Dirt: Showdown - 5760x1080 - Medium | 79 fps | 126 fps | 130 fps | 58,5% | 63,6% | 3,3% |
| Dirt: Showdown - 5760x1080 - Ultra 4x AA | 29 fps | 51 fps | 68 fps | 72,4% | 132,4% | 34,9% |
| Max Payne 3 - 1920x1080 - Normal 16x AF | 127 fps | 197 fps | 196 fps | 55,8% | 54,7% | -0,7% |
| Max Payne 3 - 1920x1080 - Highest 16x AF 2x AA | 71 fps | 124 fps | 173 fps | 74,6% | 142,3% | 38,8% |
| Max Payne 3 - 5760x1080 - Normal 16x AF | 50 fps | 82 fps | 120 fps | 62,9% | 137,7% | 45,9% |
| Max Payne 3 - 5760x1080 - Highest 16x AF 2x AA | 27 fps | 46 fps | 65 fps | 71,8% | 143,2% | 41,6% |
| Far Cry 3 - 1920x1080 - Medium | 94 fps | 103 fps | 99 fps | 9,6% | 5,6% | -3,6% |
| Far Cry 3 - 1920x1080 - Ultra 4xAA | 38 fps | 72 fps | 66 fps | 87,7% | 74,0% | -7,3% |
| Far Cry 3 - 5760x1080 - Medium | 38 fps | 68 fps | 85 fps | 80,6% | 125,7% | 25,0% |
| Far Cry 3 - 5760x1080 - Ultra 4xAA | 14 fps | 24 fps | 36 fps | 65,5% | 156,3% | 54,9% |
| Hitman: Absolution - 1920x1080 - Medium | 75 fps | 75 fps | 72 fps | -0,5% | -4,0% | -3,5% |
| Hitman: Absolution - 1920x1080 - High 4x AA | 44 fps | 63 fps | 61 fps | 42,1% | 36,7% | -3,8% |
| Hitman: Absolution - 5760x1080 - Medium | 50 fps | 58 fps | 55 fps | 15,8% | 9,2% | -5,7% |
| Hitman: Absolution - 5760x1080 - High 4x AA | 17 fps | 29 fps | 39 fps | 69,6% | 128,7% | 34,8% |
| Crysis 3 - 1920x1080 - Medium | 79 fps | 84 fps | 81 fps | 5,9% | 2,4% | -3,3% |
| Crysis 3 - 1920x1080 - Very High 4x AA | 30 fps | 52 fps | 32 fps | 72,1% | 5,6% | -38,6% |
| Crysis 3 - 5760x1080 - Medium | 34 fps | 59 fps | 71 fps | 72,5% | 108,2% | 20,7% |
| Crysis 3 - 5760x1080 - Very High 4x AA | 9 fps | 16 fps | 17 fps | 78,9% | 83,3% | 2,5% |
| Tomb Raider - 1920x1080 - Normal | 158 fps | 295 fps | 401 fps | 86,5% | 153,4% | 35,9% |
| Tomb Raider - 1920x1080 - Ultra 4x AA | 35 fps | 65 fps | 96 fps | 86,2% | 174,4% | 47,4% |
| Tomb Raider - 5760x1080 - Normal | 60 fps | 109 fps | 148 fps | 81,8% | 146,2% | 35,4% |
| Tomb Raider - 5760x1080 - Ultra 4x AA | 12 fps | 24 fps | 34 fps | 94,3% | 177,0% | 42,6% |
| BioShock Infinite - 1920x1080 - Medium | 126 fps | 204 fps | 227 fps | 61,7% | 79,9% | 11,2% |
| BioShock Infinite - 1920x1080 - Ultra DDOF | 64 fps | 105 fps | 125 fps | 62,4% | 94,7% | 19,9% |
| BioShock Infinite - 5760x1080 - Medium | 47 fps | 82 fps | 104 fps | 75,5% | 123,6% | 27,4% |
| BioShock Infinite - 5760x1080 - Ultra DDOF | 23 fps | 32 fps | 37 fps | 42,2% | 63,1% | 14,7% |
| Metro Last Light - Medium - 1920x1080 | 68 fps | 81 fps | 77 fps | 19,1% | 13,2% | -4,9% |
| Metro Last Light - Very High - 1920x1080 | 42 fps | 62 fps | 60 fps | 47,6% | 42,9% | -3,2% |
| Metro Last Light - Medium - 5760x1080 | 33 fps | 44 fps | 42 fps | 33,3% | 27,3% | -4,5% |
| Metro Last Light - Very high - 5760x1080 | 17 fps | 30 fps | 31 fps | 76,5% | 82,4% | 3,3% |
| Average | - | - | - | 58,9% | 85,3% | 14,5% |
| Average 1920x1080 Medium | - | - | - | 38,5% | 48,0% | 4,3% |
| Average 1920x1080 Highest/Ultra | - | - | - | 70,5% | 90,6% | 10,8% |
| Average 5760x1080 Medium | - | - | - | 62,4% | 103,4% | 23,6% |
| Average 5760x1080 Highest/Ultra | - | - | - | 70,3% | 118,5% | 27,1% |

