Performance Difference Between GTX 650 and 770

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What is going on guy, long time 'lurker' and finally created an account to utilize the forum better.

 

Anyways, my current system was built as a bare-minimum system with a 2GB EVGA GTX 650 Ti Boost SC.  This card has been great and has done everything I could have wanted and outperformed my expectations but there is always a time where people want more.  I am looking into getting a GTX 770 (nVidia base model) because I have a $500 dollar Best Buy gift card that needs to be spent before it expires.  I would prefer to buy a card from NewEgg but I have free money just sitting on a card that needs to be used.  The card is priced at $380, which is almost double the price I paid for my 650.  My question is: is this upgrade worth it?  I would love a 780 Ti but I cannot afford that and I really don't think I need something that powerful.  I also chose the nVidia version because, from what I understand, the Titan cooler allows the card to overclock further with cooler temperatures than the EVGA SC edition.  I could get the impression from idiots that do not know anything but that is what I have been led to understand. 

 Yes I know the price of the card is pretty high and I understand that BestBuy does overprice their hardware, especially hardware from nVidia.  The only reason I am going to buy something from them is because of this gift card.  I am also a huge fan of nVidia and have had very bad experiences with ATi/AMD cards in the past so I still stray away from their products.

Again my question is: what is the difference of performance that I should expect to see from upgrading from a 650 Ti to a 770?

 

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I've seen the benchmark numbers but I do not think those tell you everything you need to know.  Yes, the numbers are obviously higher and favor the 770 and show there is about a 70% increase from the 650.  I am more looking for the input from someone that has upgraded from the 650 Ti to a higher level card recently and their opinion on if it was worth it.  Did they think that spending the extra money justified playing games on ultra rather than high?  I try to not rely on benchmarks for my final decision on a card because every card is different and every machine is different.

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I uppgraded from a Asus 650 to a Msi 770, i didn't notise a very big preformance increase, but i think it's because i have an older cpu (phenom x4 965). It's a nice card, but if i were you i would wait for the Nvidia 800-series (if the gift card doesn't expire) or save some money and buy a 780/ti.