Kepler Nvidia GeForce GTX 780

[mattlef]

He did...

I need to re-learn to read apparently lol

[DeathReborn]

Yes, you did. I said ATI's chips, not Tahiti. Pitcairn beats GK104 in efficiency, by a fair margin.

I hate to nitpick but since you started it... you should say AMD chips, ATI's chips (6k+ are AMD) are inferior to the GK104.

[STaRGaZeR]

I hate to nitpick but since you started it... you should say AMD chips, ATI's chips (6k+ are AMD) are inferior to the GK104.

If you want to nitpick that much, at least do it right. The only thing AMD did with the launch of the 6000 series was to retire the ATI brand, for marketing reasons not related to the chips. Might as well count every chip since 2006 as AMD, because that's when AMD bought ATI.

Or we can cut the crap, since all of us already understood the original comment: Pitcairn and Cape Verde are more energy efficient than GK104, and GK104 itself is wonderful in that regard when you compare it to previous NV chips.

[BababooeyHTJ]

Someone needs to leak those drivers.

[UrbanSmooth]

Blah, now the GTX 670. ::rolls eyes::

T-minus four months until we hear/read some news about the REAL beast...

[SKYMTL]

I need to re-learn to read apparently lol

I was referring to the GTX 690.

[tajoh111]

About ing time they cut off that mostly unused PCB space. I wonder about the cost savings. The VRM section is next to the HDMI, DVI, etc. ports, like in the HD7870.

I love what NV is doing this generation. Their chips are still inferior to ATI's efficiency wise, but a lot closer than in the past, and the rest is just perfect.

Way too early to say the Nvidia chips is inferior efficiency wise. With only one chip out and one version of it, it is too much to put a blanket statement and say Nvidia chips(or the architecture in general) loses efficiency wise. I think you should wait for the whole line up to say this because people usually compared efficiency based on performance class and price class. The 7870 is in a much lower class of performance and lower chips end chips have always had better efficiency than higher end ones. Against its direct competitor, the gtx 680 is more efficient than a 7970 in both size, heat and energy consumption. Or next time be more specific and say that the gk104 loses in efficiency to pitcairns.

Also there isn't that much of a delta in terms of efficiency. In some reviews, the 7870 and gtx 680 are very close for performance per watt, with the gtx 680 taking the nod in this particular review. (I will agree that the 7870 tends to be more efficient, but it is not by that much)

http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphi...-card/?page=16

We should looks for the 7870s competitor before we say nvidia's chips. because most people looking to buy a gtx 680 class videocard are going to be comparing gtx 680s and 7970s power efficiency if they are looking at that metric. Also, like tahati, the scaled down version of nvidia's chip might be more efficient.

[Monstru]

Reviews are up

[Lanek]

Thanks Monstru ..

Its surprising to see sometimes the min fps, higher of 2x 680... ( Batman AC for the example ).

One question anyway ? what was the max clock speed under turbo ? ...

[SKYMTL]

Thanks Monstru ..

Its surprising to see sometimes the min fps, higher of 2x 680... ( Batman AC for the example ).

One question anyway ? what was the max clock speed under turbo ? ...

I don't think they're averaging their results. I could be mistaken though.

One run through allows variables to make their way through.

[SKYMTL]

May as well add ours too. It includes PCI-E scaling, Surround, 3D Vision, etc.

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...90-review.html

If you've got questions....post away!

[Monstru]

One question anyway ? what was the max clock speed under turbo ? ...

It goes past 1050MHz in most games.

Anyway, for me remembering them was the best part

[owikh84]

Gigabyte GTX670 Windforce 3x Leaked - Source LYN

It's Windforce 3x Fan ---> Here is the picture

[Olivon]

GTX 670 Galaxy Single Slot



http://www.expreview.com/19373.html

[paulbagz]

Far out that Windforce is huge.

Begs the question though, for the price and size of that thing, why not just get a non-reference 680? =/

-PB

[kaktus1907]

http://we.pcinlife.com/thread-1896133-1-1.html

[LexDiamonds]

That PCB is just amazingly small.. The only reason Nvidia went with a blower style fan to extend the card 3+ inches is most likely they looked at what the card looked like with a normal HSF on the GPU and said "lol..wut... no one will pay $399 for this.. we gotta make it look bigger!"

I would also speculate the PCB on the 680 was designed with the big daddy Kepler in mind and after seeing the 7900 release, the just put the GK104 GPU on there instead even thou the PCB was huge overkill for that particular chip.

[Olivon]

[/IMG]http://www.abload.de/img/2155528kz9hfykxtwkhjw4pu19.jpg[/IMG]

Thanks Bro'

400€ for that is just plain crazy

[cold2010]

GTX 670 review

http://wccftech.com/nvidias-gtx-670-...-early-launch/

[The Jesus]

Oh, for those of you that are interested in those 27" 2560x1440 120Hz capable screens that run on the 680, I present to you a gift:

http://120hz.net

They will be making 1000 total, 100 per week. $460, shipping included, 1 year warranty with pre-paid return shipping.

Enjoy

[Lanek]

Better to be lucky on your retail card lol.

http://www.hardware.fr/focus/65/gpu-...riabilite.html

[aussie-revhead]

Oh, for those of you that are interested in those 27" 2560x1440 120Hz capable screens that run on the 680, I present to you a gift:

http://120hz.net

They will be making 1000 total, 100 per week. $460, shipping included, 1 year warranty with pre-paid return shipping.

Enjoy

I'm going to try to buy one direct from green-sum.

[GoldenTiger]

Oh, for those of you that are interested in those 27" 2560x1440 120Hz capable screens that run on the 680, I present to you a gift:

http://120hz.net

They will be making 1000 total, 100 per week. $460, shipping included, 1 year warranty with pre-paid return shipping.

Enjoy

Awesome, I didn't know the OCN project had borne fruit! THANK YOU for that link.

[ryan92084]

GTX 670 review

http://wccftech.com/nvidias-gtx-670-...-early-launch/

and the original http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/47...ew/index1.html

[OutSider]

is there any info about when they are gonna release models like 660 or whatever its called.