Kepler Nvidia GeForce GTX 780

[chispy]

I will wait for proper reviews and benchmarks to comment on this card

[boxleitnerb]

There will most likely be a GTX780 based on the GK110 chip. So 780 is not completely wrong

[eric66]

it is out there somewhere lol pathetic still people talk about non existing gpu don't know what to say

[Vardant]

GTX 680 29fps in Heaven Benchmark in Surround.
HD 7970 22fps in Eyefinity.
GTX 590 27fps in Surround.

http://www.overclock.net/t/584302/oc...#post_16733663

[vietthanhpro]

What ?

[SKYMTL]

It has to be said though, that the preview mentions this boost producing inconsistent results with a 5% spread.

What would you want:

A) A technology that throttles clocks (ie: AMD's PowerTune) to ensure a given TDP is met.

B) A technology that has been given enough headroom so it increases clocks to ensure an ASIC or CPU always stays at or near a given TDP. A la Intel Turbo Boost.

I know which one I would choose if the rumors are correct.

[SimBy]

Are you suggesting 'AMDs technology' does not have enough headroom to increase clocks? And are you suggesting Powertune actually throttles clocks on HD7970 under normal conditions? Really?

[Manicdan]

^^(replying to sky)
i would argue against in this case though. nvidia put on only 2x 6pin and keep boasting about low power usage. i would be worried that you can fry the hardware with a little overclocking. the amd option however seems to leave plenty of headroom before any danger is met.

a turbo feature is nice, but really only useful for people who leave things stock. and when nvidia partners try launching higher clocked chips, will their turbo go even higher, or end up leaving both at nearly the same speed. and because of the turbo, are they selling their stock chips for more (good thing), buy removing OC headroom (bad thing).

this could be a good thing to have, or a pure marketing thing. right now im just trying to grasp the whole picture but will keep my final opinion until after reviews.
although i still applaud them for getting such a strong gpu from under 300mm2 of chip space.

[trinibwoy]

Are you suggesting 'AMDs technology' does not have enough headroom to increase clocks? And are you suggesting Powertune actually throttles clocks on HD7970 under normal conditions? Really?

He said neither of those things, you're trying too hard. PowerTune is a clock limiter, boost increases clocks. Different approaches to the same goal.

The Powertune limit is user configurable though. Haven't seen anything suggesting nVidia will allow end users to increase the TDP limit.

[SKYMTL]

Are you suggesting 'AMDs technology' does not have enough headroom to increase clocks? And are you suggesting Powertune actually throttles clocks on HD7970 under normal conditions? Really?

Absolutely not. Stop putting words in my mouth.

While PowerTune HAS been proven to throttle in some games (Metro 2033 and Shogun 2 in some cases) I prefer to have a technology that swings both ways. If an application demands too much, clocks can be lowered but if a game doesn't tickle the limits of TDP, the extra headroom can be automatically used for higher clock speeds. Intel already does this with their Turbo Boost and (IMO) it works quite well.

[SKYMTL]

^^(replying to sky)
i would argue against in this case though. nvidia put on only 2x 6pin and keep boasting about low power usage. i would be worried that you can fry the hardware with a little overclocking. the amd option however seems to leave plenty of headroom before any danger is met.

a turbo feature is nice, but really only useful for people who leave things stock. and when nvidia partners try launching higher clocked chips, will their turbo go even higher, or end up leaving both at nearly the same speed. and because of the turbo, are they selling their stock chips for more (good thing), buy removing OC headroom (bad thing).

I really, really wish I could answer this in detail. You'll see.

[zalbard]

You can delete double posts yourself.

[Vardant]

The Powertune limit is user configurable though. Haven't seen anything suggesting nVidia will allow end users to increase the TDP limit.

That should answer your question.


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[trinibwoy]

Oh nice, thanks. Will be interesting to see how aggressive they are with turbo and if it's a good alternative to straight overclocks.

[Dimitriman]

hey Sky do you know if there will be any non ref 4GB versions at launch?

[spicypixel]

I really hope there is a 4GB card on launch.

[Jamesrt2004]

hey Sky do you know if there will be any non ref 4GB versions at launch?

Probably not due to the fact if everyone's struggling to get chips out atm, it's hard to think people will have modded cards in advanced fingers crossed though!

[Musho]

http://translate.google.nl/translate...2F7672&act=url

First review of the GTX680

[Musho]

The site I linked to earlier is super slow, so I uploaded the relevant pictures. Enjoy!

The Test the Platform
CPU Intel Core i7 3960X (With Turbo Boost)
Motherboard ASUS Rampage 4 Extreme X79 MB
Memory GEIL the Evo 2 DDR3-2200 2GB x 4 Cl9
SSD / HDD Of Corsair Force, the GT 120GB
VGA The MSI GeForce GTX 580 / GeForce GTX 680 / AMD Radeon the HD 7 970
Power Supply Corsair AX1200 PowerSupply
OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64Bit

[Dimitriman]

looks good so far but less so at 550 usd. need that price to come down or I'll have to settle for less unfortunately. will there be a 670 lauched together? 7870 is still the best bang for buck but the probable 670 smells promissing.

[Musho]

Updated my post with the test-setup specs.

[thematrixhazune]

Looks like NV will have lower power use overall. I hope we'll get some reviews with clock to clock comparison.

[[XC] hipno650]

anynews on the launch date for this card? I have seen a few places that the NDA lifts on the 22nd but will I be able to get the cards on the 22nd as well? Or will I need to wait a month before they show up in Canada?

[solofly]

http://translate.google.nl/translate...2F7672&act=url

First review of the GTX680

GeForce GTX 680 graphics cards support single card with two DVI and one HDMI output of the three-screen and 3D Vision's way to reach the NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround restrictions without the use of DisplayPort, flexibility even more than the AMD is better The DisplayPort interface, of course, users can also connect an additional display to the graphics card, four-screen output to the "3 +1" program, a single card.

Ati fanboys won't be complaining anymore about that one...

[Musho]

Wow, very nice feature!