Nvidia GTX 580 Reviews

[onethreehill]

Updated

MSI GTX 580 Lightning Review
http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/g...tning_review/1
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/M...580_Lightning/
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/399...iew/index.html
http://www.guru3d.com/article/msi-ge...htning-review/
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...ng-review.html

ASUS GTX 580 DirectCU II SLI Review
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/...tcu_ii_review/
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/A..._Direct_Cu_II/
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/review...roduction.html
http://www.guru3d.com/article/asus-g...ii-sli-review/

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 580 Super Overclock Reviews
http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=30204
http://www.guru3d.com/article/gigaby...580-so-review/

Inno3D GTX 580 OC Review
http://www.guru3d.com/article/inno3d...580-oc-review/

Reviews
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...-480,2781.html
http://www.hkepc.com/5722
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/gra...x-580-review/1
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...80-review.html
http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=27307
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1461/1/
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/N...Force_GTX_580/
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/...eo_card_review
http://techreport.com/articles.x/19934
http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-580-review/
http://hothardware.com/Reviews/NVIDI...gship-Emerges/
http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Ha...vidia_gtx_580/
http://lab501.ro/placi-video/nvidia-...gtx-580-review
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.ph...=614&Itemid=72
http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/g...force-gtx-580/
http://ht4u.net/reviews/2010/nvidia_...st/index14.php
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4008/n...eforce-gtx-580
http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/nvidia_gtx580/
http://www.rage3d.com/reviews/video/nvidia_gtx_580
http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1950
http://www.insidehw.com/Reviews/Grap...-the-Game.html
http://www.pcgameshardware.de/aid,79...fikkarte/Test/
http://www.hardware.fr/articles/806-...x-580-sli.html
http://www.madboxpc.com/review-nvidia-geforce-gtx-580/
http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/nvidia_gtx580/
http://tbreak.com/tech/2010/11/zotac...tx-580-review/
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-...-906690/review
http://hitechlegion.com/reviews/vide...eo-card-review
http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=156936
http://alienbabeltech.com/main/?p=21778
http://ixbtlabs.com/articles3/video/gf110-p1.html
http://techgage.com/article/nvidia_geforce_gtx_580/

GTX 580 SLI Reviews
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/review...roduction.html
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/N...e_GTX_580_SLI/
http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforc...80-sli-review/
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=1034
http://www.hardware.fr/articles/806-...x-580-sli.html

[hurrdurr]

http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-580-review/1

[Kuroimaho]

http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-580-review/
http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforc...80-sli-review/

I like what I see here. Most likely my next card but I will wait and see what AMD has to offer. 285>295>5870>5870CF>480 what a year this has been and still 3 more cards might come out before it ends.

[Monstru]

Our main review

Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 - LAB501 - Google Translate

Overclocking study doming up, you will definately want to see that one

[cold2010]

http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/g...force-gtx-580/

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/...o_card_review/

[hurrdurr]

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/gra...x-580-review/1

The conclusion of this review pretty much sums my own thoughts about the card...

[MrMojoZ]

I wasn't a fan of the 480s, but these look sweet. Good job nvidia.

[Olivon]

Thanks OTH and the others dudes

[hurrdurr]

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4008/n...eforce-gtx-580

[GoldenTiger]

Thanks for all the links everyone .

[Mechromancer]

I wasn't expecting these reviews this soon! What a pleasant surprise! The GTX580 is looking pretty good. In some instances it can beat 6870 Crossfire which is mind blowing.

EDIT: What these tests are really showing me is that not many options can beat a GTX460 1GB SLI configuration. For the money, that is the configuration to have in your box. The 6870 Crossfire is also a great alternative.

[Oztopher]

Thanks people.

The GTX 580 is a very attractive card i have to say 5970 still edges it out in most games, but without a doubt it's marginal; the 580 is definitely the better buy

6970 will be very close... i have a feeling it will be just under the performance of a 5970 (just like the 580), but with better tessellation capabilites, so very close indeed.

[hurrdurr]

580 is a better buy than 5970 in nearly every way, but its main competitor won't be 5970, it will be 6970...

I sold my 5970 one day before the 6870's came out because I thought its second hand prices would fall dramatically (which it did). As much as I want to buy a high end card as soon as possible, there is no way I am buying a 580 before I also see what AMD has to offer in this price range.

[Chrono Detector]

Meh, not really worth it if you already have a GTX 480 but NVIDIA did a somewhat good job with the lower power consumption and heat, but if you SLI the card there goes the massive power consumption, was expecting kinda lower to be honest.

[PatRaceTin]

Funny i like 580

[Carbon_Unit]

The 5970 is EOL shortly, so I don't know why anyone would buy one now. You'd be better off just going with two 6870's. Or better, hold out to see what the 6970 is all about.

[Carbon_Unit]

Meh, not really worth it if you already have a GTX 480 but NVIDIA did a somewhat good job with the lower power consumption and heat, but if you SLI the card there goes the massive power consumption, was expecting kinda lower to be honest.

I sorta was, but I was not expecting miracles on the same 40nm. The thing is, Nvidia did lower the power consumption quite a lot, but then upped the clocks.

SLI on the 580 will no doubt bring incredible performance, and make your power supply cry at the same time.

[Diverge]

580 is a better buy than 5970 in nearly every way, but its main competitor won't be 5970, it will be 6970...

I sold my 5970 one day before the 6870's came out because I thought its second hand prices would fall dramatically (which it did). As much as I want to buy a high end card as soon as possible, there is no way I am buying a 580 before I also see what AMD has to offer in this price range.

There's one area where it is definitely not a better buy. eyefinity/surround 3d monitor setups. You'd need to buy two 580's. that is 2x the power consumption, 2x the price. and a much more complicated water cooling setup, if you are water cooling.

[Hyperhorn]

PC Games Hardware review (German)
Google Translate (English)

[s1nykuL]

Thanks for the links. Impressive card. It's worth waiting to see what Cayman has to offer though. Even if the 580 does outshine Cayman it won't be by much in real gaming. More competition for Nvidia, means lower prices from both camps perhaps.

Only running at 1680x1050 I will wait till my 5850 struggles before considering an upgrade.

The thing I find disappointing is all that power and over 90% of games being console ports. Mind you, some are so poorly ported that in some instances that level of power is required.

Yup I concur with MrMojoZ, well done Nvidia

[Monstru]

Our overclocking article is up. 1050 MHz GPU on air 2k5- done. 1020MHz Vantage on air - done. Enjoy

Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 overclocking study - LAB501 - Google Translate

[E30M3]

Charlie Demerjian October 30, 2010

Nvidia to paper launch GTX580 in a week No chips, no hope, just spinby
THE DESPERATION AT Nvidia has reached silly proportions, with the paper launch of the GTX580 pulled in from 'Cayman Day' to 'Investor Conference Call Day', both holidays in November. I wonder how many reviewers will overlook the fact that there won't be cards this year?
We told you about the GTX580 a few weeks ago and now a few more details have come out. The short story is that the chip behind the GTX580, the GF110, is nothing more than a bug fixed GF100. If you think this should be called the GF100b, you are right. If you think performance will underwelm, you are right too.
Sources deep within Nvidia tell SemiAccurate that the clock speeds targeted by GTX580 are 750/1500, or the exact same frequencies that Nvidia was targeting before the GF100/GTX480 missed. Where have we heard that number before? Oh yeah, we have been saying that that was the original clock target for GF100 for over a year, and Nvidia has been denying it for just as long. They denied many other problems too, but that's not important now that we have an imminent launch.
It is pretty obvious that GF100b/GF110 was supposed to be a shrink to 32nm, but when TSMC canceled that node, Nvidia had to jump into action on Plan B. That meant there was time to do a base layer respin on GF100 to fix some of the bugs.
A fully working GF100, a first for Nvidia's desktop Fermi/GF1x0 line, would have 512 shaders and get about a 7% speed increase over GTX480. Another 6% comes from the clock speed, a generous assessment would say bug fixes add a little more. All told, 20% net speed increase over GTX480 isn't out of the question, nor is a pretty decent lowering of power.
The chip is still going to be obscenely huge, and, well, it won't be enough to beat the competition. Heck, it won't be enough to beat the current champ, AMD's HD5970/Hemlock, much less the upcoming Cayman and Antilles parts. It is going to be a slaughter.
That is why Nvidia is pulling the 580 launch in, if you launch before the competition, effectively there is no competition. That means the good press from tame sites and analysts will go unchallenged, and that is what Nvidia desperately wants. Correction, it's what NVDA needs.
Why do they need it? Because they are about to have a horrid quarter, and need good news. The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of backdoor deals and heavy discounts at quarters end, including some previously sacred cows. AMD is kicking them right between the margins, something you will see when Q4 numbers come out. The best way to deflect questions aimed at management is to show Wall Street something shiny.
With that in mind, we are told GTX580's 'launch' will be pulled in to November 8, a few days before the Q3 financial conference call. It is now meant as a spoiler for uncomfortable analyst questions aimed at Dear Leader, not at AMD's parts. The problem is that in either case, you won't be able to buy parts until late January, best case, at the earliest. I wonder if any analysts will ask about that in an SEC governed venue?
In the end, GTX580 will be non-existent in 2010, for you, the customer, and is aimed purely at those who are too dumb or cowered to question Nvidia's word. The chip is a bug fixed GTX480/GF100, renamed on the internal and consumer side to make it seem like something it isn't, ala the endless G92 stream or the GT3xx line. We hope the wait for these cards is less than the wait between paper launch and real cards was for Fermi.S|A


This time semiaccurate.com have outdone themselves
in misinforming about nVidia

[onethreehill]

Reviews
http://www.hardware.fr/articles/806-...x-580-sli.html

[jam2k]

Computerbase: 1920x1200 8xAA / 16xAF: 16% faster than GTX 480

[SubZero.it]

I wasn't a fan of the 480s, but these look sweet. Good job nvidia.

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