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Nvidia Kepler - Geforce GTX680 Thread - Now with reviews
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Lactose_Intolerant
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Seems like last generation's cards with AA are the real winners if you can pick up a used one.
zephervack
Member
Seems like the bigger the resolution gets the smaller the gap becomes with the 7970, they only tested 1 game @ 2560, man if they price this correctly it will be a good hit to the 7970, im already considering selling mine, need to see more benchies at 2560 and 5760
And I'm hoping for a 7xx/8xxx card with 680-level performance for around $200-250 by the end of next year.
Vustadumas
Banned
Yeah, benches look decent. I'm running everything @ 1440p on my main, and 1080p on my 2nd, so my only concern is running out of VRAM. I guess the 4gig option isn't happening, at least at launch. I was able to sell my 560ti OC last week, for what I paid for it, so it worked out well.
I almost pulled the trigger multiple times, on a 7970, so I'm glad I waited. I'll be sniping newegg constantly. Gotta get a card at launch, or it'll be another few weeks of waiting.
I almost pulled the trigger multiple times, on a 7970, so I'm glad I waited. I'll be sniping newegg constantly. Gotta get a card at launch, or it'll be another few weeks of waiting.
Really want a launch card but stock coolers are the bane of high-end GPUs, really hope Arctic can knock out an Accelero Xtreme for the 680 quickly.
They got one http://www.arctic.ac/en/p/cooling/vga/375/accelero-twin-turbo-ii.html?c=2182 but that's one of their tiny models, want the 3-fan model.
They got one http://www.arctic.ac/en/p/cooling/vga/375/accelero-twin-turbo-ii.html?c=2182 but that's one of their tiny models, want the 3-fan model.
Its obviously neck and neck or a loser at 2560. That's the only reason the benches wouldn't be there. I mean they are practically screaming 1080p in that review. Still IMO a large win for invidia since 2560 gamers are a niche of a niche.
Hyperbole.
As a 2560 gamer I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole.
Well you are spending $499+
Linked on Facebook by NVIDIA Italia: http://www.techstation.it/hardware/...tecnologie-grafiche-presso-nexths-1-4627.html
This is pure sex:
This is pure sex:
When I see those words, I think 199.99 or 219.99. Not 299.99. If it's the low 200s, I'll give you an e-kiss. Seems way too hard to believe. But I want to. I wanna believe, GAF. Believe.
EDIT: Grr. Misread and thought you said 670 was going to be priced at that point. If it has 570 level performance, it better have really low power numbers. Low power and price is the only combo that would temp me to make that type of upgrade.
Shai-Tan
Banned
that's the claim... but unless the high end card comes out any time soon then this card is their high end card
Shai-Tan
Banned
This is pure sex:
680
http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=8-l-330789-3jxjdm.png
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7970
http://www.abload.de/image.php?img=8-n-330791-39ykrq.png
Um? You see no ads if you direct link images.
I prefer abload because they do not recompress images and they have a 10MB per image file size limit.
In all honesty, as someone who has been eagerly waiting for the next nvidia cards, I don't think "low/mid/high"- end/range means shit anymore if this is the pricing model they're using.
This is an enthusiast top of the line card retailing for ~$550. Their 680/790/4200 ti/whatever kepler flagship can be twice as fast as 7970 but what's the point for the 99.99% of the "enthusiast" pc market if it ends up with a price tag close to a grand?
Fuck I miss the days of the gtx 460.
Zombie James
Banned
Looks like they've got a winner.
Remember this is the performance chip and not the mid-end. GF114 (560Ti) was also the performance chip, same class as this one but was competitive with AMD's second highest-end 6950. This one is competitive with the bigger bro.
I'll pass on that e-kiss, how about a brofist?
Do you still play TF2? Maybe you can play medic and follow me around .. j/k But people always post links to abload, which you have to click and a shitty massive pop up comes hovering down in your face, then you have a ton of banners too. Awful.
The ones Shai-Tan posted are not direct links. My MSI pic is hosted at abload.
Not referring to your post, referring to another post and people who use Abload in general around here.
I already spent $600 on a 7970. It isn't the money its the vram and buss speed.
Zombie James
Banned
CONFIRMED 4.5 LBS!!
Ohhhh its the price that everyone is interested in.
This is how I feel as well. Don't label it mid-range if you're gonna release it for over $500.
Felix Lighter
Member
I probably should have waited.
So im confused.. 7970 performs better but in terms of power to performance the 680 wins? if im buying a 7970 i dont care about the power draw as much as i care about performance. And its NOT a fucking mid range card if it costs 500. Its still nice though. Now i have to rethink a 7870(with something from nvidia i that price range)
Doc Holliday
SPOILER: Columbus finds America
Still better than [H].
zephervack
Member
You know what, once I understood what [H] goes for in their reviews it makes sense, I thoroughly enjoy their reviews but its never the first place I look at.
xemumanic
Member
What? They're pretty much equal at 1600p.
Finding what settings the game is playable at is fine (and a thing more reviews should do). Just don't use VARIABLE settings when benchmarking different cards.
TheThunder
Member
As someone who doesn't care about anything above 1080p, those benchmarks are pretty solid. Too bad about the price though, hopefully it will get AMD to panic a little and slash prices, maybe I could pick a 7950 even though I was looking forward to picking up an Nvidia this time around.
I personally have issues with any site that won't bench at 1080P. I realize there are a lot of WoW zealots that think 1080P is the devil's doing for not including space for tons of menus, but get over it. If you're gonna review cards, bench at one of the most popular resolutions out there.
BoobPhysics101
Banned
Damn those benchmarks are solid. Looks like a winner... except it's overpriced by $50-100.
I think I'll pick one up. All it needs is an OC to 1.3-1.4 Ghz core and it'll be an absolute monster.
I think I'll pick one up. All it needs is an OC to 1.3-1.4 Ghz core and it'll be an absolute monster.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
They really need to start showing min framerates in those benchmarks.