$torm wrote:
Can I get a couple views on the NVIDIA GTX 680? thanks
http://www.ebuyer.com/search?store=2&ca ... ubcat=3655The GTX680 is the fastest card out, and also most power efficient. It is the card I have been waiting for, but it is currently overpriced (in a way).
The issue is don't look at the name of the card (GTX680), but the name of the chip (gk104). They normally release a x0 card, then a x4 card, then x6 and x8, etc. The lower the number, the larger/morepowerful the chip. The G stands for graphics, and the second letter stands for the generation (Tesla, Fermi, Kepler) For example:
GT100 = GTX280
GF100 = GTX470/480
GF110 = GTX570/580 (the updated versions of the GF100)
GF104 = GTX460
GF114 = GTX560 (again, the updated GF104)
GK104 = ?????? (if you follow the pattern it should be the GTX660)
So the new chip is the GK104, the board matches a GTX460/560 in memory interface (256 bit) and setup, but it blows everything away, its the fastest chip made, so they named it the GTX680 (it should be the GTX660), and instead of pricing it $280us, its $499. Again, I feel its overpriced, but for how powerful it is, it matches its price. It beats my old dual 460 setup.
They still have a GK100 card coming out (gtx690?) that will be a beast, but hot and expensive, hopefully it will drive down the 680 to a normal price, or they will release a GT106/108 that is very close in power, but cost much less.
Everything you can want to know about the GTX680 (and Kepler):
http://techreport.com/articles.x/22653"With that said, you may or may not be pleased to hear that Nvidia has priced the GeForce GTX 680 at $499.99. On one hand, that undercuts the Radeon HD 7970 by 50 bucks and should be a decent deal given its specs. On the other, that's a lot more than you'd expect to pay for the spiritual successor to the GeForce GTX 560 Ti—and despite its name, the GTX 680 is most definitely that. Simply knowing that fact may create a bit of a pain point for some of us, even if the price is justified based on this card's performance. "
"We hate to be a Debbie Downer here, though, so we'll mention something else. The GTX 680 is part of a family of Kepler-based products, and as the fastest member so far, it's bound to command a premium. But we expect to see a whole range of new cards and GPUs based on Kepler to be hitting the market in the coming months, almost all of them more affordable than this one. Given the amazing efficiency of the Kepler architecture, we expect really good things to follow"
So my opinion is still wait for this summer to see what happens when the full range of 28nm cards are release (so far nvidia has 1 28nm card out).
Also this may shine a light on this card's power
GTS250 (your card) = 128 stream processors
GTX460 = 336 stream processors
GTX480 = 480 stream processors
GTX560 = 384 stream processors
GTX580 = 512 stream processors
GTX680 =
1536 stream processors
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-- .:Splak|StackableNut --Cornholio wrote:
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