Any tests to prove that? SLI doesn't scale as well as Crossfire and I believe SLI doens't quite support Quad SLI. Maybe that's changed for the GTX 590.
I don't usually intend my posts to be mean and that one follows suit. Maybe I should have added aEase down a little. It was only tongue and cheek. Plus, he's a friend of mine.
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Any tests to prove that? SLI doesn't scale as well as Crossfire and I believe SLI doens't quite support Quad SLI. Maybe that's changed for the GTX 590.
I don't usually intend my posts to be mean and that one follows suit. Maybe I should have added a
Both the 590 and the 6990 are not very good: hot, poor overclockers, overpriced. In all honesty, recall the HD5970. It could often be found for $600-650 when the 5870 cost $350-400. Now, 6990 costs almost as much as Tri-Fire HD6950. Arguying which card is better here is just semantics as they are both underwhelming to say the least. For the few individuals who will buy these cards, it will come down to other features anyways (noise, PhysX, 6 monitor support, MLAA, 3D vision, tessellation performance, brand preference, etc.).
The difference is:
1) You could purchase aftermarket GTX480s soon after release. So you didn't necessarily have to have a loud videocard. With HD6990, this isn't an option thus far.
2) GTX480 was actually faster than the HD5870 by a good 15-20%, and more so in DX11 titles. HD6990 doesn't have as dominant lead in gaming as the GTX480 had over the 5870.
3) Sure the 480 was a loud card, but compared to the 6990 it was still not as bad. In addition, you always had the option to change the TIM and put a high flow backet to improve cooling. These 2 mods would lower temps by 8-10*C with ease. The 6990 on the other hand is the 2nd loudest videocard of all time. So pretty much everyone who thought the 480 was loud shouldn't even be considering a reference 6990.
I think you are taking this single card performance crown debate too seriously. Both the 590 and the 6990 are utter failures: hot, poor overclockers, overpriced. In all honesty, recall the HD5970. It could often be found for $600-650 when the 5870 cost $350-400. Now, 6990 costs almost as much as Tri-Fire HD6950. Arguying which card is better here is just semantics as they are both underwhelming to say the least.
I posted a simple thread about an AMD PR release. One I 80% agree with and the nvidia fanboys are up in arms. They label the post extremism and marketing etc.
Fact is, the 590 is slower and did not turn out as they'd hoped so we can't discuss it ? Laughable. I remember the comments when the 6970 and 6990 came out about the 'amd camp' 'moving the goalposts' because they didn't want to discuss heat output and noise but they did when the 480 launched and was a noisy furnace.
Now the 590 comes out and is slower than the 6990 and is an exploding turd and suddenly it is about noise levels, not heat mind you, because the 590 is a furnace and gives off 110C temperatures dumping heat into your case. Not about FPS in demanding games either of course, because it's slower than the 6990.
It's the fanboys who are outraged and polluting the thread. If threads that are not painting nv in the best light are so hard for you to handle, why not stay out of them ? Your tender sensibilities will be kept intact and you won't end up posting inflammatory and insulting crap about other posters here.
For the record. http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=31261374&postcount=22
For the hardcore fanboys they can't even fathom not being in love with the hardware because they own it.
Let's face it, you don't like the thread because it's true. The 590 is slower than the 6990 and it tends to explode when you overclock it. This is a real failure because overclocking is something nvidia cards generally tout as a strength.
Rather than attack the messenger, just move on and accept the message and focus on the strengths of the card if it's so important to you. At least it's quieter. ()
With HD6950 / CF and GTX570 / SLI setups both offering excellent performance for most users in just about any of these newer games, we really should have ~ 7-8 months of stress free video forums.
Checked out the forums lately? With threads discussing DA2, Deus Ex and Crysis 2 being consolized and "dumbed down", we can all probably take a vacation from the videocard forums until BF3 arrives and pushes the animation/graphics envelope.
With HD6950 / CF and GTX570 / SLI setups both offering excellent performance for most users in just about any of these newer games, we really should have ~ 7-8 months of stress free video forums.
we really should have ~ 7-8 months of stress free video forums.
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