Nvidia "it's coming...." facebook tease!

[toyota]

leaves pretty much no doubt this will be gtx690 with dual gk104.

 

[3DVagabond]

It looks worse than it is. For instance, look at the number of reviews on Newegg for the gtx 680 cards, especially this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130768 and compare that to the number of reviews for the 7970 cards, which have been out for much longer. What's happening apparently is that the cards are dribbling in and selling out immediately; it's not a situation where zero cards are coming in at all if the number of reviews is any indication.

You're drawing too many conclusions from the data available. Nobody is saying there are zero 680's being produced.

Some 7970's have been discontinued. The Sapphire reference card, for example, which was the best seller.

 

[tviceman]

Now lets play the guessing game. Who wants to guess what the core clocks will be? I am going with 2x gtx680's at 95% clock speeds, and memory at 100% clock speed. So ~952mhz core, ~1004mhz boost.

 

[toyota]

Now lets play the guessing game. Who wants to guess what the core clocks will be? I am going with 2x gtx680's at 95% clock speeds, and memory at 100% clock speed. So ~952mhz core, ~1004mhz boost.

thats about what I think too.

 

[Jaydip]

If its coming with some exotic cooling and they have got some great chips from binning it can come close to ~1Ghz

 

[Smoblikat]

Something for the night:

Am i seeing this right? A 590, with a 680, and a 7970?

 

[toyota]

Am i seeing this right? A 590, with a 680, and a 7970?

yeah I think you are right. unless the gtx690 is using the exact same cooler then that certainly looks like a gtx590.

 

[destrekor]

Upon closer inspection, that looks to be exactly the case. Well, I didn't verify the 7970, it didn't look like an Nvidia card, but that top card looks EXACTLY like the 590, and the middle is a perfect match with the 680.

I'd assume there would be mild variations to the cooler shroud for Nvidia's reference 690... for it to look, pixel perfect, exactly like the 590, seems a little strange.

I'd argue that image was either taken from other sources and appropriated for the "OMG look it's the GTX 690!!!" fools, or it was misinterpreted one way or the other (or spread falsely by the originator.. 't'is possible).
Usually the cooler designs change, but that's the 590 every way you look at it. If the 690 matches up with the 590, in every dimension and with every design note, I'd be very surprised.

 

[Hauk]

Can't let the thread die. My prediction.. it's the GTX 670. Think about it.. poor GK104 yields, a history of well executed die harvesting, and an existing 680 PCB who's cost and design could easily accomodate a trimmed down GK104. Same memory config, same PCB, same cooler. Launch price = $399.

I'll make another prediction, there will be a 680 Ultra. The PCB can accomodate it from a power and cooling perspective. Fill in the power blanks: http://images.anandtech.com/doci/5699/GeForce_GTX_680_F_No_Thermal_575px.jpg

 

[ColtMaverick]

Can't let the thread die. My prediction.. it's the GTX 670. Think about it.. poor GK104 yields, a history of well executed die harvesting, and an existing 680 PCB who's cost and design could easily accomodate a trimmed down GK104. Same memory config, same PCB, same cooler. Launch price = $399.

I'll make another prediction, there will be a 680 Ultra. The PCB can accomodate it from a power and cooling perspective. Fill in the power blanks: http://images.anandtech.com/doci/5699/GeForce_GTX_680_F_No_Thermal_575px.jpg

If they come out with the 670 in the next 60 days, I am qualified for the "step up" program from EVGA. I'm curious if my 570 lifetime warranty will transfer since I think the initial 600 cards have a 3 year default?

 

[toyota]

If they come out with the 670 in the next 60 days, I am qualified for the "step up" program from EVGA. I'm curious if my 570 lifetime warranty will transfer since I think the initial 600 cards have a 3 year default?

going from a gtx570 to a gtx670 is not exactly going to be a massive jump especially if you have the gtx570 oced at all.

 

[Hauk]

If they come out with the 670 in the next 60 days, I am qualified for the "step up" program from EVGA. I'm curious if my 570 lifetime warranty will transfer since I think the initial 600 cards have a 3 year default?

Yep I believe whatever warranty your original purchase carries transfers over to the step-up card. Not a massive jump as Toyota said, but you'll be next gen with more memory while using less power (hopefully).

There's a spot for 670. It's gotta be what's coming.

 

[KingFatty]

going from a gtx570 to a gtx670 is not exactly going to be a massive jump especially if you have the gtx570 oced at all.

Is that because the 570 were very excellent at overclocking, or do you mean that an overclocked 570 will be close to a non-overclocked 670? Does the 6XX series chip have less overhead for overclocking than the 5XX? I think if someone has an OCed 570, they will probably OC their 670?

 

[toyota]

Is that because the 570 were very excellent at overclocking, or do you mean that an overclocked 570 will be close to a non-overclocked 670? Does the 6XX series chip have less overhead for overclocking than the 5XX? I think if someone has an OCed 570, they will probably OC their 670?

no I am just saying if you happen to have an oced gtx570 than that will limit the already fairly small jump from going to a gtx670. of course that is true in general for any gpu upgrade.

 

[tviceman]

no I am just saying if you happen to have an oced gtx570 than that will limit the already fairly small jump from going to a gtx670. of course that is true in general for any gpu upgrade.

If he has his current gtx570 overclocked, then he will overclock his gtx670 as well. If both overclock 20%, then the performance gap between the two will be slightly wider than at stock. Add in the extra vram, and depending on how much he bought the gtx570 for, and how much the gtx670 debuts at, it would (imo) be a worthwhile step-up upgrade.

 

[toyota]

If he has his current gtx570 overclocked, then he will overclock his gtx670 as well. If both overclock 20%, then the performance gap between the two will be slightly wider than at stock. Add in the extra vram, and depending on how much he bought the gtx570 for, and how much the gtx670 debuts at, it would (imo) be a worthwhile step-up upgrade.

I thought that was self explanatory though that someone would oc their new card too if doing so on their current card. the trend around here is that people talk about getting new cards and then overclocking them to get a bigger lead over the last gen products without ever considering the last gen products can be oced too.

so stock to stock or oc to oc, I dont see the gtx670 being more than a 25-30% upgrade. depending on price it may not be hardly worth it IMO. 7 months ago I only paid $260 for a gtx570 and there is no chance of getting any more performance at that price range from the 28nm cards. heck the gtx670 could be $399 which would make it a horrible value compared to what I paid for a last gen gtx570 over half a year ago.

 

[ColtMaverick]

I bought the EVGA GTX 570 Classified oced to 822Mhz for $320. I'm assuming I am probably pulling close to 580 performance. Off topic on the card, but it irked me that no where does it state increased power demands off the standard, and I was lucky my 5 year old power supply was a revision with the 8 pin when the standard 570 only calls for 6 pins.