NVIDIA Working on GK110-based Dual-GPU Graphics Card?

[Gikaseixas]

I find this highly unlikely as i don't think that Nvidia needs such a monster to counter Volcanic Islands flaghship but that's just me so what are your thoughts?

Link:http://www.techpowerup.com/189487/nvidia-working-on-gk110-based-dual-gpu-graphics-card.html

GeForce GTX 295 showed that its possible to place two GPUs with ludicrously high pin-counts next to each other on a single PCB, and if you get a handle over their thermals, even deploy a 2-slot cooling solution. NVIDIA might be motivated to create such a dual-GPU graphics card based on its top-end GK110 chip, to counter AMD's upcoming "Volcanic Islands" GPU family, or so claims a VideoCardz report, citing sources.

The chips on the card needn't be configured, or even clocked like a GTX Titan. The GTX 780 features just 2,304 of the chip's 2,880 CUDA cores, for example. Speaking of 2,880 CUDA cores, the prospect of NVIDIA developing a single-GPU GeForce product with all streaming multiprocessors on the GK110 enabled, the so-called "Titan Ultra," isn't dead. NVIDIA could turn its attention to such a card if it finds AMD's R9 2xxx within its grasp.

 

[boxleitnerb]

I think to compare/counter dual-GPU with single-GPU is nonsense. The 690 will be far more under pressure from a Hawaii dual-GPU card than the aftermarket 780s will be under pressure from Hawaii XT. Therefore I believe a 690 successor is just natural - but not in response to single-GPU Hawaii. If Nvidia does this anyway, I couldn't care less.

 

[blackened23]

How much, exactly, is a GTX 790 supposed to cost? 1300$? Christ.

 

[Gikaseixas]

How much, exactly, is a GTX 790 supposed to cost? 1300$? Christ.

We're doomed if that trend materialises

 

[Gikaseixas]

The 690 will be far more under pressure from a Hawaii dual-GPU card than the aftermarket 780s will be under pressure from Hawaii XT

In other words Hawaii XT will only challenge vanilla GTX 780? Would you share a source or elaborate a bit more?

 

[Silverforce11]

How much, exactly, is a GTX 790 supposed to cost? 1300$? Christ.

$1300 is a bit cheap don't you think? Titan is already $1000... why not go all the way and make it $2000??

Heck, add another $500 for the "premium/halo" tax.

 

[thilanliyan]

$1300 is a bit cheap don't you think? Titan is already $1000... why not go all the way and make it $2000??

Heck, add another $500 for the "premium/halo" tax.

But its worth it!!! nVidia cards are premium products!! Gotta pay to have the best!! etc, etc.

Personally a beast single card would be more interesting to me. I hope the pricing trend doesn't continue though!

 

[SlowSpyder]

I'd love to see Nvidia build something like this! I don't see much point in it, and I'm sure it'll cost more than most gamers entire high end rigs, but the 690 was a thing of beauty. Maybe they can work some magic again... at least it'd give me new tech to read about at work.

 

[blackened23]

I'd love to see Nvidia build something like this! I don't see much point in it, and I'm sure it'll cost more than most gamers entire high end rigs, but the 690 was a thing of beauty. Maybe they can work some magic again... at least it'd give me new tech to read about at work.

It seems strange if they did, though......I do recall nvidia stating that the Titan actually sold more units than the GTX 690 did. For whatever reason a lot of folks don't find double GPU SKUs desirable I guess? I've never had an issue with them, but then again I never paid more than 1,000$ for one. The cost is a big variable here.

 

[Smoblikat]

I can see a 2K+ price tag in our future.......