I don't know if I'd consider the Titan to be a workstation card
Why not? It's been built from binned K20x and K20 parts?
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I don't know if I'd consider the Titan to be a workstation card
Why not? It's been built from binned K20x and K20 parts?
Furthermore, if one card is not enough for your needs (which it will indeed) than you can always add three more Titans to your rig since the GeForce GTX Titan support Quad Way SLI support. A 6+2 phase VRM powers the chip and memory which are powered by an 6 + 8 Pin connectors. The most notable thing to spot over the GeForce GTX Titan board is that theres a further space for a 8-Pin connector. This could point to only one thing and that would be custom models by AIB partners. Initially, we were told that the card would be locked by NVIDIA in the same manner the GeForce GTX 690 was allowing no voltage control or custom models from AIB but if NVIDIA does allows it with their GeForce GTX Titan than enthusiasts could be in for a great treat. A voltage regulation unit is situated on the front side of the PCB reallocated from the backside where it was spotted on the GeForce GTX 680
Read more: http://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-...consumers-blasting-6-gb-memory/#ixzz2LCNsqA8e
I also have a 5760x1200 Surround setup, and I play a lot of Skyrim where I could use the extra VRAM for running MSAA+high res texture packs.Are you freakin kidding me? Are you playing on a 27" 1440p monitor in your sig? If so you'd just be wasting your money for more VRAM. I can guarantee you that. I play at 1600p and I'm fine with 2gig vram. I never exceeded my vram, even if I did, I couldn't tell.
I also have a 5760x1200 Surround setup, and I play a lot of Skyrim where I could use the extra VRAM for running MSAA+high res texture packs.
Anyone have any thoughts on CPU bottlenecking 2 or more Titans?
What exactly are you going on about? I was very clear in my original post that I wanted more RAM for my own personal needs:Good for you bro. I'm glad you need more than 2gigs for Ultra high AA virtual surround gaming on ONE DAMN GAME THAT YOU HAVE TO MOD TO USE IT!!! LOL I'm so sick of hearing people say that. If you think spending more money on more vram for one game you play than yes you deserve the [H] reward, but many people are more realistic and just want a FASTER GPU DAMNIT!!! sorry /rant:
I'm aware that 99% of most people are not going to exceed 2GB VRAM at this point in time. I even said I don't want to swap to 4GB 680s, precisely because the cost:benefit isn't worth it, even though I do have the money to make the switch if I wanted. I'd rather replace my i7 930 first.I'd like a bit more VRAM but don't want to swap to 4GB 680s
I'm fine for now. I just like upgrading.
It won't function as a quadro or tesla without the applicable software and drivers, there is a large difference in the software and support ecosystem that nvidia provides to firms that purchase workstation cards. You get support direct from nvidia with a tesla or quadro purchase.
With geforce drivers, it won't have workstation acceleration features that the K20/X do. Note that compute and workstation features/acceleration aren't necessarily the same thing - what I mean is acceleration for 3d apps such as autocad, 3ds max, adobe suite, etc. You still cannot do that without a proper tesla/quadro card.
What exactly are you going on about? I was very clear in my original post that I wanted more RAM for my own personal needs:
Still curious as to whether Kyle and company have a card I guess they can't say though.
Oh I'm sure they do
Which begs the question, "When does the NDA expire?"
75-90% of the gtx690 is 40-50% faster than the gtx680.I was excited about this card at the rumored 75-90% of the GTX690 speed.
At 40-50% faster than a 680, it better be a lot cheaper than $899.
Ignore the value of $900. The real question is what you get out of $1800 for two of these in SLI. A pair of GTX 690 in Quad-SLI costs $2000, and I'll bet that two Titans in SLI will crush them for $200 less.
Leaks coming out are saying Titan is only around 50% faster then a 680 GTX.
So 2 titans will beat 1 690 GTX, but not 2 690 GTX's.
That will depend on A.) how well Titan overclocks and B.) how well Titan scales in SLI. If Titan does turn out to be around 50% faster than a GTX 680 then two would equate to GTX 680 Tri SLI if they scale exactly the same. You also get 6GB of VRAM whereas the GTX 690 has been limited by only having 2GB.
I think the hand wringing over the price is a bit silly. Yes, they are likely to be extremely expensive. It is a lot of money to make large chips (because you get a lot of failures, and you pay per wafer in fabrication, regardless of what you put on it) but also because that's how things go. You NEVER get good value for your money at the high end. Companies charge more because some people will pay a high premium to have the highest performance, regardless of the value per dollar.
So it should not at all be surprising that the price target is very high. They aren't planning on selling tons of these, the point is for the people that have to have the best, no matter what the cost, not the people who want the most for their money.
Want a good example? Look at Intel's LGA2011 processors. They are pricey period but the telling thing is the delta between the models: The i7-3930K gets you 6 cores at 3.2GHz each, that allow overclocking, and 12MB of L3 cache. That runs you about $570. The i7-3960X gets you 6 cores at 3.3GHz each, OCable, and 15MB of L3 cache. That runs you near $1100.
So almost twice the price and you get 100MHz more per core, and a little more L3 cache. There really is no situation that is worth the money. You'll see little to no performance gain in most cases. However, they still sell them. Some people want the best and can afford it. They'll pay more to have a bit more cache, and maybe to get a bit better OC.
Same kinda deal here most likely (we still don't know for sure if any of this is real or not). An extremely high end part, with a price to match. You'll get a much better deal for your money with a lower end part, this is for if you must have the best.
Nvidia has detailed its latest high end graphics card, the GTX Titan, confirming its existence with some impressive numbers that should cement its position as the world's fastest GPU.
Built around the GK110 Tesla technology first used in the Titan supercomputer - hence the name - the GTX Titan is Nvidia's most powerful graphics card to date, with a whopping 2,688 CUDA cores and 7.1 billion transistors, which produce 4,500 Gigaflops of processing power. Each card comes with 6GB of GDDR5 RAM, running along a 384-bit interface which should be more than sufficient for playing the latest games at above HD resolution. It's DirextX 11.1 compatible, so should support all the latest graphics tweaks such as tessellation, and Nvidia's own PhysX physics effects.
Designed as a single-GPU replacement for the current top-end GTX 690, which is actually two GTX 680 cores bolted to one PCB, the GTX Titan promises improved performance while using less power and producing less heat. A redesigned cooler with an extended aluminium heat stack dissipates heat faster than Nvidia's current design, while the 90mm fan is tied to both RPM and voltage control to more accurately determine when to kick in. With a TDP of 250w, you'll certainly need it.
SLI is fully supported, so if you have a capable power supply and bottomless pockets you could potentially run multiple Titans for high frame rates even at multi-monitor resolutions. Although Nvidia has yet to share exact benchmark results, some rough figures suggest games like Crysis 3, Far Cry 3 and Max Payne 3 can expect roughly twice the performance over a GTX690 setup.
Perhaps more exciting news is the addition of GPU Boost 2.0, an evolution of the software introduced with Nvidia's 600-series graphics cards. Built into the video driver, GPU Boost 2.0 will let Titan owners overclock and olvervolt their cards, with higher limits than with previous cards and optimisations for water-cooling setups.
It will also allow you to "overclock" your display, running it at a faster sync rate than it officially supports to squeeze out some extra frames per second. As an example, a monitor rated for 60Hz refresh only could run at up to 80Hz, meaning twenty extra frames per second are being displayed.
The one sticking price will almost certainly be the price - Nvidia would only confirm RRP pricing with us today, as it will be up to its hardware partners to set their own prices when the cards launch later this week, but you'll easily be paying over £800 per card. We'll have to wait until then to see whether the benchmark scores can back up Nvidia's claims that the Titan is the fastest card around, but the early indications look promising.
Core Count – 2688 Cudas
Memory – 6 GB GDDR5
Interface – 384-bit
Core Clock – 837 MHz
Boost Clock – 876 MHz
Power Interface – 6+8 Pin
Preparing wallet for imminent destruction.
Indeed. Pricing is confirmed over £800.
that's over $1200. I'm guessing that includes the VAT and we can expect something closer to $900 stateside?
Expert Reviews UK First to leak press release. Taken offline shortly after.
Good catch
Why do people keep bumping a secondary thread with the same info as a larger identical thread next to it?
that's over $1200. I'm guessing that includes the VAT and we can expect something closer to $900 stateside?
I know what you are saying but, people who buy workstation cards know this. The software and stuff is out there for the K20. I know it was done with Fermi, there was some sort of hack that unlocked the DP cores and let you use the Tesla software. Of course you do lose out on Nvidia support
What's also interesting is it places no mention on the limited availability or this rumored 10,000 being made number.