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still it prove the point the disadvantage of 680 coming from the lack of VRAM not because of nvidia simply neglect or even gimping kepler performance in order to sell newer card like some people like to believe.
Stop it.
The 680 GTX was the first time NVIDIA passed of a midrange SKU as a highend , I can quote myself:
https://hardforum.com/threads/anyon...-because-of-the-1080.1903758/#post-1042395904
"Funny how people only can read marketing names (GTX680, GTX 780 etc.) and not SKU names (GK104, GK110) and thus they sidegrade into mediums cores, just because it is new.
GPU from NVIDIA follow a simple path:
High end SKU's: GF100, GF110, GK110, GM200 -> GP102 (+500mm^2 dies, +256 bit Memory bus)
Mid range SKU's: GF104, GK104, GM104 -> GP104 (2-300 mm^2 dies, 256 bit memory bus)
Low range SKU's: GF106, GK106, GM107 -> GP106 (1-200 mm^2 dies, 128-196 memory bus)
Now two GPU's will stand out:
GTX 680 - GK104: NVIDIA was able to use their midrange SKU (GK104) to compete with AMD's high end GPU 7790 - Bonaire XT - GNC2
GTX 1080 - GP104: NVIDIA's midrange GPU (GP104) was able to beat AMD's midrange Polaris 10 SKU - GNC4 by a large margin.
But times was AMD dropping the ball, giving NVIDIA the option of makeing more profit form their mid range SKU's.
So to recap...this is a bleeding edgde midrange GPU.
I wish people start reading about the GPU, not just look at pretty PR letters on a box..."