[Kepler/GTX 680] Info's in... $400-450? + benches + thermals (56k warning)

Digital Viper-X- said:
so, how many people are going to cry about this only being 30-40% faster than the GTX580 :)? all the same ones that complained about the 7970 being only 40-50% faster than the 6970??
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Seeing that I just bought two 480s, the 680 is around 50% faster than a 480. I may get 30% less performance losing SLI, but I gain most of it back with an OC.
The 480s are going back and I'll get a 680. Man, I'm going back and forth on it.

60fps+++ maxed out in BF3 on a single card @ 1200p is a winner to me.

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And as you can see, a good 680 OC can reach or overtake a stock 6990.
 
This is one sexy card. Too bad I'm not looking to upgrade this generation. :p

I see all the nVidia haters seem to have scattered... :D
 
WorldExclusive said:
Seeing that I just bought two 480s, the 680 is around 50% faster than a 480. I may get 30% less performance losing SLI, but I gain most of it back with an OC.
The 480s are going back and I'll get a 680. Man, I'm going back and forth on it.

60fps+++ maxed out in BF3 on a single card @ 1200p is a winner to me.

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And as you can see, a good 680 OC can reach or overtake a stock 6990.
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Eh just step-up, that way you dont have to pay a re-stocking fee!
 
Same here was gonna get a pair of 480s from newegg but figured i stopped since i waited this long. Yes the 680 looks to be a winner really wanted a card to maxed bf3 ultra @ 1200 with 60 fps avg. Really hoping its released this week.
 
DASHlT said:
Eh just step-up, that way you dont have to pay a re-stocking fee!
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Already spoke to the Egg, I don't have to pay one. Already got the labels to ship today. :D
That's why I'm going to buy from them when the card is released. I like to return good customer service.
 
Looks like a potentially good card, but 2GB just won't do on my 3 screen setup. Arg! :mad:
 
WorldExclusive said:
Already spoke to the Egg, I don't have to pay one. Already got the labels to ship today. :D
That's why I'm going to buy from them when the card is released. I like to return good customer service.
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You lucky sob lol.

Hopefully these do go for sale this weekend. Ill step-up 2 of them asap.
 
DASHlT said:
You lucky sob lol.

Hopefully these do go for sale this weekend. Ill step-up 2 of them asap.
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Two of these will be boss.

Makes me wonder what the GK110 could have been.


mzs_biteme said:
$499!!!! Now lets see AMD step up and lover price on 7970's to $450!!!! C'mon AMD bitches, you don't have the best GPU anymore... Show me you want my business...:cool:
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Let the war begin.
 
Yakk said:
Looks like a potentially good card, but 2GB just won't do on my 3 screen setup. Arg! :mad:
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I'm really anxious to see how this bad boy does at 5760x1080p in [H]'s review. That is assuming, the guys include surround in their review.
 
Have any OEMs announced 4GB 680 cards?

2GB is cutting it slim for 2560x1600 and higher.
 
I will definately be getting the 4gb version, im really happy that nvidia got into the multi screen gaming on one gpu market... i sense the nV haters allegiance has changed...;)
 
Dolph said:
I will definately be getting the 4gb version, im really happy that nvidia got into the multi screen gaming on one gpu market... i sense the nV haters allegiance has changed...;)
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Meh... makes no sense worship a corporation... well... it makes cents for them I guess... ;)

So far I've changed manufacturer every upgrade.

Now... Who will come out with their higher vram versions first? 7970 at 6GB, or 680 at 4GB?

Hates the vram brick wall I do...
 
i somehow doubt the fudpricing is right. althought it would be nice if it was 499.
 
This is the card to get, I knew it I just felt it. That warm fuzzy feeling like the 9700 pro.
 
Looks pretty good. I wonder what a 7970 overclocked vs a 680 overclocked looks like. I know I can run my card at 1200/1800 which gives it a pretty significant boost..

Edit: plus I am more interested in 1600p performance than 1080p.. I know [H] will get that taken care of.
 
mzs_biteme said:
Ohhh lookie here... 680 benches leak, and show it's superior, and add to fire the speculated $499 price, and AMD spits out news of 7990.....
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Oh, cough, the 7990, how coincidental!

Im not really a fan of one specific company, my loyalty lies with science and technology, price/performance/logic, green or red means nothing to me :)
 
No doubt, AMD has a trick up it's sleeve. Dual GPU 7990. But for the average joe I expect a higher clocked 7970, simply because the current 7970's overclock so well and are so decently binned as is.
 
Well, color me genuinely impressed!

After the power failure that was fermi i wasn't really able to believe that they could pull this perf/watt jump, but there it is!

I value perf/watt a lot on a given bracket, alongside perf//$, because where i live if i consume above a certain treshold i pay a fine of +75% total comsumption for the next 2 months, so yeah, if this happens to be true i will end up jumping onto the kepler ship once availability is steady.
 
What's up with the 56k warnings in title threads these days? I think we can let that one go...
 
Matrices said:
What's up with the 56k warnings in title threads these days? I think we can let that one go...
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Actually believe it or not, some people are still on 1mb connections and the like. It's a big world out there, expand your mind a little. And to the guy above, Fermi may have been regarded as a failure initially, but it's a really good card. The 480 is a great card actually.
 
Indeed... Nothing can touch a 480... Ouch....

(And yes I had one for a few days, but those things were too hot for me though...)
 
ShuttleLuv said:
Actually believe it or not, some people are still on 1mb connections and the like. It's a big world out there, expand your mind a little. And to the guy above, Fermi may have been regarded as a failure initially, but it's a really good card. The 480 is a great card actually.
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Agreed!

No issues with my GTX 480. Not loud. Doesn't make my office any hotter. Energy bill didn't seem to go up at all either.

I may just skip this generation and pick up another GTX 480.
 
Mr. K6 said:
Do people really buy $500+ graphics cards to play at 1080p?
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Some people don't buy "just to get by". 1080P may not be a super-high resolution, but with a "$500 graphics card", one can max out all of the graphics pretty much all of the time. I can't say the same for a "$500 graphics card" and my 30" monitor. lol
 
ShuttleLuv said:
No doubt, AMD has a trick up it's sleeve. Dual GPU 7990. But for the average joe I expect a higher clocked 7970, simply because the current 7970's overclock so well and are so decently binned as is.
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There are also rumors of a dual GK104 card at some point. The wheel keeps on turning...
 
I remember how my CRT's would do 2048x1536 and above. Funny that I was running higher res in 2003 than I am now lol, if ever so slight. LCD's and native res' kinda changed the dynamic and took us backward a bit. But 1080p is very commonplace in society today and it's a good res. Kinda in the middle.
 
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