GTX680, images from THG review leaked

[Mr. Pedantic]

It's looking good. Still hotter than a 7970, but in every other respect...

Does anyone else think it's really weird how the Crysis 2 benchmarks are sorted by DX9 rather than DX11?

 

[f1sherman]

For the super enthusiasts that want Crysis 2 native res on a 30" with deep pockets, 7970's will shine.

only In DirectX 9 ... and 680 will get 4GB for those who REALLY need it.

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[Gloomy]

I am still confused.

 

[Tempered81]

umm what? which way is it? ... I just don't understand the tests...

Depends on the test. At 1080P or less the 680 is faster. Nvidia is faster in dx11 in BF3, they are also faster in BF3 with MSAA (not evident here).

In the 2560x1600 benchmarks in Crysis2, Metro2033, and Battlefield3, the 680 is neck and neck, and sometimes losing to the HD7970. The 7970 with more memory and bandwidth, scales like a monster with a 1300mhz overclock.

 

[nitromullet]

May very well be memory starved at 1600p. There's a reason a 4GB version is planned. Definitely the 2GB version is for 1080p gaming.

Doubt that is is. Generally when a card hits the RAM wall it plummets to single digit frames. It doesn't just slow down a little. Plus, 1.5GB has been enough for 1600p so far, so I don't see how all of a sudden 2GB wouldn't be.

 

[ocre]

wait......

no one said this yet:

these are early drivers, expect performance to keep going up as the drivers improve.
On mature drivers you will see things smooth out.

 

[ocre]

Depends on the test. At 1080P or less the 680 is faster. Nvidia is faster in dx11 in BF3, they are also faster in BF3 with MSAA (not evident here).

In the 2560x1600 benchmarks in Crysis2, Metro2033, and Battlefield3, the 680 is neck and neck, and sometimes losing to the HD7970. The 7970 with more memory and bandwidth, scales like a monster with a 1300mhz overclock.

at 1600p the 680 still averages out to be faster. of course if you just pick a tiny handfull of games you can manipulate it as you please. So for the gtx680 average results show it to be faster than the 7970 in both 1600p and 1080. Both. Its just a lot faster at 1080 and a little faster at 1600. But it is faster on average from these charts.

As far as 1300mhz. Thats great and all but we dont know where the 680 will end up, could be better, worse, or just as good. as for now its imagination.

 

[railven]

I'm on a really crappy work computer (Pentium D 2.8Ghz w/1GB RAM) - loading up like 3 of those images (crappy resolution too, freaking shrunk the image) is taking me like 5 minutes.

Does anyone know which one are the temp and noise charts? Just curious where it sits in those metrics. Thanks.

I hope it launches soon, cuz I'm ready to buy and vacation

 

[Nintendesert]

I'd say it'd be better than whats currently available but not ideal. 1080p is usually semi budget gamer territory. They'll be looking for cards in the $300 range.

That's not true since pretty much all the 120hz monitors are 1080P.

 

[Aeiou]

They're doing this on a smaller die with less power.

Since when could Nvidia design an efficient architecture holy shit.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

That's not true since pretty much all the 120hz monitors are 1080P.

For the 120hz owners (myself included) the 680 is the card to get. I'll agree with that. Nvidia 3d rocks.

Smokes a 580 which is still a beast, enough power for nvidia 3d, sips power.

Who am I kidding? Maybe I'm just trying to downplay it so I don't spend $500 for it. This card is awesome!

 

[Nintendesert]

For the 120hz owners (myself included) the 680 is the card to get. I'll agree with that. Nvidia 3d rocks.

Smokes a 580 which is still a beast, enough power for nvidia 3d, sips power.

Who am I kidding? Maybe I'm just trying to downplay it so I don't spend $500 for it. This card is awesome!

Lol, well I like some of the numbers I'm seeing and I want to see the OC headroom it has, but I'm liking it too for an upgrade over my 5870. I want to see more reviews though and the price this thing lands at. If at $499... :sneaky:

 

[BallaTheFeared]

Depends on the test. At 1080P or less the 680 is faster. Nvidia is faster in dx11 in BF3, they are also faster in BF3 with MSAA (not evident here).

In the 2560x1600 benchmarks in Crysis2, Metro2033, and Battlefield3, the 680 is neck and neck, and sometimes losing to the HD7970. The 7970 with more memory and bandwidth, scales like a monster with a 1300mhz overclock.

It's 18% faster in Crysis 2 at 1600p in DX11. :awe:

Really this should be the card to compete with the 7850/70, but as it is it's a top end gpu now for probably at least 6 months. The power difference is staggering, while being faster... This is worse than the GF100 vs Cypress fiasco, AMD can't claim either metric this round.

BigK is coming, the real question is if it's coming to desktops or if it's just going to be a workstation part.

 

[f1sherman]

perf/W is obviously borked

Kepler still wins but by a lesser margin

really weird...

smaller, faster, less W - this has never happened before l&g

 

[superjim]

Assuming these charts are accurate, I'm wondering how much AMD will drop the prices on the 7000 series across the board, if at all. I would expect the 7970 to drop to $500 and even then it might not sell well against the 680. Maybe some rebates to bring it around $480.

 

[BallaTheFeared]

Rumor has it that the 680 is coming in at $500.

 

[railven]

Rumor has it that the 680 is coming in at $500.

Why do people say stuff like this?

Premium Pricing was ushered in at the very end of December by AMD for their new line up - from $369 for a flagship HD 6970 to $550 for their flagship HD 7970.

When the GTX 285 had an MSRP of what, $350 and the GTX 480 had an MSRP of $500.

How can they even say something that retarded and call them self unbias?

WTB $450 GTX 670!

 

[ocre]

Assuming these charts are accurate, I'm wondering how much AMD will drop the prices on the 7000 series across the board, if at all. I would expect the 7970 to drop to $500 and even then it might not sell well against the 680. Maybe some rebates to bring it around $480.

seriously if the 680 drops at 499$ and its 20% faster than the 7970, how can they sell the 7970 for 500? even if its only 10% faster, its just not wise to spend the same money on a slower card!!!

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Wow this thing is like 2% better than the 7970 where you really need it:

30" High-Resolution on BF3, Crysis and Metro

Cheap ass Nvidia... lol Who cares if it has 200 fps in HAWX2 and Dirt3, when its slower at 1600p than a 7970 in Metro and Crysis.

I care, because I run a 120Hz 1080p monitor. And, no, these games are not running near 200fps @ 1080p, they're actually topping out right around that 120fps mark, meaning I might actually be able to ditch my pair of GTX580s for a single 680. Although several games are still well below 90fps depending on the settings used.

 

[ocre]

Why do people say stuff like this?



When the GTX 285 had an MSRP of what, $350 and the GTX 480 had an MSRP of $500.

How can they even say something that retarded and call them self unbias?

WTB $450 GTX 670!

http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/26437-nvidia-gtx-680-price-now-set-at-us-$499

You might have remember that we said the GTX 680 price wasn't carved in stone and could be easily changed. Today it looks like Nvidia did just that. The new price that partners recieved this morning is $499.

 

[BallaTheFeared]

Why do people say stuff like this?



When the GTX 285 had an MSRP of what, $350 and the GTX 480 had an MSRP of $500.

How can they even say something that retarded and call them self unbias?

WTB $450 GTX 670!

You're calling me retarded and bias because I said rumor has it the GTX 680 will be $500 at release?

http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/26437-nvidia-gtx-680-price-now-set-at-us-$499

 

[Aeiou]

Rumor has it that the 680 is coming in at $500.

If that actually happened, which is not damn likely, i wonder what amd would do to their 7970 pricing.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

seriously if the 680 drops at 499$ and its 20% faster than the 7970, how can they sell the 7970 for 500? even if its only 10% faster, its just not wise to spend the same money on a slower card!!!

I'd imagine it might see a price drop, but just look at these results it seems clear that the 680 will only hold an advantage in single monitor resolutions, particularly 1080p.

the 680 really starts to lose its lead at 2560 resolutions, and I'd wager will lose even more ground when we kick things up to triple monitor setups, even in CFX vs. SLI because the memory buffer and bandwidth does not carry over, the 7970's 3GB buffer and 384bit interface will make all the difference.

that being said, I don't think its an enviable position for AMD to be in. Having the king GPU for multi monitor setups doesn't seem like much of a consolation prize to me considering how clearly the 680 seems to be king of single monitors judging from these results if they hold true. Multi monitor gaming is such a tiny niche, nVidia looks to have a real winner here.

 

[BallaTheFeared]

If that actually happened, which is not damn likely, i wonder what amd would do to their 7970 pricing.

Put it down in the $3xx range where it belonged at release?

 

[railven]

You're calling me retarded and bias because I said rumor has it the GTX 680 will be $500 at release?

http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/26437-nvidia-gtx-680-price-now-set-at-us-$499

Where did I call you anything? I only used you since you posted the same link where the person I quoted said his retarded comment.

EDIT: Oh, and to your ninja edit, why would I lash out at you that I made a decision to buy a product I wanted? That makes no sense.