GTX680's -- go get 'em!

[JBT]

In the past its been 9AM PST/12 PM EST. At least thats when Anandtech posts their reviews of Nvidia cards.

 

[LagunaX]

7970's are still the same price on Newegg.com...we'll see what happens soon...

 

[Zebo]

7970's are still the same price on Newegg.com...we'll see what happens soon...

This should put downward pressure on them. I think $459 in the near future for 7970 is a fair price assuming GTX 680 is 10-20% faster as Toms shows. It's saving grace is that it still performs well at very high resolutions so maybe $479.

 

[OCGuy]

Well i'm sure Keys has had 2 of these in SLI for 3-4 weeks now. Waiting for some thoughts!

I bet 7970 drops and holds at $499 unless they have supply issues.

 

[utahraptor]

I wish someone from Anandtech would come in here and say "Break out the coffee" or "Go to sleep." 7 minutes until EST midnight, I am going to bed if nothing then.

 

[blastingcap]

According to HardwareCanucks the rollout won't be till 9 a.m. Eastern time, 6 a.m. Pacific. Go to sleep unless you feel like staying up and hoping one of the sites messes up and breaks NDA early.

 

[Subyman]

AMD's not going to drop prices for at least a week or so after launch of kepler. I'm sure they are going to see how things shake out before dumping prices like people are thinking they will. Nvidia may not be able to deliver quantities, so there's no reason to drop right away.

 

[Nintendesert]

Probably a lot simpler PCB - only need 2x6-pin power connectors (so likely will only need 4 power phases), 256-bit needs less pins on the die than a 384-bit bus.

Just thinking out loud: NV made $581 Million in 2011 selling humongous 520mm^2 GTX570/580 with 320/384-bit buses and 332mm^2 GTX560/GTX560Ti cards with 256-bit buses.

Now they are going to sell a 294mm^2 chip on 256-bit for $500. :sneaky:

Should we invest in their stock or what?

Is TSMC giving them the same price on 28nm waffers as they did on 40nm though? :hmm:

 

[Elganja]

checked at 12pm EST and 3AM EST (12PM PST) ... obv no luck.

now that I am at work, I'll check every hour

 

[Don Karnage]

Just got up. No Anandtech review. Glad i went to bed early

 

[Elganja]

Just got up. No Anandtech review. Glad i went to bed early

tweaktown has a review up... check out the sticky'd thread

 

[Don Karnage]

tweaktown has a review up... check out the sticky'd thread

I read it and am impressed. Still waiting for Anandtech's

 

[blackened23]

tweaktown has a review up... check out the sticky'd thread

No bf3, no overclocking results, terrible. Hopefully the AT review is much better

 

[Elganja]

No bf3, no overclocking results, terrible. Hopefully the AT review is much better

i can understand the bf3 questions... but overclocking should be a separate review on it's own.

the majority of users are not going to overclock their cards at all.

 

[Don Karnage]

i can understand the bf3 questions... but overclocking should be a separate review on it's own.

the majority of users are not going to overclock their cards at all.

They shouldn't buy this card then

 

[Elganja]

They shouldn't buy this card then

That is just silly thing to say... believe it or not, the majority of users out there don't OC their CPU, don't OC their GPU, etc... most people don't want to deal with the possible headaches that comes from overclocking (heat, stability, wear, etc...)

We are in the minority and there is nothing wrong with someone wanting to buy the best card out there at the moment (which the gtx 680 is shaping up to be, need to see more reviews though).

 

[blackened23]

i can understand the bf3 questions... but overclocking should be a separate review on it's own.

the majority of users are not going to overclock their cards at all.

Is this a joke? This is ATF , of course we're going to overclock.

 

[Elganja]

Is this a joke? This is ATF , of course we're going to overclock.

I think you'd be surprised how many people, who OC their CPU, don't OC their GPU, or don't OC either... I'll start another thread where we can continue this conversation since it is OT for this topic.

 

[Crap Daddy]

Here you go, BF3 included:

 

[AVP]

I haven't been following that closely, I thought there was a $300 card coming out? The number of people who buy $500 cards must be tiny. I spent $100 AR for my 460gtx like 18 months ago (iirc) and it plays everything pretty darn well at 1680x1050. I don't understand the enthusiasm. 6600/6800gt and 8800gt were game changers, this? Looks like a pass for most (90? 95? 99%) users.

 

[epidemis]

I love how in China red is the positive colour!

 

[blackened23]

Couple other sites will not have 680 overclocking in their reviews either. What gives.

I have hope that AT will have overclocking results...

 

[Zebo]

Here you go, BF3 included:

Love more info. Thanks. Little more equal than first impressions from reviews posted thus far. Seems in really demanding games AMD holds it owns very well and even comes out on top in a few. Shouldnt sway anyone off a 7970 that's for sure.

Still F5'ing "GTX 680" at newegg though. Anyone else?

 

[aaksheytalwar]

Those who haven't read deeply enough,

The 7970 at 1000 5600 is usually faster than the GTX 680, especially under load conditions. And almost always they are about equal if the 7970 isn't a bit faster. Only in a few games is the GTX 680 faster and usually not by more than 8-12% or so, so something not noticeable or worth upgrading.

Considering that 1000 5600 above clocks are sureshot with every 7970, as of now under heavy load conditions the GTX 680 isn't faster once you reach those overclocks on the Radeon. However, we need to see how much can it overclock. If it overclocks less than 15-20%, then it will be slower once overclocked or at most about equal.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Love more info. Thanks. Little more equal than first impressions from reviews posted thus far. Seems in really demanding games AMD holds it owns very well and even comes out on top in a few. Shouldnt sway anyone off a 7970 that's for sure.

Still F5'ing "GTX 680" at newegg though. Anyone else?

yeah, would love to know an ETA on retail/etail availability...