Do not get your hopes up.
There is reasonable doubt out there that the 680 was originally designed as a 680. If they were going for the "next 8800GT", they would have priced this lower. They are extracting value just like AMD.
Based on leaked specs, I do not think the GK106 will not dominate the 7850, though nVidia could certainly choose to price it much lower. I don't think it will have the same margin vs. the 7850 that 680 has vs. the 7970, but if it did, then it would still not be comparable to the margin of victory the 8800GT had at the time. Any "next 8800GT" talk is just sensationalism. It can potentially have a favorable price, but it won't have the margin of victory an 8800GT had unless they price the cut down GK104 below $300, and I find that pretty unlikely.
If nVidia wanted a "next 8800GT", then they would have priced the GTX680 much lower. Not going to happen with the outlook that 28nm will continue to be supply constrained for a while.
I can see the GTX680 SE being below $300.
Good god if they deliver a big Kepler and keep the price reasonable I will be a first-day adopter.
Good god if they deliver a big Kepler and keep the price reasonable I will be a first-day adopter.
Why would they make a hoo har over the GTX670?...must be the dual card!
Yes, Nvidia Marketing at its finest. Way to over-hype mediocrity. Looks like it will just be the GTX 670, aka gk104-300/375. But they make it sound like the second coming of Christ.
"ARE YOU READY?!?!?" "DUH DUH DUHHHH IT'S COMING"
"OMG WTFBBQ HERE WE GOO!!!"
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*low profile gt130 se releases*.
*crowd cheers*
"DEVASTATING PERFORMANCE OMG CHILLS RAN DOWN MY SPINE, GAIS"
LOL, I wouldnt call a GTX670...mediocre!....and to be fair, NV Marketing do a much better job than AMD
Also, those TWIMTBP splash screens are usually more difficult to skip than AMD Evolved ones.
How many people remember when there was almost nothing from Nvidia before GK104 came out and smoked the 7970 in every metric?
Good times.
since when does the 7970 get smoked in every metric?