It looks worse than it is. For instance, look at the number of reviews on Newegg for the gtx 680 cards, especially this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130768 and compare that to the number of reviews for the 7970 cards, which have been out for much longer. What's happening apparently is that the cards are dribbling in and selling out immediately; it's not a situation where zero cards are coming in at all if the number of reviews is any indication.
thats about what I think too.Now lets play the guessing game. Who wants to guess what the core clocks will be? I am going with 2x gtx680's at 95% clock speeds, and memory at 100% clock speed. So ~952mhz core, ~1004mhz boost.
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yeah I think you are right. unless the gtx690 is using the exact same cooler then that certainly looks like a gtx590.Am i seeing this right? A 590, with a 680, and a 7970?
Can't let the thread die. My prediction.. it's the GTX 670. Think about it.. poor GK104 yields, a history of well executed die harvesting, and an existing 680 PCB who's cost and design could easily accomodate a trimmed down GK104. Same memory config, same PCB, same cooler. Launch price = $399.
I'll make another prediction, there will be a 680 Ultra. The PCB can accomodate it from a power and cooling perspective. Fill in the power blanks: http://images.anandtech.com/doci/5699/GeForce_GTX_680_F_No_Thermal_575px.jpg
going from a gtx570 to a gtx670 is not exactly going to be a massive jump especially if you have the gtx570 oced at all.If they come out with the 670 in the next 60 days, I am qualified for the "step up" program from EVGA. I'm curious if my 570 lifetime warranty will transfer since I think the initial 600 cards have a 3 year default?
If they come out with the 670 in the next 60 days, I am qualified for the "step up" program from EVGA. I'm curious if my 570 lifetime warranty will transfer since I think the initial 600 cards have a 3 year default?
going from a gtx570 to a gtx670 is not exactly going to be a massive jump especially if you have the gtx570 oced at all.
no I am just saying if you happen to have an oced gtx570 than that will limit the already fairly small jump from going to a gtx670. of course that is true in general for any gpu upgrade.Is that because the 570 were very excellent at overclocking, or do you mean that an overclocked 570 will be close to a non-overclocked 670? Does the 6XX series chip have less overhead for overclocking than the 5XX? I think if someone has an OCed 570, they will probably OC their 670?
no I am just saying if you happen to have an oced gtx570 than that will limit the already fairly small jump from going to a gtx670. of course that is true in general for any gpu upgrade.
I thought that was self explanatory though that someone would oc their new card too if doing so on their current card. the trend around here is that people talk about getting new cards and then overclocking them to get a bigger lead over the last gen products without ever considering the last gen products can be oced too.If he has his current gtx570 overclocked, then he will overclock his gtx670 as well. If both overclock 20%, then the performance gap between the two will be slightly wider than at stock. Add in the extra vram, and depending on how much he bought the gtx570 for, and how much the gtx670 debuts at, it would (imo) be a worthwhile step-up upgrade.