Anyone Know When The Next Gen Nvidia Cards Are Being Released

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

So my LAST rumour list about the GK104:
1.)There is no GTX670TI but only a GTX680 as the GTX670TI was a smokescreen - TRUE
2.)The GK104 was not called a GTX680 but Nvidia decided to do so now -MAYBE
3.)Initial cards did not have the magic bios,but after the magic bios were converted to GTX680 cards - UNKNOWN
5.)As fast as an HD7970 - ONLY IN SPECIFIC INSTANCES AT HIGH RESOLUTION
6.)Is 25% faster than an HD7970 - MORE LIKE NEARLY 20%
7.)The GPU can be overclocked by 40% on air. Is the overclocking MASTER and clockspeed MASTER - MIGHT ACHIEVE PARITY WITH THE HD7970 OR HIGHER
8.)Consumes less power than an HD7970 and is the performance per watt MASTER -YES
9.)Has lower TDP than an HD7970. Meant to be a 195W card - YES
10.)3DMark11 score 15% higher than HD7970 -YES
11.)Has a smaller die of under 300MM2 compared to the 365MM2 die of the HD7970 and less transistors. It is the performance per MM2 MASTER and performance per transistor MASTER -YES ALTHOUGH IS 319MM2 WHEN MEASURED
12.)Has 2GB or 4GB of VRAM -YES FOR THE 2GB.UNKNOWN FOR 4GB
13.)Can use system RAM - UNKNOWN
14.)Shorter PCB than a GTX570 -YES
15.)Was $299 but now $499 or $599 since Nvidia was disappointed with AMD -$499 CONFIRMED. CONJECTURE MAYBE
16.)Has backlit GEFORCE GTX logo on the top of the card -UNKNOWN
17.)Is the PhysX MASTER -MAYBE
18.)Has single card surround -YES
19.)Is the UE4 MASTER -UNKNOWN
20.)Has the same memory bandwidth as the GTX580. However,it is very efficient at using memory bandwidth and is the efficient memory bandwidth utilisation MASTER. - IT LOOKS THAT WAY
22.)Does some other stuff that I might go WTF at - SCARED
23.)Uses a Vapor chamber -YES
24.)Uses an HT like technology -UNKNOWN
25.)Uses a Turbo Boost like technology -YES
26.)Most of the rumours are not true at all - NO
27.)The card launches on the 22nd of March -YES
28.)The card launches on the 23rd of March -NO
29.)Availability will be poor at launch - MAYBE
30.)Availability will be great at launch -MAYBE
31.)Is the Nvidia Kato to the AMD Green Hornet -YES
32.)Is the KUNG FU MASTER - WOULD NEED A RING

[Terbinator]

Ah, i forgot we had the HT rumour.

[Spank]

So will a 680 be OK to play games (at max settings) on a dell U2711 or would I need 2 580's?

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

It would be really weird if the HD7870,HD7950 and HD7970 ended up being better at compute than the GTX680 with the latter having better performance/watt with a smaller die for games.

Its almost like Cats becoming Dogs and Dogs becoming Cats!!

[kalniel]

Which has better performance/watt out of the 680 and 7870?

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

So will a 680 be OK to play games (at max settings) on a dell U2711 or would I need 2 580's?

I would wait until more reviews are out. Since the U2711 has a 2560X1440 panel, it will be interesting to see the battle between the GTX680 and HD7970 at higher resolutions.

Which has better performance/watt out of the 680 and 7870?

I think the GTX680 might edge it,but I cannot say. The GTX680 against the HD7870 would be the best comparison of the two architectures IMHO as both are stripped out gamer parts with a lower focus on compute abilities.

[Terbinator]

So will a 680 be OK to play games (at max settings) on a dell U2711 or would I need 2 580's?

Well, you'd be a fool to buy one 580 now - let alone two unless you got them at insanely good prices.

A GTX 680 probably isn't the best card, and neither is a 7970, for 1600p monitors (or is it 1440p?). Really you'd have to go with two of either for solid 60FPS gaming but both seem content at 30FPS at that resolution so 60 could be achieved by turning some IQ down, i would think.

[Spank]

I'm not planning on getting them/it until the IB CPUs are out. BTW it's 2560 x 1440

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

OcUK knocked down one of their HD7970 3GB cards to £399.99 and Amazon have the HD7950 3GB for around £314 delivered too.

Hopefully,a little price war at the top end will push down prices for the HD7870 2GB too.

[Terbinator]

OcUK knocked down one of their HD7970 3GB cards to £399.99 and Amazon have the HD7950 3GB for around £314 delivered too.

Hopefully,a little price war at the top end will push down prices for the HD7870 2GB too.

Same at Aria. The only thing is that the GTX 680 * should* come in at £400 outside of gouging so it still wouldn't make sense to go 7970.

[EvanJackPenn]

The 7870 is looking like the sweet spot for current-gen AMD, but the price is too damn high! I think they would sell like hotcakes (is that right? ) if they were lowered to £250

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Same at Aria. The only thing is that the GTX 680 * should* come in at £400 outside of gouging so it still wouldn't make sense to go 7970.

Considering that Amazon have the Asus HD7950 3GB for around £314,it has not made sense to go for an HD7970 3GB for the last two weeks.

I can see the HD7950 3GB hitting around £280 to £290 and the HD7970 3GB around £340 to £350 in the next few weeks.

I am hoping this means the HD7870 2GB drops closer to around £230 to £240.

[j.o.s.h.1408]

this card will fail if it only has 2gb of vram!

[kalniel]

this card will fail if it only has 2gb of vram!

At what?

[Terbinator]

this card will fail if it only has 2gb of vram!

Why? Because its only 500MB over your 480?

Move along!

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Take this with a bucket of salt:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/sho...8&postcount=84

I would be very suprised if the GK110 is not released in some form this year.