Reviews - NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN

[ajones]

Performance, price, form factor... I think everyone is missing the real problem with this card.

At that price, it'll be years before we find out if it blends.

[RhinoUK]

I think the review and its conclusion is fair and honest, its an expensive card for what your getting.
"This is the card that the GeForce GTX 680 should have been" and as a owner of a 680 i just wish the 680 had been this card, i really do. For the first time in about 10 years i am seriously considering my next card may be the red team.

[deejayburnout]

nice review.

Would rather have a crossfire 7970 TBH.

Better gaming power for the money.

[Terbinator]

nice review.

Would rather have a crossfire 7970 TBH.

Better gaming power for the money.

It will be when they fix the CFX issues:
http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphic...date/Frame-Rat

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

It will be when they fix the CFX issues:
http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphic...date/Frame-Rat

The cheaper GTX690 seems to do better in that review than Geforce Titan.

The only time Geforce Titan beats it is in Crysis3 surround and the framerates are not playable.



I wonder how a GTX690 4GB would have done TBH!?

Actually,it would have been also interesting to see how the GTX680 4GB also performs too.

[Terbinator]

Actually,it would have been also interesting to see how the GTX680 4GB also performs too.

I was surprised the reviews weren't done with 4GBs too, but then again i don't think there is much, if any, difference between 2 and 4GB variants, similar to the 1.5/3GB 580s.

But yeah, a 4GB 690 would be full retard and completely debunk any need for Titan.

Edit: Makes me cringe when they put 4GB next to the 690. Etailers, yeah, they're in it to make money but reviewers should persecute that sort of gimped marketing.

[AGreatName]

Titan is no more than a marketing chip. IMO Nvidia should be releasing their G*100/110 as the flagship at the 500 quid price point (as with 480 and 580), or if they really want a more efficient gaming chip, release a GK112(?) to fit between the mid range 114 and the compute 110, which could release as 770 and 780 (with 384bit mem bus), while the top chip (780Ti/785?) could use the normal GK110 (NOT at 800 pound), for those who need the compute performance.
Of course, Titan occupies the GK110 space, so 700s flagship will be, most likely, another 256bit GK114, without the next 384bit chip until GTX880. Unless GK114 is 384bit, which would upset Titan owners.

[chuckskull]

The price is just silly and I say that as someone who not long ago bought an overpriced 680.

[watercooled]

Titan is no more than a marketing chip. IMO Nvidia should be releasing their G*100/110 as the flagship at the 500 quid price point (as with 480 and 580), or if they really want a more efficient gaming chip, release a GK112(?) to fit between the mid range 114 and the compute 110, which could release as 770 and 780 (with 384bit mem bus), while the top chip (780Ti/785?) could use the normal GK110 (NOT at 800 pound), for those who need the compute performance.
Of course, Titan occupies the GK110 space, so 700s flagship will be, most likely, another 256bit GK114, without the next 384bit chip until GTX880. Unless GK114 is 384bit, which would upset Titan owners.

AFAIK GK110 is still first generation Kepler, like 600 series, despite its naming. I'm not sure where that leaves them for GPU naming for the 700 series, re-branding the Titan wouldn't be a great idea but what would the big gen2 GPU be called, provided they intend to release one? Maybe move up to GK120?

[AGreatName]

AFAIK GK110 is still first generation Kepler, like 600 series, despite its naming. I'm not sure where that leaves them for GPU naming for the 700 series, re-branding the Titan wouldn't be a great idea but what would the big gen2 GPU be called, provided they intend to release one? Maybe move up to GK120?

I thought that GK100 was the original big kepler, but they wanted to avoid another 480 so it was never sold? And it should be GK1xx for 700, then maxwell

[brasco]

The cheaper GTX690 seems to do better in that review than Geforce Titan.

It's not cheaper at the moment it's the same, [edit: sorry, I stand corrected, the RRP is the same (999USD) but the 690 is ~£100 quid cheaper] but yes the dual chips are doing better as predicted, in fact, a 660ti SLI setup will trade blows with it at a much better price point, if you don't think frame latency degrades the fps scores too much.

AFAIK GK110 is still first generation Kepler, like 600 series, despite its naming.

You say that but the behind the scenes Nvidia called the GK110 "Kepler 2" the roadmaps suggest GM1xx in 2014, I don't know if that leaves room for 7xx series on a Kepler based chip this year.

[watercooled]

I thought that GK100 was the original big kepler, but they wanted to avoid another 480 so it was never sold? And it should be GK1xx for 700, then maxwell

It's a possibility, and not something I could stand and argue about, but the GK110 name was being thrown around long before even the 680 was released. I've never seen any reference to GK100 except for people predicting that's what it might be called. If some articles are to be believed, Nvidia had big problems with 28nm initially, so a die that huge probably would have had catastrophically bad yields. Still, they could have just pushed the big Kepler 1 GPU back until yields were acceptable and renamed it for marketing purposes rather than waiting for gen 2.

You say that but the behind the scenes Nvidia called the GK110 "Kepler 2" the roadmaps suggest GM1xx in 2014, I don't know if that leaves room for 7xx series on a Kepler based chip this year.

It's the first I've heard of it, all articles I've read place the GK110 as Kepler 1, although they tend to stop short of actually saying it directly. Do you have any sources, out of interest? Maxwell has apparently slipped again, so it's still possible we'll see Kepler 2 along with a GCN refresh, all still on 28nm, by the end of the year.

[AGreatName]

It's a possibility, and not something I could stand and argue about, but the GK110 name was being thrown around long before even the 680 was released. I've never seen any reference to GK100 except for people predicting that's what it might be called. If some articles are to be believed, Nvidia had big problems with 28nm initially, so a die that huge probably would have had catastrophically bad yields. Still, they could have just pushed the big Kepler 1 GPU back until yields were acceptable and renamed it for marketing purposes rather than waiting for gen 2.

That makes sense, thanks for that, I didn't know Maxwell was postponed either.

[Andi-C]

Type error in the "test setup" - Isn't the Memory bus on a HD7970 is the same as the Titan ???

[Jimbo75]

Type error in the "test setup" - Isn't the Memory bus on a HD7970 is the same as the Titan ???

Yep good catch, it should also be 384-bit.

[keizcee]

it's not that great if you'll be getting just one(1) for priceerformance ratio, but would be good if you'll get a pair or three of them )