GTX490 throws down to 5970

Zardon · 05-23-2010, 09:03 AM

Behind closed doors at Computex, nVidia is likely to be showing its most important partners a very serious piece of new kit. The GTX490. Remember when the 7950 GX2 was considered power-hungry for pulling 110w in 3D testing? Looking back at that era, it seems that ATI and nVidia just weren’t trying hard enough.

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Mac Daddy · 05-23-2010, 04:20 PM

I can't wait to see this go head to head with the HD5970. Any idea when you guys might be checking one out?

Zardon · 05-23-2010, 07:45 PM

I still have to review the other fermi cards and have an ever growing list to get through!

Will be interesting for sure Dave - to be honest while I really liked the performance of the 5970, the card was just too hot and loud for my own personal tastes. If the new Nvidia board can somehow address that it would be positive.... time will tell....

Comp Ali · 05-23-2010, 09:26 PM

That's a good news , it was only a matter of time. I hate dual GPU cards but still they are a monsters . I don't think nvidia temps will be much better if not worse than Ati , GTX480/470 runs hotter and louder than Ati rivals.

Mac Daddy · 05-24-2010, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Zardon

I still have to review the other fermi cards and have an ever growing list to get through!

Will be interesting for sure Dave - to be honest while I really liked the performance of the 5970, the card was just too hot and loud for my own personal tastes. If the new Nvidia board can somehow address that it would be positive.... time will tell....

The 5970 is quite an impressive performer as you mentioned but I am not a big fan of noise and heat myself. I think CoolIT has a VGA cooler solution for it don't they?

In either case I can't wait to see how the NV card measures up as well.