980 Ti | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Tue, 15 Sep 2015 00:30:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png 980 Ti | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Galax offers GeForce GTX 980 Ti card for extreme overclockers https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/galax-offers-geforce-gtx-980-ti-graphics-card-for-extreme-overclockers/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/galax-offers-geforce-gtx-980-ti-graphics-card-for-extreme-overclockers/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2015 20:41:56 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=267725 Galax, a graphics card brand owned by Palit Microsystems, has quietly unveiled its factory-overclocked GeForce GTX 980 Ti-based graphics card that not only offers incredible performance out of box, but is actually designed for extreme overclocking. The Galax Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 GOC Edition features rather extreme 1203MHz/1304MHz (base/boost) GPU clock-rates. The …

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Galax, a graphics card brand owned by Palit Microsystems, has quietly unveiled its factory-overclocked GeForce GTX 980 Ti-based graphics card that not only offers incredible performance out of box, but is actually designed for extreme overclocking.

The Galax Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 GOC Edition features rather extreme 1203MHz/1304MHz (base/boost) GPU clock-rates. The graphics board comes with an advanced dual-slot cooling system with multiple heat-pipes, a large aluminium heat-sink as well as three fans. The card has DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort outputs and can drive up to four monitors.

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The GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 GOC Edition graphics board features rather extreme 16+3 phase voltage regulator module based on the International Rectifier’s IR3595 digital PWM controller as well as three 8-pin auxiliary power connectors, which can supply up to 450W of power in order to enable incredible overclocking potential. The VRM of the Galax Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 GOC Edition is the most advanced in the industry and, theoretically, the graphics card can hit unbelievable clock-rates. The graphics adapter is based on a white printed circuit board.

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As the name of the graphics card implies, the product is designed for extreme overclockers, who will use liquid nitrogen to cool graphics card down.

Only one batch of the GALAX GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 Edition will ever be produced and will be available for limited time only. The board costs $999 in the U.S. In the U.K. it is possible to buy KFA2 GeForce GTX 980Ti “Hall of Fame WC Edition” with similar clock-speeds for £689 with water-block. Unfortunately, the latter is equipped with 8+3-phase VRM and thus has a bit lower overclocking potential.

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KitGuru Says: It would be very interesting to find out how significantly the GPU on the Galax GeForce GTX 980 Ti HOF LN2 GOC Edition can be overclocked with liquid nitrogen. The record for the GM200 GPU is around 2.1GHz. Perhaps, 16-phase VRM for the GPU can help to push the frequency even higher.

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EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti FTW: Extreme performance, lower cost https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/evga-geforce-gtx-980-ti-ftw-extreme-performance-lower-cost/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/evga-geforce-gtx-980-ti-ftw-extreme-performance-lower-cost/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2015 23:24:12 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=267506 EVGA on Friday introduced yet another graphics card based on Nvidia Corp.’s GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics processing unit, which boasts nearly 20 per cent higher clock-rates compared to reference boards. Performance of EVGA’s GeForce GTX 980 Ti FTW in games should be higher compared to performance of Nvidia’s GeForce GTX Titan X, but the …

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EVGA on Friday introduced yet another graphics card based on Nvidia Corp.’s GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics processing unit, which boasts nearly 20 per cent higher clock-rates compared to reference boards. Performance of EVGA’s GeForce GTX 980 Ti FTW in games should be higher compared to performance of Nvidia’s GeForce GTX Titan X, but the price of the novelty should be relatively moderate thanks to simplified design.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti FTW sports the same 1190MHz/1291MHz (base/boost) GPU frequencies as the more expensive GeForce GTX 980 Ti Classified graphics adapter recently reviewed by KitGuru. The only EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card that demonstrates higher performance than the FTW and Classified is the K|NGP|N, which GPU is clocked at 1203MHz/1304MHz out-of-the-box and even checked for overclocking potential.

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Just like the Classified and the K|INGP|N, the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti FTW uses a custom-designed printed-circuit board, but this one is considerably less expensive to manufacture than those used on other graphics adapters. The new board sports 8+2-phase voltage regulator module featuring solid-state inductors, high-quality capacitors and hardened MOSFETs to withstand greater stress and heat. The card has two 8-pin PCIe power connectors that can deliver up to 300W of power to it (in addition to 75W supplied by the PCI Express x16 slot) in a bid to ensure high overclocking potential.

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The more expensive Classified and the K|INGP|N graphics adapters from EVGA have considerably more sophisticated 14+3-phase VRMs to ensure even higher overclocking potential. However, such VRMs and PCBs cost a lot, which is why the aforementioned boards from EVGA are priced at up to $1049 and are not easy to get. The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti FTW should offer the right balance between the cost, performance and overclocking potential for those, who do not want to set records in benchmarks.

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The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti FTW comes with the company’s latest ACX 2.0+ cooling system, which has three 8mm heat-pipes, a large aluminium radiator as well as two double ball bearing fans with a special blade design. The ACX 2.0+ also features a memory/MOSFET cooling plate as well as a backplate.

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The new GeForce GTX 980 Ti FTW from EVGA is available in the U.S. for $689, which is about $10 lower than the price of the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Classified, a card that was not available at EVGA’s online store at press time. The recommended price of the GeForce GTX 980 Ti FTW for the U.K. is unknown, but the board should hit the market in the coming weeks. Overclockers UK sells the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Classified for £629.

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KitGuru Says: At present, the difference between prices of the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti FTW and the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti Classified is negligible. Keeping in mind that Classified has a lot of similarities with the K|INGP|N board, the Classified may be a better choice if you buy now at recommended prices. However, several months down the road, prices will get lower and the fact that the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti FTW is easier to build will help EVGA to make it considerably more affordable than the more advanced boards.

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Asustek unveils ROG Poseidon GTX 980 Ti with hybrid cooling system https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/asustek-unveils-rog-poseidon-gtx-980-ti-with-hybrid-cooling-system/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/asustek-unveils-rog-poseidon-gtx-980-ti-with-hybrid-cooling-system/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2015 20:43:06 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=265967 Asustek Computer on Wednesday introduced its new custom GeForce GTX 980 Ti-based graphics card with innovative hybrid cooling solution and increased overclocking potential. The new Asus ROG Poseidon GTX 980 Ti is not the fastest graphics card in the world out-of-box, but its overclocking potential should be exceptionally high thanks to hybrid cooler. The Asus ROG …

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Asustek Computer on Wednesday introduced its new custom GeForce GTX 980 Ti-based graphics card with innovative hybrid cooling solution and increased overclocking potential. The new Asus ROG Poseidon GTX 980 Ti is not the fastest graphics card in the world out-of-box, but its overclocking potential should be exceptionally high thanks to hybrid cooler.

The Asus ROG Poseidon GTX 980 Ti graphics card is based on Nvidia Corp.’s GM200-310 graphics processing unit (2816 stream processors, 176 texture units, 96 raster operations pipelines, 384-bit GDDR5 memory bus) as well as on custom printed circuit board designed by Asustek Computer. The PCB sports 10-phase voltage regulator module featuring concrete-core chokes, solid-state black metallic capacitors and hardened MOSFETs. The graphics card sports two 8-pin PCIe auxiliary power connectors that can deliver up to 300W of power to the graphics board (in addition to 75W supplied through PCIe x16 slot).

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The key feature of the Asus ROG Poseidon GTX 980 Ti graphics adapter is its hybrid air-liquid cooling solution. Two high-quality fans along with advanced radiator and DirectXU H2O vapor-chamber should be enough to cool-down the graphics adapter, but enthusiasts with custom-built liquid cooling solutions will be able to plug the card to their pump and enjoy the benefits of liquid cooling. According to Asustek Computer, the cooling system of the ROG Poseidon GTX 980 Ti guarantees up to 5°C lower GPU temperature than Nvidia’s reference cooler out-of-box and up to 30°C lower GPU temperature when connected to a liquid cooling system.

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Clock-rates of the Asus ROG Poseidon GTX 980 Ti graphics adapter – 1203MHz/1228MHz (base/boost) for GPU and 7GHz for 6GB of GDDR5 memory – are lower compared to frequencies offered by the Asus Strix GTX 980 Ti. Moreover, the latter also has more advanced VRM and pre-overclocked memory. Asus positions its Republic of Gamers products above Strix lineup but the ROG Poseidon GTX 980 Ti is slower than the Strix GTX 980 Ti.

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Peak compute performance of the ROG Poseidon GTX 980 Ti is around 6.77TFLOPS, or around 10 per cent higher compared to that of the GeForce GTX Titan X, which boasts with 6.144TFLOPS of FP32 processing power.

The Asus ROG Poseidon GTX 980 Ti is available now worldwide.

Asustek Computer is also working on its Asus ROG Matrix GTX 980 Ti, which will be the company’s highest-performing single-chip graphics card based on an Nvidia GeForce graphics chip.

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KitGuru Says: The new Poseidon graphics adapters should be perfect for those, who already have custom liquid-cooling system. For those, who just want to have high performance, the Asus Strix GeForce GTX 980 Ti should be a considerably better solution thanks to higher clock-rates, pre-overclocked memory, very advanced cooling system and better VRM.

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Asus preps three new custom GeForce GTX 980 Ti cards https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/asus-preps-three-new-custom-geforce-gtx-980-ti-cards-extreme-overclocking-hybrid-cooling-etc/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/asus-preps-three-new-custom-geforce-gtx-980-ti-cards-extreme-overclocking-hybrid-cooling-etc/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2015 22:59:36 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=257923 Asutek Computer is working on three more graphics cards based on the GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics processing unit. The new boards will feature powerful cooling systems, custom multi-phase voltage regulator modules (VRM), increased clock-rates and great overclocking potential. Asustek’s Strix GeForce GTX 980 Ti with DirectCU III cooling system is already one of the …

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Asutek Computer is working on three more graphics cards based on the GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics processing unit. The new boards will feature powerful cooling systems, custom multi-phase voltage regulator modules (VRM), increased clock-rates and great overclocking potential.

Asustek’s Strix GeForce GTX 980 Ti with DirectCU III cooling system is already one of the world’s highest performing graphics cards thanks to massive increase of its frequencies compared to Nvidia's reference design. Apparently, Asus wants to offer three more premium graphics cards powered by the GM200-310 graphics chip: the Asus Poseidon GTX 980 Ti, the Asus ROG Matrix GTX 980 Ti and the Asus Gold GTX 980 Ti Platinum 20th Anniversary, reports Cowcotland (1, 2, 3) web-site.

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The Asus Poseidon GTX 980 Ti graphics card is based on a custom printed-circuit board with multi-phase VRM, one 6-pin and one 8-pin PCIe power connectors. The board comes with a hybrid liquid-air cooling system and features increased clock-rates. The GPU operates at 1114MHz/1203MHz base/boost frequency, whereas 6GB of GDDR5 memory work at 7GHz.

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The Asus Gold GTX 980 Ti Platinum 20th Anniversary sports custom PCB design, two 8-pin PCIe power connectors and the company’s own DirectCU II cooler with 0dB fan technology that can shut down fans when in idle mode. The board features increased clock-rates, but Asus is yet to determine and announce them.

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The Asus ROG Matrix GTX 980 Ti will likely be the fastest GM200-310-based graphics card from Asustem Computer, which will boast with a custom PCB featuring a digital 14-phase VRM that utilizes concrete-core chokes, solid-state black metallic capacitors and hardened MOSFETs. The board will feature two two 8-pin PCIe power connectors as well as a special memory defroster cooling system in a bid to make it easier for overclockers to use liquid helium or liquid nitrogen for cooling. Exact clock-rates are unknown, but expect them to be pretty extreme out-of-the-box.

Prices of the new graphics adapters are yet to be published, but do not expect them to be low.

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KitGuru Says: Given the fact how powerful the GeForce GTX 980 Ti is, it is not surprising that the company decided to offer five adapters based on this GPU. It is noteworthy that four out of five Asus' GTX 980 Ti feature increased clock-rates and premium pricing.

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Asus Strix GTX 980 Ti: 14-phase VRM, new cooling, extreme clock-rates https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/asus-unveils-strix-gtx-980-ti-14-phase-vrm-new-cooling-extreme-frequencies/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/asus-unveils-strix-gtx-980-ti-14-phase-vrm-new-cooling-extreme-frequencies/#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2015 01:28:36 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=257175 Asustek Computer has officially unveiled its new Strix GTX 980 Ti graphics card, which promises to be one of the most advanced graphics adapters based on the GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics processing unit. The new solution boasts extremely sophisticated voltage regulator module (VRM), an all-new cooling system, high frequencies out-of-the-box as well as extreme …

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Asustek Computer has officially unveiled its new Strix GTX 980 Ti graphics card, which promises to be one of the most advanced graphics adapters based on the GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics processing unit. The new solution boasts extremely sophisticated voltage regulator module (VRM), an all-new cooling system, high frequencies out-of-the-box as well as extreme overclocking potential.

The Asus Strix GTX 980 Ti 6GB uses a custom printed circuit board that features 12+2-phase voltage regulator module based on concrete-core chokes, solid-state black metallic capacitors and hardened MOSFETs. The graphics card sports two 8-pin PCIe auxiliary power connectors that can deliver up to 300W of power to the graphics board (in addition to 75W supplied through PCIe x16 slot). In fact, the PCB of the Strix GTX 980 Ti inherits a lot of elements from Asustek’s ROG Matrix Platinum graphics cards, the company’s top-of-the-range solutions.

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The new graphics card from Asus uses DirectCU III cooling system with three fans as well as multiple heatpipes, including two 10mm pipes and two regular pipes. The new fans utilized on the DirectCU III feature new wing-blade design that delivers maximum air flow and improved 105% static pressure over the heat sink, while producing less noise compared to standard fans. According to Asus, the DirectCU III transports 40% more heat away from the GPU and outperforms reference designs, achieving up to 30% lower temperatures during gaming. The graphics board features reinforcement frame, a backplate and even a special GPU fortifier frame designed to prevent PCB from bending over time.

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Thanks to the sophisticated printed circuit board as well as advanced cooling system, the board sports increased clock-rates: 1216MHz/1317MHz (base/boost) for the GPU as well as 7200MHz for GDDR5 memory. In fact, this is the second GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics adapter with factory-overclocked memory. Compute performance of the Strix GTX 980 Ti is around 6.84TFLOPS, or 11 per cent higher compared to that of the GeForce GTX Titan X, which boasts with 6.144TFLOPS of FP32 processing power.

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While Asustek’s Strix GTX 980 Ti 6GB is not the fastest GM200-310-based graphics adapter out-of-the-box, its 14-phase VRM will probably enable never-before-seen overclocking potential and eventually professional overclockers will set records using the card.

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The Asus Strix GTX 980 Ti 6GB is already available for £659.99 at Overclockers UK and for €814.9 at Caseking. The new adapter will likely reach the U.S. market in the coming days.

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KitGuru Says: It looks like Nvidia has finally allowed select partners to factory-overclock memory on GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics cards. Keeping in mind that pre-overclocked GeForce GTX 980 Ti solutions can beat Nvidia’s flagship GeForce GTX Titan X, it will be interesting to see Nvidia’s next move in the ultra-high-end part of the market… Titan X Ultra with 8GHz memory, anyone?

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Nvidia is considering a price-cut of high-end graphics cards https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-is-considering-a-price-cut-of-high-end-graphics-cards/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-is-considering-a-price-cut-of-high-end-graphics-cards/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2015 01:32:46 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=256036 Nvidia Corp. is mulling to reconsider prices of select high-end graphics cards in order to further strengthen its positions in the market advanced graphics solutions. If the company proceeds with the plan, it will get considerably harder for Advanced Micro Devices to regain market share it lost to Nvidia in 2014. AMD’s recently introduced Radeon …

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Nvidia Corp. is mulling to reconsider prices of select high-end graphics cards in order to further strengthen its positions in the market advanced graphics solutions. If the company proceeds with the plan, it will get considerably harder for Advanced Micro Devices to regain market share it lost to Nvidia in 2014.

AMD’s recently introduced Radeon R9 300-series graphics cards are based on “Hawaii” and “Tonga” graphics processing units that have been available for several quarters and demand for such adapters is not strong in the channel, two sources with knowledge of the matter have revealed. AMD’s new flagship Radeon R9 Fury X graphics board is powered by a brand-new “Fiji” GPU and offers higher performance than its predecessors.

Even though Nvidia has a substantial competitive advantage over its rival even after the latter introduced its new products, the company is considering ways how to improve sales its high-end graphics cards.

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One of the ways to boost sales of GeForce products is to reconsider pricing of GeForce GTX 980 Ti and possibly GeForce GTX 970/980. Prices of GeForce GTX 980 Ti and GeForce GTX 980 are very competitive in the U.S., but in Europe and the U.K. they are pretty high. In a bid to make its GeForce GTX 980 Ti more popular, Nvidia may decrease its prices, at least in some countries, according to a market rumour.

If Nvidia changes prices of its GeForce GTX 980 Ti and GeForce GTX 980, AMD will have to reconsider prices of its Radeon R9 Fury X as well as Radeon R9 390X in a bid to stay competitive.

Nvidia did not comment on the news-story.

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KitGuru Says: At present the information about potential price-cuts from Nvidia should be considered as a channel market rumour. Recommended prices of Nvidia graphics cards seem to be too high in Europe, hence, it is logical for the company to reconsider its MSRPs.

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Asus readies Strix GTX 980 Ti: The ultimate GeForce GTX 980 Ti https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/asus-readies-strix-gtx-980-ti-the-ultimate-geforce-gtx-980-ti/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/asus-readies-strix-gtx-980-ti-the-ultimate-geforce-gtx-980-ti/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2015 02:13:11 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=252645 Asustek Computer is working on a new Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti-based graphics card that promises to offer no-compromise performance. The new adapter is based on Asus’ own design and will feature increased clock-rates and an advanced cooling system. The board is demonstrated at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan. The Asus Strix GTX 980 Ti will …

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Asustek Computer is working on a new Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti-based graphics card that promises to offer no-compromise performance. The new adapter is based on Asus’ own design and will feature increased clock-rates and an advanced cooling system. The board is demonstrated at Computex in Taipei, Taiwan.

The Asus Strix GTX 980 Ti will utilize a highly-custom printed circuit board developed by Asustek Computer in-house that will feature enhanced multi-phase voltage regulation module for the GPU and memory designed to ensure maximum stability and overclockability. Default clock-rates of the graphics card will likely be increased by 10 – 15 per cent compared to Nvidia’s recommended frequencies.

The Strix GeForce GTX 980 Ti will also use all-new DirectCU III cooling system with three 10cm fans and 10mm copper heat-pipes to ensure low temperatures and headroom for further overclocking. The fans automatically shut down when the GPU is under light load.

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Like the rest GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics adapters, the Asus Strix GTX 980 Ti will carry Nvidia’s GM200-310 graphics processing unit with 2816 stream processors, 176 texture units, 96 raster operations pipelines and 384-bit memory interface. The board will be equipped with 6GB of GDDR5 memory.

Asustek’s Strix-series products are designed for gamers and deliver considerably higher performance compared to devices based on reference designs. However, Strix products are not Asus’ top-of-the-range offerings. It is possible that eventually Asus will release GeForce GTX 980 Ti-based graphics adapter that will be a part of the ROG Matrix Platinum family, which is designed to provide absolutely best levels of performance and overclockability. Asus GTX 980 Ti ROG Matrix Platinum could feature 14-phase VRM, various tweaks for extreme overclocking and other advantages.

The Asus Strix GTX 980 Ti will likely hit the market in late July or early August. Pricing is unknown, but naturally it will be higher than default $649/£550/€749. The hypothetical Asus GTX 980 Ti ROG Matrix Platinum could be launched this fall.

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KitGuru Says: It will be tremendously interesting to see what professional overclockers will be able to do with custom GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics cards by companies like Asus or EVGA. Chances are that those products could set more performance records than even Nvidia’s flagship GeForce GTX Titan X.

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Nvidia drops prices of GeForce GTX 980, GTX 980 Ti. But not for Europe https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-drops-prices-of-geforce-gtx-980-gtx-980-ti-but-not-for-europe/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-drops-prices-of-geforce-gtx-980-gtx-980-ti-but-not-for-europe/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2015 15:16:57 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=252424 In an unexpected move, Nvidia Corp. reconsidered recommended pricing of its graphics cards following the introduction of its GeForce GTX 980 Ti early on Monday. Unfortunately, the GeForce GTX 980 Ti will be considerably more expensive in Europe than in the U.S. Nvidia will sell GeForce GTX 980 Ti for $649 in the U.S., not …

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In an unexpected move, Nvidia Corp. reconsidered recommended pricing of its graphics cards following the introduction of its GeForce GTX 980 Ti early on Monday. Unfortunately, the GeForce GTX 980 Ti will be considerably more expensive in Europe than in the U.S.

Nvidia will sell GeForce GTX 980 Ti for $649 in the U.S., not $799 as reported last week citing an online store. In addition, the company will lower the price of the GeForce GTX 980 to $499 from $549. The cost of the GeForce GTX 970 will remain at $329, whereas the GeForce GTX 960 will retain its recommended retail price at $199.

While the MSRP of both GeForce GTX 980 Ti and GeForce GTX 980 seems to be very competitive in the U.S., the same cannot be said about the prices in Europe. The official manufacturer’s suggested retail price of Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 980 Ti for the U.K. is £549 including value added tax (VAT), which is $752. The MSRP of the GeForce GTX 980 Ti for Eurozone is €739 – €749 ($824 – $835), depending on the country, which is considerably higher compared to the price in the U.S.

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The reason why Nvidia decided to set the price of its new GeForce GTX 980 Ti so high in Europe is completely unclear. The price of Nvidia’s single-chip flagship – GeForce GTX Titan X – has been declining and gamers with unlimited budgets will prefer to get the top-of-the-range solution even though it is more expensive.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti is based on the GM200 graphics processing unit with 2816 stream processors, 176 texture mapping units, 96 raster operations pipelines and 384-bit memory bus. The new graphics cards carry 6GB of GDDR5 memory operating at 7GHz.

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KitGuru Says: Nvidia’s prices for Europe continue to disappoint. First, Nvidia made its GeForce GTX Titan X considerably more expensive in the European Union compared to the U.S. This time the price of the GeForce GTX 980 Ti in some European countries is nearly $200 higher compared to the MSRP of the product in the United States.

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti to cost $799, unless there is a last minute change https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-ti-to-start-at-799-unless-there-is-a-last-minute-change/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-ti-to-start-at-799-unless-there-is-a-last-minute-change/#comments Fri, 29 May 2015 22:59:29 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=251871 An online store from the U.S. has started to take pre-orders on Nvidia Corp.’s upcoming GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics adapters, which are expected to be introduced next week. If Nvidia does not change the price of the upcoming graphics card at the last minute, then the GeForce GTX 980 Ti boards will cost around …

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An online store from the U.S. has started to take pre-orders on Nvidia Corp.’s upcoming GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics adapters, which are expected to be introduced next week. If Nvidia does not change the price of the upcoming graphics card at the last minute, then the GeForce GTX 980 Ti boards will cost around $800 per unit.

Bottom Line Telecommunications, a U.S.-based online store that is known for listing unreleased hardware, recently started to take orders on EVGA’s lineup of GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics cards. The add-in boards are equipped with 6GB of memory and similar outputs (one DVI, one HDMI, three DisplayPorts), which may indicate that they are all based on the reference design, but feature different clock-rates and cooling systems.

EVGA’s GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics cards cost from $799 to $827, depending on frequencies and coolers. An independent source with knowledge of Nvidia plans confirmed to KitGuru that Nvidia’s suggested retail price of the reference GeForce GTX 980 Ti is $799. The official SRPs for the U.K. and mainland Europe are unknown, but expect something like £550 and €750 – €799.

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While everything about the GeForce GTX 980 Ti seems to be finalized and set, there could be major last minute changes incoming. According to South Korea-based HWBattle web-site, Nvidia may set the price of the GeForce GTX 980 Ti to $649 and cut the price of the GeForce GTX 980, which currently retails for $549. This information has not been confirmed by any source so far, but if it is true, this could be a serious deal breaker, especially considering the fact that the adapter is set to be bundled with Witcher 3 and Batman Arkham Knight, notes WccfTech.

Nvidia’s upcoming GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card is based on the GM200-310 graphics processing unit with 2816 stream processors, 176 texture mapping units, 96 raster operations pipelines and 384-bit memory bus, according to various unofficial sources. Graphics cards makers will be allowed to pre-overclock GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics adapters and even design their own printed circuit boards for them.

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KitGuru Says: Given the fact that performance of Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 980 Ti will be very close to that of the flagship GeForce GTX Titan X graphics card, it is very unlikely that Nvidia will sell this card for $649. Perhaps, Nvidia has a plan in place to cut the price of its GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 980 Ti graphics adapters if they are challenged by AMD’s forthcoming “Fiji XT” solution. However, the latter is not expected to hit the market next week, hence, at least initially Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 980 Ti boards will cost $799/£550/€799.

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti: Specifications and photos revealed https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-ti-specifications-and-photos-revealed/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-ti-specifications-and-photos-revealed/#comments Sat, 23 May 2015 14:06:48 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=250852 As the launch of Nvidia Corp.’s GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card is approaching, more details about the upcoming add-in-board get revealed. Two web-sites have published specifications of the new enthusiast-class graphics solution from Nvidia as well as the first photos of the reference GeForce GTX 980 Ti adapter. As expected, the novelty will be …

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As the launch of Nvidia Corp.’s GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card is approaching, more details about the upcoming add-in-board get revealed. Two web-sites have published specifications of the new enthusiast-class graphics solution from Nvidia as well as the first photos of the reference GeForce GTX 980 Ti adapter. As expected, the novelty will be very similar to the flagship GeForce GTX Titan X, but will not match it.

Nvidia’s forthcoming GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card will not be powered by the GM200 graphics processing unit with maximum configuration, according to an excerpt from a presentation published by South Korea-based Hardware Battle web-site. The GM200-310 GPU will feature 2816 stream processors and 176 texture mapping units. It is unknown whether the graphics processor has reduced amount of raster operations pipelines and a cut-down memory interface (akin to that of the GeForce GTX 970’s 224-bit + 32-bit memory bus), but the card carries 6GB of GDDR5 memory, according to market rumours.

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VideoCardz reports that reference Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card features 1GHz/7GHz clock-rates for GPU/memory, however, actual add-in-board manufacturers will be able to overclock the GPU. In fact, high clock-rates of actual GeForce GTX 980 graphics adapters from Nvidia’s partners will likely compensate for reduced amount of execution units compared to the GeForce GTX Titan X.

The first images of the GeForce GTX 980 Ti prove that the card uses the same PG600 printed circuit board as the GeForce GTX Titan X with some minor tweaks. The graphics card has product ID 699-1G800-0030-800 B2. The upcoming high-end solution from Nvidia will use the same cooling system as many of its predecessors, so the adapter will likely be rather quiet.

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It is expected that Nvidia’s partners will be allowed to design their own PCBs and cooling systems for the GeForce GTX 980 Ti. It is possible that at the Computex Taipei trade-show in early June at least some of proprietary GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics cards will be demonstrated.

Pricing of Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 980 Ti is still unknown.

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KitGuru Says: It was completely illogical for Nvidia to use the fully-fledged GM200 for the GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card, which is why it slightly reduced the amount of execution units inside the chip. Considering the die size of the GM200 and its possible yield, it is likely that eventually Nvidia will offer a yet another graphics adapter powered by the chip. There are rumours about the GeForce GTX 980 Metal, but its possible specifications are yet to be discovered.
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Nvidia may announce GeForce GTX 980 Ti at Computex next month https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-may-announce-geforce-gtx-980-ti-at-computex-next-month/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-may-announce-geforce-gtx-980-ti-at-computex-next-month/#comments Mon, 18 May 2015 22:39:50 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=249891 Nvidia Corp. may announce its GeForce GTX 980 Ti at the Computex Taipei 2015 trade-show early next month, a rumour claims. It is also expected that sales of the new graphics card will start right after the announcement. Unfortunately, specifications of the product are still unknown. PC Games Hardware reports that Nvidia decided to postpone …

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Nvidia Corp. may announce its GeForce GTX 980 Ti at the Computex Taipei 2015 trade-show early next month, a rumour claims. It is also expected that sales of the new graphics card will start right after the announcement. Unfortunately, specifications of the product are still unknown.

PC Games Hardware reports that Nvidia decided to postpone the launch of its new high-performance graphics card from May to early June. The reasons for the delay are unclear, but Nvidia is in a very comfortable position at the moment because its arch-rival AMD does not have a direct rival for the GeForce GTX Titan X. While AMD’s partners sell dual-chip Radeon R9 295X2 solution – which is the world’s fastest graphics card – many enthusiasts prefer single-GPU graphics adapters.

The upcoming GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card is expected to carry GM200-310 graphics processing unit. It is unclear whether the GM200-310 has the same configuration as the GM200-400, which powers Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan X. The Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan X graphics adapter features the GM200-400 graphics chip with 3072 stream processors, 192 texture mapping units, 96 raster operations pipelines as well as 384-bit memory interface. The GPU operates at 1000MHz/1075MHz base/boost frequency.

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PCGH reports that actual performance and specification of Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 980 Ti will determine its price. The graphic card will naturally cost more than the original GeForce GTX 980, but will be more affordable compared to the GeForce GTX Titan X.

Nvidia’s partners will be allowed to design their own printed circuit boards and cooling solutions for the GeForce GTX 980 Ti. If Nvidia announces its new graphics adapter at Computex, actual graphics cards will be demonstrated at the trade-show. Unfortunately, it is unclear whether manufacturers of graphics cards will demonstrate their own versions of GeForce GTX 980 Ti.

According to market rumours, Nvidia is also developing yet another GM200-based graphics card, which is called GeForce GTX 980 Metal Edition.

Computex Taipei 2015 starts on the 2nd of June, 2015.

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KitGuru Says: Keeping in mind that the information about the GeForce GTX 980 Ti comes from unofficial sources, actual launch date of the graphics adapter may change. Nvidia does not need to release the GeForce GTX 980 Ti ahead of AMD’s Radeon R9 390-series, therefore, it may further postpone its announcement from June to July.

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Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 980 Ti to carry GM200-310 GPU – report https://www.kitguru.net/components/anton-shilov/nvidias-geforce-gtx-980-ti-to-carry-gm200-310-gpu/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/anton-shilov/nvidias-geforce-gtx-980-ti-to-carry-gm200-310-gpu/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2015 22:58:55 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=247608 Although it was expected that Nvidia Corp.’s upcoming GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics adapter will be powered by the very same chip as the GeForce GTX Titan X, it now turns out that the new graphics board will be based on a version of the GM200 graphics processor with a different configuration of execution units. …

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Although it was expected that Nvidia Corp.’s upcoming GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics adapter will be powered by the very same chip as the GeForce GTX Titan X, it now turns out that the new graphics board will be based on a version of the GM200 graphics processor with a different configuration of execution units.

The Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan X graphics card features the GM200-400 graphics chip with 3072 stream processors, 192 texture mapping units, 96 raster operations pipelines as well as 384-bit memory interface. The chip operates at 1000MHz/1075MHz base/boost clock-rate. By contrast, the upcoming GeForce GTX 980 Ti will use the GM200-310 graphics chip, reports VideoCardz web-site.

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Nvidia marks graphics processing units with dissimilar configurations differently. For example, both GeForce GTX 970 and GeForce GTX 980 are powered by GM204 GPUs, but the number of activated SPs, TMUs and ROPs is different on these two graphics cards. As a result, the GTX 970 chips are marked as the GM204-200, whereas the GTX 980 processors are marked as the GM204-400.

The GM200-310 marking may indicate that the configuration of the graphics processor of the GeForce GTX 980 Ti will not be the same as that of Nvidia’s flagship graphics card. One thing that is clear at the moment is that the GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics board will carry 6GB of GDDR5 memory.

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KitGuru Says: It is clearly logical for Nvidia to use a cut-down version of its GM200 for the GeForce GTX 980 Ti. The company has a lot of GM200 chips with defects and it needs to sell them somehow. At the same time, the company's product lineup requires a graphics solution that will be faster than the GeForce GTX 980, but slower than the GeForce GTX Titan X.

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Nvidia to launch GeForce GTX 980 Ti next month, GeForce GTX 980 Metal in the works https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-to-launch-geforce-gtx-980-ti-next-month-geforce-gtx-980-metal-in-the-works-report/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-to-launch-geforce-gtx-980-ti-next-month-geforce-gtx-980-metal-in-the-works-report/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2015 01:09:27 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=246137 Nvidia Corp. has reportedly reconsidered its plans concerning its rumoured add-in cards powered by the GM200 graphics processing unit. The higher-end GeForce GTX 980 Ti is now expected to be released as early as in the middle of May. In addition, the GPU developer is working on something called GeForce GTX 980 Metal. According to …

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Nvidia Corp. has reportedly reconsidered its plans concerning its rumoured add-in cards powered by the GM200 graphics processing unit. The higher-end GeForce GTX 980 Ti is now expected to be released as early as in the middle of May. In addition, the GPU developer is working on something called GeForce GTX 980 Metal.

According to a report from a Chinese web-site, Nvidia has moved the launch window of its GeForce GTX 980 Ti to 16th – 26th of May. The graphics card will be based on the code-named GM200 graphics chip with 3072 stream processors, 192 texture units, 96 raster operations pipelines as well as 384-bit memory interface. The GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics adapter is projected to carry 6GB of GDDR5 memory onboard, which will be its main difference compared to the high-end GeForce GTX Titan X, which features 12GB of memory.

Nvidia needs GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card in order to better compete against upcoming AMD Radeon R9 390-series from its arch-rival. Final specifications of the GeForce GTX 980 Ti are unknown, just like the price.

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In addition to the GeForce GTX 980 Ti, Nvidia is also reportedly working on something called GeForce GTX 980 “metal enhanced version”. It is unknown what it is, but it is highly likely that this graphics adapters is based on a cut-down version of Nvidia’s GM200 GPU. Since nothing particular is known about yields of Nvidia’s largest graphics processor to date, it is impossible to guess configuration of its cut-down version with disabled processing units.

Price and performance of the GeForce GTX 980 Metal, if it ever sees the light of day, will be higher than those of the GeForce GTX 980, but lower compared to those of the GeForce GTX Titan X. Pricing of the solution will depend on performance and availability timeframe.

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KitGuru Says: A graphics card based on a cut-down version of GM200 can easily become a bestseller, especially if it delivers 90 per cent of GeForce GTX Titan X’s performance at 66 per cent of the price…

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti is ready, launch may be advanced – rumour https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-ti-is-ready-launch-may-be-advanced-rumour/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-ti-is-ready-launch-may-be-advanced-rumour/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2015 18:46:56 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=244519 Nvidia Corp. has finished development of the rumoured GeForce GTX 980 Ti reference design, media reports claim. Moreover, the company may advance its launch in a bid to steal media attention from AMD’s forthcoming Radeon R9 390-series graphics adapters. General specifications of Nvidia’s upcoming graphics card currently known as the GeForce GTX 980 Ti have …

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Nvidia Corp. has finished development of the rumoured GeForce GTX 980 Ti reference design, media reports claim. Moreover, the company may advance its launch in a bid to steal media attention from AMD’s forthcoming Radeon R9 390-series graphics adapters.

General specifications of Nvidia’s upcoming graphics card currently known as the GeForce GTX 980 Ti have been finalized, according to reports from SweClockers and Chiphell. The graphics board will get the fully-fledged GM200 graphics processing unit with 3072 stream processors, but “only” 6GB of GDDR5 memory. By contrast, Nvidia’s current flagship graphics card – GeForce GTX Titan X – carries 12GB of memory.

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Since the GM200-based GeForce GTX 980 Ti will likely get printed-circuit board that is very similar to that of the GeForce GTX Titan X, development of the PCB hardly took a lot of time from Nvidia’s engineers.

Nvidia’s partners among graphics cards makers will be able to design their own PCBs for the GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card, one media report claims. Therefore, it is logical to expect companies like Asustek Computer, EVGA and other to design advanced GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics adapters with sophisticated 14-phase voltage regulating modules, enhanced PLL circuitry, improved GPU power plane and other innovations. Such graphics cards will likely be factory overclocked to provide incredible performance.

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Earlier it was reported that Nvidia intended to release its second GM200-based graphics adapters in summer or fall, but the fresh rumours indicate that the company may release its new graphics board around the time when competing AMD Radeon R9 390-series solutions (allegedly based on the code-named “Fiji” silicon) hit the market in June. In the past Nvidia used to release new products right after its arch-rival launched its latest offerings. For example, the company launched its GeForce 8800 Ultra graphics card two days after AMD released the ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT.

The price of the graphics adapter currently known as the GeForce GTX 980 Ti will be around $699 – $799. Performance of the graphics solution will be comparable to that of the GeForce GTX Titan X and at present it is unclear how exactly Nvidia will position two similar graphics solutions on the market.

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KitGuru Says: Keeping in mind that the information about the GeForce GTX 980 Ti is unofficial and mostly comes from one or two sources, take it with a huge grain of salt. In fact, unless Nvidia deliberately wants to steal media attention from the Radeon R9 390-series graphics adapters, it does not need to release another GM200-powered graphics solution any time soon. Even the name of the adapter is in question since it leaves Nvidia no options regarding the name for a graphics board powered by a cut-down GM200.

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GM200-based GeForce GTX 980 Ti to hit the market this fall – rumour https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/gm200-based-geforce-gtx-980-ti-to-hit-the-market-this-fall-rumour/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/gm200-based-geforce-gtx-980-ti-to-hit-the-market-this-fall-rumour/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2015 04:06:33 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=243300 Nvidia Corp. has reportedly slightly changed launch schedule of its GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card powered by the GM200 graphics processor. The latest market rumours suggest that the new adapter will hit the market in September and will be a part of the company’s product refresh this Fall. Previously it was reported that Nvidia …

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Nvidia Corp. has reportedly slightly changed launch schedule of its GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card powered by the GM200 graphics processor. The latest market rumours suggest that the new adapter will hit the market in September and will be a part of the company’s product refresh this Fall.

Previously it was reported that Nvidia intends to release its GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card this summer, possibly to compete against AMD’s Radeon R9 390-series add-in-boards. While in the past Nvidia did release new graphics cards in summer, the move is generally unusual: end-users tend to buy new graphics adapters in Fall, whereas OEMs acquire new hardware even when it is not released officially. The plan to launch something new in September looks more logical.

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti is expected to be powered by the fully-fledged GM200 graphics processing unit with 3072 stream processors, 192 texture mapping units, 96 raster operations pipelines as well as 384-bit memory interface. The main difference between the GeForce GTX 980 Ti and the GeForce GTX Titan X is expected to be the size of frame-buffer: 6GB of GDDR5 on the GTX 980 Ti vs. 12GB on the GTX Titan X.

As the GM200 graphics processing unit is extremely complex and record large, it is inevitable that there are GPUs with damaged compute or fixed-function units. Therefore, Nvidia needs to create a graphics adapter that will use GPUs with disabled parts and will be positioned below the GeForce GTX Titan X, but above the GTX 980. Keeping that in mind, it is highly likely that Nvidia will release not one GeForce GTX 900-series graphics card featuring the GM200 chip, but two of them: one with fully-fledged GPU and another with a cut-down version.

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KitGuru Says: It makes a great sense for Nvidia to release a GM200-based GeForce GTX 900-series graphics card as a part of its autumn product refresh. Still, specs and the name GTX 980 Ti do not look trustworthy at the moment.

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Nvidia readies GeForce GTX 980 Ti – rumour https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-readies-geforce-gtx-980-ti-rumour/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-readies-geforce-gtx-980-ti-rumour/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2015 01:59:28 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=242267 The recently introduced code-named GM200 graphics processing unit will not power only the GeForce GTX Titan X as well as the Quadro M6000 graphics cards. According to a media report, Nvidia Corp. is working on the GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics adapter, which is expected to rival not only the GeForce GTX 980, but even …

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The recently introduced code-named GM200 graphics processing unit will not power only the GeForce GTX Titan X as well as the Quadro M6000 graphics cards. According to a media report, Nvidia Corp. is working on the GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics adapter, which is expected to rival not only the GeForce GTX 980, but even the GeForce GTX Titan X.

Nvidia plans to use fully-fledged GM200 graphics processing unit for the rumoured GeForce GTX 980 Ti, according to SweClockers. The graphics solution will feature 3072 stream processors, 192 texture mapping units, 96 raster operations pipelines as well as 384-bit memory interface. Moreover, clock-rate of the GPU is projected to be increased to around 1.1GHz. The only difference between the GTX 980 Ti and the GTX Titan X will be the amount of onboard memory: 6GB vs. 12GB, if the report is to be believed.

The new graphics solution is expected to hit the market this summer at the price of around $699. If the timing is correct, then the GeForce GTX 980 Ti will be positioned directly against AMD’s rumoured Radeon R9 390-series graphics cards.

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Nvidia needs a graphics aadapter that will be positioned below the GeForce GTX Titan X in order to sell GM200 graphics processing units that have non-functional execution units. Since GM200 graphics chip is incredibly complex and large, it is inevitable that there are GPUs with damaged compute or fixed-function units. Traditionally, companies disable broken parts of the chip and use such ASICs on less expensive graphics adapters. If both GeForce GTX Titan X and GeForce GTX Titan X use fully-fledged GM200 GPUs, it is unclear how Nvidia plans to sell cut-down GM200 graphics processors.

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KitGuru Says: Existence of the GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics in Nvidia’s roadmap was predicted along with the emergence of the GeForce GTX Titan X months ago. While Nvidia’s plan to introduce the GTX 980 Ti is not surprising, specifications of the product are rather hard to believe in. The company needs to sell partly non-functional GM200 GPUs, but the GTX 980 Ti uses fully-fledged GPUs Nvidia also needs to refresh its graphics cards lineup this fall without introducing any new chips. To do the latter, it is logical for Nvidia to introduce GeForce GTX 985, 975 and 965 based on the GM204. However, offering GeForce GTX 980 Ti and GeForce GTX 985 at the same time is hardly a good thing since this will confuse buyers. In short, neither the name – GeForce GTX 980 Ti – of the product, nor its specifications look trustworthy right now. KitGuru will investigate the matter.

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Nvidia to detail GeForce GTX Titan X in mid-March https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-to-reveal-specs-and-performance-of-geforce-gtx-titan-in-mid-march/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-to-reveal-specs-and-performance-of-geforce-gtx-titan-in-mid-march/#comments Sat, 07 Mar 2015 03:35:20 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=239043 Nvidia Corp. made quite a surprise this week, when it unveiled its forthcoming top-of-the-range GeForce GTX Titan X graphics card at Game Developers Conference. Unfortunately, the company decided not to reveal a lot of details about its new flagship graphics card and while we do know that its performance is high, we have no idea …

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Nvidia Corp. made quite a surprise this week, when it unveiled its forthcoming top-of-the-range GeForce GTX Titan X graphics card at Game Developers Conference. Unfortunately, the company decided not to reveal a lot of details about its new flagship graphics card and while we do know that its performance is high, we have no idea how high it is. A good thing to know is that Nvidia plans to disclose all the details about the adapter in mid-March.

Nvidia plans to make public all technical specifications and key performance figures of the GeForce GTX Titan X graphics card at its GPU Technology Conference that kicks off on the 17th of March. It is possible that on the same date Nvidia will also reveal additional details about its product and architecture roadmaps and give a glimpse into the future of graphics processing units and GPGPU technologies.

There are a few things that we know about the GeForce GTX Titan X from official and unofficial sources already. The graphics card is powered by the code-named GM200 “Big Maxwell” graphics processing unit that is expected to feature 3072 stream processors, 192 texture units, 96 raster operations pipelines and 384-bit memory bus. The GM200 contains about eight billion transistors and is the world’s most complex GPU ever created. The GeForce GTX Titan X carries 12GB of 7GHz GDDR5 memory, has TDP of around 250W and supports up to 4-way multi-GPU configurations. The price of the card is expected to be around $1349, based on information from unofficial sources.

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Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan X will outperform previous-generation GeForce GTX Titan Black in all modern games and applications except those that require double precision FP64 compute capabilities. Even the GM200 will not be able to beat its predecessor, the GK110, in high-performance computing tasks (e.g., simulations) that require FP64.

Nvidia did not comment on the news-story, but confirmed that it will reveal more information about the Titan X during its GPU Technology Conference.

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KitGuru Says: While Nvidia will formally disclose all the details about the GeForce GTX Titan X at its GTC event on the 17th of March, it is completely unclear whether the company will let independent media to review the Titan X any time soon…

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GeForce GTX Titan X poses for cam: 4-way SLI capable, ready to ship https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/geforce-gtx-titan-x-poses-for-cam-4-way-sli-capable-not-too-power-hungry-ready-to-ship/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/geforce-gtx-titan-x-poses-for-cam-4-way-sli-capable-not-too-power-hungry-ready-to-ship/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2015 04:27:47 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=238685 Nvidia Corp. demonstrated its upcoming GeForce GTX Titan X graphics cards in its booth at the Game Developers Conference and allowed the press to take pictures of the board. Just like its single-chip predecessors from the ultra-high-end league, the novelty uses an ultra-quiet cooler, is multi-GPU-capable and is not very power hungry. Moreover, the card …

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Nvidia Corp. demonstrated its upcoming GeForce GTX Titan X graphics cards in its booth at the Game Developers Conference and allowed the press to take pictures of the board. Just like its single-chip predecessors from the ultra-high-end league, the novelty uses an ultra-quiet cooler, is multi-GPU-capable and is not very power hungry. Moreover, the card is already in production.

Legit Reviews has published a lot of GeForce GTX Titan X’s photos and revealed some additional peculiarities about the graphics card that promises to be the fastest single-GPU graphics solution on the market for some time thanks to massive amount of stream processors, 12GB of GDDR5 memory and Nvidia’s “Maxwell” architecture.

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The Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan X will continue to use blower-type dual-slot cooler introduced two years ago along with the original GeForce GTX Titan. The new cooler is completely black and has holographic word “Titan” embossed on it. The cooling solution is expected to remain very quiet and efficient. The length of the graphics card seems to be similar to that of its predecessors.

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The new flagship graphics adapter from Nvidia has two MIO connectors for multi-GPU SLI configurations, one 6-pin PCIe and one 8-pin PCIe auxiliary power connectors, three DisaplyPort, one HDMI as well as one DVI output. This means that the graphics card can support 2-way, 3-way or 4-way SLI multi-GPU configurations (just because someone thinks that 3072 stream processors of the GM200 are not enough to play games fine and 12288 SPs are just what the doctor ordered) and will not consume more than 300W of power, which is not that lot by modern standards.

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The graphics card, which Legit Reviews pictured, featured all the stickers typically found on commercial graphics cards that are in production. Therefore, Nvidia can probably start to ship the new Titan X graphics card shortly.

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The card carries 24 GDDR5 memory chips and has a rather sophisticated voltage regulator module.

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KitGuru Says: The new graphics board looks similar to predecessors and has comparable power consumption. Therefore, if your PC supports previous-gen Titan, it will also support the new Titan X.

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Nvidia GeForce Titan X 12GB: What you need to know and expect https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-geforce-titan-x-12gb-what-you-need-to-know-and-expect/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-geforce-titan-x-12gb-what-you-need-to-know-and-expect/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2015 01:04:39 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=238667 Nvidia Corp. unexpectedly unveiled its highest-performing single-chip gaming graphics card at the Game Developers Conference on Wednesday. The new GeForce GTX Titan X will emerge on the store shelves in the coming weeks and will be the pinnacle of the “Maxwell” architecture. Let’s recap what we already know about the GeForce GTX Titan X and …

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Nvidia Corp. unexpectedly unveiled its highest-performing single-chip gaming graphics card at the Game Developers Conference on Wednesday. The new GeForce GTX Titan X will emerge on the store shelves in the coming weeks and will be the pinnacle of the “Maxwell” architecture. Let’s recap what we already know about the GeForce GTX Titan X and what should we expect from it.

The Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan X graphics card with 12GB of onboard GDDR5 memory will be powered by the code-named GM200 graphics processor that contains over eight billion of transistors. The GPU, which is also known as the “Big Maxwell”, is the most complex graphics processor ever made. 12GB of memory indirectly confirm that the graphics processing unit sports 384-bit memory bus, which, given the “Maxwell” architecture (and ROP to memory controller ratio), points to 96 raster operating units. Earlier it was reported that the GM200 would feature 3072 stream processors and 192 texture units, which seem to be accurate information.

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The “Big Maxwell” is projected to offer around 33 – 50 per cent higher performance than the GeForce GTX 980, given its configuration, depending on applications. However, keep in mind that Nvidia’s “Maxwell” was not designed to handle professional computing tasks, therefore, it does not support native double precision FP64 compute capabilities. Even the GM200 will not be able to beat its predecessor, the GK110 in high-performance computing tasks (e.g., simulations) that require FP64.

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If Nvidia managed to maintain transistor density of the code-named GM204 graphics processor with the GM200, then the chip itself should be pretty large, about 615mm², which will result in extremely high cost. If the GM200’s die size is indeed 615mm², then a 300mm wafer can produce hold only around 95 of such chips. TSMC’s revenue per wafer processed using 28nm fabrication technology was $5850 last year. Therefore, even if GM200’s yield rate is at 100 per cent (all dies are good and can run in full configuration), one chip should cost Nvidia over $61 without testing and packaging. At 85 per cent yield, one GM200 chip costs the GPU designer around $73 without testing and packaging.

The GeForce GTX Titan X graphics board will carry 12GB of GDDR5 memory running at 7GHz. 12GB of memory is not only excessive for today’s video games, but is also very expensive. For some reason, Nvidia decided not to use SK Hynix and Micron’s premium GDDR5 components capable of running at 8GHz, but even current memory sub-system provides 336GB/s of bandwidth, which is a lot. Keeping in mind that Nvidia’s “Maxwell” GPUs use memory bandwidth very efficiently, the new GeForce GTX Titan X should demonstrate unbelievable performance in ultra-high-definition resolutions, such as 3840*2160.

The ultra-expensive GPU and a lot of memory will naturally make the new Titan X a very expensive graphics card. Previously it was reported that the board will cost $1349 in retail when it becomes available.

Keep in mind that many of the details about the GeForce GTX Titan X are yet to be confirmed by Nvidia at the GPU Technology Conference later this month.

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KitGuru Says: The real surprise about the GeForce GTX Titan X is that Nvidia decided to install 12GB of GDDR5 memory on a consumer-class graphics card. This will ensure that the board’s performance will not be limited by memory capacity any time soon, but this naturally increases the price. What remains to be seen is how high performance of the new Titan X will be in real-life applications. While the board will clearly leave behind existing graphics solution, it is not completely clear whether it is worth $1349.

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Nvidia to increase price of flagship GeForce GTX Titan graphics cards https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-to-increase-price-of-flagship-geforce-gtx-titan-graphics-cards/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-to-increase-price-of-flagship-geforce-gtx-titan-graphics-cards/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2015 05:54:56 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=231597 Nvidia Corp. plans to reconsider the price of its single-chip flagship graphics card when it launches its new GeForce GTX Titan later this quarter. According to a media report, the new ultra-high-end graphics adapter will cost whopping $1349, which is considerably higher than the price of its predecessors. The GeForce GTX Titan family of graphics …

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Nvidia Corp. plans to reconsider the price of its single-chip flagship graphics card when it launches its new GeForce GTX Titan later this quarter. According to a media report, the new ultra-high-end graphics adapter will cost whopping $1349, which is considerably higher than the price of its predecessors.

The GeForce GTX Titan family of graphics cards have never offered great price-performance ratio because they are overpriced and are designed to deliver the best performance possible at any cost. The GeForce GTX Titan and Titan Black graphics cards cost $999 and were not the best choices for the money. Apparently, the upcoming GeForce GTX Titan powered by the code-named GM200 graphics processing unit will be priced at $1349, an unprecedented price for a consumer-class graphics board, reports Expreview web-site.

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The media report claims that the new GeForce GTX Titan can feature either 6GB or 12GB GDDR5 memory, which partly explains its high price. GPU configuration of the new GeForce GTX Titan is unknown, but it is believed that the “Big Maxwell” graphics processing unit will feature 3072 stream processors, 192 texture units, 96 raster operating pipelines and 384-bit memory bus.

It is expected that the new GeForce GTX Titan will be considerably faster than its predecessors in video games thanks to the second-generation Maxwell architecture, higher amount of stream processors as well as high clock-rates.

Nvidia did not comment on the news-story.

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KitGuru Says: The rather extreme price of the new GeForce GTX Titan could mean two things: Nvidia does not care about the price of the graphics solutions and is not interested in selling tens of thousands of such graphics cards. The new GeForce GTX Titan “Big Maxwell” offers performance that is considerably higher than that of its arch-rival, the new AMD Radeon R9 graphics card.

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Nvidia may launch new top-of-the-range GeForce GTX graphics card in March https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-may-launch-new-top-of-the-range-geforce-gtx-graphics-card-in-march/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-may-launch-new-top-of-the-range-geforce-gtx-graphics-card-in-march/#respond Tue, 20 Jan 2015 21:21:08 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=231529 Traditionally Nvidia Corp. releases its top-of-the-range single-chip GeForce GTX Titan graphics cards in February. However, last year the company used its own GPU Technology Conference (GTC) to introduce its dual-chip GeForce GTX Titan Z graphics card, the company’s highest-performing graphics solution to date. Apparently, the company plans to do something similar this year with its …

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Traditionally Nvidia Corp. releases its top-of-the-range single-chip GeForce GTX Titan graphics cards in February. However, last year the company used its own GPU Technology Conference (GTC) to introduce its dual-chip GeForce GTX Titan Z graphics card, the company’s highest-performing graphics solution to date. Apparently, the company plans to do something similar this year with its new graphics card based on the code-named GM200 GPU.

SweClockers reports that Nvidia will officially introduce its new graphics cards based on the GM200 graphics processing unit known as “Big Maxwell” at the GTC 2015 conference that will take place on March 17 – March 20, 2015. Among the graphics adapters expected to be introduced at the trade-show are next-generation GeForce GTX Titan for video game enthusiasts as well as Quadro M6000 for professionals.

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Specifications of graphics cards powered by the GM200 graphics chips are unknown, but it is believed that the “Big Maxwell” will feature 3072 stream processors, 192 texture units, 96 raster operating pipelines and 384-bit memory bus.

Nvidia has had A1 revision of the GM200 graphics processor at hands since early October, 2014. It is highly likely that the chip and graphics cards on its base are ready to go to the market and their launch timeframe is determined by marketing reasons.

Nvidia did not comment on the news-story.

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KitGuru Says: Keeping in mind that the GM200 graphics processing unit is designed for market segments where demand is hardly flexible, it does not really matter when exactly Nvidia rolls-out the new chip. Professionals will get the new Quadro M6000 at any price-point once it becomes available, whereas gamers will make their decision regarding purchase of the new GeForce GTX Titan based on its performance comparison against competing graphics solution from Advanced Micro Devices.

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Nvidia’s GM200 graphics processor and card pictured https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidias-gm200-graphics-processor-and-card-pictured/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidias-gm200-graphics-processor-and-card-pictured/#comments Fri, 16 Jan 2015 17:07:19 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=230973 A Chinese blogger has published images of Nvidia Corp.’s forthcoming code-named GM200 graphics processing unit as well as a graphics card powered by the GPU. The new chip will be, as expected, not only the most powerful graphics processor ever designed by the company, but has all chances to become the largest GPU ever made. …

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A Chinese blogger has published images of Nvidia Corp.’s forthcoming code-named GM200 graphics processing unit as well as a graphics card powered by the GPU. The new chip will be, as expected, not only the most powerful graphics processor ever designed by the company, but has all chances to become the largest GPU ever made.

The GM200 graphics processing unit from Nvidia is marked as “1441A1 TAA156.000”, which indicates that the chip was made on the 41st week of 2014, the second week of October. The GPU carries “GM200-400-A1” moniker, which may mean that this is a fully-fledged chip with all of its execution units (i.e., stream processors, texture units, raster operations pipelines and other) enabled. Since Nvidia has had fully-functional A1 version of the GM200 chip at hands since October, it is likely that the new graphics solutions are on-track to be released commercially shortly from now.

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The GM200 graphics card, which was pictured by a Chinese blogger at Baidu presumably late last year, is marked as “180-1G600-1102-A04”. The prototype board sports three DisplayPort 1.2 and one HDMI 2.0 connectors, it also has contacts for one dual-link DVI-I connector, which will be implemented on commercial graphics cards. The length of the graphics board is unclear, but expect it to be similar to that of the current-generation GeForce GTX Titan Black graphics card since power consumption of the GM200 should be comparable to that of the GK110 (and therefore voltage regulator modules of two GPUs should be similar).

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The graphics board carries GDDR5 memory chips from SK Hynix marked as H5GQ4H24MFR-R2C, which have 4Gb capacity and are rated to run at effective 7GT/s data-rate. Given that the card employs 24 GDDR5 memory ICs, it has 384-bit memory bus, 12GB of memory as well as 336GB/s peak memory bandwidth. It is unclear whether the “180-1G600-1102-A04” graphics card is a prototype of Nvidia’s next-gen high-end professional Quadro M6000 solution, or the upcoming next-generation GeForce GTX Titan.

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VideoCardz web-site has attempted to compare die size of the GM200 to that of the GK110 and the GM204. While such assessments should be taken with a huge grain of salt, if the comparisons are more or less accurate, then the GM200 is larger than the GK110 (which has a die size of 551mm²). It is possible that the die area of the GM200 is comparable, or even larger, than that of the GT200a (576mm²), the largest GPU ever made.

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Previously it was reported that Nvidia’s GM200 graphics processing unit sports 3072 stream processors, 192 texture units, 96 raster operations pipelines and 384-bit memory bus. The “Big Maxwell” is projected to offer around 34 per cent higher performance than the GeForce GTX 980, given its configuration.

Nvidia did not comment on the news-story.

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KitGuru Says: While it is obvious that the GM200-powered graphics cards will be the highest-performing Nvidia GeForce graphics boards ever made, its market success will depend on the price. The solution will likely face tough competition from AMD’s upcoming Radeon R9 with HBM memory and if it does not end up as the world’s fastest graphics card, Nvidia will not be able to price it at $999 and expect decent sales. Meanwhile, a graphics chip with a die size of 570mm² – 580mm² is rather expensive to manufacture.

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Web-site compares performance of next-gen GPUs from AMD and Nvidia https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/web-site-compares-performance-of-next-gen-graphics-cards-from-amd-and-nvidia/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/web-site-compares-performance-of-next-gen-graphics-cards-from-amd-and-nvidia/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2014 16:31:48 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=226885 A web-site has published alleged benchmark results of next-generation graphics cards from Advanced Micro Devices and Nvidia Corp., such as code-named “Bermuda XT”, “Fiji XT” as well as GM200. Without a lot of surprises, the new single-chip graphics solutions from AMD and Nvidia will offer a noticeable performance improvement compared to today’s solutions, but all …

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A web-site has published alleged benchmark results of next-generation graphics cards from Advanced Micro Devices and Nvidia Corp., such as code-named “Bermuda XT”, “Fiji XT” as well as GM200. Without a lot of surprises, the new single-chip graphics solutions from AMD and Nvidia will offer a noticeable performance improvement compared to today’s solutions, but all of them will be slower than the Radeon R9 295X2.

Chiphell, a Chinese web-site with mixed track-record when it comes to leaking details about unannounced hardware, has published what it claims to be benchmark results of multiple next-generation graphics cards – including “Bermuda XT”, “Fiji XT”, “GM200” and cut-down “GM200” – in five benchmarks, including Battlefield 4, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Ryse: Son of Rom and Watch Dogs: Bad Blood. Exact benchmark settings have not been revealed, but they are claimed to be “high” or “max” and the resolution was 3840*2160.

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If performance results are to be believed, then it is noteworthy that the supposed AMD Radeon R9 390X “Bermuda XT” is faster than the next-generation GeForce GTX Titan “GM200”, whereas the alleged Radeon R9 380X “Fiji XT” is faster than Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 980.

While the alleged benchmark results pose certain interest, it should be noted that their authenticity is under a huge question mark. While it is possible that an employee of a graphics cards supplier has decided to test several unreleased graphics adapters and share results with media, this does not happen often. At present, very few third parties outside of graphics cards supply chain own next-generation graphics cards from AMD and Nvidia. Those third parties mainly include software developers, who also rarely share test results with the press.

Given the fact that neither the “Bermuda XT”, nor the “Fiji XT” nor the “GM200” are commercial products, their specifications (e.g., GPU configuration, clock-rates, etc.) are subject to change and so is performance.

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KitGuru Says: If the whole set of numbers is not a fake, then it is noteworthy that someone in the supply chain (or at a software maker) already has all three upcoming graphics boards at hands. The only question is why that someone would want to share test results with the public.

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Next-gen GeForce GTX Titan ‘GM200’ to be 34% faster than GTX 980 https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/next-gen-geforce-gtx-titan-gm200-to-be-34-faster-than-gtx-980/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/next-gen-geforce-gtx-titan-gm200-to-be-34-faster-than-gtx-980/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2014 07:58:23 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=226685 It is not a secret that Nvidia Corp. is working on new ultra-high-end graphics cards based on the code-named GM200 graphics processing unit (GPU). But is it worth waiting for a new top-of-the-range graphics board from Nvidia, or it makes sence to get a GeForce GTX 980 now? Apparently, the new GTX Titan will be …

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It is not a secret that Nvidia Corp. is working on new ultra-high-end graphics cards based on the code-named GM200 graphics processing unit (GPU). But is it worth waiting for a new top-of-the-range graphics board from Nvidia, or it makes sence to get a GeForce GTX 980 now? Apparently, the new GTX Titan will be significantly faster than the current high-end graphics solution.

Nvidia is working on two graphics cards based on the GM200 graphics processing unit: one will feature fully-fledged GM200 GPU, whereas another will sport a cut-down version with 2688 stream processors (and 21 streaming multiprocessor modules), reports Chiphell web-site. The maximum configuration of GM200 is unknown, but a natural guess would be 3072 stream processors and 24 compute modules.

According to performance estimates posted by Chiphell web-site, the new top-of-the-range GeForce GTX Titan graphics board from Nvidia will be 34 per cent faster than the GeForce GTX 980 graphics card.

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Given the fact that the amount of stream processors inside GM200 is around 1/3 times higher than the number of SPs inside GM204, it is logical to assume that the graphics solution is around 33 per cent faster.

While 33 – 34 per cent performance difference may not be significant when it comes to high-end graphics solutions as they all offer enough performance for almost any game, if you plan to play in ultra-high-definition resolution in demanding titles, you are going to need every bit of performance you can get. Therefore, if money is not a problem, it makes a lot of sense to wait for Nvidia’s next-generation Titan to arrive.

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KitGuru Says: While it is clear that Nvidia is working on a new GeForce GTX Titan-like graphics board, it will be very interesting to learn whether the company also intends to release a new dual-chip flagship product. Energy-efficiency of Maxwell should allow to build it with high frequencies, which will make it much more competitive than the GeForce GTX Titan Z was earlier this year.

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