GeForce GTX | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Fri, 02 Oct 2015 03:15:11 +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 GeForce GTX | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 MSI rolls-out limited edition GeForce GTX 980 Ti with copper cooler https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/msi-rolls-out-limited-edition-geforce-gtx-980-ti-with-copper-cooler-factory-overclocking/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/msi-rolls-out-limited-edition-geforce-gtx-980-ti-with-copper-cooler-factory-overclocking/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2015 07:05:27 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=270345 MicroStar International has introduced its limited edition GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6G Golden graphics card, which features a unique design, can work in three modes and comes with an all-copper cooling systems. The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6G Golden graphics adapter is powered by Nvidia Corp.’s GM200-310 graphics processing unit (2816 stream …

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MicroStar International has introduced its limited edition GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6G Golden graphics card, which features a unique design, can work in three modes and comes with an all-copper cooling systems.

The MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6G Golden graphics adapter is powered by Nvidia Corp.’s GM200-310 graphics processing unit (2816 stream processors, 176 texture units, 96 raster operations pipelines, 384-bit memory bus) along with 6GB of GDDR5 memory. The card is built on a custom printed circuit board with a specially designed 10-phase voltage regulator module for enhanced overclocking potential. The graphics board can work in three modes set by software:

  • Silent mode: 1000MHz/1076MHz base/boost GPU frequency, 7010MHz GDDR5 memory data-rate;
  • Gaming mode: 1140MHz/1228MHz base/boost GPU frequency, 7010MHz GDDR5 memory data-rate;
  • OC mode: 1178MHz/1279MHz base/boost GPU frequency, 7096MHz GDDR5 memory data-rate;

Thanks to factory overclocked GPU and memory that are guaranteed to run at nearly 1200MHz/7100MHz, the MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6G Golden should outperform Nvidia’s flagship GeForce GTX Titan X card thanks to higher compute performance (6.63TFLOPS vs. 6.14TFLOPS) and higher memory bandwidth.

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In many ways, the “Golden Edition” graphics card resembles MSI’s GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6G reviewed by KitGuru earlier this year. The main difference between the two is all-copper Twin Frozr V cooler on the new one versus all-aluminium cooler on the regular one. The cooler features multiple heat-pipes as well as two fans, which stop spinning in low-temperature situations. The “Golden Edition” is designed not only to look better than the original card, but also to provide more efficient cooling.

The decision to use copper radiators is a debateable one, keeping in mind the fact that while copper quickly absorbs heat, it does not quickly dissipate it, unlike aluminium, which dissipates heat rapidly. Practically all high-performance coolers use a combination of copper and aluminium.

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The new MSI GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6G Golden Edition will be on display at the Madrid Games Week event in Spain. The card will hit the market in the coming weeks. A small surprise will be included in the accessories box of this limited edition product.

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KitGuru Says: The Golden Edition of MSI’s GeForce GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6G looks very impressive. But will it be actually better than the regular one? That is something for reviewers to check out!

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Nvidia readies new dual-chip GeForce GTX flagship graphics card https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-readies-new-dual-chip-geforce-gtx-flagship-graphics-card/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-readies-new-dual-chip-geforce-gtx-flagship-graphics-card/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2015 21:08:27 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=269755 Nvidia Corp. is working on a new flagship graphics card that will use two code-named GM200 graphics processing units. The new adapter will offer extreme levels of performance and will compete against AMD’s upcoming Radeon R9 Fury X2 with two “Fiji” graphics processors. Not a lot is known about the upcoming flagship GeForce GTX graphics …

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Nvidia Corp. is working on a new flagship graphics card that will use two code-named GM200 graphics processing units. The new adapter will offer extreme levels of performance and will compete against AMD’s upcoming Radeon R9 Fury X2 with two “Fiji” graphics processors.

Not a lot is known about the upcoming flagship GeForce GTX graphics card, except the fact that the adapter was demonstrated to the press last week, reports WccfTech web-site. The briefing was called “Geforce GTX Times Two”. Review samples of the product are reportedly in circulation.

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The upcoming dual-GPU graphics board will likely belong to the GeForce GTX Titan range and will offer unprecedented performance and a very high price. Since the GM200 graphics processing unit has 3072 stream processors, a graphics card with two GM200 chips will be able to boast with up to 6144 SPs, an incredible amount. Since the “Maxwell” architecture is very power efficient, it is possible that frequency of the GPUs on the dual-chip adapter will be fairly high.

It is unclear whether the graphics card will feature 12GB or 24GB of memory. 24GB of memory will provide incredibly high performance, but will also consume a lot of power, meaning that the card will have to use a massive cooler.

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Last year Nvidia released its dual-chip GeForce GTX Titan Z graphics card with two GK110 graphics processing units. The adapter did not feature unbeatable performance and was generally slower than AMD’s Radeon R9 295X2. Due to incredible price of $2999, the Titan Z was not popular.

Nvidia did not comment on the news-story.

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KitGuru Says: Keeping in mind that AMD’s Radeon R9 Fury X is pretty rare, it is possible that AMD will delay introduction of its dual-chip flagship. As a result, Nvidia’s new dual-GPU board will simply have no direct competitors, which means that it will come with an extreme price-tag…

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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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MSI teams up with Corsair for hybrid-cooled graphics cards https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/msi-teams-up-with-corsair-for-hybrid-cooled-graphics-cards-980-ti-watercooled-approaching/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/msi-teams-up-with-corsair-for-hybrid-cooled-graphics-cards-980-ti-watercooled-approaching/#respond Fri, 11 Sep 2015 20:03:03 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=267412 MicroStar International this week revealed at its Facebook page that it is getting closer to unveiling graphics cards with hybrid cooling solutions. The company did not disclose when or what it plans to launch, but one of the first graphics adapters from MSI to feature new coolers will be powered by Nvidia Corp.’s GeForce GTX …

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MicroStar International this week revealed at its Facebook page that it is getting closer to unveiling graphics cards with hybrid cooling solutions. The company did not disclose when or what it plans to launch, but one of the first graphics adapters from MSI to feature new coolers will be powered by Nvidia Corp.’s GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics processor.

AMD’s launches of the Radeon R9 295X2 with hybrid cooling system as well as the Radeon Radeon R9 Fury X with all-in-one liquid-cooling solution have clearly shifted attitude of manufacturers towards hybrid and liquid coolers. This year EVGA and less-known Japanese brands have introduced their graphics adapters with custom hybrid coolers, but, as it appears, they will not offer such products exclusively. Apparently, MSI and Corsair are working on something too.

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Back at the Computex 2015 trade-show, MicroStar International and Corsair already demonstrated a prototype of MSI’s GTX 980 Ti Watercooled graphics adapter, which is based on Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics processing unit, but comes with a hybrid cooling solution powered by Corsair’s liquid-cooler as well as HG10-series bracket. That product is approaching its launch, based on the Facebook post from MSI.

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At present the only thing that is known about MSI’s GTX 980 Ti Watercooled is that it will feature a new cooling solution jointly designed by MicroStar and Corsair and will be aimed at overclockers. Exact clock-rates of the graphics adapter are unknown, but expect them to be considerably higher compared to Nvidia’s reference design.

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It is unclear whether the GTX 980 Ti Watercooled will be the only solution with hybrid cooler in MSI’s lineup, but it is logical to expect other graphics boards to feature similar cooling systems eventually.

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KitGuru Says: The fall is going to be interesting for the market of graphics adapters. Manufacturers of add-in-cards will need to refresh their product families and will thus install custom cooling systems and conduct significant factory overclock. The only question is how expensive such graphics boards will be.

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Gigabyte Xtreme Gaming: graphics cards with hand-picked GPUs https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/gigabyte-xtreme-gaming-graphics-cards-hand-picked-gpus-high-end-components/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/gigabyte-xtreme-gaming-graphics-cards-hand-picked-gpus-high-end-components/#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:23:46 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=267220 Gigabyte Technology’s G1 Gaming graphics cards and mainboards are known for their outstanding performance, overclocking potential and capabilities. However, such products are primarily designed for gamers and modders. For those, who want to have even higher quality and overclocking potential, Gigabyte on Thursday introduced its new lineup of products, the Xtreme Gaming series. The Gigabyte …

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Gigabyte Technology’s G1 Gaming graphics cards and mainboards are known for their outstanding performance, overclocking potential and capabilities. However, such products are primarily designed for gamers and modders. For those, who want to have even higher quality and overclocking potential, Gigabyte on Thursday introduced its new lineup of products, the Xtreme Gaming series.

The Gigabyte Xtreme Gaming graphics adapters are based on graphics processing units, which had passed Gigabyte’s GPU Gauntlet Sorting process and are known to have overclocking potential. The new adapters are built using very high-quality components, such as solid-state inductors and capacitors as well as printed-circuit boards with breathable coating to shield against moisture, dust, and corrosion. The Xtreme Gaming boards also feature Windforce coolers with several specially-designed curved fans, heat-pipes, LED lights and even backplates.

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The first Gigabyte Xtreme Gaming graphics card will be the Gigabyte GTX 950 Xtreme Gaming (GV-N950XTREME-2GD) based on the GM206-250 graphics processing unit (768 stream processors, 48 texture units, 32 raster operations pipelines as well as 128-bit memory interface) and equipped with 2GB of memory. The GPU is factory-overclocked to 1203MHz/1405MHz (base/boost), whereas GDDR5 memory operates at 7GHz. The board requires 8-pin PCI Express power connector.

Thanks to overclocking, peak FP32 compute performance of the Gigabyte GTX 950 Xtreme Gaming is around 1.84TFLOPS, or about 17 per cent higher compared to standard Nvidia GeForce GTX 950-based graphics adapters.

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Gigabyte claims that the graphics card is the first of many gamer-focused products that the company will be rolling out this year. The manufactrer does not reveal how broad the Xtreme Gaming series will be, but it looks like the new family will be positined above standard graphics cards and will essentially compete with the Gaming G1 series.

The Gigabyte Xtreme Gaming GTX 950 is expected to hit the market shortly. The board costs $169.99 in the U.S. and £154.99 in the U.K.

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KitGuru Says: The new Xtreme Gaming lineup from Gigabyte looks like what the doctor ordered for those, who want to have the highest performance right out of the box, but do not want to buy Gaming G1 add-in-boards for some reason. When Gigabyte adds higher-performing GPUs into the Xtreme Gaming lineup, the latter could become excellent rival for Asustek Computer’s Strix and ROG-branded hardware.

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Nvidia: Sales of high-end GeForce GTX GPUs are increasing https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-sales-of-high-end-geforce-gtx-gpus-are-increasing/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-sales-of-high-end-geforce-gtx-gpus-are-increasing/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2015 01:33:03 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=266810 It is not a secret that sales of discrete graphics processing units for personal computers are decreasing. In the second quarter of the year shipments of graphics cards for desktop computers dropped to the minimum level in many years. Despite of this, shipments of graphics cards used by gamers are increasing, according to Jeff Fisher, …

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It is not a secret that sales of discrete graphics processing units for personal computers are decreasing. In the second quarter of the year shipments of graphics cards for desktop computers dropped to the minimum level in many years. Despite of this, shipments of graphics cards used by gamers are increasing, according to Jeff Fisher, senior vice president of GeForce business unit at Nvidia Corp.

One of the key reasons why sales of low-end graphics processing units are getting lower is increasing performance of graphics processors integrated into modern central processing units. Ten years ago, integrated graphics processors were incapable of delivering decent performance even in casual games, but today they offer fine frame-rates in a lot of games. As a result, people no longer need low-end graphics cards for desktop computers.

However, more and more people are buying GeForce GTX GPUs to play video games, according to Jeff Fisher, who spoke with Japanese 4Gamer.net web-site. Mr. Fisher claims that new-generation game consoles do not threat sales of discrete graphics adapters, but actually help to popularize games and GeForce GPUs.

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Several years ago, Nvidia’s top-of-the-range gaming graphics adapters cost $499. The recommended price of the GeForce GTX 980 was $549, the GeForce GTX 980 Ti costs $649 and the GeForce GTX Titan X is priced at $999. Mr. Fisher denies that Nvidia’s graphics processors are getting more expensive with each generation and claims that Titan series is not aimed at gamers, but enthusiasts of high-performance computing.

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KitGuru Says: Nvidia has managed to capture over 80 per cent of the world’s GPU market, which is why the company can enjoy increasing sales of its products. By contrast, its arch-rival AMD is struggling to increase sales of its Radeon R9 graphics cards for gamers.

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Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 990M is based on ‘Maxwell’ GM204 graphics chip https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidias-geforce-gtx-990m-is-based-on-maxwell-gm204-graphics-chip/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidias-geforce-gtx-990m-is-based-on-maxwell-gm204-graphics-chip/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2015 03:22:46 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=266080 Nvidia Corp. is gearing up to introduce its GeForce GTX 990M, an all-new graphics processing unit for laptops. Despite expectations, the company will continue to use its GM204 chip for its new adapter designed for gaming notebooks. Nvidia GeForce GTX 990M graphics processing unit for mobile computers will use fully-fledged GM204 processor with 2048 stream …

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Nvidia Corp. is gearing up to introduce its GeForce GTX 990M, an all-new graphics processing unit for laptops. Despite expectations, the company will continue to use its GM204 chip for its new adapter designed for gaming notebooks.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 990M graphics processing unit for mobile computers will use fully-fledged GM204 processor with 2048 stream processors, 128 texture units, 64 raster operations pipelines and 256-bit memory interface. The GPU operates at 1190MHz, according to ComputerBase, which tried out Asustek’s new ROG GX700 laptop powered by the new GPU.

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The new GeForce GTX 990M should demonstrate performance on par with desktop GeForce GTX 980, which means that the new graphics adapter will be the highest-performing graphics solution for mobile computers. Thermal design power of the fully-fledged GM204 is pretty high, hence, the GeForce GTX 990M will be used only for ultra-high-end laptops.

Previously it was expected that Nvidia will use a version of its GM200 graphics chip for its GeForce GTX 990M adapter. However, even at low clock-rate, the GM200 may be too hot and power-hungry for laptops.

Nvidia did not comment on the news-story.

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KitGuru Says: If Nvidia releases GeForce GTX 990M for notebooks, it is possible that the company is also gearing up to refresh its desktop product family with some new offerings.

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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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Sales of desktop graphics cards hit 10-year low in Q2 2015 https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/sales-of-desktop-graphics-cards-hit-10-year-low-in-q2-2015/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/sales-of-desktop-graphics-cards-hit-10-year-low-in-q2-2015/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2015 21:20:49 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=264714 Sales of graphics cards for desktop PCs decreased once again in the second quarter of 2015, according to data from Jon Peddie Research. Market share of Advanced Micro Devices also hit a new low during the quarter. Shipments of discrete graphics adapters for desktops dropped to 9.4 million units in Q2 2015, which is minimum …

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Sales of graphics cards for desktop PCs decreased once again in the second quarter of 2015, according to data from Jon Peddie Research. Market share of Advanced Micro Devices also hit a new low during the quarter.

Shipments of discrete graphics adapters for desktops dropped to 9.4 million units in Q2 2015, which is minimum amount in more than ten years. According to JPR, sales of graphics cards dropped 16.81 per cent compared to the previous quarter, whereas sales of desktop PCs decreased 14.77 per cent. The attach rate of add-in graphics boards (AIBs) to desktop PCs has declined from a high of 63 per cent in Q1 2008 to 37 per cent this quarter. Average sales of graphics cards have been around 15 million units per quarter in the recent years, but declined sharply in 2014.

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Nvidia continued its dominance in the market of desktop discrete graphics cards. Market share of the company increased to 81.9 per cent, an all-time high. By contrast, sales of AMD Radeon graphics adapters decreased to a minimum in more than 10 years. The share of AMD dropped to 18 per cent in Q2 2015, which is the lowest share that AMD had in history. The highest share of desktop discrete market that AMD ever had was 55.5 per cent back in Q3 2004, according to Jon Peddie Research. AMD shipped around 35 per cent or desktop discrete graphics processing units in the last four years. AMD’s share began to contract sharply after Nvidia introduced its GeForce GTX 970 and 980 graphics cards in Q3 2014. In about a year AMD lost 20 per cent of market share it controls.

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Note: Some numbers are estimates.

JPR claims that while the market of desktop AIBs is shrinking, sales of expensive graphics cards used by gamers are increasing.

“However, in spite of the overall decline, somewhat due to tablets and embedded graphics, the PC gaming momentum continues to build and is the bright spot in the AIB market,” said Jon Peddie, the head of JPR.

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AMD’s quarter-to-quarter total desktop graphics cards unit shipments decreased 33.3 per cent. Nvidia’s quarter-to-quarter unit shipments decreased 12 per cent.

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KitGuru Says: It is noteworthy that AMD is losing market share despite the fact that it has rather competitive graphics processing units. Further improvements of integrated graphics processors will decrease sales of add-in graphics boards.

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Nvidia unveils GeForce GTX 950: Decent performance at low cost https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-unveils-geforce-gtx-950-decent-performance-at-low-cost/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-unveils-geforce-gtx-950-decent-performance-at-low-cost/#respond Thu, 20 Aug 2015 14:51:15 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=264314 Nvidia Corp. on Thursday introduced its second graphics card based on the GM206 graphics processing unit. The GeForce GTX 950 is the lowest-cost second-generation “Maxwell” solution that sports modern feature-set and decent performance in almost all games in full-HD (1920*1080) resolution. Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 is powered by the GM206-250 graphics processing unit with 768 …

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Nvidia Corp. on Thursday introduced its second graphics card based on the GM206 graphics processing unit. The GeForce GTX 950 is the lowest-cost second-generation “Maxwell” solution that sports modern feature-set and decent performance in almost all games in full-HD (1920*1080) resolution.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 is powered by the GM206-250 graphics processing unit with 768 stream processors, 48 texture units, 32 raster operations pipelines as well as 128-bit memory interface. Nvidia recommends to clock the graphics processor at 1024MHz/1188MHz (base/boost) frequency and set the GDDR5 memory at 6.60GHz. By default, the chip has compute performance of around 1.57TFLOPS (significantly below 2.3TFLOPS of the GeForce GTX 960), but expect makers of graphics cards to offer factory-overclocked adapters with considerably higher peak performance.

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Nvidia’s GM206 graphics processor based on the second-generation “Maxwell” architecture is a modern GPU that supports all modern technologies and application programming interfaces, including DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.3, OpenCL 1.1, upcoming Vulkan and others. In addition, the GM206 supports all proprietary Nvidia’s technologies, such as PhysX and GameWorks effects, G-Sync dynamic display refresh, CUDA-accelerated applications and so on.

One of the unique capabilities of the GM206 is hardware-accelerated decoding and encoding of H.265 (HEVC) video, which is something that will ensure smooth playback of video in ultra-high-definition resolution, such as 4K (3840*2160). In addition, the chip fully supports HDCP 2.2 content protection over HDMI 2.0, which is required to playback movies on upcoming Ultra HD Blu-ray discs.

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Nvidia positions the GeForce GTX 950 for gamers, who enjoy casual, online and multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) games, which do not demand extreme GPU horsepower, but benefit greatly from high-performance graphics adapters. According to Nvidia, the GeForce GTX 950 dramatically improves responsiveness in various MOBA games, including Dota 2, League of Legends and Heroes of the Storm.

“Responsiveness is king,” said Alexander “Abaxial” Haibel, head coach of Brazilian eSports team INTZ. “It’s critical for my team to game on high-performance systems which provide that.”

When designing the GeForce GTX 950, Nvidia’s target was to provide 60fps in full-HD resolution in modern games. Based on KitGuru’s review of the product, the GeForce GTX 950 does deliver comfortable frame-rates almost across the board.

“We had no problem playing our suite of new and slightly older AAA titles at a mixture of High and Ultra quality settings,” said Luke Hill, a KitGuru reviewer.

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The GeForce GTX 950 retails for $159 in the U.S. and costs starting from £129 in the U.K.

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KitGuru Says: Looks like yet another great graphics card based on the “Maxwell” architecture. It is noteworthy that the die size of the GM206 is just around 227mm², which means that it is very inexpensive to manufacture. In the future, Nvidia can comfortably slash the price of the GTX 950 in a bid to improve its sales in the entry-level segment.

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Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 950 Ti is still in development https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidias-geforce-gtx-950-ti-is-still-in-development/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidias-geforce-gtx-950-ti-is-still-in-development/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2015 02:20:21 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=263622 Nvidia Corp. is working on a yet another graphics card based on the GM206 graphics processor, which will fill the gap between the GeForce GTX 950 and the GeForce GTX 960. The GeForce GTX 950 Ti is in development and it is unclear when exactly it will be released, but since unofficial information about it …

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Nvidia Corp. is working on a yet another graphics card based on the GM206 graphics processor, which will fill the gap between the GeForce GTX 950 and the GeForce GTX 960. The GeForce GTX 950 Ti is in development and it is unclear when exactly it will be released, but since unofficial information about it continues to circulate, it looks like Nvidia has plans to launch it.

Hermitage Akihabara reports that Nvidia is gearing up to unveil its new GeForce GTX 950 less than a week from now, but in addition to that, the company is finalizing a more powerful solution, the GeForce GTX 950 Ti. Based on what is known about the GM206 graphics processing unit and the GeForce GTX 950, it is highly likely that the GeForce GTX 950 Ti will sport 896 stream processors and will offer performance between the GTX 950 and the GTX 960. Perhaps, select “premium” versions of the GeForce GTX 950 Ti will also get 4GB of GDDR5 memory.

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Given rather negligible difference of the GeForce GTX 960 and the GeForce GTX 950 Ti technical specifications, it is likely that in some cases the latter may even challenge the former, especially when overclocked.

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Thanks to leading-edge functionality of the GeForce GTX 950 Ti – the GM206 supports DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.3, OpenCL 1.1, Vulkan and Nvidia’s proprietary technologies – the novelty has all chances to become popular among gamers with tight budgets. Moreover, the product will also be ideal for HTPC enthusiasts since it supports hardware H.265 (HEVC) encoding/decoding and is compatible with HDCP 2.2 content protection over HDMI 2.0, a set of technologies that will be required to playback Ultra HD Blu-ray content.

Nvidia did not comment on the news-story.

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KitGuru Says: Keeping in mind Nvidia’s current market positions, the company hardly needs to release the GeForce GTX 950 Ti: the GTX 950 and the GTX 960 can satisfy demands for lower-priced and higher-performance mainstream graphics adapters. Another offering in the segment will make life harder for AMD, but will unlikely translate into significantly higher sales for Nvidia.

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Image of PNY GeForce GTX 950 hits the web https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/image-of-pny-geforce-gtx-950-hits-the-web/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/image-of-pny-geforce-gtx-950-hits-the-web/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2015 10:01:01 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=263514 The first photo of an Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 graphics card has hit the web. The new graphics adapter from PNY seems to be based on a custom design, which is compatible with compact personal computers, but not with mini-ITX small form-factor systems. The PNY GeForce GTX 950 sports dual-slot design with one fan, which …

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The first photo of an Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 graphics card has hit the web. The new graphics adapter from PNY seems to be based on a custom design, which is compatible with compact personal computers, but not with mini-ITX small form-factor systems.

The PNY GeForce GTX 950 sports dual-slot design with one fan, which features curved blades to maximize efficiency and lower noise levels, according to the image published by VideoCardz web-site. The radiator seems to be made of aluminium, which indicates that the graphics processing unit does not emit too much heat.

The Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 will use the GM206-250 graphics processing unit with 768 stream processors clocked at 1150MHz – 1250MHz, according to a previous report. Graphics cards based on the GeForce GTX 950 will be equipped with 2GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 6600MHz – 6750MHz, which will be connected to the chip using 128-bit memory interface.

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Maximum compute performance of Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 will be around 1.76TFLOPS, which is quite a lot. The graphics card should deliver higher performance than its predecessors – GeForce GTX 750 and GTX 750 Ti – but do not expect any breakthroughs from the GTX 950 unless it is heavily overclocked.

The GM206 GPU supports all modern graphics and GPU compute technologies, including DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.3, OpenCL 1.1 and others. For GeForce GTX 950, a key feature of the product could be support for hardware H.265 (HEVC) encoding and decoding as well as compatibility with HDCP 2.2 content protection over HDMI 2.0. Both technologies are required to smoothly playback movies in Ultra HD resolution and on Ultra HD Blu-ray discs.

According to media reports, Nvidia decided to postpone the release of the GeForce GTX 950 by several days. The new product will be officially unveiled on the 20th or the 21st of August, 2015.

The exact manufacturer suggested retail price of Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 950 is unknown, but expect something like $150.

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KitGuru Says: The box of the PNY GeForce GTX 950 seems to be the least informative package ever. The only two things that can be learnt by looking at the box are the name of the GPU as well as information about PNY’s warranty. There is no data about memory, outputs and other essential details.

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Nvidia readies new flagship mobile GPU – report https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-readies-new-flagship-mobile-gpu-report/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-readies-new-flagship-mobile-gpu-report/#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2015 18:31:53 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=263090 Nvidia Corp. is working on a new graphics processing unit for mobile personal computers that will feature performance of desktop-class graphics adapters. Not a lot of details are known about the new product, but a media report claims that the new flagship GeForce GTX for notebooks will be released in September. NotebookCheck web-site reports that …

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Nvidia Corp. is working on a new graphics processing unit for mobile personal computers that will feature performance of desktop-class graphics adapters. Not a lot of details are known about the new product, but a media report claims that the new flagship GeForce GTX for notebooks will be released in September.

NotebookCheck web-site reports that Nvidia’s new mobile graphics processing unit is code-named N16E-GXX, but at present it is unknown which graphics processor is used for the product. At present Nvidia’s flagship GPU for notebooks is GeForce GTX 980M based on the GM204 graphics processing unit with 1536 stream processors. Therefore, Nvidia could release another GM204-based mobile product with all stream processors activated. Alternatively, Nvidia could use its GM200 graphics chip for a new mobile flagship product.

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According to the report, Nvidia’s new mobile graphics adapter will feature thermal design power between 100W and 185W, which means that the N16E-GXX may be based on either GM204 or GM200 graphics processing units. The product will not be released in MXM form-factor, which means that laptops featuring the product will not be upgradeable.

The official name of the N16E-GXX is unknown, but it is possible that the novelty will carry GTX 990M model number.

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Nvidia did not comment on the news-story.

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KitGuru Says: If Nvidia releases a mobile graphics solution based on the GM200 graphics processor, then such mobile GPU will deliver performance, which will be higher compared to many high-end desktops. Obviously, laptops featuring GM200 will be hot and their battery life will be negligible. However, gamers will probably be happy with performance than such machines can deliver.

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Nvidia: China is shifting to high-end GPUs https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-china-is-shifting-to-high-end-gpus/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-china-is-shifting-to-high-end-gpus/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2015 23:20:00 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=262849 Chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp. explained this week the reason why a number of graphics cards makers this year refocused their marketing efforts to higher-end graphics adapters. Apparently, China, one of the world’s largest markets, is shifting to higher-end GPUs, which is generally a good news for both Nvidia and its rival Advanced Micro …

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Chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp. explained this week the reason why a number of graphics cards makers this year refocused their marketing efforts to higher-end graphics adapters. Apparently, China, one of the world’s largest markets, is shifting to higher-end GPUs, which is generally a good news for both Nvidia and its rival Advanced Micro Devices.

“We are also seeing a shift to higher end GPUs in China,” said Jen-Hsun Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia, on the company’s earnings conference call with investors and financial analysts. “Some of that probably has to do with the dramatic change in improvement in production value of games in China.”

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Historically, China consumed cheap personal computers with poor configurations and with low-end or even integrated graphics adapters. In the recent years, the situation began to change and today there are loads of high-end systems sold in the world’s most populated country. Another reason why Chinese gamers now buy higher-end hardware is because locally-made games demand more performance and better GPUs.

“There was a time when the Chinese games were enjoyed and fun, [but] the production values were not very good,” explained Mr. Huang. “But now if you take a look at the Tencent games, the production value are absolutely phenomenal. They are beautiful. They are artistic and in those cases require a lot more GPU capability.”

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Yet another reason why Chinese gamers are shifting to higher-end GPUs could be shrinking difference between low-end GPUs and integrated graphics processors. Today, one may have decent gaming experience on a system powered by a moderate central processing unit with a good graphics core inside. In a bid to have a radically better experience, an advanced graphics card will be needed.

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KitGuru Says: Increasing demand for higher-end graphics adapters is a good news for everyone serving that market, including AMD, Nvidia and makers of graphics cards. What remains to be seen is whether bolstering demand in China will affect prices of GPUs. At the end, great demand increases prices. But on the other hand, as GPUs are getting more complex, creators of such chips need more money to develop and design their products.

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Sales of Nvidia GeForce GTX rise as shipments of Tesla and Quadro drop https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/sales-of-nvidia-geforce-gtx-rise-as-shipments-of-tesla-and-quadro-drop/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/sales-of-nvidia-geforce-gtx-rise-as-shipments-of-tesla-and-quadro-drop/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2015 01:29:44 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=262756 Nvidia Corp. on Thursday said that sales of its GeForce GTX graphics processing units used inside gaming personal computers increased 51 per cent year-over-year thanks to the success of the latest “Maxwell” family of products. By contrast, sales of Tesla, Quadro and Tegra products dropped in the second quarter. Sales of graphics processing units of …

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Nvidia Corp. on Thursday said that sales of its GeForce GTX graphics processing units used inside gaming personal computers increased 51 per cent year-over-year thanks to the success of the latest “Maxwell” family of products. By contrast, sales of Tesla, Quadro and Tegra products dropped in the second quarter.

Sales of graphics processing units of Nvidia were $959 million in the second quarter of the company’s fiscal 2016, up 9 per cent year-over-year and a 2 per cent increase quarter-over-quarter. According to Nvidia, revenue from GeForce GPUs for gaming grew 51 percent to $661 million, thanks to success of the company’s GeForce GTX GPUs in the channel, which shipments increased significantly from year-ago levels. By contrast, shipments of GPUs to PC OEMs decreased during the quarter.

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“Our gaming platforms continue to be fueled by growth in multiple vectors – new technologies like 4K and VR, blockbuster games with amazing production values, and increasing worldwide fan engagement in e-sports,” said Jen-Hsun Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia.

Revenue from Tesla GPUs for accelerated computing decreased to $62 million, because of variability in project purchasing. Nvidia expects Tesla to remain successful as GPU accelerateion in the datacenter becomes more important. Sales of Quadro GPUs declined to $187 million due to weakness in the overall workstation market.

“Our GPU-accelerated data center platform continues to make great strides in some of today's most important computing initiatives – cloud-based virtualization and high performance computing applications like deep learning,” added Mr. Huang.

Revenue from Nvidia Tegra application processors for mobile devices and cars dropped to $128 million, down 12 per cent sequentially and 19 per cent year over year. Sales of Nvidia Tegra for vehicles rose to $71 million, or by 76 per cent year-over-year, whereas sales of mobile Tegra SoCs dropped to $57 million.

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In the second quarter of fiscal 2016 Nvidia earned $1.153 billion, up 5 percent from $1.103 billion in the same period last year, and up marginally from $1.151 billion in the prior quarter. Gross margin of the company dropped to 55 per cent, which is still a record for a fabless company. The success of Nvidia’s GeForce was offset by the recall of its Shield tablet.

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KitGuru Says: Nvidia continues to be phenomenally successful, which is not really surprising as its main competitor is rather weak these days.

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Nvidia to release GeForce GTX 950 in mid-August https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-to-release-geforce-gtx-950-in-mid-august/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-to-release-geforce-gtx-950-in-mid-august/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2015 22:59:56 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=260724 Nvidia Corp. plans to release its next-generation affordable graphics adapter in mid-August, according to a media report. The solution will be powered by the GM206 graphics processing unit featuring second-generation “Maxwell” architecture and its performance will be around 25 per cent lower compared to that of the GeForce GTX 960. The Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 …

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Nvidia Corp. plans to release its next-generation affordable graphics adapter in mid-August, according to a media report. The solution will be powered by the GM206 graphics processing unit featuring second-generation “Maxwell” architecture and its performance will be around 25 per cent lower compared to that of the GeForce GTX 960.

The Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 will use the GM206 graphics processing unit with 768 stream processors clocked at 1150MHz – 1250MHz, reports Hardware Battle web-site. The GPU will reportedly feature 128-bit memory interface. Graphics cards featuring GeForce GTX 950 GPU will be equipped with 2GB of GDDR5 memory clocked at 6600MHz – 6750MHz. Nvidia reportedly intends to formally roll-out the product on the 17th of August.

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The web-site reports that graphics adapters powered by the GeForce GTX 950 will have thermal design power of 90W, but reference design of the board will feature an 8-pin PCI Express power connector. The inclusion of such connector may indicate that Nvidia wants GeForce GTX 950 to feature maximum overclockability. Partners of Nvidia will likely make GeForce GTX 950-based graphics cards with one 6-pin PCIe power connector to ensure compatibility with different PCs.

Maximum compute performance of Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 will be around 1.76TFLOPS, which is quite a lot. Nonetheless, do not expect performance breakthroughs from such graphics card unless it is heavily overclocked.

Nvidia GeForce GTX 950-based graphics adapters will have recommended price of around $150.

Nvidia did not comment on the news-story.

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KitGuru Says: In fact, overclockability could be the most important “feature” of Nvidia's GeForce GTX 950. If the graphics card can be safely overclocked by 30 – 40 per cent, then competing solutions will be in trouble. 

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Nvidia reportedly slashes price of GeForce GTX 750 Ti https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-reportedly-slashes-price-of-geforce-gtx-750-ti/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-reportedly-slashes-price-of-geforce-gtx-750-ti/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2015 00:08:14 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=260558 In a bid to prepare for the launch of its upcoming GeForce GTX 950-series products, Nvidia Corp. is reportedly slashing the price of its GeForce GTX 750 Ti products. The price-cuts are not really significant, but they should help the company and its partners to clear the road for the forthcoming solutions. Hardware.fr reports that …

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In a bid to prepare for the launch of its upcoming GeForce GTX 950-series products, Nvidia Corp. is reportedly slashing the price of its GeForce GTX 750 Ti products. The price-cuts are not really significant, but they should help the company and its partners to clear the road for the forthcoming solutions.

Hardware.fr reports that Nvidia recently slashed prices of graphics cards based on its GeForce GTX 750 Ti graphics processing unit by €15 – €20. At present reference design GeForce GTX 750 Ti adapters are available for €120 – €130 in France and for around £100 – £110 in the U.K. The price-cut will make GeForce GTX 750 Ti more competitive against AMD’s Radeon R7 360 graphics board.

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti graphics card is based on the code-named GM107 graphics processing unit with 640 stream processors, 40 texture units and 16 raster operations pipelines. GeForce GTX 750 Ti-powered solutions carry 1GB or 2GB of GDDR5 memory.

Nvidia is reportedly working on GeForce GTX 950-series products based on the GM206 graphics processor. Exact specifications of the upcoming graphics cards are unknown, but expect the GPU to feature 896 or 768 stream processors and higher performance compared to the GTX 750 Ti.

Nvidia did not comment on the news-story.

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KitGuru Says: Looks like Nvidia is gearing up to refresh its product lineup this fall. It will be very interesting to see what the company plans to do with its GeForce GTX 960, 970 and 980 graphics adapters.

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EVGA offers £20/€25 cashback on its GeForce GTX 960 graphics cards https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/evga-offers-20e25-cashback-on-its-geforce-gtx-960-graphics-cards/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/evga-offers-20e25-cashback-on-its-geforce-gtx-960-graphics-cards/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2015 20:18:13 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=259617 For a limited time only EVGA offers a special discount in the form of cashback on its Nvidia GeForce GTX graphics cards. The promotion is open to residents of the U.K., European Union, EEA countries as well as Switzerland. Customers, who buy any EVGA GeForce GTX 960 graphics card from a participating store between the …

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For a limited time only EVGA offers a special discount in the form of cashback on its Nvidia GeForce GTX graphics cards. The promotion is open to residents of the U.K., European Union, EEA countries as well as Switzerland.

Customers, who buy any EVGA GeForce GTX 960 graphics card from a participating store between the 6th of July, 2015, and the 2nd of August, 2015, will receive £20 or €25 (or an equivalent in respective national currencies) back from EVGA. To claim back cash, owners will need to submit an appropriate form at the web-site of the programme. To get the money, a PayPal account is required.

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A number of well-known U.K. stores participate in the campaign, including Aria PC, CCL Online, Dabs, and Scan.

Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 960 graphics card is based on the GM206 graphics processing unit that sports 1024 stream processors, 64 texture units, 32 raster operations pipelines and 128-bit memory bus. At 1127MHz default GPU clock-rate, compute performance of the chip is around 2.3TFLOPS. Peak memory bandwidth of the reference graphics board is 112GB/s. The GM206 supports all modern graphics and GPU compute technologies, including DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.3, OpenCL 1.1, Vulkan and others. The chip has hardware H.265 (HEVC) encoding and decoding and is also fully compatible with HDCP 2.2 content protection over HDMI, which makes it a great HTPC solution.

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EVGA’s GeForce GTX 960 product family is very broad and includes various models with increased clock-rates, advanced coolers as well as 2GB or 4GB of GDDR5 memory. The top-of-the-range EVGA GeForce GTX 960 4GB FTW ACX 2.0+ features 1304GHz GPU base clock-rate and offers compute performance of around 2.67TFLOPS.

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KitGuru Says: If you are in the market for an HTPC graphics card, or were planning to buy a GeForce GTX 960, it looks like you can have a great deal here.

The information about the promotion was spotted at Hexus.

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K|NGP|N: Overvoltaging alone does not help ‘Maxwell’ to overclock https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/overclocker-overvoltaging-alone-does-not-help-maxwell-to-overclock/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/overclocker-overvoltaging-alone-does-not-help-maxwell-to-overclock/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2015 01:15:16 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=259244 Nvidia Corp.’s latest graphics processing units based on “Maxwell” architecture are rather good overclockers, but only to a certain degree. According to Vince “K|NGP|N” Lucido, a professional overclocker, without extreme methods of cooling (such as use of liquid nitrogen, chiller or other), most “Maxwell” GPUs just do not work at frequencies beyond certain limits even with …

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Nvidia Corp.’s latest graphics processing units based on “Maxwell” architecture are rather good overclockers, but only to a certain degree. According to Vince “K|NGP|N” Lucido, a professional overclocker, without extreme methods of cooling (such as use of liquid nitrogen, chiller or other), most “Maxwell” GPUs just do not work at frequencies beyond certain limits even with ultra-high voltages, which is why in many cases it is useless to just amplify GPU voltage supply.

In a bid to overclock a microprocessor or a graphics processing unit, one needs to cool it down properly and increase voltage because operation at higher clock-rates requires additional power. Since higher power consumption means higher heat dissipation, requirements of better cooling increase with every additional 0.1V. Some previous-gen Nvidia GPUs could handle extreme temperatures and therefore could be overclocked to record frequencies even with air or water coolers. However, everything is different with “Maxwell”. The new graphics processing units from Nvidia require both additional voltage and exotic cooling methods to be overclocked to extreme frequencies.

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What it means for end-users and makers of graphics adapters with fine coolers is that they will be unable to overclock “Maxwell” GPUs beyond certain points no matter what voltage they apply.

“With GeForce GTX 980 [GM204] and later GPUs, including GeForce GTX Titan X [GM200], the scaling on air/water has all but almost gone,” said Mr. Lucido in a forum post. “I would say about 95 per cent of all [Maxwell-based graphics cards] no matter [from] what [graphics card] brand, do not scale with more voltage than 1.25v-1.275v at temps warmer than 25°C or so. There is no magical BIOS that can effectively remove this.”

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It is unknown why “Maxwell” architecture does not scale with extra voltage alone, but it is clear that with stock or hybrid coolers and additional voltage it will be impossible to hit clock-rates of over 1500MHz. If a maker of graphics adapters wants to create an ultimate GeForce GTX 900-series graphics card with extreme frequencies, it will need to bin GPUs that can actually hit such clock-rates without using of liquid nitrogen.

“This is the behavior of most ‘Maxwell’ [GPUs] with voltage/ambient cooling (20°C – 60°C),” said the legendary overclocker. “The GPUs generally don't scale clocks with voltage on air (max ambient [frequency is] 1500MHz – 1600MHz), it won’t matter what GPU you are using or what voltage control you have to use, especially when clocked already over 1400MHz. The overclocking on air is limited to the bin of the GPU and what it does at nearly stock voltage.”

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KitGuru Says: Keeping in mind that most enthusiasts do not overclock their hardware to frequencies that are 30 – 40 per cent higher than stock speeds, the vast majority of such people will never notice the limitation. However, if you are using a stock cooler and want to hit extreme clock-rates, do not risk with overvoltaging: it simply does not matter in your case.

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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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Zotac debuts world’s only GeForce GTX 980 Ti with overclocked GDDR5 memory https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/zotac-starts-to-sell-worlds-only-geforce-gtx-980-ti-with-overclocked-memory/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/zotac-starts-to-sell-worlds-only-geforce-gtx-980-ti-with-overclocked-memory/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2015 13:57:30 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=257092 Zotac, a well-known maker of advanced graphics adapters, has quietly started to sell its highest-performing factory-overclocked GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card, which has enough performance to beat far more expensive GeForce GTX Titan X. The new graphics board not only features extreme clock-rates, but it is the world’s only GeForce GTX 980 Ti add-in-board …

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Zotac, a well-known maker of advanced graphics adapters, has quietly started to sell its highest-performing factory-overclocked GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card, which has enough performance to beat far more expensive GeForce GTX Titan X. The new graphics board not only features extreme clock-rates, but it is the world’s only GeForce GTX 980 Ti add-in-board with factory-overclocked memory.

The Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP Extreme Edition graphics card is based on c highly-custom printed circuit board with a proprietary voltage regulator module that greatly improves GPU power plane to enable maximum overclocking potential. The graphics board is significantly taller than Nvidia Corp.’s reference design to accommodate additional inductors, MOSFETs and capacitors required for a sophisticated multi-phase (probably 10+2- or 12+2-phase) VRM.

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The graphics card uses sophisticated printed-circuit board for a reason. Nvidia’s GM200-310 graphics processor on the Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP Extreme Edition is clocked at 1253MHz/1355MHz (base/boost), the highest out-of-the-box clock-rates of any GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics adapter to date. Moreover, Zotac decided to further improve performance of its product and overclocked memory of the card to 7220MHz, something that none of Nvidia’s partners has done to a flagship graphics adapter.

The board requires two 8-pin PCI Express power connectors and can consume up to 375W of power. To cool down the world’s highest-performing GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card, Zotac uses triple-slot/triple-fan IceStorm cooling system. The monstrous cooler is equipped with LED lights in order to appeal to modders.

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Thanks to massively increased frequency of the GPU and memory, the Zotac GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP Extreme Edition is at least 25 per cent faster than Nvidia’s reference GeForce GTX 980 Ti. In fact, compute horsepower of Zotac's eForce GTX 980 Ti AMP Extreme Edition is around 7056GFLOPS, which is approximately 15 per cent higher compared to that of Nvidia's GeForce GTX Titan X and is around 25 per cent higher compared to Nvidia's GeForce GTX 980 Ti. Moreover, thanks to 3 per cent higher memory bandwidth compared to competing solutions, the board from Zotac will provide even higher performance in ultra-high-definition resolutions, such as 4K (3840*2160).

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Zotac first demonstrated its GeForce GTX 980 Ti AMP Extreme Edition at Computex last month. Right now, the graphics card is available for sale at Overclockers UK for £599 for a limited amount of time. In the U.S. the board is available at Newegg for $699. Considering the fact that the product promises to outperform considerably more expensive GeForce GTX Titan X in almost all cases, its price does not seem excessive.

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KitGuru Says: It is interesting to note that while end-users can overclock memory on their Nvidia GeForce GTX graphics adapters, suppliers of add-in-cards are not allowed to boost clock-rates of GDDR5 DRAM on their products. Memory controllers of Nvidia’s GM204 and GM200 graphics processors can handle clock-rates of 8GHz and higher, there are memory chips from Samsung and SK Hynix that can officially operate at 8GHz. It is a complete mystery why Nvidia does not use such chips and also does not allow its partners to utilize them and/or overclock memory on their GeForce GTX products. It is unknown how Zotac managed to convince Nvidia to let it overclock GDDR5 on its card and whether other manufacturers follow Zotac.

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Nvidia preps low-cost GeForce GTX 950-series graphics cards – report https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-preps-low-cost-geforce-gtx-950-series-graphics-cards-report/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-preps-low-cost-geforce-gtx-950-series-graphics-cards-report/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2015 22:52:10 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=256791 Nvidia Corp. is working on two new affordable GeForce GTX 900-series products that will replace low-cost graphics cards released last year. The new adapters will be powered by the second-generation “Maxwell” architecture and their performance is expected to be comparable to that of the GeForce GTX 960. Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 950 and GTX 950 Ti …

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Nvidia Corp. is working on two new affordable GeForce GTX 900-series products that will replace low-cost graphics cards released last year. The new adapters will be powered by the second-generation “Maxwell” architecture and their performance is expected to be comparable to that of the GeForce GTX 960.

Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 950 and GTX 950 Ti graphics adapters will be based on the GM206-250 graphics processing unit, which is a cut-down version of the GM206-300, which powers Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 960, according to VideoCardz. The GPU supports all modern graphics and GPU compute technologies, including DirectX 12.1, OpenGL 4.3, OpenCL 1.1 and others. The GM206 supports H.265 (HEVC) encoding and decoding and thus can be used to watch movies in Ultra HD resolution and on Ultra HD Blu-ray discs. The GM206 is also fully compatible with HDCP 2.2 content protection over HDMI 2.0.

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Exact specifications of Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 950 and 950 Ti graphics cards are unknown, but it is highly likely that they will have more than 640, but less than 1024 stream processors (896 and 768 SPs are likely). Since the new boards belong to the GTX family, the new adapters will feature 128-bit memory bus.

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Nvidia’s new GeForce GTX 950 and 950 Ti graphics adapters will replace the company’s GeForce GTX 750 and 750 Ti, respectively. It is logical to expect the new boards to cost less than $150.

Nvidia did not comment on the news-story.

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KitGuru Says: Looks like Nvidia plans to make AMD’s life harder in the low-end of the market. The upcoming GeForce GTX 950/950 Ti will naturally compete against recently release AMD Radeon R7 360 and R7 370 cards, respectively.

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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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Nvidia’s GeForce GTX Titan X gets more affordable in the U.K. https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidias-geforce-gtx-titan-x-gets-more-affordable-in-the-u-k/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidias-geforce-gtx-titan-x-gets-more-affordable-in-the-u-k/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2015 22:59:49 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=253858 Nvidia Corp.’s latest ultra-high-end graphics cards offer unbeatable performance and do not really have direct rivals. Unfortunately, when it comes to prices, not everything looks truly good, especially in Europe. Fortunately, stores like Overclockers UK and their partners this week offer substantial discounts on Nvidia’s flagship product. The suggested retail price of the Nvidia GeForce …

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Nvidia Corp.’s latest ultra-high-end graphics cards offer unbeatable performance and do not really have direct rivals. Unfortunately, when it comes to prices, not everything looks truly good, especially in Europe. Fortunately, stores like Overclockers UK and their partners this week offer substantial discounts on Nvidia’s flagship product.

The suggested retail price of the Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan X graphics card is £899 in the U.K. Many graphics boards cost more because they come with custom cooling systems and are factory-overclocked, some adapters cost a little less to attract attention. For a limited time only, OcUK, Palit and Zotac will offer their GeForce GTX Titan X graphics cards for £799.

All flagship Titan X graphics boards are made by a contract manufacturer under Nvidia’s supervision. The company then sells add-in-boards to its partners, which is why all GeForce GTX Titan X graphics adapters look similar. As a result it does not really matter what brand name does a Titan X carry: they are all equally good from quality point of view.

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The Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan X is based on the GM200 graphics processing unit with 3072 stream processors, 192 texture mapping units, 96 raster operations pipelines and 384-bit bus. All Titan X graphics cards are equipped with 12GB of GDDR5 memory operating at 7GHz.

Keeping in mind that initial demand for Nvidia’s new flagship is over, there is GeForce GTX 980 Ti that offers similar performance and there is AMD’s Radeon Fury incoming, it is about time for resellers to start reconsidering premium prices of the GeForce GTX Titan X.

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KitGuru Says: Without any doubts, the GeForce GTX Titan X remains a very expensive solution. Still, it is good to see that prices are getting a little bit lower.

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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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Aorus begins to sell its X5 laptop: Core i7, GeForce GTX 965M SLI, 3K IPS display https://www.kitguru.net/desktop-pc/anton-shilov/aorus-begins-to-sell-its-x5-laptop-core-i7-geforce-gtx-965m-sli-4k-ips-display/ https://www.kitguru.net/desktop-pc/anton-shilov/aorus-begins-to-sell-its-x5-laptop-core-i7-geforce-gtx-965m-sli-4k-ips-display/#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2015 02:46:52 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=252472 Aorus, a division of Gigabyte Technology that specializes on gaming laptops, on Tuesday began to sell its Aorus X5 notebooks introduced earlier this year. The company had to slightly change configuration of the mobile PCs, but the laptop is still among the highest-performing slim notebooks on the planet. The Aorus X5 notebook is based on the …

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Aorus, a division of Gigabyte Technology that specializes on gaming laptops, on Tuesday began to sell its Aorus X5 notebooks introduced earlier this year. The company had to slightly change configuration of the mobile PCs, but the laptop is still among the highest-performing slim notebooks on the planet.

The Aorus X5 notebook is based on the Intel Core i7-5700HQ “Broadwell” processor as well as two Nvidia GeForce GTX 965M graphics adapters in SLI mode. The system is equipped with 16GB DDR3 memory, 256GB or 512GB solid-state drive, 1TB hard disk drive, Killer Networking LAN chip with 802.11ac WiFi support and so on. The mobile PC can be further upgraded to support up to 32GB of memory, up to three M.2 solid-state drives and maybe even faster graphics processors.

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The new laptops from Aorus are equipped with 15.6″ IPS display panels with 2880*1620 resolution and rather high luminance of 350 cd/m². The notebooks feature Nvidia’s G-Sync direct that dynamically synchronizes refresh rate of a display to the framerate of the outputting graphics processing unit. Earlier this year Aorus planned to use a 4K IGZO panel from Sharp.

The Aorus X5 gaming notebooks boast with extreme performance that is comparable to that of modern desktops. However, it is not very thick (22.9mm) or heavy (2.5 kilograms). In fact, its weight and dimensions are similar to those of non-gaming laptops released several years ago. In a bid to ensure maximum stability, the X5 employs an advanced cooling system with eight thermal pipes, four vents and two fans. Thermal parts have been placed at the rear in a bid to ensure maximum coolness for wrists. The Aorus laptops also feature advanced LED-backlit keyboard with programmable buttons and macros.

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Aorus will start to sell its X5 laptops in the U.K. shortly at Overclockers UK. Two configurations will be available:

  • Aorus X5/15.6″ WQHD+ 2880×1620/Intel Core i7-5700HQ/Nvidia GeForce GTX 965M SLI GDDR5 8GB/DRAM 16GB/ SSD 512GB/HDD 1TB/ G-Sync – £1,899 including VAT;
  • Aorus X5/15.6″ WQHD+ 2880×1620/Intel Core i7-5700HQ/ GeForce GTX 965M SLI GDDR5 8GB/DRAM 16GB/ SSD 256GB/HDD 1TB/G-Sync – £1,799 including VAT.

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KitGuru Says: Although it is a little bit sad that Aorus decided not to use 4K ultra HD display on its X5 laptops, the 2880*1620 resolution seems to be more optimal for a 15.6” display. Moreover, lower resolution also means higher performance in games. All-in-all, both Aorus X5 models seem to be decent gaming machines.

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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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MSI celebrates shipment of 100 millionth Nvidia GeForce graphics card https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/msi-celebrates-shipment-of-100-millionth-nvidia-geforce-graphics-cards/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/msi-celebrates-shipment-of-100-millionth-nvidia-geforce-graphics-cards/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2015 12:01:48 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=252321 MicroStar International this year celebrates shipment of its 100 millionth graphics card based on Nvidia Corp.’s GeForce graphics processing unit. It took MSI over 14 years to ship 100 million GeForce graphics adapters and today the company is among the leading producers of such graphics cards with a number of industry’s firsts. To commemorate shipment …

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MicroStar International this year celebrates shipment of its 100 millionth graphics card based on Nvidia Corp.’s GeForce graphics processing unit. It took MSI over 14 years to ship 100 million GeForce graphics adapters and today the company is among the leading producers of such graphics cards with a number of industry’s firsts.

To commemorate shipment of its 100 millionth GeForce, MSI held a party during the Computex 2015 trade-show at the Grand Victoria Hotel in Taipei, Taiwan. During the event, MSI introduced a number of new products, but one slide generated more applause from the assembled audience than any other, and that was the one that declares that MSI has just passed the “One hundred million Nvidia graphics cards launched.”

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MSI has always been one of Nvidia’s key partners. Back in the nineties, the company sold Nvidia Riva-series graphics cards and started to sell GeForce-powered add-in-boards in 1999, right after the graphics chip designer introduced its GeForce 256 GPU. 100 million units shipped is clearly an achievement. For example, according to estimates of VGChartz, total life-to-date sales of all three generations of Xbox game consoles by Microsoft Corp. are about 122 million units.

Throughout the years, MSI introduced a number of innovations that by now have become the standard in the industry. For example, MSI was among the first makers of graphics cards to design advanced cooling systems with heat-pipes, it was also among the first suppliers to offer factory-overclocked graphics boards and so on.

In addition to Nvidia GeForce-based graphics cards, MSI also manufactures and sells laptops and all-in-one PCs featuring GeForce graphics processing units.

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To celebrate, MSI have got together with Corsair to create a liquid cooled GeForce GTX 980 Ti, which could launch as soon as August. It is a serious looking piece of kit and MSI seems sure that it will be the fastest “out of the box” GeForce GTX 980 Ti experience.

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KitGuru Says: Selling a hundred million of any product is pretty impressive. Can't wait to get the new MSI Gaming Series products into the KitGuru Labs.

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