TITAN V | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Thu, 21 Jun 2018 14:34:34 +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 TITAN V | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Nvidia give away twenty TITAN V ‘CEO Edition’ GPUs to AI researchers https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/ryan-burgess/nvidia-give-away-twenty-titan-v-ceo-edition-gpus-to-ai-researchers/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/ryan-burgess/nvidia-give-away-twenty-titan-v-ceo-edition-gpus-to-ai-researchers/#respond Thu, 21 Jun 2018 14:34:34 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=377471 The TITAN V was a GPU aimed towards machine learning, with the introduction of Tensor Cores and 12GB of HBM2. Now, at the Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition conference, Nvidia’s CEO has given away twenty TITAN V ‘CEO Edition’ GPUs to twenty random guests. The special thing about these GPUs being the whopping 32GB of …

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The TITAN V was a GPU aimed towards machine learning, with the introduction of Tensor Cores and 12GB of HBM2. Now, at the Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition conference, Nvidia’s CEO has given away twenty TITAN V ‘CEO Edition’ GPUs to twenty random guests. The special thing about these GPUs being the whopping 32GB of HBM2 VRAM.

The Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Conference is where many of the world’s leading AI researchers congregate to speak and learn about AI development. The TITAN V is Nvidia’s contribution to AI development, and they saw fit to give twenty random guests a special CEO Edition of the GPU.

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The TITAN V CEO Edition packs a mighty 32GB of HBM2, as well as a total of 5120 CUDA cores and 320 texture units. The original TITAN V and this special edition one are about the same, only with the huge bump in VRAM.

The TITAN V CEO Edition will not be released commercially, so you won’t be able to pick this up any time soon.

KitGuru Says: It’s almost a shame that they won’t release the CEO edition commercially, I’m sure other AI researchers are very disappointed they won’t be able to get their hands on such a powerful GPU. Would you like to see the CEO Edition released for the public?

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July launch rumoured for the GTX 1180 – What can we expect from it? https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/matthew-wilson/july-launch-rumoured-for-the-gtx-1180-what-can-we-expect-from-it/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/matthew-wilson/july-launch-rumoured-for-the-gtx-1180-what-can-we-expect-from-it/#respond Wed, 30 May 2018 16:48:59 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=374801 With the Pascal architecture hitting two years old, we've known that Nvidia would be looking to up its game with a new generation of graphics cards soon, especially with GDDR6 memory entering production within the next couple of months. With that in mind, a GTX 11-series might not be too far off, but what can …

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With the Pascal architecture hitting two years old, we've known that Nvidia would be looking to up its game with a new generation of graphics cards soon, especially with GDDR6 memory entering production within the next couple of months. With that in mind, a GTX 11-series might not be too far off, but what can we expect from the jump?

We already have a rough idea of what to expect Nvidia's next-gen flagship thanks to the Titan V. While Rumours say that the GTX 11-series will utilise the so-called Turing GPU core, it seems likely that this will be a revision of Volta rather than a completely separate architecture. Volta was built for AI and machine learning primarily, but as we've seen from Titan V benchmarks, it also holds its own nicely in games. We would expect Turing to be Volta with the fancy AI accelerating and machine learning features stripped out, reducing production costs and gearing the chip towards the gaming market.

What we currently don’t have a grasp on is when to expect the GTX 1180 to launch. A report recently came out from Tom’s Hardware based on multiple (anonymous) industry sources, packing in more detail on the production timeline and when to expect a launch. According to the report, Nvidia will send samples of GDDR6 memory and Turing based GPUs to their partners (such as ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, EVGA etc) on, or perhaps even earlier, than the 15th of June. Nvidia will then launch its GTX 1180 Founder’s Edition in July.

Sources also floated the idea that we should expect custom versions of the GTX 1180 to start hitting the market in August or September, sometime after the Founder’s Edition launch. The delay between the Founder’s Edition and partner variants will allow time for the cards to go through Nvidia's validation process, which involves design submissions, noise testing and a slew of other requirements that partners adhere to. Laptop versions of the cards should then arrive later in 2018 or early 2019.

Of course, this all hinges on the production timeline information being accurate. We've had multiple Nvidia rumours this year already, with many of them turning out to be untrue, so release date details should be taken with a pinch of salt.

Judging from past releases, with the GTX 1080 outperforming the GTX 980 by as much as 69% in games, the 1080 Ti outperforming the GTX 1080 by 30% and the Titan V outperforming the 1080 Ti by up to 30% in games at 4K, the GTX 1180 should outperform even the best Pascal cards by a significant margin. It is worth remembering though that the Titan V is based on GV-100, whereas a GTX 1180 is more likely to be based on a GV-104 (or GT-104 for Turing), which makes ascertaining a more precise percentage difficult.

Assuming performance lives up to expectations, the GTX 1180 could end up being the first single GPU to deliver 4K/60Hz gaming reliably in demanding titles.

KitGuru Says: We are deploying a good amount of educated guesswork here, so don't take our word as gospel. With that said, I'm very excited to finally see some new graphics cards hit the market and the performance gains that will come along with them.

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EK has launched a Titan V water block https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/matthew-wilson/ek-has-launched-a-titan-v-water-block/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/matthew-wilson/ek-has-launched-a-titan-v-water-block/#respond Fri, 23 Feb 2018 12:23:10 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=364997 Chances are, if you have $3000 or £2,700 to spend on a graphics card like the Nvidia Titan V, then you'll have a bit extra to invest in proper cooling. It has taken a little while to develop, but Titan V owners can now shift from the GPU's reference cooler to a water block, thanks …

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Chances are, if you have $3000 or £2,700 to spend on a graphics card like the Nvidia Titan V, then you'll have a bit extra to invest in proper cooling. It has taken a little while to develop, but Titan V owners can now shift from the GPU's reference cooler to a water block, thanks to the launch of the EK-FC Titan V.

Today, EKWB launched the EK-FC Titan V, a full cover water block for Nvidia's Volta-powered beast. The water block directly cools the GPU core, HBM2 memory and VRM modules, with water channeling directly over these areas. The added cooling will help with sustaining higher clock speeds and ensuring peak performance without the worry of thermal throttling. You can check out the block itself in the images below:

The EK-FC Titan V block features a central inlet split-flow design, which has better hydraulic performance, allowing this block to be used in a loop with weaker water pumps. The base of the block is made from nickel-plated copper while the top comes in an acrylic or Acetal version depending on preference.

Other features include a single-slot I/O bracket so that you can make more room in your case for other GPUs or expansion cards and finally, two backplates are also available, which you have to pick up separately. The black backplate will begin shipping on the 27th of February and the Nickel backplate will begin shipping on the 5th of March.

Here are all the pricing details:

  • EK-FC Titan V Acrylic: €129.95
  • EK-FC Titan V Acetal: €129.95
  • EK-FC Titan V Backplate Black: €33.95
  • EK-FC Titan V Backplate Nickel: €39.95

KitGuru Says: Given that referenced cooled GPUs tend to run very hot, I'd seriously consider switching over to a water block. Particularly for something like the Titan V, which only comes in reference form with no partner-cooled cards available. Are many of you currently running a reference design GPU? Are you thinking about water cooling it?

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Nvidia’s Titan V tested in-game using Futuremark’s 3DMark https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/damien-cox/nvidias-titan-v-tested-in-game-using-futuremarks-3dmark/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/damien-cox/nvidias-titan-v-tested-in-game-using-futuremarks-3dmark/#comments Thu, 14 Dec 2017 13:15:30 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=357825 Titan V benchmarks have been cropping up for the past week, giving us a deeper look into Nvidia’s new Volta architecture across a variety of tools. This time, the card is put through its paces against modern games using the ever-popular Futuremark 3DMark benchmarking software. Oh, hi Mark. Under the hood of the $3,000 Titan …

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Titan V benchmarks have been cropping up for the past week, giving us a deeper look into Nvidia’s new Volta architecture across a variety of tools. This time, the card is put through its paces against modern games using the ever-popular Futuremark 3DMark benchmarking software. Oh, hi Mark.

Under the hood of the $3,000 Titan V are 5,120 shader units with memory clock of 1,850 MHz. A lot of its cost comes from swapping the GDDR5 bus type to make use of the expensive HBM2 instead, usually found on professional cards such as Nvidia’s Tesla P100 and V100.

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It seems like a lot of this goes to waste when it comes to gaming, as the Titan V gives just a 15 – 20 percent increase across DX11, DX12 and Vulkan APIs. According to our friends over at HardwareLuxx, this can jump to a peak of 35 – 40 percent thanks to the increased shaders, but this often leaves silicon going underutilised.

A lot of the time, the Titan V seems to contend with the high-speed GTX 1080 Ti variety of cards, actually losing out to the Caseking KingMod GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FE under 3DMark’s Fire Strike Extreme preset, but managed to take the top spot back in Fire Strike Ultra. This averages at approximately 30 percent quicker than the Nvidia Founder’s Edition 1080 and scrapes just over 12 percent faster than the 1080 Ti.

Regarding in-game performance, the Titan V tends to show significant performance increases over other Nvidia GPUs when pushed to 4K resolution. This is particularly evident with Star Wars Battlefront II, where it peaks 24 frames per second higher than the GTX 1080 Ti, and in PUBG with a peak of 11 frames per second higher. One thing that is noticeable, however, is that the Titan V often has a greater ranger between its average frames per second and its peak.

If Volta follows in the footsteps of its predecessor, Pascal, in terms of consumer releases for cards, it could be a long while before we see Nvidia cater to the low, mid and high end sufficiently. Still, Nvidia’s Titan V kicks things off in order to appeal to professional users first and foremost, and we should see reduced and optimised cards trickle down to a more consumer friendly price point throughout 2018.

KitGuru Says: Its price to performance might not suit gaming as well as we might have hoped, but the same rings true for almost any professional grade card. They work for games, but they aren’t built or optimised for them. More tests are being conducted across the board and we should see more on it in the near future.

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Nvidia’s Titan V benchmarks show big performance increase https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/damien-cox/nvidias-titan-v-benchmarks-show-big-performance-increase/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/damien-cox/nvidias-titan-v-benchmarks-show-big-performance-increase/#comments Mon, 11 Dec 2017 20:13:57 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=357355 Last week, Nvidia surprised us with the launch of its first Volta graphics card, the Titan V coming in at an eye watering price of $3000. It seems that the Titan V might just be living up to its price, as Unigine Superposition benchmarks show impressive results. Nvidia's Titan V managed to bench 5,222 points …

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Last week, Nvidia surprised us with the launch of its first Volta graphics card, the Titan V coming in at an eye watering price of $3000. It seems that the Titan V might just be living up to its price, as Unigine Superposition benchmarks show impressive results.

Nvidia's Titan V managed to bench 5,222 points in Unigine Superposition's 8K Optimized preset, according to TechPowerUp, while clocking a huge 9,431 points at the 1080p Extreme preset. For reference, Nvidia's GTX 1080 Ti managed to attain a respectable 8,642 points on the latter preset only when running at 2,581MHz under liquid nitrogen cooling.

When tested on Unigine Heaven's 1440p preset, the Titan V managed an average of 126 frames per second. This places the new card at a raw performance increase of between 26 percent and 87 percent, more a marginal boost.

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This increase isn't limited to Unigine, too, as Futuremark's VR Mark “Blue Room” pegs the Titan V at 4,400 points, 1,428 points above the GTX 1080 Ti. TimeSpy shows the new card delivering over 1,000 more points worth of improvement to its average performance, coming in at 11,539 points.

Of course, benchmarking is only half the battle, as it is rarely accurate to real-world performance, but it does give a good indicator of what to expect for Nvidia's upcoming Volta line of graphics cards. In-game performances show the Titan V averaging a solid 157 FPS on Gears of War set at 1440p Ultra, dipping down to 76 FPS on Ashes of the Singularity's 1440p Crazy setting benchmark.

Needless to say, Nvidia's Titan V spells great news for its upcoming line of Volta cards that are expected to arrive early next year.

KitGuru Says: What it doesn't spell, however, is good news for pricing. Hopefully Nvidia caters to all ends of the spectrum, meaning that Volta is accessible to low-mid users. For now, though, expect to see the flagship, high-end cards arrive first. What do you think of the Titan V benchmarks?

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Nvidia has unleashed the TITAN V, the first Volta powered TITAN graphics card https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/matthew-wilson/nvidia-has-unleashed-the-titan-v-the-first-volta-powered-titan-graphics-card/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/matthew-wilson/nvidia-has-unleashed-the-titan-v-the-first-volta-powered-titan-graphics-card/#comments Fri, 08 Dec 2017 10:30:00 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=357198 Out of nowhere, Nvidia has announced the TITAN V- the first Volta powered Titan GPU with 110 teraflops of compute performance.

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It looks like Nvidia is keeping us on our toes. Just when we thought the company was done with new GPU launches for the year, Nvidia turned around and launched the TITAN V, the first Volta-based Titan graphics card. It's got 21.1 billion transistors and delivers 110 teraflops of computational power, making it nine times faster than the Titan Xp.

While for the past few years Nvidia has leaned towards marketing the Titan as a gaming card, this is not the case this time around. For starters, the TITAN V is a $3000 GPU but the most telling part is the fact that it was announced at the annual NIPS conference, with the promise of turning your PC into an AI Supercomputer.

Speaking about Nvidia's goals with the Volta architecture, CEO Jensen Huang said: “Our vision for Volta was to push the outer limits of high performance computing and AI. We broke new ground with its new processor architecture, instructions, numerical formats, memory architecture and processor links. With TITAN V, we are putting Volta into the hands of researchers and scientists all over the world. I can’t wait to see their breakthrough discoveries.”

With the Volta architecture, Nvidia has redesigned the streaming multiprocessor, making it twice as energy efficient compared to Pascal. This enables huge boost to performance per watt. Volta also packs Tensor Cores, which are key to pushing the 110 teraflop computational power found on the TITAN V.

Finally, the TITAN V also backs 12GB of HBM2 memory for advanced memory bandwidth utilization. The announcement of the TITAN V comes just days after Nvidia revealed that it would be releasing AI software for TITAN users to tinker with at home.

KitGuru Says: This announcement came out of nowhere, with zero leaks beforehand. However, the TITAN is clearly a workstation card this time around, with the main focus being on pushing forward AI development and machine learning.

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