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Nvidia announces twin-Kepler, 4GB GeForce GTX 690 GPU

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  1. Guest

    (fascinated) ..oooohhhh...mmmmm....
    Guest, May 1, 2012
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  2. dividebyzero trainee n00b Posts: 4,088   +194

    A quick links dump of GTX 690 reviews.
    Hardware Canucks
    Hardware Heaven
    Techpowerup
    Anandtech
    PC Perspective
    Hi Tech Legion
    Bjorn3D
    HardOCP
    Guru of 3D
    Xbit
    Tom's Hardware
    Overclockersclub
    Hardware France ( use your preferred translator if you don't read French)

    An exceptional card. Seems to match GTX 680 SLI while running as cool, using less power and quieter than the single card. The fact that it also trade blows with HD 7970 CrossfireX in overall performance, while beating it in temps, noise and power usage means AMD might be burning the midnight oil speccing out the HD 7990.

    With that kind of scaling, I'd like to see the 670 and 660Ti get the same duallie treatment. Pity it won't happen.
    dividebyzero, May 3, 2012
    #22

  3. LNCPapa TS Special Forces Posts: 3,948   +120

    Seriously think I would trade my 680s in for one of these babies... if I could feel completely safe about the trade. The 690 looks like an amazing card and it addresses one of my peeves about the high end card - why does the casing always feel so cheap?
    LNCPapa, May 3, 2012
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  4. dividebyzero trainee n00b Posts: 4,088   +194

    dividebyzero, May 3, 2012
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  5. LNCPapa TS Special Forces Posts: 3,948   +120

    Yep - that's my biggest fear. I'm fairly certain I can sell my 680s individually for at least what I paid, but I will probably have a pretty difficult time getting a 690.
    LNCPapa, May 3, 2012
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