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The new GeForce GTX 580 packs 512 CUDA cores with a graphics/processor clock of 772/1544MHz, 1.5GB of GDDR5 memory with a 384-bit interface and a data rate of 4.0Gbps. The 10.5-inch, dual-slot card draws a maximum of 244W over one 6-pin and one 8-pin PCIe connector and carries two DL-DVI outputs with one mini-HDMI port. Nvidia has also added real-time current and voltage monitoring to throttle performance and keep the card within its rated power spec.
Nvidia has worked closely with the developers of Call of Duty: Black Ops (released just today) and H.A.W.X 2, so you can expect those titles to take full advantage of specialized features such as 3D Vision. The GTX 580 should be available immediately from $499, which is about $40 above the GTX 480's current e-tail rate. Nvidia recently lowered prices to combat the Radeon HD 6850 and 6870 and doesn't plan to make any further cuts, but you know how that eventually goes.
We should receive a sample of the GeForce GTX 580 this week, so watch for our full review soon. In the meantime, here are Nvidia's own numbers taken directly from their marketing/press deck, in other words, don't completely rely on these measurements but use them as reference to better understand where this new offering stands. You can also check some reviews hitting the wires today courtesy of Tech Report, Legit Reviews and PC Perspective.
In addition to shipping its first GTX 500 series graphics card, Nvidia has launched a new community site. GeForce.com is still in beta, but the company hopes it will eventually serve as a centralized resource for Nvidia customers, instead of separate sites like nZone and SLI Zone. Along with relevant hardware and game news, a community forum, and GPU driver downloads, the site will offer a tool to help GeForce owners find optimal graphics settings for video games.
Nvidia believes many people have a difficult time understanding video game performance settings, meaning that they may not be getting the most out of their new graphics card. To make your life a bit easier, the company has individually tested 10 cards and 17 games in 3 different resolutions to find the most optimal settings. Inexperienced users will also be able to have the site scan their GPU, but the OS, CPU and other system specifications aren't detected.
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That some of you are surprised by Nvidia releasing charts that favor themselves is perplexing. Every company puts a spin on whatever they release no matter the quality. Thankfully when it comes to PC hardware there are an abundance of sites that cover the releases so we should be pretty informed. And hopefully we can add Mr. Waltons review to that list as soon as possible. But with all the leaks over the past couple weeks I don't think anything in the reviews about the GTX 580 came as a surprise performance wise, at least to me.
dividebyzero said:Bit-tech say 55°C under gaming load
Those load temperatures seem pretty generous at least from other reviews I've read so far, nevertheless whatever temperatures hold to be more accurate they seem to be an improvement over the GTX 480.
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dividebyzero said:
Bit-tech say 55°C under gaming load
Those load temperatures seem pretty generous at least from other reviews I've read so far, nevertheless whatever temperatures hold to be more accurate they seem to be an improvement over the GTX 480.
Bit-tech have shown delta values for the temperature. So the 55°C is above ambient (room) temperature, which is a lot better than the GTX480.
From what I read so far the GTX580 consumes around the same power under load as the GTX480, but performs around 15-20% (rough approx from reading benchmarks) better on average, whilst staying quite a bit cooler and quieter.
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LNCPapa said:
Am I the only one getting tired of the whole "but can it play Crysis?" spiel? =/Sometimes it's funny when well placed.
The problem for me is not the price - pricing is decent for the performance. My problem is still with power requirements. I wouldn't put a pair of these on my PSU, but I would feel safe putting a pair of 5970s on my current PSU.
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this is the 'Fermi done right', hope there will also be a 560 soon, Nvidia is back :-)
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SilverCider said:
Bit-tech have shown delta values for the temperature.
Should have read the article, thanks for clarifying that seems more inline with others I've read today.
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My problem is still with power requirements. I wouldn't put a pair of these on my PSU, but I would feel safe putting a pair of 5970s on my current PSU.
Maybe a current PSU with more current might be in order then. Personally I can't think of a worse highend setup than crossfired HD5970's. Scaling is all over the place and the driver profiles for this setup are inconsistant to say the least. With the intoduction of the 6000 series I would find it difficult to believe that fixing the broken profiles or updating in future is of the highest priority for Terry Makedon and the rest if there is a rest) of AMD's driver team.
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Did anyone notice how they didn't compair it to the 5970? i think that card would still be faster
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im confused because everyone has been saying that until now, nvidia has been getting beat by amd.
i thought that nvidia had the best GPUs for cheaper price, better drivers, and in general, is compatible with more games.
am i wrong?
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I love how they made the charts. Real pro stuff.
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Nvidia are purely made for gaming, amd can be used to video encode and other things, more a multipurpose GPU
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supersmashbrada said:
So glad I purchased my 480's from evga. UPGRADE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Will they switch them out for free, or do you have to pay for the upgrade?
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princeton said:
dkron said:Did anyone notice how they didn't compair it to the 5970? i think that card would still be faster
Actually if you check out the review at maximumpc
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the 580 and 5970 are pretty much neck and neck. Here's the difference, the HD 5970 relies on crossfire scaling which although usually works well is not as good as SLi. The 5970 is also larger and performs poorer in heavily tessellated games. And I can assure you that games using tessellation are on their way.
It's all really preferences and brand loyalty for the most part though.
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princeton said:sMILEY4ever said:
I love how they made the charts. Real pro stuff.
I love how you blatantly ignore the comment that dividebyzero made. Ignorance at its best.
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250W? i rather buy an electric scooter
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KG363 said:
I think it can play crysis.
Maybe fermi is what it's cracked up to be?
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Lol these graphs are somewhat misleading...
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princeton said:Legendle2007 said:
Lol these graphs are somewhat misleading...
Ati does it too. There's probably a technical reason behind it though.
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this thing scales great with 2 cards
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LNCPapa said:
There's no technical reason behind it - it's to trick people without lying. A lot of people glance at the graphs without paying close attention to the smaller details.
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What's with the labelling these days? The new cards from Nvidia and ATI aren't really much of an improvement at all. At least not like the 2x improvement in generations of old.
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How much more power is this going to use compared to the AMD 6970HD? Will be interesting to see these 2 going head to head. It does look impressive but I haven't got the money/system to run one of those babies!
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Puiu said:
With aggressive pricing and good performance the 6970 should be able make this beast at least drop it price (a lot).
PS: they need to make the 570 draw a lot less power. 580's is still way up there.
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According to the Tech Report, the power consumption is actually slightly higher than that of the GTX 480 (Depending on the workload) and it is only one decibel quieter under load.
I can't say that I'm impressed.
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According to the Tech Report, the power consumption is actually slightly higher than that of the GTX 480 (Depending on the workload) and it is only one decibel quieter under load.
I can't say that I'm impressed.
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madboyv1 said:
Am I the only one getting tired of the whole "but can it play Crysis?" spiel? =/
god yes i am crysis is probably the worst coded game of the decade and thats the only reason systems cant play it on another note if you have a gtx 480 or 5870 there is nothing to get excited about in these new top end cards just wait till the next round of cards then it will be worth upgrading.
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