Does NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 680 meet your expectations ?

W1zzard · Mar 23, 2012, 01:18 PM

Kepler = win?

entropy13 · Mar 23, 2012, 01:27 PM

"Doesn't matter, not upgrading soon"

Steevo · Mar 23, 2012, 01:33 PM

No frontpage mobile voting? I wanted more, funny how everyone cried that a certain other card didn't double performance, but a 25% or less improvement here they love......

And the fact its months later, and their second generation of this series, evolution not revolution.

All the other added features are nice but enthusiests look for raw overclock performance. Why else do we overvolt, watercool, and tweak?

phanbuey · Mar 23, 2012, 01:36 PM

the biggest win is in the potential of the architecture.

thunderising · Mar 23, 2012, 01:52 PM

Doesn't matter, not upgrading soon.

But damn, hats off to nVidia for making this amazing card!

Recus · Mar 23, 2012, 01:57 PM

Yes, spot on.

eddman · Mar 23, 2012, 05:50 PM

Spot on for what GK104 was supposed to be and a strong and efficient architecture, but what I really want to see is GK110. Must be a monster, both in performance and power consumption.

erocker · Mar 23, 2012, 05:55 PM

It doesn't really matter to me, but I was expecting more. Clock for clock the GTX 680 and HD 7970 are quite close. I was expecting a larger gap. I would of liked to possibly see more ram on the 680 as well at launch.

m1dg3t · Mar 23, 2012, 05:56 PM

Would like to able to make 2 choice's; I was expecting more based on the all the hype but also doesn't really matter because i wont be upgrading untill either ATi/Nvidia get this performance to me for ~$300

Darkleoco · Mar 23, 2012, 06:06 PM

"Doesn't matter, not upgrading soon"

I already have (2) 2GB cards with more than enough performance to last for quite some time and the GTX 680 hardly offers a significant improvement in my opinion, especially the fact that it now supports 3 monitors on a single card yet it still only has 2 GB of vram compared to the 7970's 3GB which will be quite a nice benefit with some of the eyefinity setups people try to run.

newtekie1 · Mar 23, 2012, 06:09 PM

It's even better, considering this was supposed to be a mid-range and it performed so well nVidia felt it acceptable to release it as the top end and save the high-end chip. With the hype I was expecting it to perform similar to the HD7970, it surpassed that expectation. I was also expecting it to be priced like the HD7970, or more if it performed better, yet it was actually priced significantly lower, so it surpassed that expectation.

Crap Daddy · Mar 23, 2012, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steevo

I wanted more, funny how everyone cried that a certain other card didn't double performance, but a 25% or less improvement here they love......

And the fact its months later, and their second generation of this series, evolution not revolution.

If you are refering to GTX580, depending on the reviews, games and resolutions it's anywhere from 25% to 35% better.

Don't know who loves this kind of improvement but hey, if it costs you the same as the top card you bought a year and half ago and comes with some nice added features it's not so bad.

It's 2 and half months later, don't know what you're saying about the second generation of this series. Kepler smokes Fermi in all aspects, I call this revolution.

And I don't plan to upgrade but after everything became clearer in the last month the performance of GK104 is spot on but of course I would have expected more from a card called GTX680.

Wrigleyvillain · Mar 23, 2012, 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erocker

It doesn't really matter to me, but I was expecting more. Clock for clock the GTX 680 and HD 7970 are quite close. I was expecting a larger gap. I would of liked to possibly see more ram on the 680 as well at launch.

"More" is certainly already up their sleeve and just waiting, for marketing and sale purposes more than anything. This is likely not their true top end. And I don't mean 6 months from now.

arnoo1 · Mar 23, 2012, 06:32 PM

Nope, i was really hoping it would destroy the competition, it has 300% more shaders than the gtx580 and it's just 45-50% faster, yes offcourse it has low power consumption but as a gamer i don't care for that
I am waiting what gk100 brings us,
Plz give me the hot clocks back even when it's just 1mhz is 1,3 to 1,5 on the shaders

MxPhenom 216 · Mar 23, 2012, 06:34 PM

Yes spot on. It looks like an amazing card. For the price, performance, the new features, efficiency etc. It will be my next card.

Quote:

Originally Posted by arnoo1

Nope, i was really hoping it would destroy the competition, it has 300% more shaders than the gtx580 and it's just 45-50% faster, yes offcourse it has low power consumption but as a gamer i don't care for that
I am waiting what gk100 brings us,
Plz give me the hot clocks back even when it's just 1mhz is 1,3 to 1,5 on the shaders

Your forgetting that the shaders in the GTX680 compared to the 580 are a lot weaker, they did this so they could fit more and be more efficient and smaller. Its still a damn good performance card, and I love the way Nvidia has gone about it on the pricing front.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wrigleyvillain

"More" is certainly already up their sleeve and just waiting, for marketing and sale purposes more than anything. This is likely not their true top end. And I don't mean 6 months from now.

Evga has a 4GB card version they are going to release.

erocker · Mar 23, 2012, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wrigleyvillain

"More" is certainly already up their sleeve and just waiting, for marketing and sale purposes more than anything. This is likely not their true top end. And I don't mean 6 months from now.

The sooner they release this magical card, the sooner I buy one.

jaredpace · Mar 23, 2012, 06:40 PM

Kepler = win, however i thought the 680 was going to be 100/110

No progress on the high-end.

newtekie1 · Mar 23, 2012, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaredpace

Kepler = win, however i thought the 680 was going to be 100/110

http://tpucdn.com/reviews/ASUS/GeFor..._2560_1600.gif
http://tpucdn.com/reviews/ASUS/HD_79..._2560_1600.gif

No progress on the high-end.

Yeah, if you look at only one game, but if you look at the overall picture, there certainly was progress on the high end:

v12dock · Mar 23, 2012, 07:06 PM

Clock for clock I think they would be dead even, AMD has the chance to counter Nvidia

lilhasselhoffer · Mar 23, 2012, 07:16 PM

No, and there's a simple reason. I won't be spending $500 on a card, ever.

Show me similar performance trumping in the mid-high range cards and I'll bite. Until something is released that I can actually purchase my expectations aren't met.

Considering I've got a 6950 with unlocked shaders, I'm going to be waiting for a while...

Crap Daddy · Mar 23, 2012, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by v12dock

Clock for clock I think they would be dead even, AMD has the chance to counter Nvidia

Unfortunately no. There is absolutely no reason for AMD to launch a higher clocked card, AIB partners are already doing that for a premium price.

RevengE · Mar 23, 2012, 07:33 PM

Anyone know when the Classified version is due out? it may be my next card.

ZenZimZaliben · Mar 23, 2012, 07:39 PM

Right where I expected it to fall. I would say I am happy with the performance it delivers. I am even happier that it is a very close race at 2560x1600 which is where I game at. So I am not completely butt hurt I have a 7970, although I would be upset with my purchase if I was running a lower resolution setup.

MxPhenom 216 · Mar 23, 2012, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erocker

The sooner they release this magical card, the sooner I buy one.

Evga's 4gb?

trickson · Mar 23, 2012, 07:42 PM

Doesn't matter I can't afford to upgrade any way.

View Poll Results: Does NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 680 meet your expectations ?
Yes, spot on	2,555	17.25%
It's even better	2,092	14.13%
I was hoping for more	5,284	35.68%
Doesn't matter, not upgrading soon	4,877	32.93%
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Mar 23, 2012, 01:18 PM	#1
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Mar 23, 2012, 01:33 PM	#3
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Mar 23, 2012, 01:36 PM	#4
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Mar 23, 2012, 01:52 PM	#5
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Mar 23, 2012, 01:57 PM	#6
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Mar 23, 2012, 05:50 PM	#7
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Mar 23, 2012, 05:55 PM	#8
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Mar 23, 2012, 06:06 PM	#10
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Mar 23, 2012, 06:32 PM	#14
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Mar 23, 2012, 06:40 PM	#17
jaredpace Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 160 (0.12/day) Thanks: 68 Thanked 65 Times in 30 Posts	Kepler = win, however i thought the 680 was going to be 100/110 No progress on the high-end. __________________ “I would like for him to point out and quote specifically the portion of both pics that shows a bart as a 6800 series...” -EastCoasthandle

Mar 23, 2012, 07:06 PM	#19
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Mar 23, 2012, 07:16 PM	#20
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Mar 23, 2012, 07:33 PM	#22
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Software:	Windows 7 64 Bit

Mar 23, 2012, 07:39 PM	#23
ZenZimZaliben Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA Posts: 2,103 (0.70/day) Thanks: 131 Thanked 517 Times in 383 Posts System Specs	Right where I expected it to fall. I would say I am happy with the performance it delivers. I am even happier that it is a very close race at 2560x1600 which is where I game at. So I am not completely butt hurt I have a 7970, although I would be upset with my purchase if I was running a lower resolution setup. __________________ i7 930 @ 4.2Ghz GIGABYTE x58 UD7 Kingston HyperX T1 Series 12GB GIGABYTE 7970 (1280/1800) OCZ Vertex 2 100GB SSD & VelociRaptor 300GB HEATWARE