XFX GeForce GTX 480 and GeForce GTX 470 Pictured

[Dyno]

I gotta be honest, these cards do look pretty awesome there performance better be awesome too

There performance are going to give ATI a run for their money. Haven't you seen the benchmark results on Techpowerup yet for these two beasts (GTX 480/470)?

 

[shevanel]

I hoped for much more than what theyre offering.

there is no doubt they will be faster .. theyre being released 2 quarters behind their competition. what people fail to realize is since it has taken them so long to release and the speculated performance isn't that far over what ATI has already been selling.

not to mention the power draw, price and most likley the temps at what these cards run at I don't see how someone can go slam $500+ down for one and be excited and happy about the purchase.

Trust me I would have loved for Nv to come out with this spectacular card that totally crushes anything out on the market but for being 6-8 months late to the dance Nv sure isn't showing anything stellar IMO.

I have money to blow any day of the week but I cannot see myself forking over $500 for something that will only SLIGHTLY outperform what I currently have in which I paid $400 for. I'd have paid $600 if it was a single GPU that was 25-35% faster than a 5870.. now that would be something for us Pc dudes to be excited about.. this fermi shit is a big disappointment and 5-10% gain wasnt worth the wait and to release the 480 @ $500 is a slap in the face.. if the 5-10% figures are true then the price is a friggin joke.

hopefully after reviews I can edit this post and say something positive but as for now I cannot think of one Pro.

 

[WarEagleAU]

First - best looking card I've seen from the green camp. Why go against what looks to be an awesome cooler....

Second - looks awesome, I suspect ATI will now start lowering some prices, which is good for me

 

[lemode]

xfx packaging and card design = awesome (most of the time)

looks alone i like this card by default.

 

[DarthCyclonis]

looks better than my 5970

Is the 480 better than 5970 or will a card like GTX 485 or 495 come out?

Hahaha.

You will not see an X2 card from Nvidia with this current revision. Even if they cram to underclocked 470 chips onto a PCB the power consumption would be well over the PCI-e specification of 300 watts. And the heat generated would be insane.

You fanboys really crack me up. I own cards from both camps, a GTX295 and an 4870X2. So I am not a fanboy of either. But I would be damned to buy these gtx 4xx cards until they can reduce the die, increase the core count and decrease the price. And also get rid of their incompetent management. But that is not the issue here.

 

[Fourstaff]

I like batmobile better.

 

[gvblake22]

The fan in those things looks abnormally small, I have a bad feeling it will also mean they are excessively loud. Here's hoping the large size of the card just dwarfs the fan size or they are incredibly efficient and don't need a large fan...

 

[Gjohnst4]

I dig the 480, but I feel the 470 is very plain....

 

[mdsx1950]

Should two 470 or 460...

Well what i meant was the GTX 4xx card alone that crushes one of my 5970s. So two of that will crush my two 5970s.

My current setup can shit on two 470s lol

 

[hugz]

I want

 

[mdsx1950]

Hahaha.

You will not see an X2 card from Nvidia with this current revision. Even if they cram to underclocked 470 chips onto a PCB the power consumption would be well over the PCI-e specification of 300 watts. And the heat generated would be insane.

You fanboys really crack me up. I own cards from both camps, a GTX295 and an 4870X2. So I am not a fanboy of either. But I would be damned to buy these gtx 4xx cards until they can reduce the die, increase the core count and decrease the price. And also get rid of their incompetent management. But that is not the issue here.

I hope to see an X2. 300watts aint that bad. My dual 5970s must taking over 600Ws! And my 5970s also generate ALOT of heat.

And which fanboy are you referring to?

 

[locoty]

5970 = 300 watt

dual fermi card = at least 400 watt, if they make card from 470 chip, of course with some kind of tweaking

 

[geek33]

sweet! i'm gonna buy it .. unfortunately... this holiday season lol.

 

[DarthCyclonis]

I hope to see an X2. 300watts aint that bad. My dual 5970s must taking over 600Ws! And my 5970s also generate ALOT of heat.

And which fanboy are you referring to?

LOL,

300watts for 1 5970 DUAL GPU

or

275wats for 1 GTX480 - Single GPU -

So even if you stuck 2, 470 cores clocked down on one PCB you would most likley be approaching 800+ watts for a quad SLI solution. That setup would not be faster than your Dual 5970's. It would also take more power. You think the 5970's generate heat?...Times your current heat output by 2 with these babies in quad or Tri SLI.

Maybe in the next chip revision they will have something to compete with in the dual GPU range but then ATI will most likley have the 6xxx series out.

 

[Kenshai]

LOL,

300watts for 1 5970 DUAL GPU

or

275wats for 1 GTX480 - Single GPU -

So even if you stuck 2, 470 cores clocked down on one PCB you would most likley be approaching 800+ watts for a quad SLI solution. That setup would not be faster than your Dual 5970's. It would also take more power. You think the 5970's generate heat?...Times your current heat output by 2 with these babies in quad or Tri SLI.

Maybe in the next chip revision they will have something to compete with in the dual GPU range but then ATI will most likley have the 6xxx series out.

You realize that you don't even come close to doubling power consumption when making a dual GPU card. In the past it's always been close to a 50% increase in power consumption. Compare the GTX275 and the GTX295 as well as the 5870 and the 5970. Both right around a 50% increase in maximum power draw. So two 470's would be pretty close to 300W. But this is also just all speculation, won't know for sure until the cards actually arrive and people can test them.


http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/EAH5970/29.html

 

[..'Ant'..]

im curious about temps.

Same here, I wonder how load the fan is also.

 

[DarthCyclonis]

You realize that you don't even come close to doubling power consumption when making a dual GPU card. In the past it's always been close to a 50% increase in power consumption. Compare the GTX275 and the GTX295 as well as the 5870 and the 5970. Both right around a 50% increase in maximum power draw. So two 470's would be pretty close to 300W. But this is also just all speculation, won't know for sure until the cards actually arrive and people can test them.


http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/EAH5970/29.html

You can't compair the GTX275 single to the dual GTX295. The GTX295 is essentially two 275 chips on on PCB. However Nvidia clocked each core down to the GTX260 clocks to control heat and power consumption. Trust me I know. I own one. If I overclock back to 275 levels or above the card starts to artifact after some intense gaming.

Not only WILL the power consumption be higher then the ATI equivelent. The performance will drop off as well. There is no way the are putting two 480's on one PCB. They would have a hard time with cooling with two 470's. and even then they would have to clock them down. Then would still be higher than a 5970 for power consumption.

So with the current architecture a dual GPU card from Nvidia could not compete with the 5970 right now. It's just a fact. It would be to expensive, too hot and draw way too much and most likley render a lower performance then two 480's in SLI.

Your right it's all speculation and we will not know until one is made. But I just can't logically see one until we see a die shrink.

 

[Zubasa]

That reference cooler on the GTX 480 reminds me of the radiator in front of trucks.

 

[LittleLizard]

it looks like the GTX 480 means serious business but as it is said, never judge a book by its cover

 

[douglatins]

it looks like the GTX 480 means serious business but as it is said, never judge a book by its cover

http://kotaku.com/5486631/battlefield-bad-company-2-review-judging-a-book-by-its-cover-works

 

[CyberCT]

That GTX480 cooler looks sweet. It's sad that Nvidia dropped the ball this round. It consumes more power than the GTX280 and is only a little faster than the ATI competition with less power consumption and price.

I have been a huge fan of the Nvida camp ever since the 8800GTX, but they suck this time. I'd like to see what they do for the GTX485.

 

[tkpenalty]

wonder when it will be the end of the age of monoliths for nvidia? I hope its soon.

 

[Aceman.au]

Remember every1 LOOKS can be decieving

 

[cauby]

loved the design of these cards,but unfortunately nvidia is some 4 months late.if they released those cards earlier,by now we would already have the mainstream version of the fermi and price of ATI cards would be finally competive.I just couldn't wait and went with the 5770...oh well

 

[runnin17]

Im getting the GTX 4XX card that will crush my 5970

Do a google search before you make yourself look ridiculous like that.

PS The cards really do look very good. Kudos to nvidia for spending some time on the stock cooler. However, I think they forced themselves into it b/c these cards are gonna be crazy HOT!