NVIDIA officially unveils GeForce GTX 580
Summary: We've known it's on the way for some time now, but today NVIDIA officially unveils its next-generation GeForce GTX 580 GPU based on the Fermi architecture.
We've known it's on the way for some time now, but today NVIDIA officially unveils its next-generation GeForce GTX 580 GPU based on the Fermi architecture.
NVIDIA is making heavy use of the phrase "world's fastest" in their PR materials:
The GeForce GTX 580 GPU delivers the world's fastest performance for DirectX 11 (DX11) games, and support for NVIDIA 3D VisionTM, Surround, PhysX®, SLI® and CUDATM technologies, further entrenching GeForce-based PCs as the most robust gaming platforms in the world. The combination of an innovative vapor chamber thermal solution and new architectural enhancements make the GTX 580 the fastest and quietest GPU in its class, delivering an increase of up to 35 percent in performance per watt, and performance that is up to 30 percent faster than the original GeForce GTX 480.
There are some big performance gains for DirectX 11 users:
For the most recent games that feature tessellation -- the key feature of DX11 -- the 512-core GeForce GTX 580 is up to 160 percent faster than the closest competitive product. Even in previous-generation DX9 and DX10 games, the GeForce GTX 580 is faster by up to 62 percent, including in the blockbuster PC title StarCraft II.
These performance claims are compared to AMD's Radeon HD 5870 and not the latest 6000-series GPUs.
But will it play Crysis, or Crysis 2? Of course!
"For Crysis 2, we'll take advantage of what NVIDIA's new GeForce GTX 580 GPUs bring," said Cevat Yerli, president and CEO of Crytek. "A supersoldier that needs to save NYC from an alien invasion needs the best tech possible. That's not only his Nanosuit, but also stunning DX11 geometric realism that a GPU like the GeForce GTX 580 can offer for our PC gamers."
Here are some of the product highlights:
- 512 cores and 16 PolyMorph engines deliver massive tessellation and compute firepower for games
- Hard launch with immediate availability at an estimated SEP of $499 USD.
- Up to 35 percent improvement in performance/watt efficiency
- New vapor chamber thermal solution results in the quietest GPU in its class
- New level of geometric realism -- 2 billion triangles/second
- Provides game developers total creative freedom to create cutting-edge DX11 games
Available worldwide from today, with a recommended retail price starting at $499.
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Talkback
ATI's launch was much lower
All the better to wait.
RE: NVIDIA officially unveils GeForce GTX 580
I got a GTX 470 and AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition, and the only bottleneck with games I had was the HDD. So got myself a SSD and not looking back, PC good for another year at that point I will change the CPU.
Bottom line most peoples PC's could do with a more cost effective upgrade than a new GPU.
Extra Note:
If NVIDIA had a low price from launch ($200 - $250), I may of thought of skipping the CPU/SSD for this, after all as Adrian says the GTX 580 is only enhancements based on thier current Fermi Architecture.
What do others think? GTX 580 worth it for a few teaks, or as the blog says up to 62% for DX9 and 10 and up to 160% for DX11 performance agains?????
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I have an ATI 5870 and not much strains it. However I might add that I have a 30" LCD. The 5870 handles Crysis fine if I output to my 24" LCD which sports a resolution of 1920x1200. But the thirty inch LCD's resolution is 2560x1600 and Crysis is unplayable. What kills the game is the Full Scene Anti-Aliasing (FSAA). I've been looking forward to hardware that would make Crysis playable @ 2560x1600 with FSAA. This new nVidia card may be the ticket. Though honestly, there's no rush on my part since we're talking about a single game. Everything else I've tossed at my ATI 5870 runs fine, even FarCry2, which if you read reviews will say "You better have high end hardware". Or said another way, I'm not inclined to spend $499 on a new video card to run a single game well (which I've already played).
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Re: another door stop...
The GTX 480 was an even better toaster-oven, but this one isn't all that far behind. Fermi architecture really cooks! <img border="0" src="http://www.cnet.com/i/mb/emoticons/wink.gif" alt="wink">
RE: NVIDIA officially unveils GeForce GTX 580
For my own purposes, good old 4830 is still rocking... but a $150 worth 6850 would sound nice...
RE: NVIDIA officially unveils GeForce GTX 580
Buy the New Intel Sandy Bridge Processor and new motherboard early next year......much better bang for the buck....
2nd option is buy an SSD drive...prices are dropping and performance is going up....next year the SSD drives will be much cheaper.....and will become the main stay with drives
trouble is
I also do CUDA, and am a bit dubious about the ATI/AMD ability to do OpenCl - so I will prolly get two of the 580's.
Or a nice 3d laptop with an nvidia GPU in it (hmm do they exist? with USB 3?) Gee Americain companies do conspire and collude against furriners don't they?
arrgh, what to do?
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