Maxwell GPUs

[nokturrduk84]

What are news about upcoming Nvidia GPUs? When they are supposed to get released? What do we know so far about them?

[Swegly]

We dont know anything yet but all I know is that I will buy one.

[CwGoh]

Nvidia's roadmap says 2014, while most rumours point to a Q1/Q2 release. Probably will be like a Fermi -> Kepler evolution though. I don't expect Nvidia will pull a 8800GT with Maxwell. Only slight improvements, better power consumption with 20nm, and hopefully better compute performance up to snuff with GCN.

[lachyman]

The jump should be almost as big as the Fermi --> Kepler one.

[Cryptonite]

I'm not expecting too much out of it.

[Guest]

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Nvidia Road map...

[nokturrduk84]

So we should expect almost twice better improvement?

[madknight3]

I hope we see great 1440p gaming without needing SLI with maxwell. Maybe that's just living in a dream world though.

[That Norwegian Guy]

So we should expect almost twice better improvement?

 

Not at all.

 

1. GFlops measures floating point operations per second which is more representative of compute than gaming performance.

2. This chart is performance per watt.

 

People tend to forget that with improved architectures come lower power consumption, which is why an Nvidia GTX 470 can outperform a GTX 660. The prior being a 275 Watt card. Much less effective yes, but a better card in raw performance none the less.

 

You wouldn't believe how many people make pointless "upgrades" based on pure marketing bullshit.

 

I even know a guy who went from a GTX 570 to a 660Ti, which is a DOWNGRADE!

[Cryptonite]

Not at all.

 

1. GFlops measures floating point operations per second which is more representative of compute than gaming performance.

2. This chart is performance per watt.

 

People tend to forget that with improved architectures come lower power consumption, which is why an Nvidia GTX 470 can outperform a GTX 660. The prior being a 275 Watt card. Much less effective yes, but a better card in raw performance none the less.

 

You wouldn't believe how many people make pointless "upgrades" based on pure marketing bullshit.

 

I even know a guy who went from a GTX 570 to a 660Ti, which is a DOWNGRADE!

it's not a downgrade. The 660Ti performs on par with the 670 and 760 on resolutions up to 1080p.

I had a GTX 560 Ti and it was barely holding on, my 660 Ti is a powerhouse, I don't need anything stronger than this thing for the time being.

[geogga]

Autually we do have some news; mainly some seemingly possible rumors

750ti to be first maxwell GPU

http://www.techspot.com/news/55382-rumor-points-to-geforce-gtx-750-ti-as-nvidias-first-maxwell-gpu.html

http://www.custompcreview.com/news/rumor-nvidia-launching-maxwell-based-gtx-750-ti-february-18/19873/

http://www.legitreviews.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-750-ti-maxwell-performance-numbers-leaked_134195

http://www.guru3d.com/news_story/first_nvidia_maxwell_gpu_based_graphics_card_is_the_geforce_gtx_750_ti.html

And tons more

But obviously this is not confirmed by anyone so don't bash me if it doesn't come out mid February

[StormtrooperStu]

We dont know anything yet but all I know is that I will buy one.

 

Fanboy much ?

[Swegly]

Fanboy much ?

haha not at all I just plan to buy one because of the timing. The AMD prices are really high for now because of mining and with the release of their new r9 290(x) we shouldnt expect to see any more cards for maybe another year. I just thought since my gtx670 does more than the job for gaming I will save that card instead of going for an r9 290 and just wait for the 800 series because it will be released quicker than the new gen of AMD cards and could very well be more powerfull. I have nothing against AMD. I at one point had an r9 290 windforce but returned it due to the fact that it was recalled. I just rethought what I was going to buy and came to a conclusion that I was going to buy an h100i with nf-f12s and another SSD instead with money to spare for games. 

 

Also if you have read alot of my previous posts and know what I am about, that thought of me being a fanboy wouldnt have even occured to you.

[StormtrooperStu]

haha not at all I just plan to buy one because of the timing. The AMD prices are really high for now because of mining and with the release of their new r9 290(x) we shouldnt expect to see any more cards for maybe another year. I just thought since my gtx670 does more than the job for gaming I will save that card instead of going for an r9 290 and just wait for the 800 series because it will be released quicker than the new gen of AMD cards and could very well be more powerfull. I have nothing against AMD. I at one point had an r9 290 windforce but returned it due to the fact that it was recalled. I just rethought what I was going to buy and came to a conclusion that I was going to buy an h100i with nf-f12s and another SSD instead with money to spare for games. 

 

Also if you have read alot of my previous posts and know what I am about, that thought of me being a fanboy wouldnt have even occured to you.

 

Glad you can take a joke dude.

 

Feel free to send me your spare 670. 

[TechSage]

If it shrunk down to 20nm then won't it run hotter

[Swegly]

Glad you can take a joke dude.

 

Feel free to send me your spare 670. 

I dont have a spare 670. I had to send back the r9 290 and I bought other components that were really neccessary. Also If you were joking maybe you should have made it more obvious because you cant show sarcasm through text with any indicators.

[StormtrooperStu]

I dont have a spare 670. I had to send back the r9 290 and I bought other components that were really neccessary. Also If you were joking maybe you should have made it more obvious because you cant show sarcasm through text with any indicators.

[lachyman]

it's not a downgrade. The 660Ti performs on par with the 670 and 760 on resolutions up to 1080p.

I had a GTX 560 Ti and it was barely holding on, my 660 Ti is a powerhouse, I don't need anything stronger than this thing for the time being.

All of his examples are bullshit, a 660 is mostly on par with the 580, not weaker than a 470.

[lachyman]

If it shrunk down to 20nm then won't it run hotter

And why should it be? Kepler for example is a lot cooler than Fermi.

[geogga]

660ti is a powerhouse compared to 560ti? Get off ur crack

[Virgule]

I hope we see great 1440p gaming without needing SLI with maxwell. Maybe that's just living in a dream world though.

You can already do that with a 780/780ti/r9 290/r9 290x.

 

4K is another thing though.

[Cryptonite]

660ti is a powerhouse compared to 560ti? Get off ur crack

You're either trolling or reluctantly stupid. I'm not saying the 560 Ti is bad though, turn down the AA and it still runs most games awesomely, however most of them are only 1 GB chips instead of 2/3 which is a major bottleneck added and even with a 2 gig chip they'd still fall behind by far vs the 660 Ti.

 

 

GTX 660 Ti vs the 560 Ti: (ignoring the Crysis benchmark, The 660 Ti wins)

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/647?vs=547

 

 

GTX 660 Ti vs the 570: (again in most games aside from Crysis, the 660 Ti wins)

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/647?vs=518

 

 

GTX 660 Ti vs the 580: (aside from crysis, the 660 Ti wins in most cases) 

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/647?vs=517

 

 

 

[Almercenary]

they are going to have a graphics processor inside them, there getting deigned by Nvidia, there probs going to be made in china

[TechSage]

And why should it be? Kepler for example is a lot cooler than Fermi.

I meant, if it shrunk down, won't it run hotter? If you look at CPU's, Ivy Bridge was shrunk from 32nm to 22nm and it made it run significantly hotter since the transistors are much closer.