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    GTX 680M review - Stock VBIOS vs Saltius/SVL VBIOS

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Cloudfire, Jul 31, 2012.

  1. Cloudfire

    Cloudfire (Really odd person)

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    Techinferno have outdone themselves. Great review for everyone who would like to see how the 680M perform vs 580M SLI (+OC) and most importantly, with the super stable VBIOS that unlocks GTX 680M potential.

    Looks like the 680M have become so strong with the VBIOS that some of the games are actually bottlenecked by the CPU

    Some of their results:

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    Go check it out :cool:
    nVidia GTX 680M Performance Review
     
    Cloudfire, Jul 31, 2012
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  2. jaug1337

    jaug1337 de_dust2

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    Wow... the 680M is just begging me to buy it :p
     
    jaug1337, Jul 31, 2012
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  3. Mobius 1

    Mobius 1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Is the saltius/svl vBIOS available for public download? :D
     
    Mobius 1, Jul 31, 2012
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    SlickDude80, Jul 31, 2012
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  5. Cloudfire

    Cloudfire (Really odd person)

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    Its very clear that Nvidia underclocked/undervolted the 680M too much, thats for shure. They could offer a lot more.
    But with the support from modders we can overcome the limits :)

    This is the first review (other than from NBR) with Saltius VBIOS results.
     
    Cloudfire, Jul 31, 2012
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  6. Cloudfire

    Cloudfire (Really odd person)

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    Just as a reminder to the folks who are not aware of the different clocks you see in the review:
    The first "stock 680M" is with stock VBIOS you get from Clevo. The "680M OC" is with Saltius VBIOS at stock clocks. The other one is with Saltius VBIOS but with max overclock +135MHz for GPU clock, and extra 150MHz for GDDR5.
     
    Cloudfire, Jul 31, 2012
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  7. R3d

    R3d Notebook Virtuoso

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    This thread probably would have been better put in one of the 5 other existing 680m threads.
     
    R3d, Jul 31, 2012
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  8. GeoCake

    GeoCake http://ted.ph

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    Anyhow, it's a great comparison and the sheer power of one card vs SLI 580Ms is impressive to say the least. Furthermore it's a Clevo 680M was tested in a M18x R1, not a Dell card.
     
    GeoCake, Jul 31, 2012
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  9. HTWingNut

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    I updated my benchmarks to show stock (719/1800) vs stock OC (854/2250) vs. Saltius at 1000/2400
     
    HTWingNut, Jul 31, 2012
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  10. 2.0

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    Since this thread is merely a review, it doesn't require commentary. Therefore it is closed. Refer to the other 680M overclocking threads.
     
    2.0, Jul 31, 2012
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