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    HURRAY: Nvidia 600 series not just Fermi!! (Kepler)

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Cloudfire, Mar 2, 2012.

  1. TwinTurbo

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    Sorry, Mom :(
     
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    :)

    We are all friends here..

    Now.. Go Clean your room! :p
     
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  3. TwinTurbo

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    :D

    Just don't ground me from my new laptop when it gets here.
     
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  4. maxheap

    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    TBP, I need to say, love you man! +rep
     
    maxheap, Apr 11, 2012
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  5. TheBluePill

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    Thanks Graz'zt! Right back at ya!!
     
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  6. kinki

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    Even so, what about this 660M release date...? Correct me if im wrong, but a 660 i merely a slightly higher clocked 650 (which could simply be turned into a slightly overclocked 650, ie 660). With that said, the 650 is available and the 660 may not come out for, god knows how long with the TSMC hits 28nm capacity problems | bit-tech.net.

    Like i say... correct me if im wrong, im tryin to figure this all out before dishin out the cash. I think a lot of us are ordering for Diablo 3 release and well, theres no sense in doing that if the notebook gets to you late may.
     
    kinki, Apr 11, 2012
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  7. Awesome laptops

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    I had a skim through and from what I can see and please correct me if im wrong

    The GTX 680m is approx. 30% faster then the 580m and will launch mid to late june and will be supported by the clevo p150em

    Is this all correct ?
     
    Awesome laptops, Apr 12, 2012
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  8. sarge_

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    Yep, and P170em and Alienware.

    Hopefully released by then.
     
    sarge_, Apr 12, 2012
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  9. Cloudfire

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    Let us hope AMD come out with their 7970M soon. Maybe that would put Nvidia in high gear :p

    Kinda strange that the first benchmarks came from 680M and not 7970M if you ask me.
     
    Cloudfire, Apr 12, 2012
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    AMD has been more tight lipped about their 7X series Mobile parts than Apple is on their releases.
     
    TheBluePill, Apr 12, 2012
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  11. yknyong1

    yknyong1 Radiance with Radeon

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    NVIDIA is on neutral gear now... Rolling forward with no acceleration... :(
     
    yknyong1, Apr 12, 2012
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  12. maxheap

    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    stranger as it seems like 7970m is equal to 680m with 35W lesser TDP :eek:
     
    maxheap, Apr 12, 2012
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    It could well be that Apple will debut some of their new 7xxx parts for them.
     
    anexanhume, Apr 12, 2012
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  14. Cloudfire

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    LOL these people have all GPUs listed. 660M, 670M, 680M, 7970M, they have it all. :D

    Monster Notebook

    I don`t believe it until I see it. :)

    Yeah, I wonder what the reason is. Problems @ TSMC or some crazy magic with the upcoming mobile GPUs? Strange. Wonder if they were equally tight lipped with the 6000 series...
     
    Cloudfire, Apr 12, 2012
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  15. nissangtr786

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    1 and a half weeks left till all the benchmarks. I will only buy if I can get a gt650m or amd 7750 with 3612qm cpu for £450 to £500 with 1080p screen from the dell outlet store. It seems its gonna cost though as there are shortages.
     
    nissangtr786, Apr 12, 2012
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  16. maxheap

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    Strange they don't have 675m there, but 680m omg, and they are due July-September delivery.. here we go :)
     
    maxheap, Apr 12, 2012
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    While you guys are waiting, I will be using my PC to play everything on 1080p, full graphics. :D :p

    (I know.. I know.. Shameless... I feel guilty.. Really.. ) ;)


    Graz'zt.. You have a 580M in a badarse machine.. is there anything you really can't run at full tilt?
     
    TheBluePill, Apr 12, 2012
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  18. nissangtr786

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    While I am waiting I will try to complete batman arkham asylum and test drive unlimited 2 on my laptop. Completed dirt 3 already.
     
    nissangtr786, Apr 12, 2012
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  19. long2905

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    Same old song: metro 2033 and crysis 2 patched.
     
    long2905, Apr 12, 2012
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  20. maxheap

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    Well, as a fellow alienware owner you know the deal, point is not to max, point is to have the best possible hardware :D yupp, as soon as 680m is on ebay, I am buying one :) but this 685m rumors are kinda messing my head..

    BTW can you imagine 680m SLI in your m18x :eek:
     
    maxheap, Apr 12, 2012
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  21. TheBluePill

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    Oh.. i can certainly imagine those in SLI. :) Hopefully the price wont be too out of the roof.

    Now.. the 7970M.. I am really excited about that for some reason.

    I wonder how much my current 6990Ms would fetch when the 7970M hits the market?
     
    TheBluePill, Apr 12, 2012
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  22. GeoCake

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    Flashed my 580M to a 675M. :)

    [​IMG]
     
    GeoCake, Apr 12, 2012
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  23. maxheap

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    Geo!! How did you do it :) +rep for the effort :)
     
    maxheap, Apr 12, 2012
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  24. anexanhume

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    Is there a point to doing that?
     
    anexanhume, Apr 12, 2012
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  25. long2905

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    Fell any thing different?
     
    long2905, Apr 12, 2012
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    Well it proves that the 675M is 101% identical to a 580M. And this is like a free upgrade in a way, lol.

    Nah feels the same.
     
    GeoCake, Apr 12, 2012
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  27. maxheap

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    it doesn't need a point, it is just for fun :D
     
    maxheap, Apr 12, 2012
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  28. long2905

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    yeah just for s and giggles man, so we "get" the latest tech without it even being released =)
     
    long2905, Apr 12, 2012
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    Wow.. You can now sell that Laptop for a Premium on Ebay! Someone will give you top dollar for it. Ha! ;)
     
    TheBluePill, Apr 12, 2012
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    Chinese resellers of MSI barebones have confirmed these dates for the upcoming top dogs:

    AMD HD7970M, May 30th
    Nvidia GTX680M, July 2nd

    They start shipping out the barebones with the GPUs that date. We are not that far away :)

    And here is a complete shocker, if google translated it correct and if I understand what the poster meant:
    Either he means that 7970M = 6990M or that 7970M is 35% better than 6990M...
     
    Cloudfire, Apr 12, 2012
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  31. awakeN

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    what teh fahk may 30th?


    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
     
    awakeN, Apr 12, 2012
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  32. nissangtr786

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    Cloudfire any news on the hd 7750m release date.

    Normally top end cards mobile take a long time so only 1 month delay for 7970m is decent.

    awaKeN is the laptop in your signature the only one you have.
     
    nissangtr786, Apr 12, 2012
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  33. PaKii94

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    yeah im wondering about this too along with other lower yet gaming cards lol :p
     
    PaKii94, Apr 12, 2012
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  34. anexanhume

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    Those dates aren't surprising. TSMC 28nm issues means GTX 680 will be the only Kepler product for a while.
     
    anexanhume, Apr 12, 2012
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  35. awakeN

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    sadly, yes

    EDIT:

    BUT WAIT! pastapvz was able to order a barebone with a 7970M in it from a portugeuese reseller, and the ETA was the end of this month.

    idk, perhaps MSI i just slow, because they still haven't updated their barebones to a 675M yet either.
     
    awakeN, Apr 12, 2012
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  36. nissangtr786

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    Trust me you should be looking at getting the amd 7750m or 7730m or gt650m or gtx660m. No point getting top end I say as then all it is a more convenient way to take a pc with you. The cost is not justified for top end. I heard the gtx680m laptops will cost incredible amounts of money.

    Just get a gt650m or 7750m as they will perform as well as the higher end cards from previous generation while being very portable and being energy friendly.
     
    nissangtr786, Apr 12, 2012
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  37. Meaker@Sager

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    While they will be, they will simply lack the brute force to do 1080p well.

    Also your version of "reasonable" is not the same to others.

    For instance an HD 7870 costs £260, while the 7970 is £396.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Apr 12, 2012
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  38. PaKii94

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    i thought gtx 560m/570m could handle 1080p relatively well... If thats available in a slim frame with adequate cooling whats not to like :p ? but i see why people would want the latest and best. some people cant afford that or if your like me u want portability and ur willing to sacrifice some performance for it :eek:
     
    PaKii94, Apr 12, 2012
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    Yeah, my main concern right now is the best bang for the buck. I'm realllly hoping for a $1500 P150EM with a 7970M in it - it would be sweet and would probably last me four years before I have to do another refresh, besides, the 28nm in 7970M really brings incredible OCing opportunities. 680M will probably be atrociously priced compared to the 7970M, just like the 580M was compared to the 6990M/70M.
     
    awakeN, Apr 12, 2012
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  40. TheBluePill

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    That would be a great machine for certain. Even with the 6990M, its a great machine now and kind of the Pinnacle of the Powerful/Portable ratio.
     
    TheBluePill, Apr 13, 2012
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    675m is already cheap compared tot the 580m, I wonder what the 7970m's price will compete with... between 670m - 675m maybe?
     
    plancy, Apr 13, 2012
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    I can read Chinese :D

    It means that the for benchmark, the 7970m is 35% better than the 6990m
    and for in-game fps, the 7970m will be able to provide 25% to 30% more fps when compared to the 6990m

    If it's cheaper than the 675m or even slightly more expensive, it will definitely be a great deal :eek:
     
    ckli412, Apr 13, 2012
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    Thaaanks man. I was waiting for some confirmation from one of our chinese members.

    Man that is total and utter insane if true. A 65W beating a 100W by 25-30% :eek:

    Yup that will be my nest GPU if true :cool:
     
    Cloudfire, Apr 13, 2012
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  44. yknyong1

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    Confirmed. The reason why Google Translate is quite unreliable for Chinese Language is mostly because the logic is "backwards" from English.
     
    yknyong1, Apr 13, 2012
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    I'm waiting for ivybrige + kepler too. My laptop has 10 minutes of batery, 15 if i disable wifi lol.
     
    JXulo, Apr 13, 2012
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    My battery has around 10mins sometimes goes down csuddenly from 80% to critical in a second. Ivy bridge kepler= very low idle even with optimus and 22nm hd 4000 switchable graphics that will enable for 10 hour battery on the go even with gaming laptops.
     
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    If your battery lasts 10 minutes, that's because it's old and needs replacing to be honest.
     
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    Yeah lol, I`ve seen notebooks with 580M SLI getting 40 minutes or something
     
    Cloudfire, Apr 13, 2012
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  49. maxheap

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    Talking about SLI, can you imagine 680m in SLI scoring 9k 3dmark11 at stock! :eek:
     
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    Yup that is 30% better than 580M SLI. Not bad score :D
     
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