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    NVIDIA unleashes GeForce GTX 690

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by bwells88, Apr 29, 2012.

  1. bwells88

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    bwells88, Apr 29, 2012
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  2. CGSDR

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    If it available on the Desktop version then I'm certainly sure that NVIDIA will release the mobile version though I dont think the GTX690 will make it to mobile just like the GTX590. So I'm hoping that the GTX680M instead.
     
    CGSDR, Apr 29, 2012
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    Doubt that will go mobile the closest we'll get is 680m sli like last time
     
    BlackStar2012, Apr 29, 2012
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    Yeah, there probably won't be a mobile. There wasn't a 590M last generation.
     
    awakeN, Apr 29, 2012
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    And the 580 wasn't even a desktop 580, so even the true 680 won't reach mobile :)
     
    mtrein, Apr 29, 2012
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    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Two GTX 680s, priced at exactly twice the price, and clocked 10% lower. Yum. This card is really only worth it if you're trying to pack 2 or 4 GPUs on a board that can't support it because of a lack of PCIe slots. Makes more sense to me to get two individual GTX 680's for a whole host of reasons.
     
    Greg, Apr 29, 2012
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    Not always because this runs cooler and has more VRAM.
     
    iViNtaGe, Apr 29, 2012
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    Cloudfire (Really odd person)

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    2x680s vs 690 is basicly 390w vs 300w TDP plus they are going to use some sort of technology that removes micro stuttering that you get with SLI configs with the 690
     
    Cloudfire, Apr 29, 2012
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    Is it really vram? Last time I checked vram was hell of expensive. That's why the Quadro/FireGL cards are so damn expensive.

    At any rate at $1K a copy for this card they can keep it. I learned my lesson a long time ago about spending more then $300-350 on a video card.

    Sent from my BlackBerry 9900 using Tapatalk
     
    Roken911, Apr 29, 2012
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    I always figured the prices on quadro/fire cards were so high to compensate for the lower demand.
     
    bzh2, Apr 29, 2012
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    Vram is used for graphics such as when you watch tv and they write on the screen (think NFL), weather etc.

    Its also used in render farms for animation.

    When I was in school a while back, 256mb of VRAM was roughly ~$500+.

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    Roken911, Apr 29, 2012
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  12. maxheap

    maxheap caparison horus :)

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    instead of nutjobs who want quad sli 680's (seriously, what you need that for??) nonsense to buy item...
     
    maxheap, Apr 29, 2012
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    Sounds like Nvidia is a bit desperate tbh.
     
    DarkSiren, Apr 30, 2012
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    Yeah, I definitely don't see this going mobile. The most we'll get for quite a while is going to be the 680 Kepler, whenever that shows up. I wouldn't hold your breath for something as ridiculous as the 690.
     
    Zenithan, Apr 30, 2012
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