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SIGGRAPH 2018 | V-Ray Days — Project Lavina Real-time Ray Tracing Demonstration
ChaosGroupTV
Published on Aug 27, 2018
An excerpt from the "Vlado in Renderland" talk during V-Ray Days at SIGGRAPH 2018. A highlight of V-Ray Days every year is the presentation by Chaos Group co-founder and CTO Vlado Koylazov. In this segment, Vlado reveals for the first time a live demonstration of real-time ray tracing with Project Lavina. This demo is running on the new NVIDIA RTX GPU cards and showcases billions of polygons rendering at real-time speeds with true ray-tracing.
Learn more about this project here: http://bit.ly/2wr7VMX
SIGGRAPH 2018 | V-Ray Days — Vlado in Renderland (Full)
ChaosGroupTV
Published on Aug 27, 2018
V-Ray Days presentation of "Vlado in Renderland" from SIGGRAPH 2018. Chaos Group co-founder and CTO Vlado Koylazov discusses the latest V-Ray announcements and what to look forward to later this year and in 2019. Also during the talk, Vlado gives the first-ever live presentation of Project Lavina's real-time rendering with true ray tracing, running on the new NVIDIA RTX GPU card.
Learn more about this project here: http://bit.ly/2wr7VMX
26:26 overview of nVidia RTX
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There are also articles on this TimeSpy "Leak", and I didn't post it because it seems even worse than I thought - and to be fair it's early in the release cycle with likely non-specific or alpha / beta drivers for the RTX models.
6% higher performance than the 1080ti for the 2080 seems a bit too low, at least I hope so for it's sake that comes up to at least 15% after new drivers come out on / after release.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 in TimeSpy
https://videocardz.com/77763/nvidia-geforce-rtx-2080-3dmark-timespy-result-leaks-out
"Actually, this isn’t the first score, but all previous entries were showing 10-20% of this performance (unsupported drivers). So technically, this is the first result that could be showing the full performance of the new card. Unfortunately, we have no information on how many cores were used (and that might be important considering RTX series feature Tensor, RT and Shader cores).
What we do know is that this is either RTX 2080 or RTX 2070, as the card features 8GB of memory and 7000 MHz memory clock (14 Gbps effective). Both of these cards have such configuration.
Assuming this is RTX 2080, we would be looking at slightly overclocked GTX 1080 Ti performance, or to put this into a different perspective: 98% of Titan Xp performance (SW Edition).
If NVIDIA were to keep this “30% generation performance upgrade” (and that’s what we have been observing for the past few years), the RTX 2080 Ti might end up being almost twice as fast as Radeon RX Vega 64."
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All of those reviewers should start their review videos with this caveat, that "they were pre-screened and pre-seeded by Nvidia, and to be sure and wait for owner reviews before purchasing, consider our reviews as a pre-release review".
And, all of us should really learn to control our urges so they can't be turned against us by those that wish to control us - not just GPU's
This is a theme in modern society, realizing we've been "had" by those that want to empty our pocketbooks into theirs.
No pre-orders, no "pre-authorized" reviewers.
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RTX 2080's Benchmark Leaked, Nvidia Is Controlling Reviews?!
Gamer Meld
Published on Aug 29, 2018
New RTX 2080 Benchmark, and what's going on with Nvidia? Stay tuned...
NVIDIA Controls AIB Launch and Driver Distribution
Since NVIDIA's GPP program got exposed to the world, there have been a lot of changes over at Team Green in the way information about its company is controlled. After its heavy-handed NDAs have sought to muzzle journalists that work with the company, now it is pushing back on its AIBs in order to control the AIB's actions with reviewers.
Date: Tuesday , August 28, 2018, Author: Kyle Bennett
"I had mentioned this last week in our forums, but I have gotten a little more information about the amount of control that NVIDIA is exerting around its RTX 2080 and 2080 Ti card launch.
First and foremost, NVIDIA has demanded that its AIBs tell NVIDIA who will be reviewing the AIB's custom RTX 2080 and 2080 Ti cards.
We were forwarded emails from other reviewers, from the AIBs that were asking specifically, at NVIDIA's direction, "Who will be performing the review content?" "What is that person's phone number and email address?"
That is a bit odd, as we have never seen this before in 20 years of reviewing video cards. AIBs in the past have been left to pretty much operate their own review campaigns on new video cards, but that seems to have come to an end.
From these lists of reviewers submitted to NVIDIA by the AIBs, NVIDIA has put together its own list of "approved reviewers," and sent their approved list back to the AIBs in order to let them know who they are allowed to sample review cards to. Much like NVIDIA exerted control over AIB's and OEM's brands with GPP, it is now exerting control over who the AIB has review its own custom cards.
This is where it gets a bit more interesting, and likely should give you concern with any leaked benchmarks you see on the web.
NVIDIA is not allowing its AIBs to distribute drivers with their review cards.
For a reviewer to have access, he must first sign NVIDIA's multi-year NDA (which is fine if you are "just" a card reviewer), then he will log into a protected site which is most likely a secured version of GeForce Experience in order to obtain the driver, and download from there into a specific machine with the new RTX card being present.
If you are seeing any benchmarks between now and the ~20th (we think the 2080 launch and 2080 Ti launch will be split on different days possibly), you are likely not seeing cards benchmarked with its launch driver. So keep that in the back of your mind as you see performance leaks come forward.
We did reach out to NVIDIA a week ago and asked to be included in the RTX launch.
It seems as it is our duty to do so, and not just assume we were cut off because of GPP. NVIDIA did tell us they had no issue with including us in the RTX 2080 and 2080 Ti launch as long as HardOCP signed its multi-year NDA. This is what my attorney had to say about HardOCP signing NVIDIA's NDA.
"If I’m a reporter, I probably would not sign it. I could pick on several elements but basically, it is intended to provide a strong control over work product of the reporters. The definition of confidential information is way too broad. Broadest I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen and drafted and enforced a large number of these. Also, the typical exclusions to confidential information are not provided, but they exist at common law anyway. The 5 year duration of the obligation is just stupid for this type of technology. It’s pretty ridiculous top to bottom.
I don’t really agree with the interviewed attorney. He seems to think it very reasonable and "not that onerous." I have to wonder what he thinks is. It’s a very heavy-handed way to deal with the media."
Another industry source fairly high up the GPU food chain also made this remark to me about NVIDIA's new NDA.
"You also inspired them to create this fine piece of content (NDA) so that disobedience does not take momentum."
Given that we do a bit more around here than review video cards from time to time, we did ask if NVIDIA was open to us marking up the NDA and returning it for some changes. HardOCP has gotten no reply from NVIDIA since last week.
Given this, and the fact that our readers have made their voices heard ( 67% Against Signing / 33% For Signing), HardOCP will not be signing the NDA.
While we do think it is possible to source 2080 hardware, our review would be irresponsible without the correct drivers. Good job, NVIDIA, good job. That is exerting excellent control.
If you like our content, please support HardOCP on Patreon. "
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jnemesh
"This just keeps getting better and better! What the F*** are they so afraid of? This BS only lasts until the cards hit retail, though, and THEN the s*** will REALLY hit the fan! They can't hide sub-par performance forever! EVENTUALLY, when they start to ship, people will learn EXACTLY how these cards perform, and if their actions are any indication, I expect those reviews to be brutal indeed!"
raz-0
"I'm not dropping serious cash on a card without credible reviews. That NDA insures that most reviews won't be credible."
Shotglass01
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Battlefield V Delayed After Disappointing Pre-Orders, EA Stocks Plummet
YongYea
Published on Aug 30, 2018
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX Series Prices Up To 71% Higher Than Previous Gen
by btarunr Monday, August 20th 2018 11:04 Discuss (219 Comments)
https://www.techpowerup.com/246925/...ries-prices-up-to-71-higher-than-previous-gen
"NVIDIA revealed the SEP prices of its GeForce RTX 20-series, and it's a bloodbath in the absence of competition from AMD. The SEP price is the lowest price you'll be able to find a custom-design card at. NVIDIA is pricing its reference design cards, dubbed "Founders Edition," at a premium of 10-15 percent. These cards don't just have a better (looking) cooler, but also slightly higher clock speeds.
The GeForce RTX 2070 is where the lineup begins, for now. This card has an SEP pricing of USD $499. Its Founders Edition variant is priced at $599, or a staggering 20% premium. You'll recall that the previous-generation GTX 1070 launched at $379, with its Founders Edition at $449.
The GeForce RTX 2080, which is the posterboy of this series, starts at $699, with its Founders Edition card at $799. The GTX 1080 launched at $599, with $699 for the Founders Edition.
Leading the pack is the RTX 2080 Ti, launched at $999, with its Founders Edition variant at $1,199. The GTX 1080 Ti launched at $699, for the Founders Edition no less."
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It looks like you don't need a $1200 2080ti GPU to play the new Tomb Raider.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider PC System Requirements
by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 09/02/2018 09:12 AM | source: | 22 comment(s)
https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/shadow-of-the-tomb-raider-requirements.html
"Square Enix revealed the official PC system requirements for Shadow of the Tomb Raider. According to the specs, PC gamers will at least need an Intel Core i3-3220 with 8GB of RAM and a Nvidia GTX 660/GTX 1050 or an AMD Radeon HD 7770.
Square Enix recommends an Intel Core i7 4770K or an AMD Ryzen 5 1600 with 16GB of RAM and a Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB or an AMD Radeon RX 480. The game will also require 40GB of free hard-disk space, and will support both DirectX 11 and DirectX 12. Shadow of the Tomb Raider releases on September 14th and you can find its full PC requirements below.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider PC System Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 7 64 bit
- Processor: i3-3220 Intel or AMD equivalent
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 660/GTX 1050 or AMD Radeon HD 7770
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 40 GB available space
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i7 4770K, 3.40 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1600, 3.20 GHz
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB or AMD Radeon RX 480, 8GB
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 40 GB available space"
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Benchmarks Allegedly Leaked- Twice
by Techpowerup.com Monday, September 3rd 2018 21:27
Caveat emptor, take this with a grain of salt, and the usual warnings when dealing with rumors about hardware performance come to mind here foremost. That said, a Turkish YouTuber, PC Hocasi TV, put up and then quickly took back down a video going through his benchmark results for the new NVIDIA GPU flagship, the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti across a plethora of game titles. The results, which you can see by clicking to read the whole story, are not out of line but some of the game titles involve a beta stage (Battlefield 5) and an online shooter (PUBG) so there is a second grain of salt needed to season this gravy.
As it stands, 3DCenter.org put together a nice summary of the relative performance of the RTX 2080 Ti compared to the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti from last generation. Based on these results, the RTX 20T0 Ti is approximately 37.5% better than the GTX 1080 Ti as far as average FPS goes and ~30% better on minimum FPS. These are in line with expectations from hardware analysts and the timing of these results tying in to when the GPU launches does lead some credence to the numbers. Adding to this leak is yet another, this time based off a 3DMark Time Spy benchmark, which we will see past the break.
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Essentially you can get 20%-30% better FPS performance for $1200, and if you are lucky enough to sell your current 1080ti(s) for $500 each, the added performance costs $700+ per GPU.
Is it worth $700+ for each 2080ti plus the hassle to upgrade from 1080ti(s)?, that's up to you.
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NVIDIA Launching Turing Mobility Lineup With ‘GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile’ GPU
I'm sick of this Max-Q branding - moniker
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"This is great news for gamers who want something more portable than a tower because NVIDIA’s Max-Q designs are the closest you can ever get to desktop-grade performance in a laptop. Heat and cooling are usually quite innovative for these laptops and clocks are lower than their desktop counterparts. TDP is usually the next big concern but considering 12 NFF is an improved version of 16nm FinFET this is something that we should have quite a bit of leeway with (Low clocks + 12 NFF = decent TDP)"
And what with the branding name without the Max-Q moniker ? Already forgotten? Push out Max-Q before the real deal is Nvidias way to make max profit.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q mobile designs will be rolled out soon with next-generation laptop lineups, no 2070 in sight
The first thing that’s very interesting is that NVIDIA is going to be launching the Turing lineup with the RTX 2080 Mobile GPU. Historically, NVIDIA has moved on to using desktop dies in laptops – which makes it very hard to predict what they will launch – but we are pretty sure about this one since its the only GPU that has the suffix “M” in its machine ID.
The device IDs for the Turing lineup were posted on Github and are given below:
- Turing TU102: 1e02, 1e04, 1e07
- Turing TU102GL: 1e30, 1e3c, 1e3d
- Turing TU104: 1e82, 1e87
- Turing TU104M: 1eab
- Turing TU106: 1f07
So it looks like integration of the 2080-MaxQ is going pretty well and we should see prominent partners like Razer and others roll out their brand new Turing mobility graphics card soon. The final question that I am sure is on everyone’s mind is whether we will see a 2070 or 2060 anytime soon. Well, to that, I don’t know for sure but I would think not. The reason for that is simple, I have heard that the 2070 won’t be out until around November and the 2070 mobility cannot ship before its desktop part and the 2060 Mobile cannot ship till the 2070 does, of course.
What this means is that everything except the RTX 2080 Mobile might have to wait for the 10-series inventory to finish up and NVIDIA to roll out its RTX 2070 and 2060 GPUs in the fourth quarter before the mobility side plays catch up. This might be somewhat of a bummer to people who want to get the optimal mid-tier power configuration for a laptop – something that would ideally give decent battery time and not just insane amount of graphical jiggawatts; but unfortunately, it looks like we might have to wait a bit.
@Donald@HIDevolution Seen this TRASH? RTX for Max-Q and
Same ****y. All talk about MAX-QRIPPLED nowadays...
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By Hothardware.com - Tue, Sep 04, 2018
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q Mobile Turing GPU Reportedly Weeks Away From Launch
NVIDIA recently announced a new generation of desktop graphics cards for consumers based on its Turing GPU architecture, and with specialized real-time ray tracing hardware underneath the hood...
All too many thin and flimsy notebooks out there... And Nvidia know it. All brands offer all types thin notebook models and this means higher sales if Nvidia first go for Max-Q design in the beginning. A kick start for Nvidia's latest Scam...
http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...gpu-expectations.822255/page-12#post-10790385Last edited: Sep 4, 2018Vistar Shook and Robbo99999 like this.
Nvidia Thread
Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Dr. AMK, Jul 4, 2017.
