Give or take but product unveilings are the fun-er part of covering technology and trade shows are on top of everything. They're always filled up with basically anything and on the trade show floor, you can end up finding quite a lot of things. In the midst of all the developers conference from companies during the Summer, we have Computex which is notably the biggest electronics trade show in Asia. At it's 35th cycle this year, Computex is onto a whole new direction.
Like every other company, mobile computing is getting popular and that includes wearables and IoT devices which are meant to be placed just everywhere. That includes Computex which has seen a significant change in direction over the years and it's no longer just a show focused on unveiling new PC hardware but mobile devices like phones and wearables are also beginning to crop up each year.
Well, today is the launch date of the GTX 780 and the card will be available for purchase starting today with a base price of $649. This card will replace the previous gen GTX 680 and will be Nvidia's flagship card for this year and is also the first 700 series card to be announced. The GTX 780 still utilises the kepler architecture and has the GK 110 core; similar to the GTX Titan and the Nvidia Tesla. Moving on, the specs of the GTX 780 include the GK104 core with 2304 cuda cores, 3GB of GDDR5 memory, 48 ROP units, 7100 million transistors, a 384bit wide bus, and the core is clocked in at 863MHz at stock. After reading some of the reviews and watching a couple of videos showcasing the cards, my impressions are that Nvidia may not have created a new card but what they are trying to do is to bring better performance to a more affordable price. This fact is true because not everybody has the money to spend a hefty $999 to buy a Titan. With the GTX 780 Nvidia's bringing 60% the performance of the Titan and bringing it at a price point which is affordable to people. In the SLI reviews, i've seen the GTX 780 is similar to other cards ever made as the price to performance ratio is similar as 2 cards does not mean double the performance. In the design of the card, Nvidia did a great job by bringing the awesome design introduced on the GTX 690 down to the GTX 780 which includes an aluminum frame and a plexi-glass window as well as a blower style fan. On to the temperatures and i averaged out a few of the reviews i managed to go through and 35-37 degrees seem to be the idle and under full load the temps are at about 80 degrees. Overall Nvidia has provided users with an upgraded version of the GTX 680. Other than new hardware, Nvidia alongside the GTX 780 has announced shadowplay which will record you gameplay and will give you sort of a gameplay video of about 20 mins for your complexity to show people.
Out of the blue after announcing the Tegra 4 processor, Nvidia announced project shield which is basically a gaming console powered by their all new Tegra 4 processor. The console will be running pure android with no skins over it. It has a 5" display which is 720P and a full array of console controls like dpad, joysticks and many more. The mini console also sports I/O like HDMI, microUSB and a microSD slot for memory expansion. One cool feature of the Shield is that it is capable of streaming your games from your PC through your shield over wifi or LAN provided you have a geforce graphics card. Overall Project Shield looks to be a very promising device and is sure to be a hit amongst gamers who want portability. The shield will be available in the US and Canada in Q2 2013.
As expected, Nvidia today has officially announced their next gen Tegra processor dubbed the Tegra 4. They are calling the Tegra 4 the world's fastest mobile processor period. As leaked a few weeks back, the Tegra 4 has a 4+1 cores paired up with 72 GPU cores and is the world's first cortex A15 quad core processor. The Tegra 4 is also built on the 28nm manufacturing processor which makes it more efficient. There is a downside of the Tegra 4, which is that it does not have an integrated LTE chip. Which means it needs a third party chip to aid in LTE connectivity, that solution will come later in the year. The new chip not only increases gaming performance but can make instant HDR photos. Linking to today's keynote, Nvidia also announced Project Shield which will be built around the Tegra 4 processor
Next year flagship devices will be using processor with the new cortex A15 architecture and one of the processors will be the Tegra 4. The Tegra 4 according to a leaked slide will be a 4+1 core CPU like the Tegra 3 but this time around its using the 28nm manufacturing process. The leaked slide also reveals that the Tegra 4 will pack a 72 core GPU and that is about 6 times more amount of GPU cores than its predecessor. Additionally the chip will also support 2560X1440 encoding, it also can support up to 4K by 2K displays. This chip will most probably be unveiled at CES or MWC early next year so stay tuned.
The guys over at Nvidia is set to launch their two entry level gaming cards which are the GTX 660 and the GTX 650 on the 13th of September. Both the GTX 660 is based on the GK 106 core and the GTX 650 is based on the GK 107 core. Both of these cards will feature a short PCB design and are low powered cards so both of these cards will only need 1 6pin PCI-E power connector. The GTX 660 has 960 CUDA cores, 2GB of GDDR5 memory which is 192 bit wide. The core is clocked at 980MHz and has a boost clock of 1033MHz, The memory is clocked at 6.08GHz. The GTX 650 in the other hand has 384 CUDA cores and clocked at 1058MHz, the memory is clocked at 5GHz and has 1GB of GDDR5 which is 128 bit wide. These cards are aimed to take on the HD 7850 and HD 7750 with its price to performance ratio. The GTX 660 will have a MSRP of $229 and the GTX 650 will have a MSRP of $149, both of this cards will be available at launch.
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The GTX 660 Ti according to rumors will be the card which has very good performance and also a good price, this is because it is using the GK 104 chip. It is rumored to be launching on August 16 with some sources confirming the date. There are some leaked images of the GTX 660 Ti manufactured by EVGA, These images looks like the real deal. From the image we can clearly see that the PCB of it is shorter than the shroud covering it which is similar to the GTX 670. From the image we also can interpret that the GTX 660 Ti is powered through a single 6-pin power connector. The rear I/O include 2 DVI ports (1 X Single Link and 1 X Dual Link), one HDMI port, and 1 Display port, there are also two SLI fingers present in this card. This card uses a blower type fan which cools an aluminum heatsink fin array with a copper base which is pretty similar to the cooling system on stock coolers. More specs on this card was acquired from chinese forum RedQuaser. They revealed that this card has two different models. They suggested that the non-reference 660 Ti will have a 256-bit memory bus, 1152 CUDA cores, and dual 6-pin power connectors. Additionally they also mentioned that the 660 Ti's core speed is set at 980MHz and a boost clock of 1123MHz. Performance wise this card managed to score X2700 in 3D Mark11 extreme preset and the score achieved by the 660 Ti is similar to the one scored by the HD 7950. The second model will have 1344 CUDA cores with a 192-bit memory bus. Both of the models will come with 2GB GDDR5 memory.
Today is launch day for the GTX 670. This time around non reference cards came out on launch day. some examples are from palit, asus, zotac, and galaxy. one of the things which stand out is that Techpowerup (a very well known tech site/ reviewer) has reviewed the Asus Geforce GTX 670 Direct CU II and gave it a perfect score of 10 !!! In the Pro's and Cons part of the review they said that this card is faster than the GTX 670. Alright back to business, the GTX 670 like the GTX 680 has the GK 104. the both cards have 1344 cuda cores, this is different to the 1536 cuda cores the GTX 680 has because one of the SMX has been disabled, the core clock in the other hand 915MHz with a boost clock of 980MHz. Other than that it has a 6.00 GHz memory clock resulting in a 192 GBs memory bandwith, a 2GB memory buffer which is 256-bit wide, it has 32 ROPs and two SLI fingers for a 4-way SLI configuration. Unlike the GTX 680 the GTX 670 draws power from dual 6-pin power connectors for a TDP of 170W. For the Rear I/O it feature two dual-link DVI a HDMI 1.4 capable of 3D and a full lenght display port. This card out of the box also supports 3D Vision surround on 3 monitors an one auxiliary monitor. Nvidia suggests the retail price for this card is $399 but may vary due to different regions and different partners. Here are some benchmarks which is on the Nvidia site:
This card features the same GK104 chip which was used on the flagship GTX 680 except that one of its SMX unit is disabled which reduces the total number of cuda cores, also the card is so trimmed down that it has been equipped on a PCB which matches the length of the GTS 450 card. MSI’s GTX 680 was previously leaked but it was only pictured from the top so we couldn’t exactly calculate the exact length of the PCB. The colorful 670 has been pictured from the back which shows that the PCB is extremely short compared to the 680 and the cooler shroud is extended to make it look like a bigger card. However the features are still intact, such as the 2 SLI Goldfingers, Reference Display Outputs (2 DVI, 1 HDMI, 1 Display Port) a 4+1 Phase VRM design and 2GB (256-bit wide) memory interface, One thing we spotted is that there are 4 Memory chips located at the back of the PCB while 4 are located at the front. This means that there’s room for additional 8 memory chips so we can see 4GB reference or custom models in the future or at launch by different vendors. The card still requires two 6 Pin connectors and has a TDP above 170W. The VRM assembly is located near the exhaust port. Launching on May 7th, The card would be priced at an MSRP of $399.
NVIDIA today announced their Dual GPU card the GTX 690, it is also the world’s fastest consumer graphics card with a bold industrial design to match. Powered by the dual Kepler™ architecture-based on GeForce GPUs, the GTX 690 is meticulously designed inside and out to deliver the most refined, elegant and smooth PC gaming experience possible. The surprise announcement was made by NVIDIA CEO and co-founder Jen-Hsun Huang during his keynote address at the NVIDIA Game Festival in Shanghai, which is being attended by more than 6,000 gamers from across China. This card was Engineered to reach a new threshold in gaming performance, the GTX 690 also looks the part. Its array of innovative technologies is complemented by sleek materials that contribute to the exotic design of the card, including:
An exterior frame made from trivalent chromium-plated aluminum, providing excellent strength and durability
A fan housing made from a thixomolded magnesium alloy, which offers excellent heat dissipation and vibration dampening
High-efficiency power delivery with less resistance, lower power and less heat generated using a 10-phase, heavy-duty power supply with a 10-layer, two-ounce copper printed circuit board
Efficient cooling using dual vapor chambers, a nickel-plated finstack and center-mounted axial fan with optimized fin pitch and air entry angles
Low-profile components and ducted baseplate channels for unobstructed airflow, minimizing turbulence and improving acoustic quality
The GTX 690 is powered by a total of 3,072 NVIDIA CUDA® cores, all working to deliver awesome gaming performance for ultimate gaming setups. Designed for the discriminating gamer and ultra-high-resolution, multimonitor NVIDIA Surround™ configurations, the GTX 690 delivers close to double the frame rates of the closest single GPU product, the GTX 680. Plus, it is more power efficient and quieter when compared to systems equipped with two GTX 680 cards running in NVIDIA SLI® configuration.“The GTX 690 is truly a work of art — gorgeous on the outside with amazing performance on the inside,” said Brian Kelleher, senior vice president of GPU engineering at NVIDIA. “Gamers will love playing on multiple screens at high resolutions with all the eye candy turned on. And they’ll relish showing their friends how beautiful the cards look inside their systems.” The GTX 690 graphics card is designed using GeForce GPUs based on NVIDIA’s 28-nm Kepler architecture. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 GPU will be available in limited quantities starting May 3, 2012, with wider availability by May 7, 2012 from NVIDIA’s add-in card partners, including ASUS, EVGA, Gainward, Galaxy, Gigabyte, Inno3D, MSI, Palit and Zotac. This card is expected to retail at $999.
According to Fudzilla’s sources, Nvidia is possibly launching the GTX 670Ti along with the GTX 690’s launch that has been slated for 10thMay next month. we are three days away to some kind ofofficial announcementby Nvidia at the GeForce LAN / Nvidia Gaming Festival 2012 that takes place in Shanghai, China on the 28thof April. Possibilities are that the participants will get to feast their eyes on the dual GPU card. We hope to see the GTX 690 along with some teaser benchmarks and specifications rundowns. Yet now as per details, the GTX 690 launch will be accompanied by the GTX 670Ti on 10thMay. Furthermore, availability of both cards at launch would severe some shortage asTSMC has been experiencing capacity issuesin the past month that has affected Qualcomm and AMDs production as well. Earlier reports show that the GTX 680 was arebranded 670Ti, so there’s a high possibility of this being a GTX 670Ti in reality, sharing the same GK104 chip as the 680 however with a lesser CUDA count and lower clock speeds.
NVIDIA is ready to launch its top of the line 600 series card, the GeForce GTX 690 dual GPU graphics card is slated to launch on the 28th of April, according to a VR-Zone report. NVIDIA has chosen the 2012 NVIDIA GeForce LAN / NVIDIA Gaming Festival (NGF) held in Shanghai, China, as its launchpad. NVIDIA even puts up a countdown timer on GeForce.com that counts down to the event. GeForce GTX 690 combines two 28 nm GK104(GTX 680) graphics processors units for an SLI on a card solution. It is gunning for absolute performance leadership, enabling gamers to throw any game, at any resolution at PCs equipped with it. Below is one of the first leaked image of the card.
EVGA announced immediate availability of their GeForce GTX 680 Hydro Copper edition. This card offers a preinstalled Hydro Copper Waterblock plus compreddion fittings. These changes reduces the GPU operating temperature by as much as 50%. Additionally, the EVGA GeForce GTX 680 is optimized for overclocking with a 5 Phase PWM Design and 8pin+6pin power connector. This card ships with increased clockspeeds of 1215MHz (boost clock) and 1150MHz (base clock). The memory has further been tuned with a stock frequency of 6300MHz.
EVGA announced the launch of its new GeForce GTX 680 lineup consisting of five models which include EVGA SuperClocked, EVGA FTW, EVGA Classified and EVGA Hydro Copper GTX 680 variants.This card delivers truly game-changing performance that taps into the powerful new GeForce architecture to redefine smooth, seamless, lifelike gaming. It offers brand new, never before seen features that will redefine the way you think about performance graphics cards. Expect more from your graphics card than just state-of-the-art features and technology; get faster, smoother and a richer gaming experience with the EVGA GeForce GTX 680.
The EVGA GeForce GTX 680 graphics card features many new and key features:
NVIDIA SMX Engine – Brand new processing engine which delivers twice the performance/watt compared to previous generations
NVIDIA GPU Boost Technology – Dynamically maximizes clockspeeds to push performance to new levels and bring out the best in every game.
NVIDIA FXAA – Lightning fast anti-aliasing in a huge variety of games with the simple click of a mouse./li>
NVIDIA TXAA – Next generation anti-aliasing algorithm that delivers the image quality of 8X MSAA, with the performance hit of only 2xMSAA.
Adaptive Vertical Sync – Dynamically adjusts VSync to your monitors native refresh rate for the smoothest gameplay possible.
Frame Rate Target – Set a target Frame Rate with EVGA Precision X and your card will automatically adjust the power/performance to meet that target
NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround – Now supported on a single GPU, with up to three gaming monitors plus one accessory display!
PCI Express 3.0 – Offers double the bandwidth of PCI Express 2.0, for highest data transfer speeds. Also backwards compatible with all existing PCI Express motherboards.
In addition to the EVGA GeForce GTX 680, EVGA is also introducing a new version of its popular “Precision” overclocking software: EVGA Precision X. Designed from the ground up to support the latest GPU technologies, EVGA Precision X redefines what overclocking software should be. This program allows you to fine tune your EVGA graphics card, including GPU Clock speed, GPU Voltage, Memory Clock speed and Fan speed.
EVGA Precision X features many new and key features:
Brand New GUI – Built from the ground up for the next generation of graphics accelerators.
Advanced Hardware Monitoring – See GPU vitals in real time.
In Game Monitoring – See your GPU vitals, without leaving your game.
Frame Rate Target – GeForce GTX 680 will adjust power/clock dynamically to match set framerate.
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Today is launch day for the GTX 670. This time around non reference cards came out on launch day. some examples are from palit, asus, zotac, and galaxy. one of the things which stand out is that Techpowerup (a very well known tech site/ reviewer) has reviewed the Asus Geforce GTX 670 Direct CU II and gave it a perfect score of 10 !!! In the Pro's and Cons part of the review they said that this card is faster than the GTX 670. Alright back to business, the GTX 670 like the GTX 680 has the GK 104. the both cards have 1344 cuda cores, this is different to the 1536 cuda cores the GTX 680 has because one of the SMX has been disabled, the core clock in the other hand 915MHz with a boost clock of 980MHz. Other than that it has a 6.00 GHz memory clock resulting in a 192 GBs memory bandwith, a 2GB memory buffer which is 256-bit wide, it has 32 ROPs and two SLI fingers for a 4-way SLI configuration. Unlike the GTX 680 the GTX 670 draws power from dual 6-pin power connectors for a TDP of 170W. For the Rear I/O it feature two dual-link DVI a HDMI 1.4 capable of 3D and a full lenght display port. This card out of the box also supports 3D Vision surround on 3 monitors an one auxiliary monitor. Nvidia suggests the retail price for this card is $399 but may vary due to different regions and different partners. Here are some benchmarks which is on the Nvidia site:
