GeForce GTX 480 And 470: From Fermi And GF100 :: Posted by THRASHER2
As hardware enthusiasts, itÂ’s only natural to follow the news about upcoming launches. Power users begin formulating their opinions as soon as the first specs get tossed around, regardless of whether theyÂ’re official or not. Some of the longest forum threads I've ever read were rumor mill postings from very smart technologists trying to guess at the next generation's capabilities.
But in the case of Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 480 and 470, the company didn’t leave much to our imaginations. As far back as September of last year, the GPU giant was waxing poetically about its compute architecture. “Mmm, that sounds nice,” we thought. In January of 2010, it described in graphic detail how GF100 (the GPU centering on its Fermi design) would cut through DirectX 11 titles heavy on geometry. “Sexy! Can’t wait to try it out.”
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Intel 6 Series Chipsets - Naming Unveiled :: Posted by THRASHER2
Slated for release in Q1 2011, Intel's Cougar point and Sandy Bridge products are set to replace the existing Lynnfield/Clarkdale-Ibex Peak combination. The "Premium and Mainstream" desktop chipsets based on Cougar Point architecture will be called the P67 and H67.
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Nvidia Geforce GTX 400 Series Round-up :: Posted by THRASHER2
First off - the good news. Did we mention it is finally here? Yes, it is here, and it is the fastest single GPU card out there today without any doubt. GF100's Compute abilities are simply sensational, offering a several times improvement over the GTX 285 in many cases. In OpenCL applications, it leaves the HD 5870 far behind. It is a similar situation as far as Tessellation is concerned, with the GTX 480 destroying the HD 5870 in the Unigine Heaven benchmark. Beyond that it is the regular Nvidia benefits of CUDA, PhysX, 3D Vision, etc.
The Nvidia Geforce GTX 480 does make a strong case for itself - but not without severe drawbacks.
Let us step back for a second. The Geforce GTX 480's was originally designed to be a competitor to the ATI Radeon HD 5970 at the top of the pile - with similar power consumption characteristics. It is somewhat of a failure to be competing with the HD 5870, which is a whole class lower, even after 6 months. Let us not forget the GTX 480's die is 60% larger, and costs several times more to manufacture. The GTX 480 is clearly faster, but not that much faster.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX480 Video Card Review :: Posted by THRASHER2
Both the GeForce GTX 480 and GeForce GTX 470 graphics cards boast some very impressive specifications. Starting with the cores, the GeForce GTX 480 features 4 Graphic Processing Clusters, 15 Streaming Multiprocessors, 480 CUDA cores, 60 Texture Units and 48 Raster Operations Units.
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 Video Card Review :: Posted by THRASHER2
The wait is finally over. After letting AMD own the next-generation video card market for months with its 5000-series cards, Nvidia has at last returned a salvo. Its ammo: two cards based on its new "Fermi" architecture, the GTX 470 and the GTX 480. These cards bring to Nvidia's family many similar technologies to those the new ATI Radeon HD cards enjoy: multimonitor support and DirectX 11 chief among them. There are even some special extras—multimonitor stereoscopic 3D!—thrown in as well.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Review :: Posted by THRASHER2
We will be breaking our GTX 400 series articles into two separate reviews: the one you are reading right now which will concentrate on the high-end GTX 480 while the other will take an in-depth look at the more palatably-priced GTX 470. Click here to proceed to the GTX 470 review.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 GF100 DX11 Video Card Review :: Posted by THRASHER2
The GeForce GTX 480 is the new flagship product in NVIDIA's video card arsenal and is designed for maximum gaming performance. The GeForce GTX 480 launches with an estimated price point of $499 USD and is a DirectX 11 ready graphics card that competes directly with the ATI Radeon HD 5870 in the single GPU market.
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Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 and 470 specs emerge :: Posted by THRASHER2
With Nvidia's next-generation Fermi graphics cards now just a week away, some new details have trickled in courtesy of Turkish site donanimhaber.com and VR-Zone.com. According to the publications, the GTX 480 will offer a total of 480 shader processors
, a 384-bit interface working with 1.5GB of onboard GDDR5 RAM, and clock speeds of 700MHz, 1,401MHz, and 1,848MHz for the core, shaders and memory respectively.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 and GTX 470 Review :: Posted by THRASHER2
Fast forward to 2010 and we can look at the most advanced consumer graphics chip on the market; the AMD Cypress. This chip is comprised of 2.15 BILLION transistors running at a brisk 850 MHz. We are looking at a chip that is basically over 1000 times more complex than the Voodoo Graphics, running at a clockspeed 17 times faster. The AMD HD 5870 is by far the most advanced graphics card on the market at this time, and the first to bring DirectX 11 functionality. While AMD has a virtual stranglehold on DX11 cards with their Evergreen family of chips and cards, NVIDIA has not been standing still.
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GeForce GTX 470 & 480 review :: Posted by THRASHER2
Finally -- today is the day that we debunk, squash and confirm some myths. Alongside the now ancient GeForce FX series, the most discussed product series prior to release from NVIDIA ever, is being released. Yes my friends, today is the day that the first DX11 class GeForce Series 400 graphics cards sees the light -- NVIDIA has given birth to twins, and we will review them both.
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NVIDIA unleashes GeForce GTX 480 and GTX 470 :: Posted by THRASHER2
Let's get the hard data out of the way first: 480 CUDA cores, 700 MHz graphics and 1,401MHz processor clock speeds, plus 1.5GB of onboard GDDR5 memory running at 1,848MHz (for a 3.7GHz effective data rate). Those are the specs upon which Fermi is built, and those are the numbers that will seek to justify a $499 price tag and a spectacular 250W TDP. We attended a presentation by NVIDIA this afternoon, where the above GTX 480 and its lite version, the GTX 470, were detailed. The latter card will come with a humbler 1.2GB of memory plus 607MHz, 1,215MHz and 1,674MHz clocks, while dinging your wallet for $349 and straining your case's cooling with 215W of hotness.
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NVIDIAÂ’s GeForce GTX 480 and GTX 470 :: Posted by THRASHER2
Today NVIDIA is launching two cards: the GeForce GTX 480, and the GeForce GTX 470. Both of them are based on GF100, the first and largest member of the Fermi family. Right off the bat, we can tell you that neither card is a complete GF100 chip. We know from NVIDIAÂ’s earlier announcements that a complete GF100 is a 512 SP/core part organized in a 4x16x32 fashion, but these first parts will not have all of GF100Â’s functional units activated. Instead weÂ’ll be getting a 480 core part for the GTX 480, and a 448 core part for the GTX 470. Ultimately we will not be seeing the full power of GF100 right away, but you can be sure that somewhere down the line weÂ’ll see a GTX 485 or GTX 490 with all of GF100Â’s functional units enabled.
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Asus readies its M4 series motherboards for hexa-core Pheno :: Posted by THRASHER2
Asus has revealed that no less than 12 of its AM3 motherboards are prepared for the release of AMD's Phenom II X6 processors thanks to the release of new BIOS versions that enable support for the Thuban hexa-core chips. The X6-ready line-up is listed below and it includes M4 series models powered by AMD or Nvidia chipsets, and the ROG (Republic of Gamers) Crosshair III Formula.
"Besides being ready to support six-core processors, the ASUS M4 Series gives users of every level the best performance and value with its Core Unlocker feature," said Joe Hsieh, General Manager of Asus' Motherboard Business. "This has received notable recognition from many of the world's top media organizations for delivering a phenomenal boost in performance."
To get the Phenom II X6-supporting BIOS for your motherboard see support.asus.com. AMD is expected to introduce its first hexa-core Phenoms at the end of April, the incoming models being the 2.6 GHz X6 1035T, the 2.8 GHz X6 1055T, and 3.2 GHz X6 1090T Black Edition.
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EVGA unveils six GeForce GTX 400 cards, two are watercooled :: Posted by THRASHER2
Nvidia-exclusive card maker EVGA has just announced no less than six cards based on the GF100 40nm GPU - three GeForce GTX 480s and three GTX 470s. All these Fermi-flavored have support for DirectX 11, CUDA, PhysX, 3D Vision Surround and 3-way SLI, boasts dual DVI and mini HDMI outputs, and need additional power via two PCIe connectors.
While four of the models presented are based on Nvidia's reference design, two are quite special as they have dumped air cooling and come equipped with a Hydro Copper waterblock (designed in collaboration with Swiftech) enabling lower temps and higher clocks (yes, the cards are factory overclocked). The block found on the cards features a base plate made of chrome plated electrolytic C110 copper, a 0.6x0.6mm thin pin matrix for 'optimal' thermal transfer, and high flow 1/2" and 3/8" fittings.
EVGA's full GeForce GTX 400 series line is listed below, complete with specs and prices. Currently only the GeForce GTX 470 and GTX 470 SC are available for pre-order.
In addition to revealing its Fermi offer, EVGA has also introduced the OC Scanner, a FurMark-inspired tool that provides real-time monitoring for your GeForce GTX 400 series card, and includes built-in artifact scanning, benchmark functionality and log functionality. The software can be found here for Windows XP, Vista and 7.
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CoolIT Omni ALC liquid cooler to have GeForce GTX 400 :: Posted by THRASHER2
Unveiled at CES 2010 in January, CoolIT Systems' Omni ALC universal graphics card liquid cooling system is set to feature support for the just-launched GeForce GTX 400 series cards, the GTX 480 and GTX 470. Described as a high performance and cost effective universal liquid cooling solution, Omni ALC is made up of a plate with high density micro-channels, a quiet Ceramic bearing CFF1 pump (50,000 hours MTTF), and a 120mm or 240mm radiator. The LCS also comes bundled with low toxicity coolant and high-grade thermal compound.
"When you pair the world's fastest GPU with the first-ever universal GPU liquid cooling solution, the results are visually astonishing," said Geoff Lyon, CEO of CoolIT Systems. "This combination will shatter benchmarks and deliver the most pulse-pounding graphics performance to date."
The GF100-ready Omni ALC is planned for a summer release.
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MSI GeForce GTX 4x0 cards are stock and hot, literally :: Posted by THRASHER2
MSI has entered the weekend as expected, by revealing its own cards based on the GF100 GPU, the N480GTX-M2D15 (GeForce GTX 480) and N470GTX-M2D12 (GTX 470). The slower but still high-end GTX 470 comes with 448 CUDA Cores, a 320-bit memory interface, a GPU clock of 607 MHz, a shader frequency of 1215 MHz, 1280MB of GDDR5 memory @ 3348 MHz, and, of course, support for DirectX 11, CUDA, PhysX and 3-way SLI.
The GTX 480 packs similar features but includes updated specs like 480 Cores, a 384-bit interface, 1536MB of GDDR5 VRAM, 60 Texture Units, and GPU/shader/memory clocks of 700/1401/3696 MHz. Both cards will take up two PCI slots in your PC and provide dual-DVI and mini HDMI outputs. Depending on the SKU bought, you'll get with the cards a full downloadable game - Warmonger, Resident Evil 5, Dark Void or Street Fighter IV.
MSI's N470GTX-M2D12 and N480GTX-M2D15 are expected to become available in just over two weeks priced at $349 and $499, respectively.
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OCZ's Sandforce based SSDs listed :: Posted by THRASHER2
Agility 2 and Vertex 2 coming soon
German retailer/e-tailer Alternate.de has listed OCZ's Agility 2 and Vertex 2 solid state drives, both based on new Sandforce controllers. The new drives are still not available but according to our info, both are to be available pretty soon, in early April.
As we wrote before, the new Agility 2 will be available in 50, 100, 200 and 400GB capacities, and this one will feature max read and write speeds of up to 275MB/s and 265MB/s. Alternate.de didn't list the 400GB one but we guess that this one will come a bit later. The 50GB drive is currently listed at €214,90 which is €30 more when compared to the older 60GB Agility SDD. The 100GB is listed at €389 while the 200GB one is selling for €729.
The Vertex 2 series, which uses a faster SF-1500 Sandforce controller will feature maximum read and write speeds of 280 and 270MB/s and IOPS for 4k random write at 20,000. It will be available in same capacities, and Alternate is currently listing 50, 100 and 200GB versions for €229.90, €414 and €839.
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Geforce GTX 470 SLI spotted on MSI Fuzion :: Posted by THRASHER2
Working next to HD 5870
The guys from Ati-forum managed to score a rather interesting picture of two GTX 470 cards in SLI mode working next to AMD's HD 5870.
Considering the fact that Fermi is launching tonight there is nothing really exclusive to see, but it's always fun to see Geforce cards working next to AMD's Radeon, and when Geforce are actually two GTX 470 in SLI, it's even more funny.
The testbed included MSI's Big Bang Fuzion motherboard with Intel's Core i7 860 CPU working at 2.9GHz and happily running 3DMark06. Bear in mind that those new drivers for Lucid's Hydra chip are still being developed and are probably in beta, so you shouldn't mind the score.
The system has scored a total of 18,823 points with 8x AA and Anisotropic Filtering at 1920x1200 resolution. It looks like the main GPU was ATI Radeon HD 5800 series, at least according to 3DMark06 but we have no additional information on it.
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GTX 480 Fermi reviewed, finally :: Posted by THRASHER2
Review: Fast, pricey and hot
We've been waiting, and waiting and waiting some more, but today the wait is over for the most part. This is probably second most controversial if not the most controversial chip in NvidiaÂ’s history and we must admit we havenÂ’t seen such lousy execution with so many delays since the NV30 days.
You might recall that Fermi was supposed to launch in November, then December and then it was finally pushed for the last days of March. Back in November Nvidia did make an A2 silicon that was ok, but could not clock at desired speeds and the company decided to wait for A3 and make things right.
The final GPU clock is 700MHz. Shaders, or GPU CUDA cores as Nvidia calls them, run at 1401MHz and the GDDR5 memory runs at 1848MHz. Its 12 memory chips pack a total of 1536MB of GDDR5 memory. The memory comes from Samsung and and it's designated K4G10325FE-HC04. These can be traced as specified to run at 1250MHz (5000MHz effective). The card also features a CHiL branded voltage regulator which happily supports voltage adjustments.
The memory interface is 384-bit, something that weÂ’ve seen before. The chip has 480 cores and its quite clear that Nvidia had to trim the chip from the original 512 cores to get better yields. Nvidia tells everyone that it expects good availability but this is yet to be seen as the card should be on the shelves by April 12th.
The TDP of 250W is the highest in the GPU history but NvidiaÂ’s been known for breaking the boundaries and pushing the limits. The stronghold of this chip is tessellation, a very important part of DirectX 11 and this is what this chip is really good at, but in DirectX 9 it doesnÂ’t show much muscle against ATIÂ’s 5870.
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XFX Radeon HD5830 DX11 Video Card :: Posted by THRASHER2
The XFX Radeon HD 5830 is one of many new Cypress-based DirectX 11 video cards released by ATI partners in the last few weeks, to great anticipation in the marketplace. Each of the HD5830 cards was designed by the individual AIB partners and there really are no two that are alike, except for minor variations sold side-by-side by a few companies. The high clock rate of the HD-5830 GPU, and its 2 billion plus transistor count, made this design a challenging one for many of the suppliers. The HD-583X-ZNFV graphics card from XFX uses some new power supply technology and a classic cooler design to simplify the Radeon 5xxx design a bit and cut costs, without sacrificing quality or performance. Benchmark Reviews has a retail sample in our lab; let's see how well XFX executed on their strategy.
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ASUS Maximus III Extreme @ PureOverclock :: Posted by THRASHER2
“The ASUS Maximus III Extreme is a motherboard that brings a host of innovations and value-added features that make for a very enticing product. Perhaps most important, however, is that the MIIIE is designed for hardcore use by demanding enthusiasts who want to extract the most out of their system. To put that notion to the test, we decided to have some fun with dry ice and -65°C overclocking. Working with only a Beta BIOS, we managed to post some extremely impressive numbers. How impressive? Read on to find out how just how beastly.”
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Aerocool Qx-2000 Review at 3DXtreme :: Posted by THRASHER2
"In my past experience with Cube Cases the problems IÂ’ve seen have been with heat and access to the components. I feel Aerocool did a great job with the design and implementation of not only the cooling potential but also with the overall layout of the Qx-2000. With the ability to install 3 x 80mm exhaust fans and the included 120mm intake fan cooling the hardware inside this Case wonÂ’t be an issue. The flip top design of the Qx-2000 will no longer require the user to remove optical and HDs to get access to the motherboard, ram etc. The built in fan controller is another nice feature of the Qx-2000....."
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