Nvidia boggles the mind with the GTX670

[Wesley]

Okay, so its review and launch day for the GTX670. If you aren't yet familiar with Nvidia's new generation of graphics cards, read through my GTX680 Analysis to understand what's different in the new chips and how they operate. Three cards have been launched so far; the GTX680, the GTX690 (analysis still coming, some interesting things pop up) and today's offering, the GTX670.

Linky

Honestly people, stop drooling over the GTX680. Seriously, this is better in every way.

[blesner]

Linky

Honestly people, stop drooling over the GTX680. Seriously, this is better in every way.

How? :D

[Wesley]

How? :D

How what?

[blesner]

How what?

:D Better in every way to the 680GTX?

[Wesley]

:D Better in every way to the 680GTX?

1) Cheaper
2) Will be available in more quantities
3) Its the same as the HD7950, just overclock it, raise the power profile, and you can take it very, very far.
4) Lower power draw, even when overclocked (see this review)
5) You might not even need to overclock the card, just increase the maximum power limit. the card can dynamically adjust voltage and core speeds up to 1.2Ghz, possibly more.
6) Overclocking the GTX670 is more rewarding because its lost a shader, giving it more headroom and less heat to deal with. Games that are limited by other factors than shaders would see a boost and would end up being faster than a stock-clocked HD7970 by default.
7) Putting two in SLI means less power draw than a GTX690 with equivalent performance. I mean, just look at the benchmarks below!






Its just the most insanely good value for money I've seen in a while. AMD's going to have its hands full countering this one. They need Ti versions of cards now.