The Gtx 600 series

[Nate]

As you may (or may not) know the long awaited nVidia gtx 600 series came out today. As of right now, only the gtx 680 has been launched, with the rest of the series to follow later. Let me start by saying this: between the gtx 500 series and the radeon 6000 series, the 6000 series wins hands down in my opinion and made me an amd fan.

That being said, the new 600 series kicks the pants out of the 7000 series and as Tom's Hardware forum said: "GeForce GTX 680 2 GB Review: Kepler Sends Tahiti On Vacation". Although i haven't seen any gaming benchmarks from real customers of the 680, it still seems like it just made the 7970 obsolete (atleast if the 7970 stays at it's current $550 price).

This being said, there were a few disappointments with the 680 that may hold some back from jumping on this rather then the 7970. 1) It does not feature the 384-bit memory bus as seen in the 580 but rather a 256-bit memory bus (this seems like a step backwards). 2) It only sports a 2gb frame buffer. With other cards such as the 7950 on the market with a 3gb frame buffer and 384-bit memory bus there is no excuse for this.

Despite these set backs, the gtx 680 still features some very nice, and new features. First of all, it's core clock speed with factory settings is 1.006 Ghz (1006 mHz). This clock speed has never been seen before on a high end card like this. The 680 also has an effective memory clock of 6000mHz.

Overall, the rumors are that nVidia changed what would have been a 660 or a 670 to the 680 because it matched the flagship of the 7000 series (7970). Although this is a BIG disappointment to me, there are also rumors that nvidia has another heavy-weight card in the works. I hope to see a 685 in which we see the same great features of the 680 with a 384-bit memory bus and possibly even a 3gb frame buffer.

[Anri]

ill order a 660 , problem bro ?

[DJ_Smashon]

I'm waiting for the 7990.    ...and money.. wich I'll need more to other things... 

[Strato]

why do you need guys those shitty graphic cards with 103231 GB ? To play all games on ultra you need just 1 GB lol..

[Nate]

why do you need guys those shitty graphic cards with 103231 GB ? To play all games on ultra you need just 1 GB lol..

While this is true for now, future games will require more as the technology evolves. Take battlefield for example. On ultra with all the eye candy it takes nearly 1.5gb. Not to mention when you buy such a high end card you dont plan on purchasing another for a few years down the road unless you are like a certain someone we know. *cough* Dan *cough*

[Strato]

why do you need guys those shitty graphic cards with 103231 GB ? To play all games on ultra you need just 1 GB lol..

While this is true for now, future games will require more as the technology evolves. Take battlefield for example. On ultra with all the eye candy it takes nearly 1.5gb. Not to mention when you buy such a high end card you dont plan on purchasing another for a few years down the road unless you are like a certain someone we know. *cough* Dan *cough*

But for GTA SA you need 32 MB graphic card and it's amazing

[Nate]

why do you need guys those shitty graphic cards with 103231 GB ? To play all games on ultra you need just 1 GB lol..

While this is true for now, future games will require more as the technology evolves. Take battlefield for example. On ultra with all the eye candy it takes nearly 1.5gb. Not to mention when you buy such a high end card you dont plan on purchasing another for a few years down the road unless you are like a certain

someone we know. *cough* Dan *cough*

But for GTA SA you need 32 MB graphic card and it's amazing

Are you sure your numbers are right on this one? I have 256 mb of integrated memory and Gta BARELY runs on low settings. I realize I gave a bad CPU as well, but still. And don't forget this game is from 2005 or 2006

[DJ_Smashon]

why do you need guys those shitty graphic cards with 103231 GB ? To play all games on ultra you need just 1 GB lol..

While this is true for now, future games will require more as the technology evolves. Take battlefield for example. On ultra with all the eye candy it takes nearly 1.5gb. Not to mention when you buy such a high end card you dont plan on purchasing another for a few years down the road unless you are like a certain

someone we know. *cough* Dan *cough*

But for GTA SA you need 32 MB graphic card and it's amazing

Are you sure your numbers are right on this one? I have 256 mb of integrated memory and Gta BARELY runs on low settings. I realize I gave a bad CPU as well, but still. And don't forget this game is from 2005 or 2006

2004 I guess 

[Kenny_Power]

depends on what resolution you use I for 1 dont have 90inch LCD so my 260GTX is good enough for me