ZOTAC GeForce GTX 680 Extreme Edition hits 1.4GHz core

windheaven · 4 Apr 2012 at 12:13

http://hexus.net/tech/news/graphics/37353-zotac-geforce-gtx-680-extreme-edition-hits-14ghz-core/

Not sure about the 2ghz model yet, but zotac are defo readying a 1.4ghz clock card for release...i think this one still has the default 2gb v ram.

Is it plausible to think they will release a 1.4ghz oc with 4gb ram..cause that will be a killer performance card...not to mention utterly future proof.

all these non reference cards are looking amazing to say the least...although i really am wary about the price points

ALXAndy · 4 Apr 2012 at 12:21

Funny how it's the same card pictured.

Fail at overclocking? or just marketing hype?

xsistor · 4 Apr 2012 at 12:22

Looks like these chips had even more overclocking room than previously imagined. It would have been a crying shame to have seen these released at 700 core.

Gregster · 4 Apr 2012 at 12:27

xsistor said:
Looks like these chips had even more overclocking room than previously imagined. It would have been a crying shame to have seen these released at 700 core.

Actually if they was released with a 700mhz clock...Price wise it might of helped and OC would look stupidly insane

RavenXXX2 · 4 Apr 2012 at 12:33

Looking at easily £500+

ALXAndy · 4 Apr 2012 at 12:38

gregster said:
Actually if they was released with a 700mhz clock...Price wise it might of helped and OC would look stupidly insane

Yeah it would have been amazing to get a GPU core that you can basically double up

100% overclocks ! Eeee, last time I saw that was the Opteron 140

Marine-RX179 · 4 Apr 2012 at 12:45

gregster said:
Actually if they was released with a 700mhz clock...Price wise it might of helped and OC would look stupidly insane

Wouldn't mind getting a GTX680 at 700MHz for £250, provided that the only thing different is the stock clock

Gregster · 4 Apr 2012 at 12:47

Marine-RX179 said:
Wouldn't mind getting a GTX680 at 700MHz for £250, provided that the only thing different is the stock clock

Deffo. 2 of these for the price of 1 almost.

xsistor · 4 Apr 2012 at 13:09

gregster said:
Actually if they was released with a 700mhz clock...Price wise it might of helped and OC would look stupidly insane

My guess is if they released it at 700 core the board design would have not supported clocks as high as 1400... Even if the chip could.

But if it could, then that would've been the greatest thing since wheels

crinkleshoes · 4 Apr 2012 at 13:15

oooh... holding out for this to come to market... if a 2GHz card really is in the works, that'll be awesome!

mmj_uk · 4 Apr 2012 at 13:21

It almost makes me glad that I'm skint atm because I'd have been the first to grab a reference card, good things come to those who wait.

Gregster · 4 Apr 2012 at 13:24

mmj_uk said:
It almost makes me glad that I'm skint atm because I'd have been the first to grab a reference card, good things come to those who wait.

meh

Besty · 4 Apr 2012 at 13:41

Thanks for link, interesting card.

680 in video is running 1.5V, I would imagine that 1.4GHZ would need water for extended use and draw 450W-500W per card.

2GHZ would be under LN2.

Redemption80 · 4 Apr 2012 at 13:45

Why would 1.4ghz need 450-500w per card lol.

crinkleshoes · 4 Apr 2012 at 13:56

Besty said:
Thanks for link, interesting card.

680 in video is running 1.5V, I would imagine that 1.4GHZ would need water for extended use and draw 450W-500W per card..

W...T...F...?

Besty · 4 Apr 2012 at 14:13

Redemption80 said:
Why would 1.4ghz need 450-500w per card lol.

If you assume that the 680 is 20% more efficient than the 7970 in all conditions and that because the chips are fabricated using the same process and by the same manufacturer as the 7970, it is a reasonable assumption based around a 680 drawing around 350W at 1GHZ needing a 40% clock boost.

To go to 1.5V and boost the clocks, you could easily estimate a card like this to break 500W.

This is the reason for the increased capacitor design, electrical control and quality on this board.

I am already breaking the 500W threshold on a single 7970 @ 1350/2000/1.3V. The overclocked 7970 MSI Lightning already draws over 500W when overclocked to 1.2GHZ.

Its not hard to see how a 1.4GHZ 680 would chew 450-500W assuming it is more efficient than a 7970.

crinkleshoes · 4 Apr 2012 at 14:21

Just the card, are you sure?

I think you're quoting full system power usage!

Besty · 4 Apr 2012 at 15:14

That is a stock graph.

This is all theoretical but...

Take a lightly clocked MSI Lightning 7970 (1.1GHZ/1.2V) and you are at 425W per card. Crank this by 30% to 1.4GHZ/1.5V and you will be drawing well over 550W per card.

Assuming the 680 is 20% more efficient and that leaves you in the 500W range.

And what's more the power draw is not in a straight curve as you OC, it is probable that as we move closer to the chips limits, a multiplication factor may need to be added.

crinkleshoes · 4 Apr 2012 at 15:18

Yes, stock... but you were quoting 350W per card (ie not total system usage).

7970 is also on that graph, as total system usage under gaming load at 350W... I fail to see how a small overclock can increase the cards consumption by 75W+base system components.

You have your figures out of whack!

Besty · 4 Apr 2012 at 15:29

crinkleshoes said:
Yes, stock... but you were quoting 350W per card (ie not total system usage).

7970 is also on that graph, as total system usage under gaming load at 350W... I fail to see how a small overclock can increase the cards consumption by 75W+base system components.

You have your figures out of whack!

It is a 45% clock uplift and a 45% voltage uplift, its gonna hurt.

Have a look at how much extra juice a non-reference MSI L 7970 card uses when using a 1.1GHZ OC. You can find the info if you google.

You are looking at around 580W total system power draw.

Over and out.