GeForce GTX 590 Key Features Revealed

Rroff · 24 Mar 2011 at 17:05

Mr Krugga said:
IMO both the 6990 and the 590 are failed cards but I tolerate that some may disagree.

I wouldn't also go as far as slating Nvidia for the pricing as they generally put a significant mark-up on their products and yet their priced their lead card at the same level as the competitor. As for the UK pricing - no comment from me. False economy really.

I agree... that the 6990 can't top a "broken", "unworkable", "hot" and "loud" architecture with its supposedly superior design means its a failure I guess and the 590 its silly pricing when I've been using a similiar performance setup (GTX470 SLI) for months now and cost me half the price of a GTX590.

Gerard · 24 Mar 2011 at 17:06

CaptainRAVE said:
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/03/24/asus_geforce_gtx_590_video_card_review/9

6990 is also cheaper. Know which I would be buying if I was upgrading to this generation.

Im talking about nvidia calling it the fastest despite the results of reviews. Its their fastest card yeah, doesn't make it the fastest available.

CaptainRAVE · 24 Mar 2011 at 17:07

Mr Krugga said:
IMO both the 6990 and the 590 are failed cards but I tolerate that some may disagree.

I wouldn't also go as far as slating Nvidia for the pricing as they generally put a significant mark-up on their products and yet their priced their lead card at the same level as the competitor. As for the UK pricing - no comment from me. False economy really.

Would have to agree. Hopefully the next generation is better.

Gerard · 24 Mar 2011 at 17:08

Rroff said:
I agree... that the 6990 can't top a "broken", "unworkable", "hot" and "loud" architecture with its supposedly superior design means its a failure

But it did. :confused:

LeJosh · 24 Mar 2011 at 17:08

Rroff said:
I agree... that the 6990 can't top a "broken", "unworkable", "hot" and "loud" architecture with its supposedly superior design means its a failure I guess and the 590 its silly pricing when I've been using a similiar performance setup (GTX470 SLI) for months now and cost me half the price of a GTX590.

I don't understand this part, have some people said that to gain the upper hand or something? :confused:

Rroff · 24 Mar 2011 at 17:12

Gerard said:
But it did.

They are pretty much on par out the box give or take the odd benchmark/settings neither is significantly slower or faster than the other.

LeJosh said:
I don't understand this part, have some people said that to gain the upper hand or something?

Theres been a lot of comments about Fermi being a bad design, yada yada and can't possible be "workable" as a multi GPU setup... yet its seems it can atleast match the competing design that some people have held up as being the superior one...

arc@css · 24 Mar 2011 at 17:13

No real clear winner in performance by the first looks of it.

Final8y · 24 Mar 2011 at 17:15

Rroff said:
They are pretty much on par out the box give or take the odd benchmark/settings neither is significantly slower or faster than the other.

Theres been a lot of comments about Fermi being a bad design, yada yada and can't possible be "workable" as a multi GPU setup... yet its seems it can atleast match the competing design that some people have held up as being the superior one...

Smaller die, near equal performance=superior.

Rroff · 24 Mar 2011 at 17:16

So why if they had the advantage couldn't they have made a faster performing card?

LeJosh · 24 Mar 2011 at 17:17

Rroff said:
Theres been a lot of comments about Fermi being a bad design, yada yada and can't possible be "workable" as a multi GPU setup... yet its seems it can atleast match the competing design that some people have held up as being the superior one...

Oh, I see.

Well at 600MHz it's good and reviewers have been doing safe OCs but the cards have been dying due to the power management. Wouldn't say it's matching for reliability.

Final8y · 24 Mar 2011 at 17:19

Rroff said:
So why if they had the advantage couldn't they have made a faster performing card?

That is a different matter that does not detract from the fact that Smaller die, near equal performance=superior.

Rroff · 24 Mar 2011 at 17:27

Don't forget Fermi also has superior tessellation and geometry shader performance in that bigger die.

Final8y · 24 Mar 2011 at 17:32

Rroff said:
Don't forget Fermi also has superior tessellation and geometry shader performance in that bigger die.

If its a bigger size its performance should be but its performance is not much better in proportion to its size & in areas that are used in most games.

LeJosh · 24 Mar 2011 at 17:35

Rroff said:
Don't forget Fermi also has superior tessellation and geometry shader performance in that bigger die.

Shame as barely any games utilise this currently.

Omega · 24 Mar 2011 at 18:03

What a major flop. 6990 still the better card.

coupe69 · 24 Mar 2011 at 18:06

Omega said:
What a major flop. 6990 still the better card.

Only better if you're deaf

GJ02 · 24 Mar 2011 at 18:09

coupe69 said:
Only better if you're deaf

this is something i can never grasp, maybe because ive never had a noisy card/s
but surely if your playing games, the sound from the game drowns out the fan noise ?

MichaelM · 24 Mar 2011 at 18:12

GJ02 said:
this is something i can never grasp, maybe because ive never had a noisy card/s
but surely if your playing games, the sound from the game drowns out the fan noise ?

Yea but what seems to be the issue is when the game you like to play is Furmark and for no reason you put powertune to +20%. Now if Furmark had a good soundtrack and effects the problem would be solved...?

NZXT30 · 24 Mar 2011 at 18:13

GJ02 said:
this is something i can never grasp, maybe because ive never had a noisy card/s
but surely if your playing games, the sound from the game drowns out the fan noise ?

no it doesnt fan noise creates noise pollution which you cant just drown.

LeJosh · 24 Mar 2011 at 18:17

Wear headphones.