Rumoured GTX590 in February

Defiant306 · 29 Jan 2011 at 17:51

They have no cards that can do 3 or 4 monitors without SLI and the dreaded microstuttering. So for me until they sort that, they wont get my money.

Rroff · 29 Jan 2011 at 18:18

You really need more than 1 card anyhow to get decent performance with 3 screen setups at a decent resolution so don't really see thats a problem - and you'd be better off we 2x slightly cheaper cards than one of the top end for that kinda setup.

What dreaded microstuttering?

Final8y · 29 Jan 2011 at 18:24

Tombo said:
Which is next to none in practical terms I'm guessing.

There is enough interest for Matrox to sell a standalone product triplehead2GO
There is enough interest for ATI to include it.
There is enough interest for NV to follow suite.
There is enough interest for software SoftTH.
There is enough interest for it to be include in laptops.

And interest is growing all the time & the benefit of productivity which is not performance dependent.

Final8y · 29 Jan 2011 at 18:27

Rroff said:
You really need more than 1 card anyhow to get decent performance with 3 screen setups at a decent resolution so don't really see thats a problem - and you'd be better off we 2x slightly cheaper cards than one of the top end for that kinda setup.

What dreaded microstuttering?

Nothing wrong with 3 x 1680x1050 & even though most of us would like high performance there are plenty of people who settle for less with just one card.

I mean NV would not offer Phyxs & 3D on a single card if people would only use it in multi GPU situations because of performance.

i7_860 · 29 Jan 2011 at 19:15

Finally a single card (dual GPUs)that can max out metro 2033 @2560x1600?

jigger · 29 Jan 2011 at 21:28

straxusii said:
The pic shows dual 8 pin power connectors unless I'm mistaken, 375W

And given the superb cooling system in the 580 hopefully this might be the first top end dual GPU part to not sound like a jet engine under load.

The 7950GX2 wasn't that loud under load TBH.

I really hope that image is not of the card they plan to launch. TBH I think this will come to nothing looking at that pic.

Ezyryder · 29 Jan 2011 at 21:34

RavenXXX2 said:
I don't think there is much interest in it to be honest.

LOL - at the software house I work, a lot of developers and testers have got 3 or 4 screen configurations. That is why we mostly use AMD and Matrox cards.

RavenXXX2 · 29 Jan 2011 at 21:37

99.9% of gamers do not have the funds or the wish to use three monitors, It's a very small market.

gingergamer · 29 Jan 2011 at 21:40

D'you think AMD will be making a reply after the 590 release?

Ezyryder · 29 Jan 2011 at 21:44

RavenXXX2 said:
99.9% of gamers do not have the funds or the wish to use three monitors, It's a very small market.

I personally think a lot of the gamers that have £500 or £600 to spend on graphics card might also have the money to buy a 3 monitor setup. There is plenty of interest around and there seem to be a few people with those setups.

I also do not think it is solely directed at gamers, even the lowly 5450 can drive 3 monitors, that is where AMD have got the upper hand.

gingergamer said:
D'you think AMD will be making a reply after the 590 release?

I think nVidia will be making a reply after the 6990 release if you get my drift.

Rroff · 29 Jan 2011 at 21:45

jigger said:
The 7950GX2 wasn't that loud under load TBH.

I really hope that image is not of the card they plan to launch. TBH I think this will come to nothing looking at that pic.

It was if you turned the fans upto 100%

didn't really hear it under normal conditions but I had the spacer kit on mine due to benchmarking it on phase.

kylew · 29 Jan 2011 at 21:56

Relentless81 said:
Is it just me that reads stuff like this and thinks "weirdo"

Its good to see the amount of choice out there at the moment from BOTH manufacturers

You're definitely not the only one.

kmufc77 said:
Why is this excellent news please explain?,surely if NV dominate the market again then they can increase prices,thats not good surely

He's absolutely in love with nVidia, and it's really weird.

gingergamer · 29 Jan 2011 at 21:58

Ezyryder said:
I think nVidia will be making a reply after the 6990 release if you get my drift.

Ahh I forgot about the 6990

When's the ETA on that then?

kylew · 29 Jan 2011 at 21:59

RavenXXX2 said:
99.9% of gamers do not have the funds or the wish to use three monitors, It's a very small market.

I have 3 monitors because one and two are simply not enough for me in my day to day usage of my PC, being able to play games across all three easily is just a bonus.

Gerard · 29 Jan 2011 at 22:04

RavenXXX2 said:
99.9% of gamers do not have the funds or the wish to use three monitors, It's a very small market.

As are the high end cards, even more so with crossfire\sli but its still something a lot of people invest in.

Final8y · 29 Jan 2011 at 22:06

RavenXXX2 said:
99.9% of gamers do not have the funds or the wish to use three monitors, It's a very small market.

You have no idea of what people wish to do if they had the funds.

I'm using 3 monitors.

Ezyryder · 29 Jan 2011 at 22:06

gingergamer said:
Ahh I forgot about the 6990

When's the ETA on that then?

No idea either but my guess (and I repeat guess!) is that it will be ready a bit earlier than the 590 due to AMD having a more mature power management system already at hand.

kylew · 29 Jan 2011 at 22:07

buttkinz said:
I remember when the 295 was around, never heard a peep back then about single gpu this and that lol. Crossfire and sli are king, I loved my last crossfire setup and will get another 470 soon when money Permits I'd love a 6990 or nvidias vapourware 590 but funds alas do not permit

That's the way it seems to work with a lot of people around here, when nVidia has the top graphics card, even if it's a dual GPU one, it's "the best" and doesn't matter than it's dual GPUs, when AMD have the fastest card, people whinge about how it's unfair to compare a dual GPU card to a single GPU card, even though they're both single slot (PCI-E) graphics cards.

I don't really get why people even care any which company has the single best graphics card, if it's the card you're not buying, then it doesn't even matter.

The current lot of cards from AMD and nVidia are a let down anyway compared to the previous lot, both the GTX580 and 6970 are around the same amount faster than the GTX480 and 5870, yet you get people like Stulid gushing over how great the 580 is and how much of a let down the 6970 is. In my opinion, they're both let downs, but still good cards in their own respect, even if they're both overly expensive.

RavenXXX2 · 29 Jan 2011 at 22:09

Gerard said:
As are the high end cards, even more so with crossfire\sli but its still something a lot of people invest in.

TBH I don't think Nvidia are losing any sleep over it, it's a niche market.

GTA767 · 30 Jan 2011 at 04:24

ooooo

u guys are living in uk even nuts cans make in uk min 1000 pounds in month.

at the moment i am in georgia so here even prime minister has 800 pounds

ordinary people dont even have 250 pouds in month so stop moaring about uk prices just work and u will have any card u wish

also in georgia gtx 580 costs min 450 pounds