The GTX580s are already listed for sale this morning at Newegg.com starting at $559.99. The stock core runs at 772 MHz and shader clock at 1544 MHz, but for $20 more you can get a factory overclocked EVGA SuperClocked model running 797 MHz and 1594 MHz respectively. Mwave.com has the EVGA SuperClocked listed at $515 and the stock version at $499.
It is now officially announced by NVIDIA.
With the GeForce GTX 580, we increased the number of CUDA cores to 512 and cranked up the processor clock to 1.54GHz. Filtering for FP16 textures (commonly used in high dynamic range rendering) is now twice as fast. Z-cull, where invisible pixels are removed to avoid wasted shading, has been designed to be even more effective. The net result is that games on the GTX 580 run 15-20% faster than the GTX 480.
…and now the reviews are starting to roll in:
- [h]ard|ocp – NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Video Card Review
- legitreviews – NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 GF110 Fermi Video Card Review
- the tech report – Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 580 graphics processor
- techpowerup – NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 SLI
Stay tuned, we’ll keep you updated throughout the day.
– splat
Discussion
The funniest fact is that 5970 is still faster in most tests...
The funniest fact is that 5970 is still faster in most tests...
5970 is a dual GPU card. The "funniest fact" is that the 580 actually beats it in many games and costs much less.
http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=657850&page=2
So the ones who own a 5970 for a year already, they actually have no need to update because the fastest card today is actually not faster than the one that is a year old... regardless the number of GPUs...
I just expected the jump to be much bigger... not half an inch, that's it.
not anymore:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102887&cm_re=5970-_-14-102-887-_-Product
It was meant to beat the 480 and 5870 by significant margins with a more power-efficient design, and for the most part it does that. Average ~20% more performance than the 480 and ~30% more than the 5870 at high resolutions with AA.
evga has them for $499, free shipping
Well, two GTX 460s in SLI are about 0-15% faster than a single GTX 480. The GTX 580 looks to be 10-15% faster than a single GTX 480. So I would call that one a wash. Two 460s in SLI = one 580. Mind you thats real rough estimate, games, system configurations, driver updates notwithstanding.
As far as heat and power go I have no clue, neither of which affect my scores on HWbot. :D
Really not seeing how they won't at least attempt to make a dual-GPU version, since the upcoming release of the HD 6970 is also going to have a dual-GPU version (the 6990) in Q1 next year... and just the 6970 itself is looking to be very strong competition for the GTX580.
I have a dream! not to change waterblocks XD
(stupid question i know . . .)
EDIT:
crap they added some voltage controls -.-
although rest of the layout is identical
mmmmm i foresee, BRICOLAGE!