Monday, August 9th 2010
GF100 512 Core Graphics Card Tested Against GeForce GTX 480
NVIDIA seems to have overcome initial hiccups with the GF100 graphics processor, and could release a new graphics card that makes use of all 512 CUDA cores, and 64 TMUs on the GPU. The GeForce GTX 480 was initially released as a top SKU based on the GF100, with 480 out of the 512 CUDA cores enabled. What NVIDIA calls the new SKU is subject to some speculation. While GPU-Z screenshots show that the 512 core model has the same device ID (hence the same name, GeForce GTX 480), leading us to believe that this is a specifications update for the same SKU à la GeForce GTX 260 (216 SP), it seems possible that the release-grade models could carry a different device ID and name.
Expreview carried out a couple of tests on the 512 core "GTX 480" graphics card, and compared it to the 480 core model that's out in the market. NVIDIA GeForce 258.96 drivers were used. The 512 core card got a GPU Score of 10,072 points compared to 9,521 points of the 480 core card, in 3DMark Vantage Extreme preset. The additional TMUs showed an evident impact on the texture fillrate, 41.55 GTexel/s for the 512 core card against 38.82 GTexel/s for the 480 core card.
In the second test, Crysis Warhead, with Enthusiast preset, 1920 x 1080 px, and 8x AA, the 512 core card churned out a framerate of 34.72 fps, while the 480 core card trailed at 32.96 fps. In this short bench, the 512 core laden GF100 card is 5~6% faster than the GeForce GTX 480. If NVIDIA manages to release the SKU at the same price-point as the GTX 480 as it did with the GTX 260-216, it will increase NVIDIA's competitiveness further against AMD's ATI Radeon HD 5970, which is still the fastest graphics SKU in the market. Below are screenshot comparing scores of both cards.
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Expreview
Expreview carried out a couple of tests on the 512 core "GTX 480" graphics card, and compared it to the 480 core model that's out in the market. NVIDIA GeForce 258.96 drivers were used. The 512 core card got a GPU Score of 10,072 points compared to 9,521 points of the 480 core card, in 3DMark Vantage Extreme preset. The additional TMUs showed an evident impact on the texture fillrate, 41.55 GTexel/s for the 512 core card against 38.82 GTexel/s for the 480 core card.
90 Comments on GF100 512 Core Graphics Card Tested Against GeForce GTX 480
Of course by no means is this a good card (as it'll use even MORE power than the GF100s already high TDP), but this is going to be hands down the most powerful (in two ways) single core GPU ever.
GF104 has already proved it being better, the GTX 460(GF104) is better than the GTX 465(GF100)
I guess GTX 470 is best from GF100 pack. Duel solution could be interesting from this(470)...hmmmm...not thinking of TDP though..
Where can I get this BIOS ??
... Maybe my very :cry: very expensive 480 CUDA core card can turn
into a 512 CUDA core card.... :o
AND...get me a CoolIT OMNI ... my card is an egg-boiler :laugh:
And this is slightly disappointing, 5-6% faster, whats the point?Yoe meant 465 right :)
There's already an SKU called GTX 465, and that's based on GF100.
Hmm a GTX 475 that isn't based off gf100 that should be interesting, and hopefully means they will have kept its performance in betweeen a 470 and 480 while bringing down the TDP, gf104?
cores are most probably locked at hardware level, therefore... i have a radeon X1800GTO in my rig that has 4 pipes locked at hardware level so there was no soup for me either.
btw.GTX495 should be based on same GF104 chip but it should be based on two GTX475 with fully functional all 8 cores (x48SP), 64 TMUs (like original GF100 flavour). So there should be plenty of new products from envydia this fall.Would that be GTX465x2 :roll: Or how to put two already 250W+ wasting chips onto same card, even if pcb's sandwiched together it should be at least triple slot edition with 450W TDP. So i think Asus is selling c-r-a-p yet again and collecting some freebie advertising as their fans bragging about that never to be released card all around the net :wtf:
key, kVidia!
we still wait Dual GPU Fermi ;)
Why oh why?
Nvidia already has the fastest single core GPU. (and hottest, loudest etc). Why would they use the GF100 for this? For 6-7% increase....
Unless it's a partner doing it and not NV?
Although if Southern Islands makes it out this year perhaps this is NV's attempt to dull down ATI's 5xxx series revision.
Two words - performance / watt. Thats all that counts. No point having a 6-7% faster card if it's technologically backwards in respect of power draw.
Perhaps Nvidia is releasing them during the winter so they won't run so hot? :p
I kid.... I hope.