Friday, March 11th 2011
Galaxy Designs its Own Dual GeForce GTX 460 Graphics Card
After EVGA's release of its GeForce GTX 460 2WIN dual-GPU graphics card earlier this week, Galaxy wasn't going to sit back. The company rushed in with pictures of its own dual-GeForce GTX 460 graphics card. The card is still in the works, and Galaxy was only able to display its PCB. Galaxy chose a milky-white PCB, which uses two GF104 cores in an internal SLI, powered by a strong VRM circuitry. Each GPU has 336 CUDA cores, and is wired to 1 GB of GDDR5 memory over a 256-bit wide memory interface.
Further, both display outputs of each GPU is wired out in the form of DVI connectors, making the card a single-piece 3D Vision Surround solution. Interestingly, Galaxy chose a bridge chip other than nForce 200 to run the SLI on a stick solution. If Galaxy's implementation clicks, then every AIC partner with its own R&D could work on their own dual-GPU cards, currently, they're held back by non-supply of nForce 200.
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Further, both display outputs of each GPU is wired out in the form of DVI connectors, making the card a single-piece 3D Vision Surround solution. Interestingly, Galaxy chose a bridge chip other than nForce 200 to run the SLI on a stick solution. If Galaxy's implementation clicks, then every AIC partner with its own R&D could work on their own dual-GPU cards, currently, they're held back by non-supply of nForce 200.
48 Comments on Galaxy Designs its Own Dual GeForce GTX 460 Graphics Card
A card like this should have 2gb ram imo 1gb is going to hamper 2560x1440+ res its like putting 1gb on the gtx580/6990.
Cant they simply connect them without the shitty chip which spoils the Aesthetics of the PCB.
Same as the XFX HD 5970 LE 4 Gb
Kind of a multiplexer, or mux, if you're familiar with electronics' terms.
Besides, the "aesthetics of the PCB" is hardly a main concern, nor it should ever be. That thing is supposed to go inside a case, for god's sake. Want aesthetics? Buy a painting, or a designer's lamp.
As for who would pay for this card? Someone who wants more power than a GTX 580, but doesn't want to break the bank buying a GTX 590. For people with matx motherboards, this could be a nice buy... reasonable price for a dual gpu card.
At least, not at the quality settings/resolution that are supposedly being applied when a GTX580 is being used.
Why two 460's? Why Galaxy? Why now? Did you someone go on vacation and delay the project for 6 months?
Srsly,
OTOH it's shorter than the EVGA version and will be accessible to users with smaller cases.
in case they really sell at the prices just like you said, then there's no reason to bought 580 except you want to make SLI cause with merely $350 you will get 10% more powerfull card than 580..
just wait for some benchmark.. :toast: