Thursday, March 24th 2011
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 Is World's Fastest Graphics Card
NVIDIA today introduced the GeForce GTX 590, the fastest dual graphics card available today which also happens to be the world's quietest too. Powered by dual NVIDIA Fermi-class GPUs on a single card, the GTX 590 is designed for über enthusiasts and those looking to build the ultimate PC gaming rig.
With a combined 1024 NVIDIA CUDA architecture cores, 3GB of GDDR5 memory, 6 billion transistors and over 2200 individual components all packed into an 11 inch dual slot card, the GTX 590 delivers a staggering 32 tessellation engines that can power today's cutting edge DX11 games at resolutions of 2560x1600 and higher. With four separate video outputs on each card, consumers can configure their PC with four independent displays, or they can span their gaming across 3 3D displays, at a resolution up to 5760x1080 for an intense, immersive, stereoscopic gaming experience utilizing NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround technology.
Like all NVIDIA "DX11 Done Right" GPUs, the GTX 590 delivers the world's fastest performance for DX11 games(i). And with NVIDIA SLI technology, the industry's most scalable multi-GPU platform, gamers can increase their PC's gaming performance by adding a second GeForce GTX 590, for an incredible Quad SLI gaming mode.
NVIDIA engineered the GTX 590 to be the world's quietest dual GPU product. It features a special cooling system and dual vapor chambers which deliver both astounding performance and acoustics. Measured with a standard decibel meter, the GTX 590 clocks in at 48dB, more than two times quieter than the closest competitive product under full graphics load. To the human ear, this difference means the GTX 590 delivers a 3D gaming experience that is typical of a quiet library. In comparison, the competition's product is more on par with a busy freeway.
"The GTX 590 is the best dual GPU product ever built," said Drew Henry, general manager of GeForce GPU business at NVIDIA. "With leading performance, support for multi-monitor 3D gaming, Quad SLI, and an acoustic envelope that begs to be heard for how quiet it is, the GTX 590 epitomizes what a perfect dual graphics card looks, performs, and sounds like."
With an estimated selling e-tail price starting at $699 USD, the GeForce GTX 590 is available starting today from the world's leading add-in card partners, including Asus, EVGA, Gainward, Gigabyte, Inno3D, MSI, POV, Palit, and Zotac.
For more information on the new GeForce GTX 590, please visit this page.
With a combined 1024 NVIDIA CUDA architecture cores, 3GB of GDDR5 memory, 6 billion transistors and over 2200 individual components all packed into an 11 inch dual slot card, the GTX 590 delivers a staggering 32 tessellation engines that can power today's cutting edge DX11 games at resolutions of 2560x1600 and higher. With four separate video outputs on each card, consumers can configure their PC with four independent displays, or they can span their gaming across 3 3D displays, at a resolution up to 5760x1080 for an intense, immersive, stereoscopic gaming experience utilizing NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround technology.
NVIDIA engineered the GTX 590 to be the world's quietest dual GPU product. It features a special cooling system and dual vapor chambers which deliver both astounding performance and acoustics. Measured with a standard decibel meter, the GTX 590 clocks in at 48dB, more than two times quieter than the closest competitive product under full graphics load. To the human ear, this difference means the GTX 590 delivers a 3D gaming experience that is typical of a quiet library. In comparison, the competition's product is more on par with a busy freeway.
"The GTX 590 is the best dual GPU product ever built," said Drew Henry, general manager of GeForce GPU business at NVIDIA. "With leading performance, support for multi-monitor 3D gaming, Quad SLI, and an acoustic envelope that begs to be heard for how quiet it is, the GTX 590 epitomizes what a perfect dual graphics card looks, performs, and sounds like."
With an estimated selling e-tail price starting at $699 USD, the GeForce GTX 590 is available starting today from the world's leading add-in card partners, including Asus, EVGA, Gainward, Gigabyte, Inno3D, MSI, POV, Palit, and Zotac.
For more information on the new GeForce GTX 590, please visit this page.
62 Comments on NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 Is World's Fastest Graphics Card
Anyone who was expecting gtx 590 to blow the 6990 away has obviously not been paying attention to the 6xxx series and the HUGE improvements in crossfire efficiency.
It also appears that this card suffers from fanboi over-hype, just like the radeon 69xx series.
Great cards, just retarded fanboys raising the level of expectation to new heights.
PS About the AMD/ATI trolls crying about PPD? That's an issue between Stanford/F@H and nVidia paying sponsorship $$$ with their standard exclusivity deals.
Can't compete when you don't have an optimized client.
Just look at the few distributed clients that are optimized to the same degree for both AMD/Ati AND nVidia, and you'll see they more than hold their own.
I still wouldnt trust the card though.
It's not the fastest at all.
It can be said it's at most on pair with 6990.
6990 wins at higher resolutions in games like Metro 2033 (optimized for nV) and wins in most of the very used game engines. The 590 only wins in some very rare engines like the one from lost planet.
So due to this it an be said that the 6990 remains 1st.
as far as W1z'z review, its practically on par with the 6990, give or take depending on the game and settings.
Since practically the dawn of time now we've all known that nVidia dominates, but with this, the card everyone believed would end AMD's 'short spat' of dominance, and would reclaim to nVidia the thrown of 'most powerful', has now failed and come up par with AMD's 6990, even though nVidia kept their cards longer to give it those last few tweaks after seeing what the 6990 can do.
I think we've now reached an era where neither AMD nor nVidia (nor any of the two's fanboys) can claim dominance anymore and it's anyone's... game (LOL, mind the pun).
Now it's time for the real competition, where each tries to inch out the other, not just because they can, but because they have to!:rockout:
And the AMD fans suddenly stopped caring about efficiency and loudness.
nVidia released an AMD style card, more efficient and quieter.
nVidia fanboys stopped caring about HUGE LOUD MOST POWERFUL EVAR.
Both sides are retarded. :D
Stock is better and safer. I was playing timeshift with my 5750 last night, stock of course, i get 75-100+fps all the time at max. See so why would i OC my GPU for, to get what 105fps :laugh:
Ok.
All of the benefits of dual GPU :
Quiter
Cooler
Cheaper(versus two separate cards)
Faster (if albeit only through bandwidth because the cores are simultaneously talking to the motherboard directly in unison)
No (or less) microstutter
Potentially higher scoring ceiling for synthetic benchmarks(TRI SLI, Quadfire etc.)
are not entirely true anymore - certainly not altogether at once.
The only remaining definite positive is that it only takes up one PCI E lane, but you'd be hard pressed to find a motherboard anymore(especially one suitable for high end computing) that comes with a single PCI E lane forcing you to buy a dual GPU solution as opposed to Crossfire/SLI.
Neither the 6990 or the 590 are impressive in performance, efficiency or cost and I would hope that any computer consumer looking to purchase enthusiast level products, would have half a brain and come to the conclusion that unless they are solely focused on synthetic records, then (as a current example) a 6950 Crossfire or 570 SLI setup is more effective at being reliable, faster (circumstancial and relative, i.e. if you're getting strong minimum frames 50-60 or higher), and generally more efficient overall in achieving it's goal.
Cards like the 3870X2/9800GX2/4870X2/GTX295 and 5970 where all good cards, nothing omg bad about them, and the performance was good in most areas.
But if i was to get a new card it wouldnt be a dual GPU card, it be a 5870 or 6870.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRo-1VFMcbc&feature=topvideos