Wednesday, March 25th 2015
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EVGA Announces the GeForce GTX 980 HYBRID
Introducing the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 HYBRID, an "all in one" water cooling solution that significantly lowers the GPU operating temperature. Best of all? The water cooler is completely self-contained, with an included 120mm radiator and fan. No filling, no custom tubing, no maintenance. Just plug in and play! The EVGA GeForce GTX 980 HYBRID is available as a complete unit, or upgrade kit.
Of course, the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 HYBRID is also powered by the next-generation NVIDIA Maxwell architecture, giving you incredible performance, unmatched power efficiency, and cutting-edge features. Maxwell is the most advanced GPU architecture ever made, designed to be the engine of next-generation gaming. Inspired by light, it was designed to solve some of the most complex lighting and graphics challenges in visual computing.Features:
Of course, the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 HYBRID is also powered by the next-generation NVIDIA Maxwell architecture, giving you incredible performance, unmatched power efficiency, and cutting-edge features. Maxwell is the most advanced GPU architecture ever made, designed to be the engine of next-generation gaming. Inspired by light, it was designed to solve some of the most complex lighting and graphics challenges in visual computing.Features:
- Built on Maxwell - the EVGA GeForce GTX 980 HYBRID features the most advanced GPU architecture ever made, designed to be the engine of next-generation gaming.
- Hydro Performance without the Hassle - All in one cooling solution that is completely self-contained. No filling, no custom tubing, no maintenance. Just plug and play.
- Sleek Looks - Intelligent wiring system and sleeved tubing make this one sleek cooler without the messy wires.
- Copper Base - Provide maximum heat transfer.
- Virtually Silent Operation - Variable controlled fans allow dynamic fan speed based on GPU temperature, and water cooling efficiency means very low noise fans.
- Built in Radiator and Fan - Built in 120mm radiator and fan helps dissipate the heat, keeping the GPU as cool as possible. Fan can also be swapped or customized.
- Cooling for VRM and Memory - VRM and Memory cooling solution separated from GPU, allowing for lowest GPU temperatures, and efficient VRM and Memory cooling.
52 Comments on EVGA Announces the GeForce GTX 980 HYBRID
GTX 980 5.2 billion transistors 2048 shaders 256 bit bus 224 GB/s memory bandwidth
Titan X 8 billion transistors 3072 shaders 384 bit bus 337 GB/s memory bandwidth
This Maxwell GTX 980 GM204 is the successor to the Kepler GTX 680 GK104 which was the upper mid range Kepler. If Nvidia releases a faster refresh for this GPU then it will be the successor to the Kepler GTX 770.
The price is based on the fact that they needed a high 900 series for sale and there was no need yet to release the full Maxwell because there was nothing comparable yet from AMD.
www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/1986/geforce-gtx-750.html
www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/2548/geforce-gtx-750-ti.html
Similarly, GTX 980 is not mid range. It's high end. Stop using the fact it's GM204 to 'prove' it's mid range. The chip architecture is starting to mean less from Nvidia. Even GK104 was not mid range. It was superceded by the 780 (not Titan - a specialist part). 680 became 'last years' top end when 780 appeared.
If I have 10 gfx cards in a line up, the top card is the prestige part, then you will have high end (cards 9-7). Mid range would be 4-6, low range would be 2-3, bargain bucket would be 1.
Titan X is prestige part, GTX 980 is top range, GTX 970 is mid range, GTX 960 is low range. When we get a 980ti, 960ti or 950, we can re-evaluate the product stack. For now, I am right and anyone that disagrees is wrong.
Logic has spoken, be about your business.
EDIT: Xorbe's point about TDP is absolute nonsense. Power draw does not make a card high end and plain specs mean nothing next to their software implementation and efficiency.
Now i'm off to play BF4 on my mid range 780ti's :roll:
Even though I bought one (GTX 680) I knew it was the upper mid range Kepler GPU and the GTX 780 was not it's successor.
GTX 680 GK104 3.5 billion transistors 1536 shaders 256 bit bus 192 GB/s memory bandwidth
GTX 780 GK110 7 billion transistors 2304 shaders 384 bit bus 288 GB/s memory bandwidth
Those two GPUs are in entirely different categories just like the 980 and Titan X are.