nVidia GTX670 Reviews

[kendo65]

Reviews of the new GTX670.

Summary: It's GOOD

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...view,3200.html

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/201...0-2gb-review/1

[Igo kyu]

Originally Posted by kendo65

Reviews of the new GTX670.

Summary: It's GOOD

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...view,3200.html

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/201...0-2gb-review/1

Yeah, but is it available?

From your Tom's article:

GeForce GTX 670 2 GB Review: Is It Already Time To Forget GTX 680?

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Not like it was ever really widely available anyway, right? The GeForce GTX 670 offers most of GK104's on-chip resources, doesn't give up much performance, and costs $100 less. Now, let's see if Nvidia can make enough of them to satisfy demand.

It’s hard to have a straight-faced discussion about value with the prices of high-end graphics cards shooting off into space. But when Nvidia told me that it planned to sell its GeForce GTX 670 for $400, I was ready to get serious about the V-word.

This particular round kicked off when AMD teased the Radeon HD 7900-series ahead of the holiday 2011 buying season, culminating in a preview just before Christmas that has us wait almost three weeks before the first cards started appearing for sale. A handful of very soft launches later, we had Radeon HD 7800- and 7700-series cards to talk about as well.

Nvidia returned fire with its GeForce GTX 680, offering better performance and a lower price than AMD’s flagship. Its supply was so low, however, that online searches continue turning up zero availability, even today. But the move forced AMD to drop the MSRP on its Radeon HD 7970 by $70. Then came the GeForce GTX 690, nearly doubling the 680’s performance at a $1000 MSRP (practically closer to $1200); and still no real availability.

Sizing Up GeForce GTX 670

And that takes us to the GeForce GTX 670, which we’re told is launching in greater numbers than GeForce GTX 680, but to higher demand, possibly resulting in a similar outcome.

On paper, the GK104-based card costs $400. And because it’s roughly as fast as a Radeon HD 7970, you’d think that AMD would need to shave yet another $80, at least, from that board’s MSRP. Seems a little unjust though, doesn’t it? Accept that you can’t amply support demand for something, introduce it anyway, and claim a Pyrrhic victory as the competition is forced to cut the prices of more readily-available alternatives again and again.

Sound crazy that we’d decry lower prices on high-end hardware? Sure. But there’s a method to my madness. On one hand, I’d love to hand the GeForce GTX 670 an award for matching the speed of a card that, only a month ago, was priced $150 higher. On the other, persistent availability problems plaguing past products based on the same architecture mean that you, the Tom’s Hardware reader, could float around in a perpetual holding pattern until Nvidia sorts out its supply issues.

On Amazon.co.uk I'm seeing about £400 (which ought to be $640) for GTX 670 2GB, that says to me that nVidia do have a supply problem, I'm seeing HD 7970 3GBs for about the same price (one at £331, but I'm not sure that isn't a mislabelled HD 7950).

My next card might be nVidia, but I'm not desperate yet, and if supply really is tight or AMD's prices drop, it might not be.

[SharpeXB]

I just ordered one

[kendo65]

Originally Posted by Igo kyu

Yeah, but is it available?

On Amazon.co.uk I'm seeing about £400 (which ought to be $640) for GTX 670 2GB, that says to me that nVidia do have a supply problem, I'm seeing HD 7970 3GBs for about the same price (one at £331, but I'm not sure that isn't a mislabelled HD 7950).

My next card might be nVidia, but I'm not desperate yet, and if supply really is tight or AMD's prices drop, it might not be.

Good point about the availability.

Seem to be plenty of options on Scan UK starting at £320. Some listed as pre-order though.

http://www.scan.co.uk/shop/computer-...-gtx-670-pci-e

Similar on OCUK:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/produc...Asc&subid=2294

Also notice there will be 4GB versions.

I've been holding off for a long time on a new videocard. This may be the one for me

[kevchenco]

Mine arrived yesterday - ordered one of the first few when they came online

evga 670 SC for £312 quid. After about 30 mins all the prices went up bargain.

Have not really had the chance to test yet and need some tweaking of the graphics. Was running 60fps consistent over sea max everything.

Overland was getting a few stuttuers - think i need to turn off trees and grass

so far so good

[Katana1000S]

The GTX 670 does look good, last year after the launch of the GTX580's (might have been slightly earlier than that? I was tempted, but bought a GTX 570 SC upon its release (ended up with two of them for SLI) and I always wished I'd pushed the boat out and went for the 580 instead, this year I bought the GTX 680 2GB within 15 minutes of its launch in the UK and they sold like hotcakes! of course now I'm wishing I'd pushed the boat out for a GTX 680 4GB but you have to stop somewhere, cant say I'm disappointed with the card, its incredible, the 670 will be too.

It normally takes a while after launch to get production ramped up, by mid summer there will plenty available for all I'm sure.

[kevchenco]

I'm wishing I'd pushed the boat out for a GTX 680 4GB but you have to stop somewhere

I cant see any reason why you would need 4 gigs unless you are running multiple high screen resolution monitors.

For me i do not have the physical space to run anything more than a 19" at the moment so the 2 gb card is fine.

[Katana1000S]

Originally Posted by kevchenco

I cant see any reason why you would need 4 gigs unless you are running multiple high screen resolution monitors.

You got it, I've been toying with the idea of triple screens for a while now, and that's why I owned 2 x 570's last year, but went off the idea, now I'm thinking about it again (because unlike the GTX 570) the GTX 680 can do three monitors off the one card ... it will actually do four monitors, and of course 4 GB would be better for this as you say.

But I'm now thinking of replacing my single 28" LCD Hanns G for a Dell 30" 2011 model of 2560 x 1600 resolution and going Track IR 5 instead of triple screens, 2GB vram should be fine for this resolution.

[BigC208]

Originally Posted by Katana1000S

You got it, I've been toying with the idea of triple screens for a while now, and that's why I owned 2 x 570's last year, but went off the idea, now I'm thinking about it again (because unlike the GTX 570) the GTX 680 can do three monitors off the one card ... it will actually do four monitors, and of course 4 GB would be better for this as you say.

But I'm now thinking of replacing my single 28" LCD Hanns G for a Dell 30" 2011 model of 2560 x 1600 resolution and going Track IR 5 instead of triple screens, 2GB vram should be fine for this resolution.

I just switched from a gtx570 to a gtx680(2gb). Have it running an HPZR30w at 2560x1600 that I got last week. I came from a 1680x1050 and the 680 pushed that all the way up to 90-100 fps. Now with the 30 incher I get 60fps over water and between 35-45fps over land at high settings. Have a second 680 on the way and hope I can get it to work in SLI with a custom profile.

I also have three 22 inch 1680x1050 monitors that I ran in portrait for a while. The three 22 inch were more immersive than the 30 inch with the gtx680. The bezels are not as bothersome as I expected and the size made it really like being there in the cockpit. I'll probably end up with three 27 inch 120hz 1080 monitors when they come down in price a bit. Been watching the Catleap Korean monitors that can be overclocked to 100-120hz but they seem to be hard to get right now.

[kendo65]

Originally Posted by Katana1000S

You got it, I've been toying with the idea of triple screens for a while now, and that's why I owned 2 x 570's last year, but went off the idea, now I'm thinking about it again (because unlike the GTX 570) the GTX 680 can do three monitors off the one card ... it will actually do four monitors, and of course 4 GB would be better for this as you say.

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There was a review of the GTX680 both 2 and 4GB versions in this month's Custom Pc magazine.

In their tests using a triple monitor setup there was NO benefit whatsoever in going to the 4GB version. I was a little surprised myself, but that's what they found.