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.