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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 Launches January 22nd 2015
Or at least that is the semi-finalized launch date. This means the card will not be released during the CES time-frame. January 22nd 2015 seems to be the date and that fits the reports we have mentioned earlier on.
Multiple shipping manifests already have seen the GM206 based GPU being shipped around. Recently a leaked shipment manifest already indicated 2 and 4 GB GDDR5 6GHz memory versions. However it seems that the GPU is too strong and the biggest change now would be a 128-bit wide memory bus. The card will offer significant powr saving over it's predeccesor and will get just one 6-pin PCIE PEG power header. Pricing is expected to sit somewhere at 199 to 249 USD.
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#4984666 Posted on: 12/29/2014 10:59 AM
well im going with 970
well im going with 970
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#4984743 Posted on: 12/29/2014 02:08 PM
If it's good I'll buy it ;D
If it's good I'll buy it ;D
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#4984770 Posted on: 12/29/2014 03:09 PM
Do you think it will be worth to change GTX 670 for this ?
Do you think it will be worth to change GTX 670 for this ?
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#4984785 Posted on: 12/29/2014 03:20 PM
my guess is around 20% improvement for you. I do not believe it is worth while upgrade. You for sure are better to look for some GTX970, or wait for next high ends in 1H 2015.
Do you think it will be worth to change GTX 670 for this ?
my guess is around 20% improvement for you. I do not believe it is worth while upgrade. You for sure are better to look for some GTX970, or wait for next high ends in 1H 2015.
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#4984791 Posted on: 12/29/2014 03:25 PM
Should be more or less in pair with GTX770 that you can find atm for 200-250$.
Meh, first time i'm not interested in X60GTX.
Should be more or less in pair with GTX770 that you can find atm for 200-250$.
Meh, first time i'm not interested in X60GTX.
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#4984798 Posted on: 12/29/2014 03:34 PM
128bit bus...wtf is this 2004 or something?
128bit bus...wtf is this 2004 or something?
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#4984837 Posted on: 12/29/2014 04:51 PM
No its just Nvidia's monetization policy.
128bit bus...wtf is this 2004 or something?
No its just Nvidia's monetization policy.
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#4984842 Posted on: 12/29/2014 04:56 PM
128-bit wide memory bus combined with a price of 199 dollars doesn't sound likely to me. 249 dollars as an asking price sounds far fetched. Benchmarks are important to selling in cards in volume. Older nVidia cards and current AMD cards make such a hypothetical offering unappealing.
I'm speaking of resolutions of 1080p and above, with MSAA and/or some form of super sampling or upscaling involved. With post processing AA, and restricted to 1080p, I think a 128-bit memory bus could fare quite well in a lot of titles and with great image quality. But the standard suite of benchmarks and settings could make such a card difficult to sell when compared to cards like a R9 270x or a GTX 660/760. And afaik those cards can often be found at a discount that makes them a much superior buy to a 128-bit card.
Maybe there's been a game changing development made by nVidia that largely erases the disadvantage of having only a 128-bit memory bus. I really doubt that though.
128-bit wide memory bus combined with a price of 199 dollars doesn't sound likely to me. 249 dollars as an asking price sounds far fetched. Benchmarks are important to selling in cards in volume. Older nVidia cards and current AMD cards make such a hypothetical offering unappealing.
I'm speaking of resolutions of 1080p and above, with MSAA and/or some form of super sampling or upscaling involved. With post processing AA, and restricted to 1080p, I think a 128-bit memory bus could fare quite well in a lot of titles and with great image quality. But the standard suite of benchmarks and settings could make such a card difficult to sell when compared to cards like a R9 270x or a GTX 660/760. And afaik those cards can often be found at a discount that makes them a much superior buy to a 128-bit card.
Maybe there's been a game changing development made by nVidia that largely erases the disadvantage of having only a 128-bit memory bus. I really doubt that though.
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#4984854 Posted on: 12/29/2014 05:13 PM
I would have thought 196bit memory and 3/6GB of Vram but we will see. I also would not be surprised if we dont see a GM204 chip cut down and called the 960ti.
I would have thought 196bit memory and 3/6GB of Vram but we will see. I also would not be surprised if we dont see a GM204 chip cut down and called the 960ti.
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#4984857 Posted on: 12/29/2014 05:16 PM
128bit memory bus, 1 6pin PEG..... So, this thing will OC like crap and perform like crap at stock clocks. I'm having flashbacks to my first 660...... Hopefully AMD brings something more appealing.
128bit memory bus, 1 6pin PEG..... So, this thing will OC like crap and perform like crap at stock clocks. I'm having flashbacks to my first 660...... Hopefully AMD brings something more appealing.
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#4984860 Posted on: 12/29/2014 05:19 PM
I'm very curious about this card but I'll probably hold on to my trusty 760... Maybe wait for the successor of 900 series.
I'm very curious about this card but I'll probably hold on to my trusty 760... Maybe wait for the successor of 900 series.
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#4984878 Posted on: 12/29/2014 05:50 PM
faster 128bit is more cute than slower 256 or 512bit...
it's as in car technology, i have in my track car a nice 1.6 C CM that is far far better than my 2.4 C CM from last year (despite more or less the same HP output).
high number is not panacea... only the result matter.
have you seen how low electricity needed to OC the 750Ti or 970/980?
one 6pins will be enough even with OC i guess... result in a few days.
128bit bus...wtf is this 2004 or something?
faster 128bit is more cute than slower 256 or 512bit...
it's as in car technology, i have in my track car a nice 1.6 C CM that is far far better than my 2.4 C CM from last year (despite more or less the same HP output).
high number is not panacea... only the result matter.
128bit memory bus, 1 6pin PEG..... So, this thing will OC like crap and perform like crap at stock clocks. I'm having flashbacks to my first 660...... Hopefully AMD brings something more appealing.
have you seen how low electricity needed to OC the 750Ti or 970/980?
one 6pins will be enough even with OC i guess... result in a few days.
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#4984880 Posted on: 12/29/2014 05:53 PM
Maxwell is super good, this 128 bit will be aided by special algorithm and other stuff that will make perform good, we all see on the 22nd.
Maxwell is super good, this 128 bit will be aided by special algorithm and other stuff that will make perform good, we all see on the 22nd.
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#4984935 Posted on: 12/29/2014 08:37 PM
what happened with the 8GB 980 ? wasn't this supposed to be released in November ?
what happened with the 8GB 980 ? wasn't this supposed to be released in November ?
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I expect on that day something very different and much more interesting. Toxikk early access on Steam.
But for those interested in paying extra for hardware instead of electricity bill and performance this may be product of choice.
Energy efficiency should allow to push limits of top dog HW. Both in desktop and mobile not to make cripples.