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The above image depicting a so-called “7990″ GPU is rather interesting considering the dual-GPU 6990 was just released a few weeks back. Though if the specs above are anywhere close to what we’ll see in the final retail version of AMD’s next-gen top-tier card, we’re more than willing to wait.
TFLOP potential comes in 12.16 and 3.04 for single/dual-point precision respectively. The card reportedly features 6400 Stream Processors, 3200 SPs per GPU, a 384-bit memory bus, and 6 GB of GDDR5 memory. With all that power on tap, the 7990′s memory bandwidth can theoretically hit 576 GB/s over PCIe 3.0! Connection options come in the form of DVI, mini-HDMI and DisplayPort, and support AMD Eyefinity and AMD HD3D capabilities.
Of course, the really impressive stat is that all the power above results in a power output of ~300W under full load and 37W-40W idle. Who’s looking at their 6990 in disgust now…?
Following Nvidia’s release of their new, top of the ling single-card GPU, the GeForce GTX 590, Digital Storm is announcing their own high-end hardware. The popular custom PC manufacturer has announced GTX 590 options for the company’s Black OPS and Special OPS lines of gaming PCs. Further bolstering this brute strength approach, Digital Storm is pushing their high-end setup which includes an Intel Core i7 970 hex-core CPU, 12GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM, 160GB SSD, and 2x SLI Quad Nvidia GeForce GTX 590 3GB cards. Said configuration can be yours for an unsettling $4,883. If a single GTX 590 is enough, the lower end $2,500 setup with Intel Core i7 2600K, 8GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM, and 1TB 7200 RPM hard drive may be more to your liking. Either way, a lot of power can be had.
For more information, check out Digital Storm’s Black OPS and Special OPS pages.
Fans of Nvidia GPUs will have to wait a couple of more days to duke it out with AMD’s latest 6990 dual-GPU graphics card. According to PC hardware site, Fudzilla, Nvidia has pushed the release date back by two days, with unverified reports citing driver issues. Mind you, the original release date was scheduled for March 22nd – an unofficial date which Nvidia never acknowledged mind you. Nevertheless, it’s far better than other delays we’ve seen in the gadget world. Just consider this two more days to brush up on your kill/death ratio as you wait for the added horsepower to hit your doorstep.
If a single GTX 580 has power that weakens your knees but a price tag that makes you weep, picking up two GTX 460s (or 570s) is the next best choice. In SLI configuration, two of these cards meet or exceed the top-end giant in many instances, proving to be the perfect balance of price and performance. But some people don’t want or don’t have the room for dual card setups. That’s where dual-GPU cards come into play. By cramming two GPU dies on a single PCB, end users re-gain lost space inside of their case, more flexibility for a second dual-gpu card (bringing quad-SLI), lower heat output, and lower power consumption.
With that said, EVGA has officially taken the wraps off of their GeForce GTX 460 2Win dual-gpu card. With two GPU each feature 672 CUDA cores, 700MHz GPU clock, 1,400MHz Shader clock, and a 3,600MHz 256-bit (x2) 2048MB GDDR5 memory. In total, 230.4GB/sec will blow by your eyeballs ensuring you’re throughly wowed. Output support comes by way of 3x DVI ports and a single mini-HDMI port. Because there are essentially two cards at work here, Nvidia’s multi-monitor and 3D game features are supported. But before purchasing the 2Win from EVGA, be sure to measure your case — it’s a long one at 11.5″.
Currently, release date and pricing are not available. For more informaiton, be sure to check out EVGA’s 2Win product page for more information.
- February 28, 2011 7:03 am
PC enthusiasts have an exciting March to look forward to. Not only is Nvidia’s dual-GPU 590 rumored to be dropping later in the month, but AMD’s own dual-GPU solution (6990) will be coming even earlier — rumored to be as soon as March 8th. Currently, AMD is said to be finalizing the SKU and planning to have partners ready to go for an official release by said date.
For those not well versed in the land of computer hardware, “dual-GPU” in regards to the 6990 (and GTX 590) simply means that their are two GPU cores on one PCB. (Essentially two graphics cards crammed on to one.) This not only allows uses with smaller cases to save space, but also makes tri- and quad-GPU configurations easier and more energy efficient.
Official pricing hasn’t been released yet, but we’d expect the 6990 to ding your banking account between $600-$700. Expensive — yes. But for those who want only the fastest, it is the only option.
Update
AMD 6990 officially outed. Specs, price, and specific release date still unknown.
Update 2
A rear-end shot after the jump…
It may not be an * official* unveiling, but it is welcome nonetheless. AMD’s Matt Skynner displayed the gem you see above at a Fusion APU press event in lands far from here. While no specs or actual mention was offered for the device itself, the new black with red racing stripes design signals it is the latest generation of card. And, the two silver spots seen on the back of the card are nothing else but dual gpu cores.
If we go on current speculation, the upcoming AMD 6990 will come with 3,840 stream processors total (half and half) and 4GB of memory pumped through dual-DVI and tri-mini-DisplayPort connections. Finally, power requirements are somewhere along the lines of 30/300 idle/load. Look for more information on the AMD 6990 in the second half of February.
Besides their new GT540M mobile GPU, Nvidia had plenty more to talk about today. Hands down more exciting than some extra FPS on your latest gaming laptop was news that Nvidia is teaming up with ARM to build their own desktop CPU — yes, the Intel vs. Nvidia fight just got nasty. The Nvidia/ARM CPU is part of “Project Denver”
Nvidia is in a really good spot right now. Even though Intel reiterated they are focusing on the mobile market, their attempts thus far have been poor at best. Nvidia meanwhile already has an amazing desktop line of desktop hardware. Taking a GPU and turning it into a CPU is in our minds, a bit easier than going about it the other way — exactly what Intel is trying to do. If I were Intel, I’d be might worried right now. If one thing’s for sure, the next few years are going to be very exciting in the desktop computing scene.
While we sit here and contemplate the events that have transpired today, we offer you to jump inside and check out the press release in its entirety.
At today’s CES press conference, Nvidia took to the stage and unveiled their next generation of mobile processors, the 500M family. In actuality, the changes from the 4xxM series to the new 500M aren’t all that exciting and instead revolve more around higher clock frequencies and more active cores — brute strength as its best.
According to Nvidia’s own tests against Intel’s latest Sandy Bridge integrated graphics, the Nvidia GT 540M was more than 2-3x faster than Intel’s offering. Granted, the added power does come at a cost in reduced run time. Though such things will have to wait until more detailed reviews can be done.
As Nvidia focus on making their discrete graphics more powerful yet energy efficient, Intel is pushing for more power in their own arena. It will certainly be interesting to see when and where the two meet.
- December 30, 2010 5:27 pm
We’ve already talked about Nvidia’s upcoming mid-range card, the GTX 560. While the king pin GTX 580 is the card that makes us all drool with its copious amounts of power, the 560 is the one that will end up in a greater number gamers’ PCs. Not to mention, the 560′s precursor (GTX 460) is an amazingly versatile card as it overclocks well and scales great in SLI. And now that we have the leaked image above giving us an early look at the upcoming card, we can only attempt to bottle our enthusiasm as it continues to grow.
Accompanying the image above in the Overclock.net Forums were a few benchmarks (no source given — trying to confirm/deny). How does a 3D Mark Vantage score of 21,187 and a 3D Mark 11 of P4130 sound? Not too shabby for a card that will likely fall under $250. Like we said, slap two of these bad boys together in a case and you’ve got some cheap speed.
We could be seeing some GTX 560 action at CES next week, so make sure you stick close.
