Apparently what takes 3x GTX580’s will take 1 Kepler GPU to run. Remember the Samaritan tech demo, which was a demonstration of Epic’s Unreal Engine? Well, according to Tomshardware.com, it will only require one of Nvidia’s next GPUs to run the demo in real time.
It would be exciting to see such a leap in GPU performance considering the lackluster jump from previous generations (AMD 5 to 6 to 7 series and Nvidia’s 4 to 5 series refresh). So, maybe this will make up for the lack of excitement over the past two years? Hopefully this will drive AMD’s prices down and spark some real competition between the two companies.
We’ll find out more details on Martch 12th, which is when Nvidia plans to fully disclose everything Kepler related.
Source: Tomshardware.com
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Oo well the last rumor about this new GPU being badass might be true after all, although tom’s hardware doesn’t have the best history about “accuracy” when it comes to nVidia.
I’d personally like to believe it. I want a new jump in performance. Will justify getting a new cpu 😛 lol
Btw, what sort of cpu do you need to push that kind of gpu power?
a xeon?
well a sandy bridge will be more then enough i suppose
So if a 680 is equivalent to tri 580’s…I think it would do more than just push AMD’s prices down.
I mean, what even is the point of a 7970 beyond brand loyalty then. Unless Nvidia is still keen on the idea that it takes two for multi-monitor support.
You mean, what’s the point of 7990 even. And there is no 7990 atm lol. Should this rumor prove to be true, the HD7 series will become a mere mid end solution selling for 200 or so.
Unless nVidia decides to sell for 900. 😛