Benchmarking GeForce GTX Titan 6 GB: Fast, Quiet, Consistent

[blazorthon]

[citation][nom]rosmo01[/nom]Yeees - and how do you ENABLE it?[/citation]

They tell you in the article right where you got your quote from.

 

[tomfreak]

[citation][nom]keyston[/nom]I don't suppose Toms would consider testing titan against a 3gb 580 and a quadra 5000 with Octane or iray. the results would be something a lot of people would be interested in. I could post links to the results in rendering and cg forums, and you guys could possibly get a lot more members.[/citation]you are selling the card with a target market gamer as majority share, you should have have 2 variant 3GB/6GB to address diff market segment. Even 580 also have diff VRAM size to fit diff market. Enthusiast user who are really serious about compute are more likely to use Tesla than finding a gaming card.

 

[rosmo01]

[citation][nom]blazorthon[/nom]They tell you in the article right where you got your quote from.[/citation]

???
..And that's the quote I posted and you have responded to. It's generic "toggle a driver switch."

I need the name of the variable or the registryt/value to toggle. If you do not know the name It's more helpful if you say so or don't respond, as I'm interested in how I can increase my 6 GTX 690 utilization in Seti@home - I currently have the top 2 rigs there, but would like a better utilization if possible.

 

[twinshadow]

For a 1000$ I’ll be more impress if the card was single slot

 

[twinshadow]

For a 1000$ I’ll be more impress if the card was single slot

 

[blazorthon]

[citation][nom]rosmo01[/nom]???..And that's the quote I posted and you have responded to. It's generic "toggle a driver switch." I need the name of the variable or the registryt/value to toggle. If you do not know the name It's more helpful if you say so or don't respond, as I'm interested in how I can increase my 6 GTX 690 utilization in Seti@home - I currently have the top 2 rigs there, but would like a better utilization if possible.[/citation]


No, I don't remember its exact name, but that's not the point.

This is a Titan-only feature. It isn't present on the GTX 690.

 

[rosmo01]

It would be helpful if you could find the name please.

 

[blazorthon]

[citation][nom]rosmo01[/nom]It would be helpful if you could find the name please.[/citation]

Well, I'll Google it, but I doubt that I'll find it any faster than you would. I still fail to see why it's important.

 

[sanilmahambre]

I'll buy 1mo 7970 instead of that .....!

 

[TechnoD]

I learned two things from this article:
1. The Titan is overpriced
2. The radeon 7970 ghz edition makes nvidia look like ****, not to mention those compute numbers lol

 

[rosmo01]

[citation][nom]blazorthon[/nom]Well, I'll Google it, but I doubt that I'll find it any faster than you would. I still fail to see why it's important.[/citation]

OMG - so many replies from you and not a single answer to my question. You should drop responding when you don't know, or admit you do not have the answer. Your googling comment is just the same tune all over again. Be concrete, please! Substance over innuendo! Help out instead of blaming!

Nobody else have responded, beacuse nobody seem to know - and that's fine. Don't assume the position you know and I'm a a dork for asking!

 

[blazorthon]

[citation][nom]rosmo01[/nom]OMG - so many replies from you and not a single answer to my question. You should drop responding when you don't know, or admit you do not have the answer. Your googling comment is just the same tune all over again. Be concrete, please! Substance over innuendo! Help out instead of blaming!Nobody else have responded, beacuse nobody seem to know - and that's fine. Don't assume the position you know and I'm a a dork for asking![/citation]

I already told you that I don't know what its called, yet you asked me to find it and practically yell at me when I say that I'll look! What do you expect?

 

[tstng]

I dont get the "poor acoustics" thing against AMD. Yes, the reference boards from AMD and utter bull, while nVidia are smooth. But nobody buys reference boards, you buy MSI Twin Frozr's or HAWKs, ASUS DirectCU 's, Gigabyte Windforce's etc. An MSI HAWK is identically quite or loud on an AMD card or an nVidia card. It's the same cooling solution. Besides, whoever can afford a Titan, will most likely buy an MSI,ASUS,Gigabyte etc. not a reference Titan. (all the major manufacturers have already announced their Titan versions)

 

[Ananan]

I remember back in the day when the 8800 Ultra was rumored to be released at $1000 and everyonwe went crazy. IIRC it ended up coming out around $800.

Now the $1000 price point has been broken, and there's no looking back. I'm assuming all "fastest " video cards will start around there from now on.

 

[realibrad]

Hey people who think the card is over priced. Lets do some maths

10,000 cards sold @ $1,000 = 10,000,000

Drop the price by 20% to boost sales by 20%

12,000 cards sold @ $800 = 9,600,000

My guess is that Nvidia knows maths too, and saw that they could make more money by selling the card at 1k vs selling it at a lower price, because even at $800, the market is very small.

 

[-Jackson]

For $1000 that card sheath better be made out of platinum.

If memory serves me correctly.. I believe the sheath/shroud is actually made of a cheaper material than that of the 690.. because apparently the 690's shroud was too expensive. :lol:

 

[army_ant7]

The $1,000 price of the Titan isn't surprising to me considering a few things:
1) It's a new product, and like some other products that were once new, they start out expensive but become cheaper overtime.

2) There might not be as bountiful manufacturing yields, thus a lower supply of Titan cards. In order to tone down the demand for a product (due to an insufficient supply) and also maximize the profit it could get from whatever it can sell, a company could increase the price of that product. Here's something from page 2 of Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan 6 GB: GK110 On A Gaming Card to support my statment.

GK110 hosts 15 (SMX blocks). Because the chip is so big and complex, though, defects seriously affect yields. Perfectly-manufactured GPUs undoubtedly exist. However, even the highest-end GK110-based products have one disabled SMX.

(A related idea: Maybe a limited supply is the reason why Titan cards can only seem to be found for now with PC builder companies and not for sale to the general public by itself. That is if any of what I've said isn't wrong.)

3) Similar to someone's point mentioned in a post before this one, Nvidia's sales department might've predicted to be able to maximize profit for now, at this price taking multiple things into consideration.

How is this switch set?:
"That’s why, if you want the card’s full compute potential, you need to toggle a driver switch."

Also on page 3 of the article I linked above, there was this photo. I'm pretty sure it answers your question.

As blazorthon said though, it's info that is irrelevant to your GTX 690. Also, I didn't see a problem with how blazorthon was replying to you. I did see that you were quite rude, impatient, and (too) irritable. I'd advice you to try cutting down on those traits since it can start unpleasant conversations, and I don't think it will aid your quest of looking for an answer. You can drive away potential helpers away that way.

 

[army_ant7]

If memory serves me correctly.. I believe the sheath/shroud is actually made of a cheaper material than that of the 690.. because apparently the 690's shroud was too expensive. :lol:

I'm not sure what the "fan housing" is exactly, but here's some info from Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan 6 GB: GK110 On A Gaming Card that may support (or not) your claim. It could also be what you said you remember (or not).

Unfortunately, Nvidia says the 690’s magnesium alloy fan housing was too expensive, so the entire cover is now aluminum (except for the polycarbonate window—another design cue that carries over from GeForce GTX 690).

 

[-Jackson]

I'm not sure what the "fan housing" is exactly, but here's some info from Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan 6 GB: GK110 On A Gaming Card that may support (or not) your claim. It could also be what you said you remember (or not).

Unfortunately, Nvidia says the 690’s magnesium alloy fan housing was too expensive, so the entire cover is now aluminum (except for the polycarbonate window—another design cue that carries over from GeForce GTX 690).

Yep, that article was exactly what I was referring to. Thanks
Edit: Fan housing/shroud/sheath is basically just a cover for the card if that helps.

 

[cypeq]

Pretty and shiny sweet performance and thermal values.
State of the art 500 mm2 chip and a price no system builder will pay.

nVidia could take over the world with this card.

iTitan it should be called.

 

[realibrad]

[citation][nom]BigMack70[/nom]As price decreases, I think it's more reasonable to expect sales to increase exponentially and not linearly.[/citation]

What makes you think that this product, being a luxury item, would be elastic?
680s,670s,7970s have been out for a while. Anyone who wanted the power of a Titan, were likely to already have SLI/CF setups. Those who are willing to get a Titan, are not concerned with price/performance. Being that luxury items are far more elastic, a price increase will have little effect on units demanded.

How many people, would be willing to buy the card at $900, $800, $700? Nvidia is rightly concerned about profits, not total units sold. If they can make more money selling fewer cards, great for them.

 

[djangoringo]

[citation][nom]tstng[/nom]I dont get the "poor acoustics" thing against AMD. Yes, the reference boards from AMD and utter bull, while nVidia are smooth. But nobody buys reference boards, you buy MSI Twin Frozr's or HAWKs, ASUS DirectCU 's, Gigabyte Windforce's etc. An MSI HAWK is identically quite or loud on an AMD card or an nVidia card. It's the same cooling solution. Besides, whoever can afford a Titan, will most likely buy an MSI,ASUS,Gigabyte etc. not a reference Titan. (all the major manufacturers have already announced their Titan versions)[/citation]

All of them are reference cards, the only non reference(in terms of cooling) is the evga hydrocopper with the water block.
Also, the amd cards are louder, the 7970 gigabyte windforce 3x is louder than the 670 gigabyte windforce 3x.
Here's an e.g with the same brand and model(of a 7970 and 680 gtx):
http://tpucdn.com/reviews/MSI/HD_7970_Lightning/images/fannoise_load.gif
http://tpucdn.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_680_Lightning/images/fannoise_load.gif

 

[demonhorde665]

Now you guys and new egg need to hole a titan give away Contest !!!!

 

[demonhorde665]

need to hold , not hole

 

[blazorthon]

[citation][nom]djangoringo[/nom]All of them are reference cards, the only non reference(in terms of cooling) is the evga hydrocopper with the water block.Also, the amd cards are louder, the 7970 gigabyte windforce 3x is louder than the 670 gigabyte windforce 3x.Here's an e.g with the same brand and model(of a 7970 and 680 gtx): http://tpucdn.com/reviews/MSI/HD_7 [...] e_load.gifhttp://tpucdn.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_ [...] e_load.gif[/citation]

Lol, that's because of more aggressive default fan profiles, isn't it?. It's as easy to change as making a less aggressive fan profile, which won't be a big temp issue if you're not doing heavy overclocking (if you are, then it's not likely that you'll mind the noise too much or else you would do something about it).