Nvidia GeForce GTX 590 3 GB Review: Firing Back With 1024 CUDA Cores

[cangelini]

AMD shot for—and successfully achieved—the coveted “fastest graphics card in the world” title with its Radeon HD 6990. Now, Nvidia is gunning for that freshly-claimed honor with a dual-GF110-powered board that speaks softly and carries a big stick.

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[nforce4max]

Nvidia like ATI should have gone full copper for their coolers instead of using aluminum for the fins. :/

 

[The_King]

The clock speeds are a bit of a disappointment as well the high power draw and the performance is not that better than a 6990. Bleh !

 

[stryk55]

Very comprehensive article! Nice job!

 

[LegendaryFrog]

I'm impressed, good to see Nvida has started to care about the "livable experience" of their high end products.

 

[plznote]

Great card. But low clocks.
GREAT for overclocking!

 

[darkchazz]

Wow @ low noise

 

[rolli59]

Draw! Win some loose some. What is the fastest card? Some will say GTX590 others HD6990 and they are both right.

 

[Scoregie]

MMMM... HD 6990.... OR GTX 590... HMMM I'll go with a HD 5770 CF setup because im cheap.

 

[Sabiancym]

You can't say Nvidia wins based on the sound level of the cards. That's just flat out favoritism.

I'll be buying a 6990 and water cooling it. Nothing will beat it.

 

[Darkerson]

[citation][nom]rolli59[/nom]Draw! Win some loose some. What is the fastest card? Some will say GTX590 others HD6990 and they are both right.[/citation]
Thats more or less how I feel. They both trade blows depending on the game.

 

[shark195]

I think both cards are faster in their own niches, for example in acoustics 590 wins, but in power which is the main issue to tackle as days go by, your bill will certainly go high, but you don't pay anything for the noise, so in that case AMD STILL has the fastest single graphic card on the planet.
AMD is still the winner, whichever you look at it though

 

[trandoanhung1991]

[citation][nom]Sabiancym[/nom]You can't say Nvidia wins based on the sound level of the cards. That's just flat out favoritism. I'll be buying a 6990 and water cooling it. Nothing will beat it.[/citation]
I think 2 GTX 580 will beat it. And costs about the same too, if you look hard enough.

[citation][nom]shark195[/nom]I think both cards are faster in their own niches, for example in acoustics 590 wins, but in power which is the main issue to tackle as days go by, your bill will certainly go high, but you don't pay anything for the noise, so in that case AMD STILL has the fastest single graphic card on the planet. AMD is still the winner, whichever you look at it though[/citation]

The 590 uses less than 10W more compared to 6990 in AUSUM. Compare that to 430W, and it's small change, really.

 

[ledpellet]

Well, at the moment 590s are not available to buy, so it does not exist beyond benchmarks and reviews...It is not a competition till we see real world pricing. Let the battle begin! btw 5870 price is hard to beat right now.

 

[vaughn2k]

"Nevertheless, in a comparison between GeForce GTX 590 versus Radeon HD 6990, Nvidia wins."
"Not hearing it is a requisite"

Done a survey? How many says it's a requisite?

Also at performance preset, the GTX590 leads, wondering why there's no benchmark for extreme preset?

 

[-Fran-]

This is no nVidia victory, I'm sure of it, but it's such a small margin it sucks. That 1.5GB per GPU hurts the card where you'll be using it most: high res. It's like a tech KO by AMD, not a flat out punch-KO though.

Cheers!

 

[hardcore_gamer]

The card blew up during testing at tech power up.Power limiting system does not work reliably

 

[nukemaster]

i wonder how long until AMD board partners use a fan instead of blower(blowers win on air flow, but they can be louder), i have seen several such coolers on other amd and nvidia cards.

Either way, the lower noise is impressive.

 

[pelov]

Does anyone else think that the 1680 benchmarks shouldn't be used in cards like this?

Paying >$600 for a GPU almost certainly means you have multiple monitor setups and/or high res monitor(s). Otherwise why not buy a better monitor and a lower costing card to use its full potential?

 

[Rosanjin]

Thank you for posting the audio samples of both dual GPU cards. Getting to hear each one really made the difference telling. I'll be sticking with single gpu card arrangements, thank you very much. ^ ^ b

 

[Guest]

Very good article, one of the better ones to come from Toms in a long time, thanks was a great read.

In terms of Nvidia releasing a chart topper, I think they created a equal here, tables a rebalanced at the top, Its been a long time since that was the case!

With regards to saying Nvidia wins down to noise output, that is just your opinion! I believe the 480 was a damn fast card noise irrelevant, now refined in the 580!

Personally, at 1920x1080 I still see no need in replacing my 5850 just yet, I spent my money on a 50"3d TV instead, and still 5850 runs on that great which is by far a better size to play on then 3x1920x1080 imo.

 

[rockitman]

[citation][nom]trandoanhung1991[/nom]I think 2 GTX 580 will beat it. And costs about the same too, if you look hard enough.
citation

Let's see, 6990 goes for over $700, cheapest 580's go for $500. 2 x $500 = $1000. That's not very close to $700, unless you know where 580's are going for alot cheaper. Please do tell.

 

[srgess]

ive looked at the other site benchmark and they differ a lot in term of power consumation at load, gtx590 is clearly winner over stock 6990. Check other site benchmark before you buy.

 

[kalliman]

Why there are so big difference between your and other results? You claim that 590 is ~~almost~~ better than 6990, but Anandtech, OverclockerClubs and so many others shows the opposite? Did nVidia pay you?

 

[gti88]

Nice card, but I wouldn't put such a monster in my case, even if I could get gtx590 for free.