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

[maxiim]

FOR ONE this card fails at every titled that is not made for NVIDIA FANBOIS....and since when does nvidia make a card that is "SILENT" and aimed at "power consumption"? OH...SINCE IT CANNOT KEEP UP WITH AMD......maybe next year failzors

 

[cburke82]

Wow. Is anybody else sick of seeing these dual card/gpu solutions being the fastest offerings from these 2 manufacturers? Also whats with the crappy cooling? For me the high end started dying when the x800 (i think that was it anyway) series came out and they started this crossfire/sli competition again. Didn't these dual card/gpu solutions die out once before? I think it was 3dfx then nvidia or something. Ya know things go extinct for a reason.

Wont duel GPS solutions ALWAYS be the fastest solutions? They might not be the BEST solution in EVERY application but anytime you take the fastest GPU's out and double them up thats going to be the fastest lol. If they could make a single GPU card faster than the 590/6990 im sure they would. Techs just not there yet. Is the 6970 even faster than the 5970? I dont think so but I could be wrong.

 

[srgess]

Gtx 590 new fastest video card in the world !
http://www.xbitlabs.com/picture/?src=/images/video/geforce-gtx-590/zfulltable.png

 

[dragonsqrrl]

[citation][nom]maxiim[/nom]FOR ONE this card fails at every titled that is not made for NVIDIA FANBOIS....and since when does nvidia make a card that is "SILENT" and aimed at "power consumption"? OH...SINCE IT CANNOT KEEP UP WITH AMD......maybe next year failzors[/citation]
Wow... absolutely no self respect, but I guess that's to be expected. Don't you think it's kind of ironic, that you should be the one accusing others of being "FANBOIS"?

 

[cburke82]

Wow... absolutely no self respect, but I guess that's to be expected. Don't you think it's kind of ironic, that you should be the one accusing others of being "FANBOIS"?

Yeah wile a still think AMD gets the win here ( based an my other almost to long post lol) THats a funny very fanboyish post bashing " fan boys" lol; There both great cards anybody would be lucky to have in there PC.

 

[cburke82]

Gtx 590 new fastest video card in the world !
http://www.xbitlabs.com/picture/?src=/images/video/geforce-gtx-590/zfulltable.png

I like that data table . Seems to be some oddities though. I seriosly doubt that the 6990 only averaged 26 FPS in starcraft 2 with 1080p full AA? Seems real low to me. And also the 2 sides dont have all the games. But again they are both real close and both good no great cards .

 

[srgess]

Amd card have hard time with aa in sc2 thats why.

 

[kcorp2003]

Cuz I'm long and I'm strong
And I'm down to get the friction on

 

[foogoo]

[citation][nom]cburke82[/nom]Wont duel GPS solutions ALWAYS be the fastest solutions? They might not be the BEST solution in EVERY application but anytime you take the fastest GPU's out and double them up that's going to be the fastest lol. If they could make a single GPU card faster than the 590/6990 im sure they would. Techs just not there yet. Is the 6970 even faster than the 5970? I dont think so but I could be wrong.[/citation]

Yes they will always be the fastest solution, I realize that, but they shouldn't have to be used to play the latest games at the highest settings. I feel they are more of a scam used to sell more hardware and at the same time they dont have to invest much more money in r&d. Their vendors like it because they get to produce way more boards and at the same time amd and nvidias chip manufacturers (i cant remember if they have their own fabs or not) get to produce way more chips. This also allows them to rely more on old tech and not invest in new fab processes. I think the 6990 and 590 are both excellent examples of how much these manufacturers overcharge for their single gpu solutions given the price of their dual gpu boards.

I'd have to do some more research on weather or not the tech is there to make a single chip twice as powerful as the 580 or 6970 but i couldn't see why not. They already put 2 gpus on the same board. Why couldn't they just make a single gpu twice the size of these? If someone could explain why they couldn't id like to know.

 

[cburke82]

Yes they will always be the fastest solution, I realize that, but they shouldn't have to be used to play the latest games at the highest settings. I feel they are more of a scam used to sell more hardware and at the same time they dont have to invest much more money in r&d. Their vendors like it because they get to produce way more boards and at the same time amd and nvidias chip manufacturers (i cant remember if they have their own fabs or not) get to produce way more chips. This also allows them to rely more on old tech and not invest in new fab processes. I think the 6990 and 590 are both excellent examples of how much these manufacturers overcharge for their single gpu solutions given the price of their dual gpu boards.

I'd have to do some more research on weather or not the tech is there to make a single chip twice as powerful as the 580 or 6970 but i couldn't see why not. They already put 2 gpus on the same board. Why couldn't they just make a single gpu twice the size of these? If someone could explain why they couldn't id like to know.

Bulk discount? lol who know why the sigle cards are more. AMD is close $350 would half the $700 the 6970 is just a bit more. Now Nividia is a bit more off. I just ckecked and 1 580 is about $500 if you are an Nvidia fan that makes The 590 a steal you would save $300 lol

 

[Crashman]

[citation][nom]cburke82[/nom]Bulk discount? lol who know why the sigle cards are more. AMD is close $350 would half the $700 the 6970 is just a bit more. Now Nividia is a bit more off. I just ckecked and 1 580 is about $500 if you are an Nvidia fan that makes The 590 a steal you would save $300 lol[/citation]Really? But it doesn't PERFORM like two 580s. Does that mean the GTX 570 is an even bigger steal?

I think the way to make this a good deal is to add a water cooler and overclock. But then you're back up to the price of two 580s...I'm getting a headache.

 

[mikenygmail]

In all fairness, the title of the article should be
"GTX 590 comes... up short" since the title of the 6990
article pointed out the excessive noise.

 

[-Fran-]

[citation][nom]mikenygmail[/nom]In all fairness, the title of the article should be"GTX 590 comes... up short" since the title of the 6990article pointed out the excessive noise.[/citation]

Mr Angelini has a very weird judgement when it comes to titles

But yeah, I agree with you. The title should be fair and square about that.

Cheers!

 

[eddieroolz]

The results are one of mixed bags for sure. Everyone needs to keep in mind that benchmark results can be swayed depending on the selection of games.

I think the GTX 590 being able to match the Radeon 6990 in many games despite having much lower clocks compared to its parent card (GTX 580) and not sounding like a F-14 taking off from Nimitz is a good thing.

Before people say "headphones!" and "cases!" I run my GTS 250 in an open bench and play CoD4 without headphones half the time. However, even if I do put on headphones the noise of GTS 250 permeates through the AKG headphones.

Chris, thanks for the video comparison by the way. It really puts things into perspective.

 

[cangelini]

[citation][nom]eddieroolz[/nom]The results are one of mixed bags for sure. Everyone needs to keep in mind that benchmark results can be swayed depending on the selection of games. I think the GTX 590 being able to match the Radeon 6990 in many games despite having much lower clocks compared to its parent card (GTX 580) and not sounding like a F-14 taking off from Nimitz is a good thing. Before people say "headphones!" and "cases!" I run my GTS 250 in an open bench and play CoD4 without headphones half the time. However, even if I do put on headphones the noise of GTS 250 permeates through the AKG headphones.Chris, thanks for the video comparison by the way. It really puts things into perspective.[/citation]

Thanks eddie, good to hit an island of reason in the ocean that is the comments section after a graphics card launch from EITHER company ;-)

Chris

 

[nebun]

When will we see 590 in SLI? Not even sure you can do that ATM

the 590 can do sli....there are reviews all over the web...google that ***

 

[thomaseron]

In high-res setups, AMD kicks Nvidias behind.
Even in Unigine Heaven:
http://www.sweclockers.com/recension/13695-nvidia-geforce-gtx-590/10#pagehead

 

[f-14]

I wish it were possible for me to measure air volume, in order to explore just how much air is getting recirculated with just one of these cards installed.

tools:
hobby knife, 2 toilet paper tubes, large enough sheet of cardboard to cover the side panel, 3-4" masking tape (scotch 2020/2040 series)
with the power supply removed to get your hand inside the case for quick marking
take a tube of toilet paper cardboard notch it to fit over the back end of the back end of video card exhaust port masking tape the m/b end shut and the edges you cut to fit over the end of the video card exhaust,
remove the side panel , use it as a template on your cardboard sheet, line up the cardboard cut out panel with the edges of the case, reach inside the power supply hole of the case with a short pencil (golf score card length aprox.) or micro sharpie, mark the tubes position (1/4 of a crescent atleast) on one side of the cardboard side panel, pull the side panel away and use the 2nd toilet paper tube to finish the crescent into a circle and cut out with an hobby knife. seal up the gaps around the edge of the case and cardboard side panel with the masking tape and place your anemomoeter at the exhaust of the tube. http://www.instrumart.com/Product.aspx?ProductID=24205
crude, simple, fast, cheap solution, or you can deck out a nice piece of pvc tube and a plexiglass sheet and spend more time and money but more professional. for a visual with clear plexiglass you can use a smoke pencil like the kind used in home energy air leak audits or fire tests
http://www.buydraegersafety.com/DraegerAirCurrentTubes-CH25301.aspx
(or in my case a turkey bastor with smoke sucked up from a smoke bomb which is rather stinky)

 

[masterofevil22]

"..it wins because I can put a GeForce GTX 590 in my workstation, which doubles as my gaming machine, and not hear it. It’s quiet enough to use."

Contradicting yourself in the same sentence; in the conclusion no less... wow. I bet two 590's are significantly louder than my two 6850's and trust me people, "quiet enough to use" means someone either has there hearing aid turned down or the music/game/movie turned UP.

 

[sudeshc]

Article is good and analysis is good too. Nvidia needs to push and get better to regain the crown this is not gona happen soon as i see it ATI is doing really well.

 

[dlagrew3899]

So why use benchmarks without maxing AA and AF at max?? If I spend that much money on 'the world's fastest graphics cards' I don't want to have to turn any settings down. This is just another case of tomshardware favoring benchmarks to make Nvidia products look better than they are.

Hats off to Nvidia and ATI though for two amazing graphics cards! Can't wait for the shrink to 28nm!

 

[Gman450]

What's up with GTX 590 in BFBC2 ??????

 

[Benihana]

I'm really going to enjoy the new console-ported games with this.

/sarcasm

 

[kwezzy]

not impressed at all by the conclusion tom have drawn. the review at hardocp was insightful and truly reflective of what these cards should do. lower res for these cards is just plain dumb. anyone who buys these cards has a multi monitor config or 1600p monitors! nvidia is not the king of the hill. thats a fact!

 

[silverblue]

[citation][nom]srgess[/nom]Gtx 590 new fastest video card in the world !http://www.xbitlabs.com/picture/?s [...] ltable.png[/citation]

Odd... that table has the 6990 (overclocked, no less) performing worse than the 590 (stock) in S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat. The Anandtech review doesn't use AF as far as I can see but the 590 is running slower without AF than it is with AF on the XbitLabs review. Ryan Smith was using a 2600 clocked at 4GHz so unless this causes a bottleneck, I'm a little lost here. Perhaps the 590 is fantastic at AF and the 6990 isn't?