TItan benchmarks are out.

[cooldudesubho]

http://wccftech.com/nvidia-officially-unleashes-geforce-gtx-titan-gk110-gpu-decimates-single-chip-gpus/

 

[Wisecracker]

I don't know ... but I suspect it is a gimped K20X re-tasked for the desktop.

 

[redeemer]

You should do a little more research nvidia was never able to release a full 15 SMX GPU the K20 has 2496 cores and K20X has 2688 cores similar to titan but at lower speeds(732Mhz).
The titan has higher clock speeds and slightly more single/double precision compute power than any K20.

By design it 15 SMX units with one disabled that known, there is still no comfimation on specs yet not until tomorrow. I am more interested in the Single Precision performance because Tesla is a waste in that regard

 

[redeemer]

http://wili.cc/blog/gpgpu-faceoff.html

 

[Anik8]

K20X was a GPU built for supercomputers and since calculations need to be 100% error free they had to down-clock the GK110 to assure the companies,I guess.

 

[Anik8]

http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/p520/sanjaysaini365/performance_zps6ae8ebbe.png

http://wili.cc/blog/gpgpu-faceoff.html

Sure there are some apps where AMD cards have proven to perform better than ever like encryption/decryption and password processing.Even a GTX 590 failed to a ati 5970 in those apps but these doesn't reflect computing in general you know..

 

[hannibal]

Well the Titan and 690 can have the same price if they are about as fast. Actually the Titan can be a little bit more expensive, because it has the advantage of having just one GPU core. Allso it is much easier and cheaper to produce two 104 cores than one 110 core, so Titan will stay single price leader for a long time. One of the main reasons for AMD to stay smaller cores and use more of them.
Nvidia has allready a market for Tesla GPU's so it is possible to them to introduce one "halo item" for consumer market based on that design.
They will make better profit with 680 cards and smaller than Titan.

 

[Au_equus]

At this moment 10000 'Titan's have just been released and no one seems to have found one.Until this lurking monsters are caught and exposed naked by some trusted reviewers,we won't be getting proper answers.
However I came across this edited picture.
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o139/callsign_vega/TitanComparo.jpg

The graph seems fake (an estimation at best). The markers for 1 gtx 690 and 1, 2 titans are equally divided among the bars. Although I do not have a 690 in my possession, the 690s (99% sure) and the titans (95% sure) that they do not scale 100% and vary title to title, which is what those markers indicate. Here are some BF3 benchmarks showing 1, 2, and 3 gtx 680s in sli:
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_680_3_way_sli_review,14.html
at 1920x1200 you see a 77% increase from 1 to 2 (roughly a 690) and a 4% increase from 2 to 3 680s. I can't imagine adding a fourth (~2 690s) would add any more significant fps.

I would have loved to see a comparison to 2 7970's in CF mode and a 7990. Perhaps in the near future Tom's?

 

[whyso]

Maybe the graph is a vram bottleneck? 690 only has 2 GB vram.

 

[hero1]

Why the heck would you want to do that?? Just wait till Maxwell, the Titan is nowhere near as fast as two 7970's!

I know but I'm trying to dream here. Lets wait and see what the pricing is going to be like. Also true that HD7970 in CF are better p/p wise. So I'm with you on the fact that if it can be shown to perform at the same rate as the CF 7970 then it will suck to be sold for $1000+.

 

[Anik8]

The graph seems fake (an estimation at best). The markers for 1 gtx 690 and 1, 2 titans are equally divided among the bars. Although I do not have a 690 in my possession, the 690s (99% sure) and the titans (95% sure) that they do not scale 100% and vary title to title, which is what those markers indicate. Here are some BF3 benchmarks showing 1, 2, and 3 gtx 680s in sli:
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_680_3_way_sli_review,14.html
at 1920x1200 you see a 77% increase from 1 to 2 (roughly a 690) and a 4% increase from 2 to 3 680s. I can't imagine adding a fourth (~2 690s) would add any more significant fps.

I would have loved to see a comparison to 2 7970's in CF mode and a 7990. Perhaps in the near future Tom's?

Hey... jst gimme a TITAN and I'll review it out just for you.And it would be a completely unbiased review,mark my words. 😛

 

[hero1]

Hey... jst gimme a TITAN and I'll review it out just for you.And it would be a completely unbiased review,mark my words. 😛

Lol

 

[Au_equus]

Awww.... you'd do that for me? thanks, but nah, I'll stick with my already-overpriced-680s. 😀

 

[Sakkura]

The one thing I'm impressed with (assuming it's true) is that Nvidia is restoring voltage control to this card. I'm still no fan of GPU boost, but as long as it isn't used to actively hinder overclocking, as it was on the GTX 6xx series, I'm OK with it.

That's true. But it's really the least they could do on such a monstrously expensive card. Plus it could be good for business; more people mucking about with voltages, more people suddenly needing to buy a new graphics card. 😀

 

[Wisecracker]

...
They will make better profit with 680 cards and smaller than Titan.

I'll take another wild swing at it ...

For whatever reason, during the testing/binning the K20X chip would not "take" some necessary HPC chip logic or geometry, and was useless as a Tesla. Instead of trashing it, they laser'ed off a few of those 7.1 billion transistors, did a little chip voodoo magic, loaded up some GeForce drivers, and ...

Bingo! A $1,000.00 desktop gaming card from what otherwise would have been trash.

Titan is pure profit simply because of yields and binning.

 

[lord hircine]

I can afford it ASAP even 2-3 but no way am I going to spend an grand or even $800 on a single card when I know I could get 2 cards that will last me 3 years and perform close/similar to that said card. better price this right.

I'm not a expert so please don't blast me through the window if i'm wrong but won't 2 cards require a lot more watt, adding up your electric bill for those 3 years, causing you to pay more in the long run? also won't the case be a lot hotter with 2 cards in it?

 

[redeemer]

Sure there are some apps where AMD cards have proven to perform better than ever like encryption/decryption and password processing.Even a GTX 590 failed to a ati 5970 in those apps but these doesn't reflect computing in general you know..

of course not especially when considering DP where Nvidia is suppose to annihilate

 

[redeemer]

Its almost unbelievable that the Titan will have more GFLOPS over the Tesla

 

[EzioAs]

A ~30-35% performance bump over the 7970 GHz Ed doesn't seem at all worth a 100% price hike (in comparison), but maybe that's just me.

Not impressed, Nvidia... not impressed.

Bring it down to the ~$600 range where it belongs please.

And I thought I was the only one not impressed with the performance and price they're charging for the card.

 

[lt_dan_zsu]

These really aren't impressive at all. Quad sli 690 means 2 690's or 4 680s.

 

[hero1]

I'm not a expert so please don't blast me through the window if i'm wrong but won't 2 cards require a lot more watt, adding up your electric bill for those 3 years, causing you to pay more in the long run? also won't the case be a lot hotter with 2 cards in it?

I know but you also want something that will last 3-4 years and stretch it to five if you grab a 3rd one. So in the long ran you are saving money.

 

[Anik8]

Its almost unbelievable that the Titan will have more GFLOPS over the Tesla

We need to find some reviews and I think we'll have to wait till 26th for them.

 

[master_chen]

Edited picture.

Hmmm...interesting.

 

[timil]

Nvidia sick of getting obliterated by amd so they go all tryhard... More reasons for me to hate the festering pile of garbage that is nvidia.

 

[Murissokah]

Nvidia sick of getting obliterated by amd so they go all tryhard... More reasons for me to hate the festering pile of garbage that is nvidia.

I sense strong objective reasoning in this one.

I'd say this one effort by Nvidia is a lot more like an experiment, trying a different architecture in parallel with what they are already developing. Putting aside any personal feelings towards the brands, I believe this one has zero relation to the competition between them.

 

[Anik8]

^ I agree, all they are doing is introducing a new price bracket with cards like 690 and this one which have no competition from any $500 cards and hence the price premium.No matter what price tag they slam,enthusiasts will still buy those cards.