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GeForce GTX 590 and Radeon HD 6990 Face Off

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the there-can-be-only-two dept.

Vigile writes "Both NVIDIA and AMD have recently released new extreme-high-end graphics cards with dual-GPU configurations and PC Perspective has compared them to each other with some standard SLI/CrossFire comparisons for good measure. The GTX 590 is a pair of 512 shader processor GF110 GPUs which had the potential to be the fastest combination available, but the clock speeds were lowered to such a level that is has trouble keeping up with AMD's Radeon HD 6990. Sound levels were noticeably better on NVIDIA's option though the Radeon card provided better frame rates at the highest resolutions. So, while the $700 video card market just got a pair of new competitors, the best investment for that money might still be two less expensive Radeon or GeForce single-GPU cards."

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  1. 6990 by AnonGCB · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Not the 5990, which doesn't exist.

    Seriously, why do we even have editors?

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    1. Re:6990 by CokoBWare · · Score: 2

      Because expecting the one line a submitter has to be write to be factually correct is pedantic? It even says 6990 in the story, for fuck's sake.

      Yes, please fix this editors... it's 6990, not 5990 like it says in the title.

  2. Request for a new video card benchmark by Dunbal · · Score: 4, Informative

    While comparing video cards is all well and good, I make a formal nerd request that a decibel comparison be included in future reviews, say at idle fan speed, half maximum speed and full speed. Honestly it has gotten ridiculous - high end cards are just too damned loud. (switching to night-club mode) I MEAN WHAT IS THE POINT OF HAVING NICE GRAPHICS IF YOU CAN'T HEAR THE GAME YOU'RE PLAYING

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    1. Re:Request for a new video card benchmark by CastrTroy · · Score: 2

      Maybe you should get noise cancelling headphones. Am I the only one who likes using headphones more than anything else. Much better stereo effects. Maybe not as good as a full surround setup, but who has room and money for that anyway? A decent pair of headphones (even in the $30-$50 range) can produce some pretty good sound.

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  3. Troll and flamebait by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I bought 560Ti and there are still no stable linux drivers for it. As far as I am concerned, I do not care for latest and greatest cards anymore. "Latest" to me now equals "have stable linux drivers".

    Innovation is good if it is for the people and not just for the sake of innovation and showing off.

  4. Hijacking the topic... by theghost · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'd like to hijack the topic a little bit in order to ask a question because i don't have the time to bust out the google-fu and dig in for some serious research right now.

    The last time i really looked into the matter was 5-ish years ago, and the conclusion i came to was that radeons had slightly better hardware, but nvidia's drivers were so far superior that this theoretical lead was completely obliterated. Is this still true? (No die-hard brand shilling here please - i'd like to hear from people who at least think they can be impartial.)

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  5. Bang for your Buck by awjr · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Apparently crossfire scales better than sli and you are currently better off buying a couple of HD5970 as the cost is less than one HD5990/GTX590 and you get better performance.

    I am on a 'tight' budget and bought one HD5970. I will upgrade next year by buying another should I get some sort of penis envy.

    1. Re:Bang for your Buck by DriedClexler · · Score: 3, Interesting

      HD5970s are being bought up by over-optimistic Bitcoin miners. They currently run for ~$700. Why not buy two HD5870s (each at ~$250) and use Crossfire. They're less than half the price and more than half the performance.

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  6. Re:Silent cards? by whoop · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I just got a 5770, and stay away from it. It turns out the thing has a lot of screen flicker bugs in 2D mode. After Googling it, the bug has been around since about December and remains unfixed. I'm going to RMA this thing and start the video-card search all over again...

  7. shutter glasses 3d by strack · · Score: 2

    one thing you might wanna consider is that ATIs support for stereoscopic 3d gaming using shutter glasses and 120hz monitors is weak to nonexistent, whereas nvidias support is excellent. hell, they have their own shutter glasses. and if your gonna drop $700 on a video card, your probably the sort of person wholl pay a bit extra for a 120hz monitor and shutter glasses for 3d gaming.

  8. Enthusiasts by ahoffer0 · · Score: 2

    AMD and NVDIA have a euphemism for people that spend $500+ on a graphics card. They call these customers "enthusiasts". I'm glad someone out there is willing to spend that kind of money to drive the state of the art and I'm glad it's not me. Just for fun, I googled "silly expensive item" and got this link: http://coolmaterial.com/cool-list/24-ridiculously-expensive-everyday-items/.

  9. Additional Coverage Here by MojoKid · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Surprisingly, NVIDIA can't catch AMD's dual-GPU card with their new GTX 590: http://hothardware.com/Reviews/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-590-Dual-GF110s-One-PCB/

    Even in heavier DX11 titles, the cards are not quite up to par with the Radeon HD 6990: http://hothardware.com/Reviews/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-590-Dual-GF110s-One-PCB/?page=8

  10. Drivers make the difference by echusarcana · · Score: 3, Informative

    ATI really needs to fix its drivers. This has been a problem for over a decade. Ridiculous performances is NOT important. Reliable drivers will always be. The difference in my case was 10fps with flakey bombouts (ATI) vs. 45 fps completely solid performance (nVidia).