It would seem that reviews of iThings and cellphones draw in more readers then PC component reviews. At least now we can look forward to a video card review on Thursday!
Ultimately it was worth posting for us because it allowed us to tell you when the NDA expires. I know there were rumors about the 22nd, so setting the record straight lets you guys know when to expect the article.
So essentially, a significantly downclocked (160MHz core, 320MHz shader, 588MHz RAM)) pair of 580s. At stock speeds, two 570s should theoretically outpace this, though at super high resolutions and detail levels, the new card may get a leg-up on its SLi competition due to the extra memory.
I can't see it being competitive with the 6990, but we'll see in two days. Perhaps NVIDIA don't want to compete directly, and only want a killer solution at a particular price point. Looking forward to the reviews.
Meaning it's too long for the box, so it has to be positioned diagonally to fit. The box doesn't look amazingly long, and yet quite a bit too tall, to fit a 11-12" card.
Maybe NVIDIA have something very special/innovative in store.
Here let me translate this video from marketing speak, it says...
"Look, we know Crysis 2 comes out today, but our new video card doesn't come out for 2 more days. I know we're running a bit late but please don't buy an ATI card yet. C'mon, please? It's only 2 days! Just wait a little longer. You can use the extra time to carefully read the Crysis 2 instruction manual... and to scrounge up about $800 or so. Don't ask, just do it. Okay? Good. See you Thursday, and don't forget to bring the briefcase of cash."
As many people have said there was no word whatsoever on the Vertex 2 25nm issue, but they do take their time to post a Nvidia commercial.
That's just how it is here now.
People call this "suspense" and say they are "excited", but all they are doing is letting themselves be manipulated by marketing departments that only want your cash. Yes, that is what we have come to.
Now imagine what would happen if the next frontpage news was an Intel commercial of an empty box with the text: "Random 4k writes was, until the year 2011, the most sacred of all HD criteria"
Btw: How can i post my personal comment on the frontpage?
Yes it is. I'm still trying to figure out why a stupid pr youtube video is front page news? Nothing special except PR marketing. Why did anand post this for?
The bacon wins at 720p and 1080p. Excellent. Just the purpose for this card. Wins 20 of the 40 bm. Lets call it a draw. Way to go. Buy it ! its not so noisy as the 6990!!! Real suspense
Yeaa. Even more inefficient that the 5xx series, that was more inefficient than the 2xx series, that was more inefficient than 8xxx series. Real progress. With a lot of marketing words around it. That just shows us that a lot reviewers needed to tell NV to get their act together, but choose the opposite. Woop. More suspense.
Do you get paid per ad(like in this case), by a certain number of ads, or a one time payment for a year or longer?
I need to advertise for my product, nBacon, but the product is really crappy, so I had to invent cool names describing it like: nBacon SurroundBacon6D and BacX, to try to offload the crap, but it doesn't work out.
Since you are selling "editorial articles"(hahaha let the mf's be fooled..) to nVidia, maybe you can sell your soul to me to.
Since my products are shit, and can't measure up to the competition, I will make a once off, liquid helium cooled, will fail in one hour special gLh,WtF,Gs edition, that you can compare to my competitors normally cooked bacon. It will be priced at $0.1, but hey, I will only make one so you can have it for free(And a lot of cash for you)(of course I will say it is widely available to the idiot consumers)
BTW, is "Ryan Smith" the other name for Keysplayer or Apoppin?
awww :( thats a moment in time ill never get back. I was at least expecting a peak... or maybe a booth girl or three. but Nooo i get a creapy guy talking about an ammo can that says top secret... :(( there was nothing of value with this article :(( I would of rather waited for the review and say "COOL NEW REVIEW" Now im going to have to expect a total beating of AMD... otherwise I will complain again! and it will be about hyping and playing favorits! Or you can go out there and post EVERY YOUTUBE VIDEO OUT THERE that has something to do with a yet to be released product.... It is only fair. :D
until shown otherwise... Im playing the AT playing favorits card! that or the Someone at AT dosent know what news is card! take your pick :D. Ill post the link to the review of these cards in a video that showes you when the NDA is up :D cant tell ya what it does till then though... or what its specs are officialy... OR COLOR... but i think i can dig up a fat guy with an ammo BOX >.< should make front page :D
Dont think i forgot about the Nvidia overclocker that was thrown into the AMD video card premier.
THATS STRIKE TWO! one more strike and I will officialy brand this place as Nvidia Biast... Unless you have another video with no usefull infromation, a creapy guy ( i dont know something creaps me out about him... My bean borritos are not safe around him i garanteeee) some strange box saying ausome is comming in 2 days... and an AMD logo.
can any one tell me how this is news... the closes thing i can think of is news thats about news thats suppose to come out! theres not even anything really intresting in it... its like going to a store and seeing the out for lunch sing at an all black booth that says "ITS COMING THIS YEAR"in bold letters. your want to be really excited... but in the end theres NOTHING THERE!
Ok... i think thats enough venting... strike two in my book though.
Almost all current PC games are being watered down to support 5 year crap console HW. You don't need to spend more than $200 on a single video card to run almost all games at max settings - now including Crysis 2. About the only thing you will be able to throw at this card to see what it is capable of is benchmarks.
OK, I'll admit it. I'm a sucker for new flagship tech. Even though it's overpriced, I'll never have one, and not the most elegant combination of performance and power I can't keep myself from anticipating the release of new top-of-the-line stuff.
Ryan, if possible, could you manage to do something with this review using Crysis 2? Preferably a short 30sec video or something on a large screen?
2xx,4xx and 5xx series cards over the past 2 years, the 5xx are like 2 months old aren't they? Am I getting old and out of the loop? I've got a 5850 and it seems pretty damn good in high detail 1920x1200 :/
Also - for the love of christ Anandtech, please save the cookie for the comments here? Something is broken - maybe it's the java or something, I don't know but it never remembers my account - use a different login box where firefox can actually save it!
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webmastir - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
it got me excited :)can't wait for your review of it too
vol7ron - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
It's nice to see a company other than Apple build up some suspense. It's like they have a marketing dept that's advising them.B3an - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
I consider the box itself, not whats inside it, more interesting than Apple products.0ldman - Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - link
lolagreed.
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RipperjackUSA - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
Watching that teaser is like watching porn, where the guy just isn't quite there yet.omelet - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
Come back in a little while for the thrilling conclusion.Alexvrb - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
Two Fermi's jammed onto one PCB? Now that's HOT! No seriously, I hope they bring a fire extinguisher...smilingcrow - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
Is this for real! They juts needed some ‘Hair Metal’ as background and give the guy a sidekick and it could be Wayne’s Tech World.fausto412 - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
oh damn!that would be funny
kallogan - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
Now i'm horny !!!!!!!!!!!!fausto412 - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
don't jeez all over your keyboardalent1234 - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
not a real nvidia card unless it sounds like an airplane flying overhead and needs the hoover dam to power itfausto412 - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
ouch!Perisphetic - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
an Onion tech report? Lovely.Apocy - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
Life is so unfair sometimes!tincart - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
I don't think a Youtube video with no actual information should be considered front page news on Anandtech. This is why there are forums.B3an - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
Hey it's still much better than yet another Apple article.Mr Perfect - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
It would seem that reviews of iThings and cellphones draw in more readers then PC component reviews. At least now we can look forward to a video card review on Thursday!Ryan Smith - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
Ultimately it was worth posting for us because it allowed us to tell you when the NDA expires. I know there were rumors about the 22nd, so setting the record straight lets you guys know when to expect the article.AdamK47 - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
Codename D13U-50 GF110/P1020CUDA Cores 1024
Graphics Clock 612MHz
Processor Clock 1224MHz
Memory Clock 3420MHz
Memory Interface Width 2 x 384-bit
Memory Config 3GB GDDR5
Power Connectors Dual 8-pin
Dimensions 11" x 4.5", Dual Slot
silverblue - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
So essentially, a significantly downclocked (160MHz core, 320MHz shader, 588MHz RAM)) pair of 580s. At stock speeds, two 570s should theoretically outpace this, though at super high resolutions and detail levels, the new card may get a leg-up on its SLi competition due to the extra memory.I can't see it being competitive with the 6990, but we'll see in two days. Perhaps NVIDIA don't want to compete directly, and only want a killer solution at a particular price point. Looking forward to the reviews.
Pitabred - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
He said they spent 2 years on it... 2 years to put SLI on a single card?medi01 - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
Does one have to always speak truth, in particular when it's about marketing? ;)silverblue - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
...the card is positioned diagonally inside that box. :)Gami - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
so, it'll take up 6 slots?silverblue - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
Meaning it's too long for the box, so it has to be positioned diagonally to fit. The box doesn't look amazingly long, and yet quite a bit too tall, to fit a 11-12" card.Maybe NVIDIA have something very special/innovative in store.
Mr Perfect - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
Or it could just be an empty box, nothing more then a prop.tincart - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
That's not a box. That's the video card.MrSpadge - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
HaHa!IronPlasma - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
Here let me translate this video from marketing speak, it says..."Look, we know Crysis 2 comes out today, but our new video card doesn't come out for 2 more days. I know we're running a bit late but please don't buy an ATI card yet. C'mon, please? It's only 2 days! Just wait a little longer. You can use the extra time to carefully read the Crysis 2 instruction manual... and to scrounge up about $800 or so. Don't ask, just do it. Okay? Good. See you Thursday, and don't forget to bring the briefcase of cash."
fausto412 - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
same architecture?krumme - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
Now an empty box is frontpage news?Or did i enter the wrong www adress?
Everything was better when i was young
Creig - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
First wood screws, now surplus ammo boxes. Do the people at Nvidia actually get PAID to come up with this stuff?Nentor - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
Time to wake up.As many people have said there was no word whatsoever on the Vertex 2 25nm issue, but they do take their time to post a Nvidia commercial.
That's just how it is here now.
People call this "suspense" and say they are "excited", but all they are doing is letting themselves be manipulated by marketing departments that only want your cash. Yes, that is what we have come to.
ggathagan - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
Yeah, and if AT *didn't* mention it in passing, ya'll would have your panties in a bunch.Here, replace your AT bookmark:
http://www.anandtech.com/reviews/
m.amitava - Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - link
I believe Anand did work behind the scenes to get the issue resolved and the SSD's replaced. I find that quite useful ;)kashifme21 - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
funny i wonder what games are coming out to take advantage of this stuff? most games now are console ports.i personally have 580gtx sli.
sure will be fun playing a dumbed down crysis 2 in dx9.
ImSpartacus - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
What kind of monster can leave a poor enthusiast hanging like that?*cries*
Zendax - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
32 nm and a new architecture? That would be amazing.... well, potentially.MrSpadge - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
No.dagamer34 - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
nVidia leaks more secrets than Wikileaks.kmmatney - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
Yours for the low price of $700.bro_tip - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
U jelly, poorAMDfags? :Dsilverblue - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
If it's a noticeably downclocked pair of 580s then I doubt AMD is worried.krumme - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
Now imagine what would happen if the next frontpage news was an Intel commercial of an empty box with the text: "Random 4k writes was, until the year 2011, the most sacred of all HD criteria"Btw:
How can i post my personal comment on the frontpage?
FITCamaro - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
This is referring to the dual GPU GTX 590 right?formulav8 - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
Yes it is. I'm still trying to figure out why a stupid pr youtube video is front page news? Nothing special except PR marketing. Why did anand post this for?ritalinkid18 - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
To build hype for the article that follows... I'm excited.theangryintern - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
This guy's real name is Schrodinger and inside the box is his cat.krumme - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
I always thought there was something fishy about Tom Petersen. The cat smelled it, and got into the box.krumme - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
Its a box of baconkrumme - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
The bacon wins at 720p and 1080p.Excellent. Just the purpose for this card.
Wins 20 of the 40 bm.
Lets call it a draw.
Way to go.
Buy it ! its not so noisy as the 6990!!!
Real suspense
krumme - Sunday, March 27, 2011 - link
Well i was really precise there except for the fact that the card have the ability to self terminate with a slight ocpugster - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
Probably the GTX 6xx series. Big woop.krumme - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
Yeaa. Even more inefficient that the 5xx series, that was more inefficient than the 2xx series, that was more inefficient than 8xxx series.Real progress.
With a lot of marketing words around it.
That just shows us that a lot reviewers needed to tell NV to get their act together, but choose the opposite.
Woop.
More suspense.
sean.crees - Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - link
Still waiting for something better than 8800GT aka 9800GT aka 250GT.Everything since then has been nothing more than "maybe if we throw another 100 watts of power at it we can make it go faster".
Didn't Intel have this philosophy with its CPU's around 5 years ago with the P4?
Show me a modern VGA card with double the framerate of an 8800GT with the same power draw, then I'll get excited.
Dudler - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
Do you get paid per ad(like in this case), by a certain number of ads, or a one time payment for a year or longer?I need to advertise for my product, nBacon, but the product is really crappy, so I had to invent cool names describing it like: nBacon SurroundBacon6D and BacX, to try to offload the crap, but it doesn't work out.
Since you are selling "editorial articles"(hahaha let the mf's be fooled..) to nVidia, maybe you can sell your soul to me to.
Since my products are shit, and can't measure up to the competition, I will make a once off, liquid helium cooled, will fail in one hour special gLh,WtF,Gs edition, that you can compare to my competitors normally cooked bacon. It will be priced at $0.1, but hey, I will only make one so you can have it for free(And a lot of cash for you)(of course I will say it is widely available to the idiot consumers)
BTW, is "Ryan Smith" the other name for Keysplayer or Apoppin?
with love(for money)
nDudler
eastyy - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
so much teasing for a extra 5 frames per second if we are lucky :)khimera2000 - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
awww :( thats a moment in time ill never get back. I was at least expecting a peak... or maybe a booth girl or three. but Nooo i get a creapy guy talking about an ammo can that says top secret... :(( there was nothing of value with this article :(( I would of rather waited for the review and say "COOL NEW REVIEW" Now im going to have to expect a total beating of AMD... otherwise I will complain again! and it will be about hyping and playing favorits! Or you can go out there and post EVERY YOUTUBE VIDEO OUT THERE that has something to do with a yet to be released product.... It is only fair. :Duntil shown otherwise... Im playing the AT playing favorits card! that or the Someone at AT dosent know what news is card! take your pick :D. Ill post the link to the review of these cards in a video that showes you when the NDA is up :D cant tell ya what it does till then though... or what its specs are officialy... OR COLOR... but i think i can dig up a fat guy with an ammo BOX >.< should make front page :D
Dont think i forgot about the Nvidia overclocker that was thrown into the AMD video card premier.
THATS STRIKE TWO! one more strike and I will officialy brand this place as Nvidia Biast... Unless you have another video with no usefull infromation, a creapy guy ( i dont know something creaps me out about him... My bean borritos are not safe around him i garanteeee) some strange box saying ausome is comming in 2 days... and an AMD logo.
can any one tell me how this is news... the closes thing i can think of is news thats about news thats suppose to come out! theres not even anything really intresting in it... its like going to a store and seeing the out for lunch sing at an all black booth that says "ITS COMING THIS YEAR"in bold letters. your want to be really excited... but in the end theres NOTHING THERE!
Ok... i think thats enough venting... strike two in my book though.
Focher - Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - link
That box isn't long enough. Of course, with the trend towards taking up evermore slots for a single card, it is tall enough...fb39ca4 - Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - link
It comes out on my birthday!!!!!!!!!!Of course, there's no way I would be able to afford that :(
txfeinbergs - Wednesday, March 23, 2011 - link
Almost all current PC games are being watered down to support 5 year crap console HW. You don't need to spend more than $200 on a single video card to run almost all games at max settings - now including Crysis 2. About the only thing you will be able to throw at this card to see what it is capable of is benchmarks.Shining Arcanine - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
It was announced a while ago. Its successor will be Maxwell in 2013.7Enigma - Thursday, March 24, 2011 - link
OK, I'll admit it. I'm a sucker for new flagship tech. Even though it's overpriced, I'll never have one, and not the most elegant combination of performance and power I can't keep myself from anticipating the release of new top-of-the-line stuff.Ryan, if possible, could you manage to do something with this review using Crysis 2? Preferably a short 30sec video or something on a large screen?
Thanks,
AbRASiON - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
2xx,4xx and 5xx series cards over the past 2 years, the 5xx are like 2 months old aren't they?Am I getting old and out of the loop? I've got a 5850 and it seems pretty damn good in high detail 1920x1200 :/
Also - for the love of christ Anandtech, please save the cookie for the comments here? Something is broken - maybe it's the java or something, I don't know but it never remembers my account - use a different login box where firefox can actually save it!
cactusdog - Friday, March 25, 2011 - link
well, its the 25th where is the info on this card??