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    Re: Nvidia GTX 680

    They limited the 64 bit double precision math capability and PG is 32 bit single precision. I'm guessing that DirT is also single precision but I'm not positive. MW would be limited, but as pointed out, ATIs have always had a big advantage there.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Bryan View Post
    They limited the 64 bit double precision math capability and PG is 32 bit single precision. I'm guessing that DirT is also single precision but I'm not positive. MW would be limited, but as pointed out, ATIs have always had a big advantage there.
    OK, so to run the typical CUDA projects - i.e. PG and DiRT, with perhaps occasional Collatz - the 680 is indeed the good choice now?

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    Re: Nvidia GTX 680

    at PrimeGrid, the PPS and CW Sieves don't require double precision, but the GFN prime search does.


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    Quote Originally Posted by John P. Myers View Post
    at PrimeGrid, the PPS and CW Sieves don't require double precision, but the GFN prime search does.
    About 18 mins ago, PrimeGrid proved the GTX 680 to be about 40% slower in double precision than the 580. Good thing i fueled the flames on that one to get it done sooner rather than later. The test was done using the Genefer app's benchmark, not by running a Genefer WU itself, which eliminated any possible variances due to WUs being different lengths.

    Quote Originally Posted by Michael Goetz
    Assuming that device 0 is the GTX 580 and device 1 is the GTX 680 -- that is BAD news.

    The GTX 680 is substantially slower than the GTX 580, presumably due to the crippled floating point performance.

    Were both GPUs running at stock clock speeds? (Just to make sure we're comparing apples to apples.)

    EDIT: "One small step for a gamer; one giant leap backwards for number crunching."
    A link to the important part of the thread: Primegrid GTX680 vs GTX580 results


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    Quote Originally Posted by DrPop View Post
    OK, so to run the typical CUDA projects - i.e. PG and DiRT, with perhaps occasional Collatz - the 680 is indeed the good choice now?
    DrPop, I think you should see a few extra patients a day and do a bulk buy on the 680's...then send me one...or two! Sphinx would like that! She told me so!



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    Quote Originally Posted by Al McAdams View Post
    DrPop, I think you should see a few extra patients a day and do a bulk buy on the 680's...then send me one...or two! Sphinx would like that! She told me so!
    LOL! Yeah, and Kim just told me Kat needs new shoes and she'd like to save up $ for a trip...go figure...what timing!
    Seriously, though - I am going to figure out how to swing something new for the rig...either a new CUDA or one of the new AMDs give me about a week or so.
    What I don't know is - this the best time or not? I mean, what are they going to introduce in 2 or 3 weeks? Or...maybe this is it, and we'll be waiting a long time for anything better now. I don't know, but I wish I did.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrPop View Post
    LOL! Yeah, and Kim just told me Kat needs new shoes and she'd like to save up $ for a trip...go figure...what timing!
    Seriously, though - I am going to figure out how to swing something new for the rig...either a new CUDA or one of the new AMDs give me about a week or so.
    What I don't know is - this the best time or not? I mean, what are they going to introduce in 2 or 3 weeks? Or...maybe this is it, and we'll be waiting a long time for anything better now. I don't know, but I wish I did.
    I take that as a "no" on the whole Sphinx idea. Wow...Kim & Kat are really putting a damper on things here is NC.



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    Ah, here's what I'm talking about. http://www.anandtech.com/show/5699/n...gtx-680-review In this article Anand refers to both a GK110 and a GK114 as "Big Kepler".
    What I want to know (and no one seems to) is, when will these suckers hit the market, and how much $ above the 680 will they be?

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrPop View Post
    Ah, here's what I'm talking about. http://www.anandtech.com/show/5699/n...gtx-680-review In this article Anand refers to both a GK110 and a GK114 as "Big Kepler".
    What I want to know (and no one seems to) is, when will these suckers hit the market, and how much $ above the 680 will they be?
    Buy a 680 now. Sell it for funds when the better one comes out, in late summer. Waiting is just losing credits every day....
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    Quote Originally Posted by DrPop View Post
    Ah, here's what I'm talking about. http://www.anandtech.com/show/5699/n...gtx-680-review In this article Anand refers to both a GK110 and a GK114 as "Big Kepler".
    What I want to know (and no one seems to) is, when will these suckers hit the market, and how much $ above the 680 will they be?
    I know i know! lol

    August, at best. But seriously...those things will murder your electric bill. You're talking 250W - 300W just for the single GPU card....seriously...

    BUT! You asked if anything new would appear in the next 2 or 3 weeks. Yes. And some good stuff, i might add. Hold on a sec while i dig up a link...

    http://www.evga.com/articles/00669/#GTX680SC overclocked 680s
    http://www.evga.com/articles/00669/#GTX680FTW For The Win editions, overclocked and 1 includes 2x the memory (4GB)
    http://www.evga.com/articles/00669/#GTX680Classified Classified edition - overclocked with 4GB memory
    http://www.evga.com/articles/00669/#GTX680HydroCopper Hydro Copper (overclock, 2GB memory) and Hydro Copper Classified (overclocked with 4GB memory)

    *click on the product names to the upper-right of the image for a listing of features and specs for each device

    on the AMD side, they may get the 7990 out by then. no guarantees though
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