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ED#124 : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Details Leaked!
NVIDIA is on track to release their GeForce GTX 580 in time for the Christmas season. In fact, NVIDIA will be briefing the worldwide press about the GeForce GTX 580 next Tuesday (November 9). We should have something solid to announce on the very same day. Be sure to check back at around 10 PM (GMT+8) on November 9, 2010!
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 will be a GF110 part fabricated using the 40 nm process technology. It will have 512 stream processors with a core speed of 772 MHz with a 1544 MHz shader clock and run 1002 MHz (4008 MHz QDR) GDDR5 memory on a 384-bit wide bus. Here's a quick comparison of its specifications :
Specifications |
GeForce |
GeForce |
GeForce |
|
GPU Core |
GF110 |
GF100 |
GF104 |
|
Stream Processors |
512 |
480 |
336 |
|
Textures Per Clock |
64 |
60 |
56 |
|
ROPs |
48 |
48 |
32 |
|
Core Speed |
772 MHz |
700 MHz |
675 MHz |
|
Shader Clock |
1544 MHz |
1401 MHz |
1350 MHz |
|
Texture Fill Rate |
49,408 MPixels/s |
42,000 MTexels/s |
37,800 MTexels/s |
|
Pixel Fill Rate |
37,056 MPixels/s |
33,600 MPixels/s |
21,600 MPixels/s |
|
Memory Bus Width |
384-bits |
384-bits |
256-bits |
|
Memory Type |
GDDR5 |
GDDR5 |
GDDR5 |
|
Memory Speed |
1002 MHz |
924 MHz |
900 MHz |
|
Memory Bandwidth |
192.4 GB/s |
177.4 GB/s |
115.2 GB/s |
|
Max. Board TDP |
244 W |
250 W |
160 W |
|
Power Connectors |
8-pin + 6-pin |
8-pin + 6-pin |
6-pin + 6-pin |
For more specifications, please take a look at the Desktop Graphics Card Comparison Guide.
The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 is a dual-slot card with dual-linked DVI ports and a HDMI port. It will also come with both 8-pin and 6-pin power connectors. It's expected to be priced at US$ 499 / € 359 (~RM 1499). Do you think the new NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 is worth upgrading to? Tell us what you think!
Update @ November 9, 2010 : We just posted the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Tech Report with full details of the new GeForce GTX 580 graphics card, including pictures of cards that are shipping now.
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| Date | Revision | Revision History |
06-11-2010 |
1.0 |
Initial Release. |
