NVIDIA GTX 590 Dual GF110
Published by Marc Büchel on 24.03.11Page:
Conclusion
| General | + | - | |
| NVIDIAs latest dual GPU graphics card leaves us with mixed feelings. On one hand there is the cards resonable noise level (for a dual GPU solution) and on the other we see that it simply isn't able to keep up with AMDs Radeon HD 6990. The fact that the core clocks had to be reduced by a massive 165 MHz really compromises the performance and the dissipation power still is way above 350 Watts. Therefore it also isn't exactly what one might call energy efficient. Never the less this mix of performance and noise level results in an intereseting card. | - 2D silent - Not too lound in 3D mode | ||
| Performance | + | - | |
| Overall the NVIDIA GTX 590 isn't able to keep up with a Radeon HD 6990 but never the less the performance is on an impressingly high level. Therefore buying this card will be very future proof. NVIDIAs dual GPU card has only been able to outperform AMDs flagship in very few benchmarks. Generally its simply lacks behind because of the clock speeds which are too low. Reasons for buying this card over a HD 6990 are for example the support of 3D Vision Surround as well as PhysX. | - Performance in general | - Can't reach a HD 6990 | |
| Overclocking | + | - | |
| At this point we used the MSI Afterburner Software using which one can manipulate GPU, shader and memory clock speeds. Unfortunately it wasn't possible to adjust the core voltages. In general overclocking wasn't too much fun. We were able to push the GPUs to 681 MHz and the memory to 3'620 MHz. During 3DMark 11 we measured a maximum temperature of 92°C and the average increase in performance was about twelve percent. |
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- small overclocking potential | |
| Recommendation | + | - | |
| If you should be looking for a single card which allows you to power a 3D vision surround setup the GTX 590 will definitely be the right choice. It will also be perfect for you if you want to own the fastest NVIDIA card around. Unfortunately this isn't the fastest card available at the moment. This time the performance crown goes to AMDs Radeon HD 6990. | - High-End Gaming | ||
| The ASUS GTX 590 can be bought at Digitec to a price of CHF 769.- (est. 549). | |||
Author: Marc Büchel, m.buechel@ocaholic.ch
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