Nvidia Launches “World’s Fastest” Graphics Chip

**ray_gillespie** · November 10th, 2010

Graphics chip manufacturer NVIDIA has unveiled what it claims is the 'world's fastest' graphics card with the GeForce GTX 580 GPU.

The new GeForce GTX 580 is NVIDIA's latest and greatest GPU, superceding the GTX 480 that was released in March of this year. NVIDIA also claims that the GTX 580 is quietest GPU in its class, while offering up to a 30% increase in speed. Even in previous generation DirectX 9/10 games like StarCraft II, the new chip is purported to be 62% faster its current rival chip Radeon HD 5870.

WIth AMD's new AMD 6970 due out in the next few weeks, the battle of the graphics cards it hotting up once again.

GeForce GTX 580 Highlights:

Hard launch with immediate availability at an estimated SEP of $499 USD.
Up to 35 percent improvement in performance/watt efficiency
New vapor chamber thermal solution results in the quietest GPU in its class
New level of geometric realism -- 2 billion triangles/second
Provides game developers total creative freedom to create cutting-edge DX11 games

Source: Press Release

**Johnny** · November 10th, 2010

The thing that makes me laugh with all this is that every time either nvidia or ati releases a new card, they claim it to be the fastest ..

**ray_gillespie** · November 11th, 2010

Yeah, of course the latest GPU is going to be the fastest, it's part of Moore's law.

**Johnny** · November 11th, 2010

That is true, it is just funny ..

**ray_gillespie** · November 11th, 2010

Sorry if that came across rude Johnny, I wasn't saying "of course the latest GPU is going to be the fastest" to you, although upon re-reading my comment is may have looked that way. I actually meant that to be addressed to these foolish marketing campaigns that always promote the latest product as the fastest in the world - as if that's going to come across as some kind of surprise!

**Johnny** · November 11th, 2010

It's cool, I know you weren't getting rude

The whole campaign thing just makes me chuckle. You would think that after all this time they would come up with something different lol...

**Electronic Punk** · November 12th, 2010

I heard their next one is faster

**Johnny** · November 12th, 2010

Originally Posted by Electronic Punk

I heard their next one is faster

The one after that will be faster as well..

**ray_gillespie** · November 13th, 2010

I hear 3Dfx are making a return to the market. Their next one is supposed to be slower (but with anti-aliasing!)

**Johnny** · November 13th, 2010

With everything going 3D; that makes sense ..

**zeke_mo** · November 14th, 2010

new article "nvidia releases world's most gimped drivers!"

**Terrahertz** · December 14th, 2010

Originally Posted by ray_gillespie

I hear 3Dfx are making a return to the market. Their next one is supposed to be slower (but with anti-aliasing!)

Ahh the good ol days

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ray_gillespie OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: March 2002 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 1,692 Reputation: 1420 Power: 155	Nvidia Launches “World’s Fastest” Graphics Chip Graphics chip manufacturer NVIDIA has unveiled what it claims is the 'world's fastest' graphics card with the GeForce GTX 580 GPU. The new GeForce GTX 580 is NVIDIA's latest and greatest GPU, superceding the GTX 480 that was released in March of this year. NVIDIA also claims that the GTX 580 is quietest GPU in its class, while offering up to a 30% increase in speed. Even in previous generation DirectX 9/10 games like StarCraft II, the new chip is purported to be 62% faster its current rival chip Radeon HD 5870. WIth AMD's new AMD 6970 due out in the next few weeks, the battle of the graphics cards it hotting up once again. GeForce GTX 580 Highlights: Hard launch with immediate availability at an estimated SEP of $499 USD. Up to 35 percent improvement in performance/watt efficiency New vapor chamber thermal solution results in the quietest GPU in its class New level of geometric realism -- 2 billion triangles/second Provides game developers total creative freedom to create cutting-edge DX11 games Source: Press Release

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Johnny Paul Reed Smith Joined: January 2004 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 4,869 Reputation: 2369 Power: 173	Re: Nvidia Launches “World’s Fastest” Graphics Chip The thing that makes me laugh with all this is that every time either nvidia or ati releases a new card, they claim it to be the fastest .. Paul Reed Smith.

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ray_gillespie OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: March 2002 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 1,692 Reputation: 1420 Power: 155	Re: Nvidia Launches “World’s Fastest” Graphics Chip Yeah, of course the latest GPU is going to be the fastest, it's part of Moore's law.

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Johnny Paul Reed Smith Joined: January 2004 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 4,869 Reputation: 2369 Power: 173	Re: Nvidia Launches “World’s Fastest” Graphics Chip That is true, it is just funny .. Paul Reed Smith.

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ray_gillespie OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: March 2002 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 1,692 Reputation: 1420 Power: 155	Re: Nvidia Launches “World’s Fastest” Graphics Chip Sorry if that came across rude Johnny, I wasn't saying "of course the latest GPU is going to be the fastest" to you, although upon re-reading my comment is may have looked that way. I actually meant that to be addressed to these foolish marketing campaigns that always promote the latest product as the fastest in the world - as if that's going to come across as some kind of surprise!

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Johnny Paul Reed Smith Joined: January 2004 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 4,869 Reputation: 2369 Power: 173	Re: Nvidia Launches “World’s Fastest” Graphics Chip It's cool, I know you weren't getting rude The whole campaign thing just makes me chuckle. You would think that after all this time they would come up with something different lol... Paul Reed Smith.

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Electronic Punk The Last High Joined: December 2001 Location: London Posts: 18,510 Blog Entries: 51 Reputation: 3652 Power: 349	Re: Nvidia Launches “World’s Fastest” Graphics Chip I heard their next one is faster

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Johnny Paul Reed Smith Joined: January 2004 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 4,869 Reputation: 2369 Power: 173	Re: Nvidia Launches “World’s Fastest” Graphics Chip Originally Posted by Electronic Punk I heard their next one is faster The one after that will be faster as well.. Paul Reed Smith.

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ray_gillespie OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: March 2002 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 1,692 Reputation: 1420 Power: 155	Re: Nvidia Launches “World’s Fastest” Graphics Chip I hear 3Dfx are making a return to the market. Their next one is supposed to be slower (but with anti-aliasing!)

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Johnny Paul Reed Smith Joined: January 2004 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 4,869 Reputation: 2369 Power: 173	Re: Nvidia Launches “World’s Fastest” Graphics Chip With everything going 3D; that makes sense .. Paul Reed Smith.

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