Test of the Real Nvidia Gtx Titan, single-sli-tri Sli, 4 WAY SLI
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If ELP3 thinks it's okay, so as not to open another thread, I'll paste here an excerpt of my first impressions with the Titan:
It's a Zotac, acquired from a review, and it has arrived flawless:
To highlight of this brand, its extended warranty by registering it on their website, and including, in addition to drivers and a pack of applications, the three Assassin's Creed games, something is something. The photos don't do it justice, in person its quality and weight are impressive. And mounted on the computer, with the side illuminated, it's a beauty.
The first impression has been one of absolute surprise. My last graphics cards have been an SLI of GTX580, another SLI of 480, a GTX280, a GTX295, an ATI 3870 X2 …....... all very powerful in their time, very hot and very noisy. This one is a tomb with the fan on auto, I've discovered the other fans of my PC that went unnoticed
Temperature after half an hour on Windows, 28º:
I'm not going to bore you by putting dozens of benchmarks, what I can tell you is that this beast surpasses an SLI of GTX580, look at the difference in the last 3dMark:
It's not like that in everything, the more modern the game or benchmark, the more difference there is, but with older ones it is reduced or nullified. What is clear is that it performs as well as or better than an SLI of GTX580, in a single card mono GPU, with half the consumption, much less noise, and without the problems associated with SLI. The noise thing, really, it's notable what they have achieved if you leave the fan on auto.
I've been testing the overclocking a bit. At the first attempt, it has passed a whole battery of benchmarks in these conditions:
Here I have encountered the same problem as ELP3. By default, my card sets the GPU to 1.006 with Boost in applications that load it, and there it stays. When you go up, as in this case, it reaches 1.150, but it doesn't stay, but rather it oscillates depending on the game or benchmark, 1.124, 1.137, 1.150. In principle it is a driver failure, it does it with the latest ones, both official and beta, and it's not a problem of this card since those of the 680 series are also affected by previous drivers. It seems that there is an unofficial bios that solves it, but I'm not about to flash this card, I prefer to wait if they fix it. That said, even with that inconvenience, it scales very well when you apply overclocking, there is potential. This weekend, we'll give it "a go."
Another thing I've tried is the "overclocking" of the monitor. Although it's not specific to the Titans, I think others will be able to do it, if it has been introduced with them. It consists of exceeding 60Hz, to have more fluidity in games with vSync activated. And it works. But it depends on the monitor, many don't give anything or very little, like the DELLs, and others, like certain LG panels, I've read that they reach up to 120Hz. My HP2475 has stayed at 70 Hz, well, 10 fps more with vertical synchronization activated, welcome:
I didn't know whether to put here other sensations that, being subjective, are very difficult to demonstrate: The smoothness that gives a mono - GPU as powerful as this compared to the dual solutions I'm used to, playing is a joy. But precisely today I've read the magnificent review that Patagonico has put, which graphically explains why sometimes we see greater fluidity with fewer frames:
You can observe how stable this Titan is (the red line in the graphs) compared to the dual solutions from both AMD and nVidia, the already famous "Microshuttering". But that's not all, apparently, and I didn't know it, there's also a factor that gets much worse in multi-GPU solutions, and it's the response time, which can introduce very high lag in certain games:
In summary, the sensations are very, very positive. A pity its price and its low availability.
Greetings to all
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Good analysis, and the fluency charts are very interesting because you can clearly see the reason for that smoothness that is mentioned. Also the latency time is incredible… well, a great card, enjoy it.
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Nobody has dared to watercool them yet….....? Will I be the first?............xD.
Those graphics cards are very expensive just for carrying the EVGA block, and I don't think they have better performance than one with an EK block, or any other brand...
Regards..
Well, it seems that no one here has decided to watercool it, it's logical because it's expensive, I personally wouldn't touch that card, it has good cooling, they are silent and they are expensive and the RL would make them more expensive, I suppose the EK one will get the same temperature as the other and will be cheaper but I don't know if it's worth it because the OC I don't think it will be better.
regards
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Good review Pepillo, thanks for the data and comments, among all you are giving data that makes them more and more desirable.
Its downside is as you rightly mention the price, maybe quite inflated, although seeing the potential,
it is only 20% of a sli of 680, or 28% of CF of 7970 GHz, and the benefits of being monogpu, they hide behind that to not lower it too much.
Best regards
Well over here it seems that no one has decided to put RL on it, it is logical because it is expensive, I personally would not touch that card, it has good dissipation, they are silent and they are expensive and RL would make them more expensive, I suppose that the one from EK will get the same temperature as the other and will be cheaper but I do not know if it compensates because the OC I do not think it will be better.
regards
Maybe not right now, but if those stability problems in Oc are solved, some blocks would suit it very well. It would be the first card to which I would be sorry to remove that beautiful cooler, but as soon as I get hold of one, I will soak it for sure… ;).
Best regards
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Josele, that response time is not from the game loading, there they refer to how long the card takes to display the processed frame.
The graphics are a real beast, let's go....
It would have been good to see how long it takes for 2 to perform that process, to see if it's bigger or smaller. But anyway, the advantage it takes over the others is by a landslide.
That's what many of us have always commented about the smoothness that is perceived when playing with Nvidia Vs AMD.
Best regards...
yes I know it refers to the response time, but still being in sli the time is worse and that's why there's such a difference…
it seems like too much difference and it could be that if we compare a single titan against a 680 the difference wouldn't be so big...
anyway, one can't deny that these gtx titans are amazing.Best regards
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A question about the EVGA Precision 4: When you increase the voltage, how do you make it stay when you restart Windows? It seems independent of the profiles, as if it were a separate application.
Best regards
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A question about the EVGA Precission 4: When you increase the voltage, how do you make it stay when you restart Windows? It seems independent of the profiles, as if it were a separate application.
Regards
I don't know how to tell you Pepillo, I use the AB, with the 670, and they don't allow you to touch the voltage.
But I will answer you soon. ;). With knowledge of the matter….....xD
Well in the end I have succumbed sooner than I thought, a pair to the UltraMod :ugly::ugly:
One arrives tomorrow and the other on Monday.....
I will be putting data here............. ;).
Salu2....
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A question about the EVGA Precission 4: When you increase the voltage, how do you make it stay when you restart Windows? It seems independent of the profiles, as if it were a separate application.
Regards
It doesn't save it Pepillo.no I know why, but only the clocks are saved, the voltage always defaults to unless you change it manually.
Best regards and thanks for your contribution.
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Well, I finally succumbed sooner than I thought, A pair of UltraMods :ugly::ugly:
Tomorrow one arrives and the other on Monday…..
I'll be putting data up here............. ;).
You took your time
You won't regret it. Today I've been playing Crysis 3 at maximum settings and it's a joy how smoothly it runs.
It doesn't save it Pepillo.no, I know why, but it only saves the clocks, the voltage is always set to default unless you manually change it.
Best regards and thanks for your contribution.
Thanks to you. I think I'm going to go back to Afterburner, Precision is much prettier, but I find MSI's application better, easier and more intuitive.
I've been "tinkering" a bit more with the overclocking of this card, and it reaches 1,200, but it doesn't maintain it. If I don't touch anything, everything by default, the boost leaves Crysis 3 at 1,006 solid and stable as a rock. I think this will be the first card in a long time that I won't leave overclocked, I'll only use it to run some benchmarks, I love how quiet it is and how it performs with everything on automatic, in that aspect, Nvidia has done a great job.
Best regards
P.D. New drivers:
http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/59464
Although it seems they are only for improving Tomb Raider
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There is a way for the 1.2 to be of some use and maintain frequencies..although you only gain 24MHZ..it's silly and confirms more or less about consumption but something is something..
If you only raise the voltage to 1.2, and don't touch anything else, well, the memories if you can touch them but it's not necessary. Automatically the boost achieved goes from 1006 to about 1030MHZ and remains totally stable.
If you want to try...
Otherwise, the graphics are a marvel, of course..
Best regards.
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I just tested it, and yes, 100% stable at 1032. But I see some suspicious GPU load drops that seem to be associated with maintaining 80º. I will try raising the Target and not touching the Offset to see what happens.
Regards
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Anda que que has tardado
No te arrepentirás. Hoy he estado jugando al Crysis 3 todo al máximo y es una gozada la suavidad con la que lo mueve.
P.D. Nuevos controladores:
Aunque parece que son solo para mejorar el Tomb Raider
Entrar a este hilo asiduamente no es sano…......xD, os veo y se me ponen los dientes largos.........xD.
Fuera de bromas, se me metio entre ceja y ceja cambiar el surround de 23", por uno de U2711 y ahora me vendran mejor que antes, con el 3 way de 670 iba de maravilla a 5760 x 1080, ahora a 7680 x 1440, me ha bajado el rendimiento a la mitad practicamente. Me lo he buscado yo solito, sin querer.....? no sé......;).
Así que voy a meter un par de ellas de momento, pero estoy concienciado en que necesitaré otra minimo para moverme al nivel que lo hacia antes..
Acabo de pasar unas pocas de pruebas con las 670, para ver realmente la ganancia con el Sli de Titanes.
Un Saludo, y gracias por esos Drivers, descargando............
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Entering this thread frequently is not healthy…......xD, I see you and my teeth get water in my mouth.........xD.
Joking aside, I got myself into a bit of trouble by changing the 23" surround to a U2711 and now it's better than before, with the 3 way 670 it was great at 5760 x 1080, now at 7680 x 1440, it's practically halved my performance. I brought this upon myself, unintentionally.....? I don't know......;).
So I'm going to put in a couple of them for now, but I'm aware that I'll need at least one more to move to the level I was at before..
I just spent a few tests with the 670, to really see the gain with the Titan SLI.
Best regards, and thanks for those Drivers, downloading............
Sincerely Jotole, for what you've set up, 2 won't work either…3 you'll notice a big improvement..but the only way it will run smoothly, is with 4 TITANs..they're made for that.And you need that power for that beastly resolution.I'm talking about playing with high parameters in cutting-edge games.A 3 Dell 27" surround is A LOT of fabric, I wouldn't even dare to touch it...it takes A LOT of power and A LOT of consumption of everything..
Best regards.
P.D.By the way, I just tried the beta of Tomb raider and wow the improvement..not just in frames, but in smoothness and finally,I can activate SSAA at x4 without the hair getting blurry..that's what Nvidia has, and I'm sorry but AMD will never be at their level.They always react.Some games might take a little longer to fine-tune,but they always do and it's very difficult for them to leave users hanging..
I recently told Maldo that despite the TresFX and the supposed lack of power in DirectCompute of the 600 series of nvidia,he would see that in a short time they would be on par without problems and even better than AMD themselves...and I see that I was not wrong...;)
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Hello ELP3, there is a lot of talk about the smoothness of the titan. My question is if in SLI it also maintains it and if there is a difference compared to the GTX 690. Damn, I'm getting more and more nervous about getting one or two.
Best regards.
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:fuckyea:P.D: No son mias :alone:
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Hello ELP3, there's a lot of talk about the smoothness of the Titan. My question is whether SLI also maintains it and if there's a difference compared to the GTX 690. Damn, I'm getting more and more nervous about getting one or two.
Best regards.
Let's see... the smoothness of the TITAN is that of a rock. That is to say, that although it may drop below 60 fps, it is practically imperceptible, as can happen with other graphics cards. In SLI, of course, it is also maintained. But the fact is that SLI in general, regardless of the model, is very well done. And I believe that you should not notice anything strange in a GTX 690 unless a specific game does not have a good SLI profile. Right now, I wouldn't trade a GTX 690 for a TITAN. Since the latter doesn't perform better most of the time and is also more expensive. Another thing is when things are polished and the price drops...
Regards.
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:fuckyea:P.D: No son mias :alone:
Is that the house of kingpin?
I don't know what he does with that Xbox if he has a bunch of Titan and a couple of 680s, I'm afraid to see how they sell these graphics (those that were limited edition), if they don't end up being it would be incredible the bunch of Titan we would see.saludos
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What is that, the kingpin's house?
I don't know what he does with that Xbox if he has a bunch of Titans and a couple of 680s, I'm afraid to see how they sell these cards (those that were limited edition), if they don't end up being limited edition, it would be incredible the bunch of Titans we would see.regards
by the way...Kingpin has been beaten by Andre Yang from Asus..jeje...it's true that he did it with a motherboard and CPU, not with a GPU, Kingpin has better results with the TITANs, but EVGA is no longer up to par with ASUS motherboards, even less in 2011..although I suppose the difference is so slight, that if Kingpin pushes the graphics a little more, he will be first again..
Salu2.
