Make it a Double, I Feel Lucky Today.

admin | May 4th, 2012 - 6:40 pm
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Following prolonged speculation, Nvidia finally elected to unleash its 28mn pixel devourer, the Kepler, at the end of March 2012. The GTX 680 proved to be a more than worthy response to rival AMD’s HD 7970, which had made its way into the retail channel two months earlier. With both companies having now played their […]

The “Kepler” Rides Out – The Benchmarks.

admin | April 5th, 2012 - 5:06 pm
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So, here we go again! Not having access to an HD 7970, I’ve decided that this particular series of benchmarks will focus primarily  on comparing the GTX 680 with the card it is intended to displace, its older sibling, the 580. Having three cards available in each case will also allow us to determine scaling […]

The “Kepler” Rides Out.

admin | March 24th, 2012 - 1:41 am
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Well, the forecasts may have lacked authority, but this time, they were wholly accurate.  Nvidia’s apparent stubbornness to disclose any firm details regarding its latest hand caused one notable hardware review site to break the “unofficial” NDA and post its extensive article half a day early.  Aside from frustration, one must assume that their decision […]

The Emerald Eye Flickers.

admin | March 21st, 2012 - 7:59 pm
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A few days ago, a certain Dutch e-tailer caused something of a stir by including amongst its offerings what will doubtless soon become old Giant Green Eyes’ weapon of choice in the eternal battle for GPU domination.  Only a few days later, several further listings, this time from American suppliers, had made footprints in Google’s cache, […]