NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Final Specs & Pricing Revealed!

[Burn]

Obviously everybody who is in such shock about a GTX 480 cooler has never seen a cooler off a GTX 200 series card either. They have 4 Direct touch heatpipes, or at least mine did They are just not as visible as the ones on a GTX 480, and dont protrude off in to space like the GTX 480s do

Really? None I've seen had them.

And I think Puddle is just trying to emphasize that the cards run HOT, not that the heatsink design is shocking

 

[Puddle Jumper]

And I think Puddle is just trying to emphasize that the cards run HOT, not that the heatsink design is shocking

Exactly.

Plus most aftermarket heatsinks aren't as good as these stock ones.

 

[philbar71]

^ I get it. It's just everyone's making a huge deal over the heatpipes, and im like really?

Really? None I've seen had them.

And I think Puddle is just trying to emphasize that the cards run HOT, not that the heatsink design is shocking

See here,

http://www.techist.com/forums/f115/gpu-watercooling-217472/

You can only see 3 of the 4 heatpipes because i cut the other one off

 

[zmatt]

One of my dual 4850s is passively cooled and sits in the 40's. suck it Nvidia!

 

[S0ULphIRE]

Most of the reputable sites have the difference a bit lower at 10-15%

mind posting some links?

 

[Burn]

Here's one:
techPowerUp :: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 Fermi Review :: Page 32 / 36

Overall difference: 10%

 

[zedman3d]

mind posting some links?

Direct quote from Anandtech:

To wrap things up, let's start with the obvious: NVIDIA has reclaimed their crown – they have the fastest single-GPU card. The GTX 480 is between 10 and 15% faster than the Radeon 5870 depending on the resolution...

Article: AnandTech: NVIDIA?s GeForce GTX 480 and GTX 470: 6 Months Late, Was It Worth the Wait?

 

[Puddle Jumper]

mind posting some links?

Anandtech: NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 480 and GTX 470: 6 Months Late, Was It Worth the Wait?

To wrap things up, let's start with the obvious: NVIDIA has reclaimed their crown – they have the fastest single-GPU card. The GTX 480 is between 10 and 15% faster than the Radeon 5870 depending on the resolution, giving it a comfortable lead over AMD's best single-GPU card.

AnandTech: NVIDIA?s GeForce GTX 480 and GTX 470: 6 Months Late, Was It Worth the Wait?

I was basing my statement off of Anandtech's article since they have consistently been an objective, unbiased source for reviews which is something that can't be said about many other sites. (cough Tom's cough)

Edit: Zedman and Burn beat me to it.

 

[S0ULphIRE]

interesting.
I find it strange that depending on which site you visit you'll either be told it's 10% 15% or 20% better. Someone's skewing results methinks. Sigh, big surprise...

 

[Apokalipse]

interesting.
I find it strange that depending on which site you visit you'll either be told it's 10% 15% or 20% better. Someone's skewing results methinks. Sigh, big surprise...

Some are probably using Catalyst 10.2, some 10.3

compared to a 5870 with 10.3 you'll see a difference between 10-15%