Nvidia released the GeForce GTX 680 Kepler GPU today. “With Kepler we wanted not only to build the world’s fastest GPU, but also the world’s most power efficient,” said Nvidia’s James Wang.
The company says the GTX 680 introduces two major changes: A completely redesigned streaming multiprocessor and a new GPU Boost feature to increase clock speeds. It also draws “at most” 195 watts of power compared to 244 watts on the GeForce GTX 580.
Last year Epic Games showed off its next-gen target demo Samaritan running on three GTX 580s. That same demo now runs on a single GTX 680 with power to spare.
The card is available from $499 to $530, but is sold out everywhere. NVIDIA says that the supply will get better in the weeks and months ahead, so expect to wait a bit if you didn’t already get one.
Neal Stephenson, one of my favorite authors, talks about “our society’s inability to execute on big stuff”.
After getting extremely tired of waiting for FIOS, I decided to get Cable internet instead. It feels good to join the modern age again. I just hope I don’t hit any of those usage caps.
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The touchscreen on my Samsung Impression stopped working recently so I have been looking for a new phone. I was all set on getting a HTC Titan next week, when they announced the Titan 2 at CES today. I am certainly glad they announced this now instead of next week. The Titan 2 looks pretty good and will probably be my next phone. I just hope I don’t have to wait too long before its available.
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