Nvidia GeForce GTX 680: Kepler arriving this month

If the rumors are true we should see the next generation of nVidia GPUs coming out later this month.  The initial rumors were for a April/May release (which might still be the case) though reports out of CeBit has pushed this timeline up quite a few weeks.

And now the most important bit: Specs. The GK104/GTX 680 will have 1536 CUDA cores and a 256-bit memory controller connected to 2GB of GDDR5 memory (4GB will be an option). The core will sit at 705MHz, while the shaders will be clocked at 1.4GHz. The memory will be clocked at 2GHz QDR (6GHz effective) and should be capable of 192GB/s. There’s no information on the GK107, but the GK110 is expected to have 2304 shader cores. It is rumored that the GTX 680 will be slightly faster than the HD 7970 in some tests, and slightly slower in others. 

Given the name the GK indicates an entirely new core though will likely follow some of the same architecture patterns found in Fermi.  A new feature will be "turbo boost" which will help even out framerates and lower overall GPU temps.  From a spec standpoint the GK104 might just be the best gaming card ever.

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