Report: Nvidia Developing Ultra, LE Variants of GTX Titan
Nvidia is reportedly turning the GTX Titan graphics card and GK110 silicon into its own mini-brand with the addition of the Ultra and LE variants.
According to a report from 3DCenter.org, Nvidia is currently planning to expand the GeForce GTX Titan into its own mini-family of products by releasing two new SKUs based on the GK110 silicon that will bear the LE and Ultra monikers.
Those familiar with Nvidia's naming conventions will not be surprised to find that they refer to downscaled and uprated variants of the standard GTX Titan that has different clock rates and quantity of shaders units, TMUs, and ROPs, but maintain the same base platform.
Model | GTX Titan LE | GTX Titan | GTX Titan II “Ultra” |
|---|---|---|---|
Chip Base | Nvidia GK110 | Nvidia GK110 | Nvidia GK110 |
Architecture | Kepler | Kepler | Kepler |
Clock Rates | 837 / 876 / 3,000 MHz | 837 / 876 / 3,000 MHz | 837 / 950 / 3,400 MHz |
Raster Engines | 4-5 | 5 | 5 |
Shader Units | 2496 | 2688 | 2880 |
TMUs | 208 | 240 | 256 |
ROP | 40 | 48 | 48 |
Memory | 5 GB GDDR5 320-bit | 6 GB GDDR5 384-bit | 6 GB GDDR5 384-bit |
Power Consumption (Load) | 180 W – 190 W | 206 W | 220 W – 230 W |
3DCenter Performance Index | 410% - 430% | 480 % | 530% - 550% |
Though none of this has been officially confirmed by Nvidia, the existence of these variants has been rumored for quite some time now. Their release would certainly improve the company’s ability to compete with AMD’s upcoming Radeon HD 7990 “Malta” graphics card.
The LE and Ultra variants of the GTX Titan are rumored to be released sometime in 2013 / 2014. There has been no shortage of speculation about its price tag. Guru3D is predicting prices of $599 for the LE, $799 for the Titan, and $999 for the Ultra; 3DCenter is placing prices between $599 - $699 for the LE, $980 for the Titan, and over $1,000 for the Ultra.
these super high-end cards (with their prices) seem pointless. sell 'em under $500 and you got a deal.
It'll be at least $1.3k.
Well, if Ultra will be more expensive than normal Titan, then why would they feel not good? If they can afford Titan, they can Afford to upgrade to Ultra even if it will cost 1200$... 200 more for 1000$ is not much. For any normal people even the normal Titan with 990$ price tag is too much, so anyone who can afford Titan, can afford upgrade to Ultra if they really want to. The difference is not subtantial.
Am I the only one who can appreciate the irony of this statement? If I'm not mistaken, Mack, didn't you buy your 7970 Lightnings when they were almost $600 each? And do you not also have to run them with a FPS limiter? No offense, just some friendly ribbing.
Anyway, as usual, this is last week's news. This week, we have news about the release of the GTX 780, 770, and 760 Ti.
http://www.guru3d.com/news_story/nvidia_geforce_gtx_780gtx_770_and_gtx_760_ti.html