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Nvidia Geforce GTX 590 detailed

The most interesting part — the clocks — were kept secret, but not anymore.

There were already several leaks on NVIDIA’s latest dual-GPU solution , according to which, we are currently aware that the card will have two GF110 graphics processors, 1024 Cuda core (512 per each GPU), two 384-bit memory buses to deliver overall of 3GB of GDDR5 memory. The TDP of the card, 365-375W, will require two 8-pin power connectors, while the been cooled with a dual slot cooing system based on vapor-chamber design. However,the most interesting part — the clocks — were kept secret, till now.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 early prototype

Internet has recently filled with the new data, saying both GPUs of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 graphics card will run at 612Mhz, shaders and memory are clocked at 1224Mhz and 3420 MHz respectively. To compare with, here are the specs of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 main rival — AMD Radeon HD 6990 — 830Mhz for GPU and 5000Mhz for memory.

CodenameD13U-50 GF110/P1020
CUDA Cores1024
Graphics Clock612MHz
Processor Clock1224MHz
Memory Clock3420MHz
Memory Interface Width2 x 384-bit
Memory Config3GB GDDR5
Power ConnectorsDual 8-pin
TDP365-375W
Dimensions11″ x 4.5″, Dual Slot

Though there are not much time left to present the card officially, you should take this info with a small grain of salt. Speaking about the time, it seems that NVIDIA has pushed the released date back by two days. So, now it is 24th of March, the reasons for such behavioral are unknown, same as whether this info is trustworthy enough to be true.

On the other hand, upcoming launch of NVIDIA Geforce GTX 590 has already triggered some price changes for earlier models of graphic cards both of AMD and NVIDIA brands. According to industry sources, Radeon HD6870/6850/5870 and 5850 will have 20-30% lower prices. Same goes for NVIDIA’s GT220, GTS450, GTX460/465 graphics cards.

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