NVIDIA Releases $299 Kepler Graphics Card

[phoronix]

Phoronix: NVIDIA Releases $299 Kepler Graphics Card

NVIDIA has announced today the release of their GeForce GTX 660 Ti "Kepler" graphics card, a new competitive NVIDIA GPU for the $299 USD price-point. The Linux binary driver from NVIDIA should be able to handle this new graphics processor while the Kepler support for Nouveau is still being raised...

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTE2MTU

[asdx]

Nvidia:

I'll never give you any of my hard-earned money again.

Take your cards and your blobs and put it up in your arse.

Fuck you.

[bridgman]

In the coming months the open-source Nouveau driver support will be removed, but it's in a less than ideal state right now.

Michael, guessing "removed" is a typo ?

[Michael]

Michael, guessing "removed" is a typo ?

Err yeah, thanks, removed/improved.

[1c3d0g]

Nice! These will be awesome cards for those who cannot quite afford the $400 beasts.

[jmcharron]

Neato, too bad I went with a GTX 670 already. Couldn't be happier, Diablo 3 in Wine on max settings... YES SIR!

Valve double time it, I need some demanding native games to throw at my card. Hook Us Up Already!!!!

[benjamin545]

when i built my first computer in 2004, i bought a geforce 6600 gt for 189$.
i just now bought a 670 for the computer i just built for 400$.
back when i built my first computer the flagship geforce 6800 ultra was like 350$ or so.

i think graphics cards are way too overpriced nowadays. they realy should just take a couple generations to not improve performance, but to reduce cost and reduce profile. the mid range cards should not take up 2 expansion slots.

also back then, that 6600 gt ran awsome in linux with the binary driver and i was able to play doom3/quake4 on almost max settings. it was pretty awsome, too bad it burned itself up.

[z1lt0id]

I'm actually purchasing a 670 today. Don't know how long it will take for the 660ti to be released in .AU and I'm impatient.

[GreatEmerald]

I'll be purchasing something of the likes as well, as AMD has forced my hand, but I'm patient. Perhaps I'll wait for the 700 series.