Product Features
- GeForce GTX 590 Classified with 630 MHz core clock
- PCI-Express 2.0
- 3072 MB 768-bit 0.4ns GDDR5 Memory
- 3456 MHz Memory Clock and 1260 MHz Shader Clock
- 331.7 GB/sec Memory Bandwidth
- 3072 MB 768-bit 04ns GDDR5 Memory
- 3317 GB/sec Memory Bandwidth
- 80.6 GT/s Texture Fill Rate
- Microsoft DirectX 11 Support
- NVIDIA Quad SLI ready
- PCI-Express 20
Technical Details
- Brand Name: EVGA
- Model: 03G-P3-1596-AR
- Item Package Quantity: 1
- Graphics Coprocessor: NVIDIA
- Warranty: Limited lifetime
Product Description
Introducing the world's fastest DirectX 11 graphics card; the EVGA GeForce GTX 590 Classified. This card combines the power of two GTX 500 GPUs on a single card, and a massive 3,072MB of GDDR5 memory leaves the competition begging for mercy. Experience a whole new level of interactive gaming and combine up to three displays on a single card for the ultimate 3D gaming experience. With these features and more, the EVGA GeForce GTX 590 Classified does not just obliterate the competition, it completely annihilates it. Specifications include the GTX 590 (630 MHz core clock) chipset, 3072MB of 0.4 ns GDDR5 memory with a 3456 MHz Effective memory clock, 768 bit memory interface, 1260 MHz Shader Clock, 1024 CUDA cores, 331.7 GB/sec Memory Bandwidth, 80.6 GT/s Texture Fill Rate and PCI Express 2.0 compatibility. Additional features include Microsoft DirectX 11 Support, NVIDIA PhysX and NVIDIA PureVideo HD Technologies, NVIDIA Quad SLI readiness, NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround readiness, NVIDIA CUDA technology with CUDA C/C++, DirectCompute 5.0 and OpenCL support, PCI-Express 2.0 support and OpenGL 4.1 support. Connections are 1 Mini-DisplayPort connector and 3 Dual-Link DVI-I HDCP capable connectors. Package includes the EVGA Driver/Software Disc with EVGA Precision Tuning Utility, 1 DVI to VGA adapter, 1 DVI to HDMI adapter, 2 Dual 6-pin to 8-pin adapters and a Limited Lifetime warranty if registered within 30 days at evga.com.
Customer Reviews
By HMMWV "God, Country, Corps"
Update 10/14/2011. In the 2 weeks I have run my EVGA 590 I have had several people contact me via email on my profile with questions. Yes, it does show up in sisoft sandra as 2x580's sli'ed and not a 590 (at least my version of sandra - later versions may learn to recognize the 590 card). Yes, I have run the 3dmark11 demo on the card and its goregeous, but no I won't make this a video review because that would mean cutting the 16:9 down to amazon's 4x3 format for review and super compressing the data to fit amazon's video limits (the HD output file from my pro 3ccd camera is huge) until the quality of the original is gone. I shot the 32mark11 running 1920x1080 with a 1920x1080 camera carefully alligned on axis of the monitor, exited the sound with fiber and went fiber to xlr into the camera's line inputs for sound to produce an AVCHDPRO file of the demo. If you are serious about the card and want to really see the stunning HD video then please email me - I may convert the AVCHDPRO into AVCHD and then setup a download site on my server for the HD data that you can watch in windows media player at 1080x1920, as it is meant to be viewed, with full stereo sound, but limited to people who have a system that warrants viewing HD, so please include your system config and I'll reply with a download site / password if there is interest. there are 2 3dmark11 demos - the submarines and the jungle - with fulll lighting and smooth motion it is eye candy.)
Original review below:
I bought my geforce 590 after upgrading an oem system which came with a geforce 2xx series to a geforce 480 now on craigslist with 1 year of use. I was amazed at the performance difference. The upgrade to the 590 has 3 times the memory, 1024 cuda cores (essentially it is two GTX580's SLI'ed in one card - it also needs 4 ea SLI power cables to run, along with an 850W ps).
I do a lot of NLE video editing (HD 1080P/1080I) and the 1024 cuda cores really chew through HD video in a short time. The 590 is the BLEEDING edge, so there are some things to keep in mind.
First, you will need a power supply with 4 (four) of the normal 6 pin SLI connectors. the 590 comes with TWO adapters - each takes two 6 pin sli's and makes an 8 pin plug that fits one of the two 8 pin sockets on the card. Both sockets must be filled for the card to work, so you will need 4 ea 6 pin sli's or 2 ea 8 pin nvidia sli power cables to run the 3GB/1024 processor graphics card.
Second, you will probably need to make a bios change. I lost my digital audio output - in fact I lost all audio outputs! - basically you must go into bios setup and change the motherboard audio from "auto" which chooses the dvi card to "motherboard" or just "ON"/"default". My mobo was factory set to auto and once I switched it per the nvidia knowledgebase (very good btw) it found my optical audio output and headphones/6 jacks on the back.
Going from the 480 to the 590 also is a cleaner card. The fan on the 480 is smaller than the 590. Through the 590's fan you can see the expensive japonese low-esr capacitors. It's basically a computer in and of itself. It will still require 2 slots - the /16 slot along with the next card over for the fan, which is now in the middle of the card.
On my 480 I got 3 monitors, however one used a micro hdmi, along with 2 dvi's - on the 590 you can have 4 (yes FOUR) monitors, and now they use the more robust mini-display-port instead of the micro hdmi which does not sag or bend the connector. Getting 4 monitors on a single card is pretty impressive (3 DVI plus the mini display jack).
Installation was easier with the 590 as there were no heatpipes extending above the card, as with the 480. I will post a picture of both cards on the static free foam - the 480 is in the foam and the 590 is removed from the foam with the larger fan.
Altogether, the 590 is simply the best graphics card (imho) on the market today. It's like having 2 580's sli'ed inside the same box. Gamers will no doubt be thrilled with its performance. Note however that this review is for october 2011. Comming soon to a store near you will be the evga nvidia 600 with performance and price exceeding the 590.
Video and photographic users will find that the adobe cs5 package uses the 1024 cuda cores in such a way that the programs are lightning fast. It is a very good investment in upgrading an old computer.
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