14 DAY TRIAL // Colorful, one of Nvidia's most important board partners in Asia, has recently announced the introduction of its very own solution built on top of the GTX 590 graphics card that is targeting hardcore gamers and computer enthusiasts alike.
Colorful's creation is based on Nvidia's reference design for the GTX 590 and it uses the stock cooling solution that is comprised of a centrally placed fan which blows air over the two vapor chambers that cover the cards GPUs.
These are installed on a 10-layer 2oz copper PCB that also carries a 10-phase VRM and 24 GDDR5 memory chips. Power is provided via two 8-pin PCI Express connectors.
The GPUs are the same ones as those used to power the GTX 580, and together feature no less than 1024 streaming processors, 128 texturing units, 96 ROP units as well as dual 384-bit memory interfaces that connect to 3GB of GDDR video buffer (1.5GB each).
The operating clocks are set at 607MHz for the GPUs and 853MHz (3414MHz data rate) for the memory, and Nvidia says its “real world applications” TDP is estimated at 365W.
In addition to the improved graphics performance, going for a dual-GPU setup allowed Nvidia to enable multi-monitor 3D Vision support on the GTX 590, so the video card features three dual-link DVI connectors and a mini-DisplayPort video output.
Together with the card, Colorful is also shipping an extensive bundle that is comprised of a multi-tool, a pair of special gloves and a couple of Molex to 8-pin PCIe adapters.
No details regarding pricing were made public, but Nvidia's MSRP for the GTX 590 is set at $699.99.
Performance wise, the GTX 590 is about as fast as AMD's dual-GPU solution, the Radeon HD 6990, but it all depends on the games that are run, as AnandTech has found out.
