14 DAY TRIAL // It seems that NVIDIA did not give its partners permission, or time, to do any sort of real modifications to its newest graphics adapters, the GeForce GTX 400 Series of DirectX 11-capable Fermi video cards. In fact, with the exception of a pair of water-cooled video boards from EVGA, all the GTX 470 and GTX 480 “custom” models are completely identical to the stock versions, the only differences being the stickers that each company placed on top of the heatsink. Coming to continue this so-called trend, Point Of View has also revealed its green pair.
Unfortunately, in this case, green doesn't imply any sort of power efficiency improvement. Point of View's cards are, like all the others, equal in performance to the reference GTX 470 and GTX 480, the sole difference being the large, green theme.
This means that the 320-bit 1280MB GDDR5-equipped GTX 470 has GPU/shader/memory clocks of 607/1,215/3,348MHz and 448 cores. The 384-bit 1536MB GDDR5-bearing GTX 480 also has reference specs, with the GPU clocked at 700MHz, the shaders at 1,401MHz and the memory at 3,696Mhz.
“‘Good things come to those who wait’ and now the waiting game is over with the launch of the New GeForce 400 series. This new series does not only benefit by producing a Mass increase in performance due to its new Fermi architecture, but also offers a huge leap forward into total gaming immersion. With a massive upgrade in shader processors, the GeForce 400 series monsters boost not only in raw 3d calculations but also the more detailed physics and (real-time) ‘raytracing’, which is the mirroring deformation on shiny objects,” the press release reveals.
The Point of View GTX 470 and GTX 480 are already listed in UK and Europe in online stores, at prices revolving around 350 Euro and 480 Euro, respectively.