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EVGA GTX 275 CO-OP joins PPU and GPU on one PCB

Robert Hallock November 2, 2009 12:41 PM ET in Tech

Over the weekend EVGA announced the release of the EVGA GeForce GTX 275 CO-OP graphics card which places a GeForce GTX 275 and GTS 250 on the same board, with the latter serving as a dedicated PPU.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 275 CO-OP.

The EVGA GeForce GTX 275 CO-OP.

Technologically, the card is an interesting achievement in that “first and only of its type” sort of way.

But when it comes to value, the card takes a big tumble; there aren’t very many AAA titles with a notable NVIDIA PhysX implementation. We also have to consider the GTX 200’s march towards EOL and the introduction of the Radeon HD 5000 series, both which further erode this product’s value.

The GPU’s price is also of concern. With an MSRP of $349, the card is similarly priced to the GTX 285, an adapter which definitely has a leg up in the performance department (to say nothing of the 5850).

Maybe somebody really loves Arkham Asylum this much.

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7 Comments:

  1. Cliff_Forster
    Keepin it real
    2 Nov '09, 1:21 pm

    EVGA has been an exceptional board partner for NVIDIA for a long time now, it does not surprise me to see them take the lead on a differentiation sku like this one.

    Lets be real though. Batman is the first implementation of PhysX that does anything impressive. It is sweet, its a nice implementation of the tech, but with the promise of bullet physics, has it arrived too little, too late?

    Plus, we have talked about this, people really don't want to fuss with differentiated products like this, they don't want a separate board for physics either. What gamers want is physics baked in with some sort of standard implementation that either leverages the CPU, or the power of the GPU that they already have, or can buy on either side of the fence they are on. There is a reason PCI physics processing boards did not take off. There is also a reason that PhysX has been underutilized by developers until Batman, its not because the tech isn't good, it is, its because it has not been implemented as simply and efficiently as it needed to be, and I think that is going to be remedied in the not too distant future in a way that makes this kind of card a bad long term investment.

  2. chrisWhite
    Polygons
    2 Nov '09, 7:24 pm

    I guess I don't find myself drooling over high-end physics that much in games. Sure it's pretty, and playing older games without good physics it jumps out at you but I don't feel like my physics need to be bleeding edge when I could be seeing better lighting, shaders and anti-aliasing.

  3. ardichoke
    King Banana Spanner
    2 Nov '09, 7:28 pm

    inb4 chizow and his "omg, this proves nvidia is the best company in all of history"

    Seriously though, cool idea but the price is going to sink it in terms of commercial success. Not to mention the lack of games that do anything really cool with PhysX.

  4. Sledgehammer70
    Sledgehammer70
    2 Nov '09, 7:55 pm

    I bet this thing really takes advantage of the "Turn PhysiX Processing" option in the NVIDIA control panel.

  5. primesuspect
    The Icrontic Guy
    2 Nov '09, 7:56 pm

    Is.... is sledge trollin'?

  6. lordbean
    404 Brain Not Found
    3 Nov '09, 11:36 am

    Wow. All I have to say is, my mind is blown by the complete and utter uselessness of this card.

    Not only can you purchase far more powerful (AMD) graphics cards for a fraction of the price, you can't even SLI the two GPUs on this card because it only works with the same GPU in nvidia tech.

    I pity anyone who buys one of these.

  7. mirage
    Veteran Icrontian
    3 Nov '09, 12:14 pm
    Quoting lordbean

    Wow. All I have to say is, my mind is blown by the complete and utter uselessness of this card.

    LOL, I second that

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