Rumor: Nvidia Readying GeForce Titan Ultra

by Mike Bendel April 22, 2013 @ 2:22 pm

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Last month, it came to light that Nvidia would be releasing a more affordable, cut-down variant of its GeForce Titan graphics card. The company may have plans to expand its Titan product line even further with yet another model if a new report from German website 3DCenter is to be believed.

Enter the GeForce Titan Ultra, which purportedly is a full GK110 chip with all 2880 CUDA cores and 15 SMX units active. By comparison, the current Titan has 2688 CUDA cores, meaning 1 SMX unit is shaved off. The rumored Titan Lite or LE is expected to have 2496 CUDA cores.

This will fill the product line nicely if Nvidia wants to release the cut-down Titan at $600 or so, leaving the regular Titan at $800 and the Ultra at $1000+ respectively.

As always, time will tell if any of these products come to fruition. That said, given the high entry point at $1000 for Nvidia’s newest GPU, this move would appeal to enthusiasts looking for a better value proposition while appeasing those looking for a bit more performance regardless of price.