tl;dr Are you pleased the GK110 came with the 700 Series and not the 600 Series (if that was not originally the intention).
When we do a flashback from the 600 series and the talked about assumption (partially from historical POV), it was hotly debated as to whether or not the GK110 should have been the GTX 680 or whether it was ever intended to be. Production problems and performance of the GK104 muddied the waters a bit and caused a rift in the community.
All that aside. The performance gained seen from the GK104 were definitely admirable and now that we've finally seen the full power of the GK110 in all its glory I guess the question would be today, do you think Nvidia made the right decision pushing it to a more interesting "refresh" than what might have otherwise not been? The gains we've seen from the 780 over the 680, stacked further with the Titan and now the 780 Ti version are pretty impressive even if the GK110 was intended to be the full fledged GTX 680 part. I can definitely see why Nvidia held off on it if that is in fact what they purposely did.
I've since changed my tune. I was one of those who thought it was a slap in the face (pricing wise that can be debatable with the 780 Ti, original Titan, and even retail price of the 780), but the performance gains are there and they are solid. Besides the pricing being the main rift now with the GK110, I think it was the right decision in the long run and am quite pleased we had some entertainment before the next process node. Usually these refreshes are kinda dull.
How do you feel?
When we do a flashback from the 600 series and the talked about assumption (partially from historical POV), it was hotly debated as to whether or not the GK110 should have been the GTX 680 or whether it was ever intended to be. Production problems and performance of the GK104 muddied the waters a bit and caused a rift in the community.
All that aside. The performance gained seen from the GK104 were definitely admirable and now that we've finally seen the full power of the GK110 in all its glory I guess the question would be today, do you think Nvidia made the right decision pushing it to a more interesting "refresh" than what might have otherwise not been? The gains we've seen from the 780 over the 680, stacked further with the Titan and now the 780 Ti version are pretty impressive even if the GK110 was intended to be the full fledged GTX 680 part. I can definitely see why Nvidia held off on it if that is in fact what they purposely did.
I've since changed my tune. I was one of those who thought it was a slap in the face (pricing wise that can be debatable with the 780 Ti, original Titan, and even retail price of the 780), but the performance gains are there and they are solid. Besides the pricing being the main rift now with the GK110, I think it was the right decision in the long run and am quite pleased we had some entertainment before the next process node. Usually these refreshes are kinda dull.
How do you feel?