Not quite the fastest single-card, but definitely the fastest GPU On Tuesday we posted our preview of the GK110-based Geforce GTX Titan from Nvidia, and like all of yall we were eager to stuff the Titan into a test system to see what it could do in both single-card and dual-card configurations. Now that the dust has settled and our initial testing is complete, we have to say we think we misunderstood what Nvidia was said to us when we asked them how the Titan compares to the GTX 690. The Titan is one hellishly fast single GPU, but it's not the fastest single-card solution for gaming. That title still rests comfortably with the dual-GPU GTX 690. According to notes we took at the initial briefing, when we asked them how the Titan compares to the GTX 690, the rep answered by saying the two cards were "eye-to-eye." At the time we thought he was talking about performance, but now that we’ve tested the cards and learned the two cards share the same $999 price tag, we’re beginning to think he meant the two cards both basically compete for the same customer, not that their performance is the same. Looking at our notes he said there are times when the 690 is faster, and times when the Titan is faster, but that's not what our benchmarks show. Oh no, they show the the GTX 690 is still the fastest single-card GPU available. Double-trouble: Two Titans in SLI is total overkill for single-display gaming. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. On the one hand, this is
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