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Really hope 8GB gtx980's come out

fatlenny

fatlenny

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I have 3 x swifts waiting for a large vram card. Just got the one working and Im bored of two black screens looking forward to surround :)

How many cards would give me good framerates on BF4 I don't expect ultra settings would be happy with low tbh just want surround back ;)
 
3x whatever cards you are using now to get roughly the same fps.

This providing you don't run out of VRAM.
 
TheGentry said:
The 8gb 290x's but a single 980 beats it in benchmark anyway
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As the resolution increases it becomes less clear cut.

If I had to buy cards to game to game at very high resolution I would go for the 8gb 290Xs as they are cheaper than the 980s as well as having more memory.
 
I think if they release a 8gb 980 two might do it but I have a feeling they will be in short supply / high demand so three would be a safer bet.

I deffo have to go Nvidia for the benefit of G Sync with the high res 8 gb would be best
 
as freesync is still in the process if your buying a single card atm id have to take it to Nvida just for the Gsync percs

The 4k benchmarks still show 980 superior plus with the Gsync seems a no brainer, but who knows when the 8gb 970/980 will appear and if the clocks will change slightly

Personally think they still wana milk the Titans before anything new appears
 
Kaapstad said:
Actually they don't

@4K in multi GPU setups the 290Xs are winning more than the 980s on the game benches.:)

@1080p it is a non contest, the 980s win hands down.
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Do you have any links for comparing the 290Xs to the 980s at 4k? Just curious as I'm pondering whether or not to go for a 1440p single-card setup or a double-card 4k setup.
 
Deehjay said:
Do you have any links for comparing the 290Xs to the 980s at 4k? Just curious as I'm pondering whether or not to go for a 1440p single-card setup or a double-card 4k setup.
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Below 4K it is no contest the 980s win most of the time.

@4K it is very close between the 290Xs and 980s, with 1 or 2 cards the 980s have the edge and with 3 or 4 cards the 290Xs have the edge. What it comes down to as much as anything else is what brand people prefer AMD or NVidia.
 
Ignoring 8GB cards, etc. a pair of 980s should be fairly playable with 3x Swift aslong as you backed off stuff like MSAA - you might also need to turn down stuff like ambient occlusion a bit but most other features you should be able to keep on high or ultra in most games.
 
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