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4k gaming what's best single card out there ?
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Single card? 980Ti/Fury X. TX is for money drunk people.
If you dont mind going 2 cards, 2 2/390/Xs will almost max everything (the exceptions being the witcher 3 and crysis 3) and are about the same price as a 980Ti, cheaper if you buy 2 used. After that the only upgrades are 2 Fury/FX/980Ti but they cost 2x as much for only a bit more performance.
My current setup plays the VAST VAST majority of games at 4k max settings with no problems, but the very newest most demanding games it will struggle with. The two games you mentioned are fine though.
If you dont mind going 2 cards, 2 2/390/Xs will almost max everything (the exceptions being the witcher 3 and crysis 3) and are about the same price as a 980Ti, cheaper if you buy 2 used. After that the only upgrades are 2 Fury/FX/980Ti but they cost 2x as much for only a bit more performance.
My current setup plays the VAST VAST majority of games at 4k max settings with no problems, but the very newest most demanding games it will struggle with. The two games you mentioned are fine though.
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If you already have a 980 then buy another used 980 and sli. Wait for pascal to come out and upgrade both cards then 
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You need 980Ti/Titan X SLI for locked 60fps at Ultra
As ever with these posts there is confusion over what a single card really is. 'x2' cards (Ie dual GPUs on one pcb, that take up one slot) have all the issues of SLIing or crossfiring 2 cards, but just take up less room.
The fact is that right now there is no true single card that does 4K gaming true justice. The 'best' single, non x2 type card however, is the Titan X. But a well clocked 980Ti is arguably the better and certainly more sensible buy as others say.
The fact is that right now there is no true single card that does 4K gaming true justice. The 'best' single, non x2 type card however, is the Titan X. But a well clocked 980Ti is arguably the better and certainly more sensible buy as others say.
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If you already have a 980 then buy another used 980 and sli. Wait for pascal to come out and upgrade both cards then
This makes the most sense IMO.
Going from a 980 to a ti seems pointless for 4k IMO, I don't think the ti runs 4k effortlessly enough (nothing does) to make the upgrade expense worthwhile.
Bad VFM move IMO, unless of course you're one of these bottomless wallet types who buys a couple of Titans without a second thought and then sells them 2 weeks later.
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They do but the TX has been going for £600 on the MM and the abundance of VRAM would future proof it for another £200
A 295x2 will comfortably beat any standalone card but it's using crossfire to do it. I would get that just for the pure fps as that's what you need with 4k.
If you don't fancy crossfire titan x is next best with 980ti and fury x not far behind.
If you don't fancy crossfire titan x is next best with 980ti and fury x not far behind.
I can't understand why SLI and X-fire options keep being stated, OP is asking for a "Single card".
I think we all already know the answer is the TX, if the title read "What's the most cost effective way to get 4K @ 60fps" then that would be a different story/thread.
I think we all already know the answer is the TX, if the title read "What's the most cost effective way to get 4K @ 60fps" then that would be a different story/thread.
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Thread title asks for best single card.
'OP' expands on this and asks what GPU to play at 4k/Ultra.
Well even a Titan X will only get you 30-40fps on 4k/Ultra in GTA V, and that often isn't enough for most people.
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I would say the answer is the Ti because the Tx has the cooler holding it back allowing non reference Ti's to run games faster. Sure there's one exception which is the EVGA hybrid but in general the non reference Ti's are the faster card for gaming.
One paper sure no one can rationally debate otherwise. But, as it stands with the TX being a reference only card unless you go water it isn't. If you are going to add waterblocks etc then yeah it's got that tiny bit more grunt but because the TX only comes as a reference card apart from the exception mentioned the better performing gaming card you can buy and simply stick in your rig would be a non reference Ti. For example grab a 980ti Lightning/ AMP extreme/ Hof/ Classified etc and any TX and which is the faster gaming card?
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Watch out Ti fanboys, 6gig Vram won't cut 4k for much longer.
8gb is easy to breach now @2160p
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8gb is easy to breach now @2160p
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I've seen it breached on 1440p. That was with a TX running Advanced Warfare. The thing is a lot of these games won't ask for that much unless the card actually has it. But you know that already.
You have just pointed out one of the TitanXs strengths @2160p. To do the resolution properly you are going to need 3 or even 4 cards. To do this you need reference cards or watercooled cards, the TX is ideal for this.
As to out of the box speeds there is a TX that is nearly 12% faster than the normal reference one.
And a lot of cards that don't have it will turn things into a slide show.
Did you know that a TX using max settings on the AOTS DX12 bench uses a lot less memory than a Fury X.