GTX 980 / 970 Discussion

[apostolis_kt]

as anything some people will except lower frame rates than others.

someone might say minimum of 30 fps is fine

someone might say minimums of 60 is fine.

im in the bracket of 60 fps min so its very expensive even at lower res.

even in some modern games top end cards struggle to hit 60 fps at 1080 and many enthusiasts consider than normal res now not high.

I am worried that gpu companies, because of the current gen consoles not being able to go more or top the 1080p resolution, they are focusing on making products more efficient rather than more raw power to be able to go 4k. I was worried when i heard that the consoles would go x86 architecture that it would slow down the nice progress we used to have on pcs.

 

[VincentHanna]

I think people are confusing ultra settings with AA I run 1440p at ultra with a SC Titan and get 100fps +on nearly all games but I have AA either x2 or off and you don't notice it at all

Depends on the game. Crysis 3 at 1440p very high (Max) even with no anti-aliasing isn't going to be 60fps on a single GPU.

Needed 295x2 to see consistent 60fps.

 

[whyscotty]

I think people are confusing ultra settings with AA I run 1440p at ultra with a SC Titan and get 100fps +on nearly all games but I have AA either x2 or off and you don't notice it at all

You mean you don't notice

 

[jh30uk]

I used to not bother with AA at 1440p on darker games as it was not needed but some of the recent games look horrid without AA (not sure what's changed).

 

[darth.mader]

I used to not bother with AA at 1440p on darker games as it was not needed but some of the recent games look horrid without AA (not sure what's changed).

That's why I'm looking for a single GPU with power. This 980 doesn't fit this.

 

[Fruitbooter]

That's why I'm looking for a single GPU with power. This 980 doesn't fit this.

G-Sync will help.

 

[nutsnut]

I assume going to a multi GPU (Tri or quad Sli) set up on these cards to go 4k will be crippled by the 256bit memory bus?

Cheers

 

[darth.mader]

I assume going to a multi GPU (Tri or quad Sli) set up on these cards to go 4k will be crippled by the 256bit memory bus?

Cheers

I would think so?

 

[Kelt]

So those pictures of the 970 sporting the Titan cooler in the deleted thread were wrong then?

As I've also seen pictures of the 970 with the cooler of a lesser God.

 

[Fruitbooter]

Cards have now become available to purchase in Switzerland if you know where to look.

Averaging around $700 for 980

 

[Flying_Hellfish]

I think it was speculated that 980 will be ref at launch whilst 970 will have non-ref cards as well. Although putting the titan cooler on the 970 would go against the thinking that it will be cheap

 

[Relentless81]

What kind of performance increase do you think I can expect when going from a 760 2gb to a 970 4gb with an amd 8350 gaming at 1080p but plan to maybe move to 1440p next year

Or is there no way of knowing yet?

Thanks

 

[Nelly]

My bet is the GTX 980 will cost the same as GTX 780 on release, then just in time for Christmas a 980 Ti is released at same price and the 980 drops to around £400, then everybody buys new cards again.

Expensive times lol.

 

[Shiari]

What kind of performance increase do you think I can expect when going from a 760 2gb to a 970 4gb with an amd 8350 gaming at 1080p but plan to maybe move to 1440p next year

Or is there no way of knowing yet?

Thanks

No way of knowing yet.

 

[Panos]

What kind of performance increase do you think I can expect when going from a 760 2gb to a 970 4gb with an amd 8350 gaming at 1080p but plan to maybe move to 1440p next year

Or is there no way of knowing yet?

Thanks

Get a 290/290X, because you do have a 8350. At least you will benefit from Mantle hauling some of the burden of the weak CPU on games that support it and going to support it.

 

[Relentless81]

Not interested in AMD GPUs, all of my previous builds have been an AMD CPU and Nvidia GPU and I've never had any problems what so ever

 

[northwestdakota]

I'm hoping to be able to pick up a 780ti if I see any going for a good price. I already have 1, so it would be an SLI set up. Would I be bottlenecked with my 3570k?

I thought I had read somewhere that I7's are much better on multi-card setups. My resolution is 2560 x 1440.

 

[Boomstick777]

I thought I had read somewhere that I7's are much better on multi-card setups. My resolution is 2560 x 1440.

I7's are much better period.

 

[Bollse]

The speculation and naysaying about these cards is insane.

$1000 USD and 580 performance, calling it here.

 

[llamadal]

By fine I mean over 60, no stuttering and combined with a decent rig. Bf4 comfortable between 90 and 120

Use some common sense when setting up, geforce exp always sets high or ultra, that's how I play it. Too much fuss over benchmarks fps, just load a game and enjoy it.

If your having problems across a lot of titles at 1440p with a 780 or ti, then you have a problem

Will always be exceptions like crysis.