Historically it has taken newer (smaller) fabrication processes and/or increased transistor counts to make a new graphics card leap ahead of the opposition. This time NVIDIA have managed to increase performance and efficiency whilst cutting the number of transistors on an old fab process. Prices (for the 970) are also admirably low.
I wonder, does this make the 970/980 Maxwell's the best enthusiasts GPU's ever made?
I wonder, does this make the 970/980 Maxwell's the best enthusiasts GPU's ever made?