GTX 980 / 970 Discussion

uksoldierboy · 18 Sep 2014 at 16:16

Gregster said:
Just dug this out of my Firestrike thread, which is a 290X, which is 500 points more than that score on wccftech but he does have an OC on it.

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/1801843?

Still 500 points short of what i get @stock...strange.

Gregster · 18 Sep 2014 at 16:16

Ignore those supposed leaks or take them with a big pinch of salt. The 970 scores 1 point less than the 980 on that test (firestrike), which even for an overclocked card is a big stretch.

bbbearrr · 18 Sep 2014 at 16:17

would somebody looking to upgrade their GPU soon be wise to wait a little bit to see what Nvidia announce ? will a new card bring prices down for all the other cards ?

Graphic card releases hurt my brain

coming from a 5850 and was looking at getting a 280x now i dont know what to do !

uksoldierboy · 18 Sep 2014 at 16:18

Yeah i'm going to call BS and wait for proper reviews, hopefully these cards are decent, if they are i'll take two

Gregster · 18 Sep 2014 at 16:19

uksoldierboy said:
Yeah i'm going to call BS and wait for proper reviews, hopefully these cards are decent, if they are i'll take two

You have to work on the assumption that all reviews and early leaks add a little something. It has been the way since I have been into computers. I see reviews of GPUs that are released not matching what I get or other people all the time. That's just the way it is sadly.

JediFragger · 18 Sep 2014 at 16:19

If the 970's really are $300 and can hit 980 performance once overclocked then they'll be a good bargain

spot35 · 18 Sep 2014 at 16:21

LambChop said:
so the 980 is a little faster than a 780ti, ok, its kepler vs maxwell, but for that 980 to beat the 780ti on its possibly mid ranged card is really quite impressive on this node

Agreed. Would be excellent to see what the Titan II and 980ti would bring to the table.

DmitryD · 18 Sep 2014 at 16:21

Gregster said:
I see reviews of GPUs that are released not matching what I get or other people all the time.

That's benchmarketing...

arc@css · 18 Sep 2014 at 16:23

Not sure whether to add a 280X to crossfire with my 7970 (+ add a cpu cooler to push up the clocks), or go for a 970 / 780.

Boomstick777 · 18 Sep 2014 at 16:23

The 670 is in punching distance of the 290X and at nearly half the power consumption? AMD are going to have to react to this launch sooner rather than later imho.

Wizzfizz · 18 Sep 2014 at 16:25

DmitryD said:
That's benchmarketing...

Wizzfizz · 18 Sep 2014 at 16:27

Boomstick777 said:
The 670 is in punching distance of the 290X and at nearly half the power consumption? AMD are going to have to react to this launch sooner rather than later imho.

Competition is great!

Gregster · 18 Sep 2014 at 16:30

DmitryD said:
That's benchmarketing...

Very true and very good

arc@css said:
Not sure whether to add a 280X to crossfire with my 7970 (+ add a cpu cooler to push up the clocks), or go for a 970 / 780.

The 970 is looking a bit tasty and if the benches are close to correct and the price is as well, that could be the go for card.

stulid · 18 Sep 2014 at 16:30

how can there be 9 pages already? the stuff aint even out yet

SS-89 · 18 Sep 2014 at 16:31

Is power consumption really a big deal for people? I can't say I ever really pay attention to it.

I'm a bit disappointed with the leaks but hopefully they aren't true.

Captain · 18 Sep 2014 at 16:31

Boomstick777 said:
The 670 is in punching distance of the 290X and at nearly half the power consumption? AMD are going to have to react to this launch sooner rather than later imho.

670? We going back in time?

Flying_Hellfish · 18 Sep 2014 at 16:32

stulid said:
how can there be 9 pages already? the stuff aint even out yet

Hype train... all aboard!

WesleyBurns · 18 Sep 2014 at 16:32

http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/4071322
Here is my OC'd 780 ti I mentioned earlier...

arc@css · 18 Sep 2014 at 16:34

Gregster said:
The 970 is looking a bit tasty and if the benches are close to correct and the price is as well, that could be the go for card.

One thing that has impressed me with Nvidia since the 600 series, is the amount of performance they can squeeze out of a 256 bit bus along with lower power consumption. Hmmm...the 970 is looking tempting.

Sacrifice · 18 Sep 2014 at 16:37

Gregster said:
The 970 is looking a bit tasty and if the benches are close to correct and the price is as well, that could be the go for card.

If these numbers are true, it sort of seems like a card that makes people feel like they've saved however much less than a 980, only to forget how expensive the card is in the first place. A bit like the 290.