GTX 980 / 970 Discussion

[rankftw]

Stuck a post in there before here so hopefully it gets sorted soon.

 

[MrMD]

quoted for future lols

Really lol?

Maybe i should clarify a bit,goin from 7970/280x>970(assuming its basically a 780) isnt that much a jump in performance. up to a 980 is a pretty good large jump,but the cost associated with that jump is pretty obscene IMO

The reduced TDP and stuff is nice and improvements to architecture is always good but raw performance improvements for gaming isnt particularly great.

Maybe im just salty that this new launch is just disappointing overall lol

 

[Boomstick777]

If those new benches are to be believed (not sure, some results look dodgy, but they are probably roughly correct), the 970 is on a par with a 290X....and uses about half the power...How on earth is that not a big jump from a 7970?

+1

 

[Noxia]

I think people should know by now that you're only going to get a few % difference each "upgrade" which may or may not equate into a whopping 8fps or more. Therefore until someone actually makes something decent (50% better not scraping the barrel with 10-20) then not many will be happy.

 

[Ayahuasca]

Maybe im just salty that this new launch is just disappointing overall lol

How can it be a disappointment before it's even launched

 

[dangel]

How can it be a disappointment before it's even launched

..because then you don't have to spend the money

 

[Kaapstad]

How can it be a disappointment before it's even launched

Because it is still on 28nm.

Since 28nm launched people have

Got married
Built a Family
Got divorced.

 

[Boomstick777]

I will assume this is a placeholder, but with Nvidia's pricing you never know..



Free shipping though (;

 

[Marine-RX179]

Extra ROP's, Improved design architecture making 2000 Maxwell cores faster VS their Kepler cousins, plus some compression wizardry..

The Maxwell architecture is incredibly impressive, all that performance, with lower power consumption on the same node. Nvidia pulled of some Gandalf / Harry Potter type magic on this one..

Tech wise it is indeed impressive, but shame it doesn't change the fact that the performance is not really much, if any over what we already have "last gen".

We need a 60/60Ti card to be on par with "last gen" 80/80Ti, not a 70/80 to be on par with "last gen" 80/80Ti, like 660Ti being on par with the 580.

 

[Kaapstad]

They don't normally offer discounts on launch day, this must be a first.

 

[dangel]

Because it is still on 28nm.

Since 28nm launched people have

Got married
Built a Family
Got divorced.

Hahah too true... Wish I could afford to wait for the next lot but i've already skipped one series and well, 1440p..

I will assume this is a placeholder, but with Nvidia's pricing you never know..

Seems legit

 

[stulid]

Oi no competitor or pricing.

 

[dangel]

Oi no competitor or pricing.

lol I think, in this instance, OCUK might let it go

 

[trisp]

I honestly dont think troll post's count... ^^

 

[Gregster]

I will assume this is a placeholder, but with Nvidia's pricing you never know..



Free shipping though (;

Spoiler

It is the OC version, so probably the correct price

 

[wunkley]

Tech wise it is indeed impressive, but shame it doesn't change the fact that the performance is not really much, if any over what we already have "last gen".

Yeah, it's impressive from that point of view - same performance for half the power, or halfish.
But let's be honest, most on here couldn't give a flying **** about saving power/ saving the rain forest, we just want some proper releases to get excited about.

 

[McGraw]

I really hope the 970 is in my budget/bang for buck zone and will fit in my case.

I'll be able I go crazy* on the overclocking with my 450w psu.

*well, as crazy as my case will allow anyway

 

[Wizzfizz]

Y most on here couldn't give a flying **** about saving power/ saving the rain forest, we just want some proper releases to get excited about.

HELL YEAH!

 

[Jono8]

They don't normally offer discounts on launch day, this must be a first.

 

[dangel]

Yeah, it's impressive from that point of view - same performance for half the power, or halfish.
But let's be honest, most on here couldn't give a flying **** about saving power/ saving the rain forest, we just want some proper releases to get excited about.

Well I don't have kids so frankly I could run 15 in SLI and do less environmental damage