**Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti Review Thread**

[Kaapstad]

yeah it is getting better and better.. the smile is slowly but surely rising on my big round face .. seriously considering puttin on the evga acx 2.0 titan x cooler on it.. either that or aio water.

Don't forget to post a pic in the owners thread to get on "The Roll of Honour".

 

[MatTheCat]

I'm starting to wonder what all the fuss is about with this card, it's what 8 - 12 fps faster than a normal 980 but runs hotter, louder and uses more power. Not worth the extra cash and not worth upgrading from a normal 980 given the hit in resale value

Not so.

It is about 20% - 25% faster than a GTX 980.

So if someone is hovering around 50 fps on a GTX 980, the extra 20%+ will take them up to a smooth 60 fps.

Admittedly, if I had a GTX 980, no way would I consider the 980 ti a worthy upgrade.

 

[africanos23]

Inb4 the inevitable "but custom 980ti's will clock higher".

Well good luck getting 1500mhz without throttling without custom bios and even then it won't be game stable

I'm now waiting for someone to come along and beat my 3dmark firestrike extreme GFX score with an air cooled 980ti and then quote this post to prove me wrong lol.

1400mhz is easy peasy with stock bios (same gains give or take for TX and GTX980Ti clocks with other bioses), unless your in the like 0.5% of people that can't.

Still no TXs on the MM

 

[Divine Pain]

My plan: 2x980Ti and one of these: http://pcdiy.asus.com/2015/06/asus-34-ultrawide-qhd-ips-219-curved-g-sync-monitor/

 

[Muska]

They're the same price, so would you guys go with the EVGA Classified or the EVGA Hybrid?? I'm a little torn at the minute after already changing my Superclocked order to the Classified. Will be in a Corsair Air540 if it makes any odds.

 

[Ayahuasca]

They're the same price, so would you guys go with the EVGA Classified or the EVGA Hybrid?? I'm a little torn at the minute after already changing my Superclocked order to the Classified. Will be in a Corsair Air540 if it makes any odds.

I'd honestly go for the Hybrid and flash a custom bios.

The classified might be binned but you aren't going to be able to run mega clocks for 24/7 gaming on air whereas with a custom bios on a liquid cooled card you will be able to and it will be quieter.

 

[africanos23]

They're the same price, so would you guys go with the EVGA Classified or the EVGA Hybrid?? I'm a little torn at the minute after already changing my Superclocked order to the Classified. Will be in a Corsair Air540 if it makes any odds.

EVGA Hybrid for low temps (50-60c max loads), max OC and the silent treatment.

 

[Razor Time]

Classifieds are meant to be around a months wait time according to the rep on the EVGA forum.

 

[chaparral]

I just don't get it. Unless you're going to be sticking your rig up above you on a shelf or something, most people are probably going to be looking at the backplate and the

Yet it often seems like an afterthought with all the effort going into making the cooler look great, the bit facing the ground..

I feel sorry for all you guys who own one of them strange designed cases that has the GPU facing down.


If you bought a PC case that was design properly you would not have that problem

 

[Kelt]

They're the same price, so would you guys go with the EVGA Classified or the EVGA Hybrid?? I'm a little torn at the minute after already changing my Superclocked order to the Classified. Will be in a Corsair Air540 if it makes any odds.

Hybrid all the way for me. Nice OC out of the box, cool and quiet, and a nice backplate to boot.

 

[Brumboy]

Why is it that these websites always use crazy settings when benchmarking?

For example http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/nvidia_geforce_gtx_980_ti_review,26.html:

GTA 5 @ 4k runs at 43 FPS with:

• DX11
• Very high quality
• 16xAF
• 2xMSAA
• FXAA enabled

Then Witcher 3 @ 4k runs at 37 FPS with:

• DX11
• Ultra mode
• AA enabled
• 16x AF enabled
• SSAO enabled
• Nvidia Hairworks OFF
• Other settings ON

But I don't think I'd even use AF/MSAA/FXAA/SSAO so how much of a jump in FPS would I get from disabling those settings? 10/15?

I would prefer if they did benchmarks without all the extra stuff aswell just to see

 

[Mayh3M]

The Hybrid would be a no brainer if it wasn't such an ugly colour.

Its 2015 and aesthetics are very important. Why is it so hard to understand that a neutral colour on such a unit is essential? The original 980 Hybrid looks great in any rig.

 

[Muska]

Thanks chaps, looks like I'll be changing my order in the morning! I hope the wait is not going to be too long.

 

[Spook187]

Well i hope the ones who buy it accually play some games with these beasts instead of point scoring.

 

[Kaapstad]

Inb4 the inevitable "but custom 980ti's will clock higher".

Well good luck getting 1500mhz without throttling without custom bios and even then it won't be game stable

I'm now waiting for someone to come along and beat my 3dmark firestrike extreme GFX score with an air cooled 980ti and then quote this post to prove me wrong lol.

Sometimes my SC TXs overclock higher than my SC 980s so I think the TitanXs will do ok.

 

[Tom B]

The Hybrid would be a no brainer if it wasn't such an ugly colour.

That's why I'm waiting for the Inno3d IChill: http://cdn.videocardz.com/1/2015/05/Inno3d-iChill-GTX980TI-HybridS.jpg

 

[Kaapstad]

Why is it that these websites always use crazy settings when benchmarking?

For example http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/nvidia_geforce_gtx_980_ti_review,26.html:

GTA 5 @ 4k runs at 43 FPS with:

• DX11
• Very high quality
• 16xAF
• 2xMSAA
• FXAA enabled

Then Witcher 3 @ 4k runs at 37 FPS with:

• DX11
• Ultra mode
• AA enabled
• 16x AF enabled
• SSAO enabled
• Nvidia Hairworks OFF
• Other settings ON

But I don't think I'd even use AF/MSAA/FXAA/SSAO so how much of a jump in FPS would I get from disabling those settings? 10/15?

I would prefer if they did benchmarks without all the extra stuff aswell just to see

Max it out @2160p is what we want.

Satisfied GTX 960 SLI owner.

 

[RanxZy]

Got the EVGA Hybrid on pre order but still keeping an eye out for AMDs offering so don't mind the wait.

 

[Joe_Easy]

Hybrid all the way for me. Nice OC out of the box, cool and quiet, and a nice backplate to boot.

THIS.

Jayz2cents review of the 980 Hybrid is very good. His card overclocks to 1575Mhz-1600Mhz and run whisper quiet while never getting hotter than 55 Degree celcius.

He achieves a similiar Firestrike and gaming benchmark score than his 980 Classified but 25-30 degrees cooler and whisper quiet. Sign me up!

As an aside, he teases a 980ti hybrid in his 980ti review...he said he'd have a review and benchmark video up soon. Whatever the actual performance of that card, if it has a similiar perspective to the 980Hybrid vs. 980stock it will be world class card.

 

[Gregster]

Why is it that these websites always use crazy settings when benchmarking?

For example http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/nvidia_geforce_gtx_980_ti_review,26.html:

GTA 5 @ 4k runs at 43 FPS with:

• DX11
• Very high quality
• 16xAF
• 2xMSAA
• FXAA enabled

Then Witcher 3 @ 4k runs at 37 FPS with:

• DX11
• Ultra mode
• AA enabled
• 16x AF enabled
• SSAO enabled
• Nvidia Hairworks OFF
• Other settings ON

But I don't think I'd even use AF/MSAA/FXAA/SSAO so how much of a jump in FPS would I get from disabling those settings? 10/15?

I would prefer if they did benchmarks without all the extra stuff aswell just to see

I agree with this. I can sway a little for 4K but they do it for 1440P and below. Max the damned games out all the way and then test card against card. It just confuses everything with such differing settings.