Nvidia Launches GTX 980 And GTX 970 "Maxwell" Graphics Cards ($549 & $329)

Fallout-NL said:
Alright, so I installed my Asus GTX 970 (swapped it out for my old Gigabyte 670). Do I install anything other than Nvidia's drivers to, for instance, get it to use those silent cooling features?

/edit: also is the DSR global only? Can't seem to find it in the application specific settings.
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Yes, it's only global as it adds the "DSR custom resolutions" to the "Change Resolution" tab in the control panel. It also seems to behave similarly to switching between resolutions in the way that the video signal is momentarily lost when enabling DSR and confirming with the "Apply" button. As I've mentioned before in this thread, I've only been able to see it function as intended with a DVI monitor so far. While attempting to route the signal through HDMI to TVs, A/V receivers or projectors, I always witness either one of two things -- one, all the settings under "Change Resolution" in the control panel (Resolution, Refresh Rate, Color Depth) disappear completely, and games don't recognize the DSR resolutions at all; or two, where after a couple reboots I'm able to see all the settings and resolutions in the control panel again, and games do "see" the custom resolutions as well, but can't seem to enable any of them. Trying to start any game at that point causes a brief flicker, followed by a black screen and then a crash. That's when I disable DSR and everything goes back to normal.

That's on Windows 8.1 64-bit, and EVGA GTX 980 SC with 344.16 drivers (the same happens with 344.11).
 
Seanspeed said:
You would probably see mixed results. On-paper, SLI 680 is still more powerful, but that doesn't always translate to real world results depending on the game. Worst case SLI scenarios, a 980 will probably be better. Best case SLI scenarios, your 680's will be better. vRAM limitations will still affect you with your 680's as well.

And there's other benefits to going with a single 980, including far, far less power draw and heat.
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Thanks for the replies. Basically, the impatient side of me wants to get one soon. And then use it for a month, while I save up money for the second one. But seeing as I game quite a lot, i wouldn't want to get stuck with a single card that has worse performance than my current set up.

I guess the solution is obvious, just wait till I have the money to buy both at the same time for SLI. It's not like, I'm currently running into any games that won't play because of my current set up.
 
I got my EVGA SC ACX (1.0) card yesterday.
Honestly I was really nervous about the fan since eveyone was saying how loud and inferior it was compared to Gigabyte/ASUS cards and the ACX 2.0.

My worries were totally overblown.

I can't hear it unless I'm trying to hear it, if you know what I mean. It's (barely) audible, but it's a low frequency and is not an 'annoying' noise at all.

And it's stable at 1300mHz base clock (way past FTW edition speeds). I am very, very impressed with this card.
 
teokrazia said:
I've done several benchmarks [S.T.A.L.K.E.R. CoP, Stone Giant, AvP, DiRT 2, Just Cause 2, Lost Planet 2, PLA, Unigine Heaven 4.0, Unigine Valley, Hitman: Absolution, Sleeping Dogs, Metro LL, UE4.0 Elemental, FFXIV, 3D Mark] and the trend says that I've gained about 50% of performances*. I'm pretty satisfied!


*for the records: GTX 670 WindForce 3x ---> GTX 970 Twin FROZR
CPU: i5 2500K@4.40 GHz
Res: 1080p
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Very cool! I also still have a 2500k. I'll be doing some before and after benchmarks once I get my hands on my 970 (in about a week and a half). I'll be coming from a 660ti so it should be an even bigger gain.

Glad to see that 2500k holding its own.
 
I've seen a lot of talk directed toward the EVGA 970 ACX cards, but I wanted to chip in 2 cents that my EVGA reference 980 SLI setup couldn't be any quieter. If anyone's put off by the EVGA talk, I haven't seen much criticism of their reference 980's. Some people have been critical that the Titan vapor chamber went away, but my testing seems to indicate that the cooler performs quite well as-is.
 
I bought a SC ACX 970 for my friend, and it's running quiet compared to his reference 670. I had a feeling the fan curve was a bit aggressive, which that reddit post does indicate. The cards can get up to 80 degrees no problem, so just set the fan curve accordingly. I'm going to have him do that later today and see how it fares.
cripterion said:
ArcheAge is completly out of whack, every texture is flickering and game seems slow as hell. Don't know if it's due to SLI or the new beta drivers.

Game doesn't seem good anyway but didn't expect that after waiting in queue for 2hours. Couldn't even check if it's due to some graphical settings since you have to restart the client for them to take effect, putting your ass back in the queue.
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Are there SLI profiles for it?
 
Azula said:
Thanks for the replies. Basically, the impatient side of me wants to get one soon. And then use it for a month, while I save up money for the second one. But seeing as I game quite a lot, i wouldn't want to get stuck with a single card that has worse performance than my current set up.

I guess the solution is obvious, just wait till I have the money to buy both at the same time for SLI. It's not like, I'm currently running into any games that won't play because of my current set up.
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SLI 970's would be a pretty big jump, too.
 
AndyBNV said:
"This is the big boy corporate version of [GeDoSaTo]" Accurate, but we have been working on this for some time, even before GeDoSaTo was released. Hopefully we can develop even more features, but like I've said before, Durante can always come work for NVIDIA to do it himself :)
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as long as Nvidia don't let him put weird names (dsfix, gedosato) on upcoming software tools I'll be fine with this.
 
Damn, sounds like these are some awesome cards.

I'll probably end up picking up at GTX 980 closer to the end of the year. Any specific manufacturer I should go with?
 
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If you are looking to save on your electric bill 900 series is the way to go... performance wise i'll stick with 780ti.
 
teokrazia said:
I've done several benchmarks [S.T.A.L.K.E.R. CoP, Stone Giant, AvP, DiRT 2, Just Cause 2, Lost Planet 2, PLA, Unigine Heaven 4.0, Unigine Valley, Hitman: Absolution, Sleeping Dogs, Metro LL, UE4.0 Elemental, FFXIV, 3D Mark] and the trend says that I've gained about 50% of performances*. I'm pretty satisfied!


*for the records: GTX 670 WindForce 3x ---> GTX 970 Twin FROZR
CPU: i5 2500K@4.40 GHz
Res: 1080p
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I'm on my 2600k (4,4 GHz) and I'm going to upgrade from 560ti 2gb to a 970. This is going to be awesome!
Also I'm going to use an MX100 512gb as my main drive and probably buy a watercooler because I'm not satisfied with my current aircooler for my cpu.
 
Went home for my lunch break hoping it would be in the front office and ran into the UPS guy in the hall. Awesome timing.

Got the card installed, reinstalled drivers, booted up Metro Last Light for a real quick test, and was able to crank every setting (minus SSAA) to max and still had 60fps. My 670 required me to turn off tessellation to do that. My default Afterburner profile's still set to crank the fan to 100% if it hits 70 degrees, and it was a lot quieter than my 670 the whole time. I checked when I closed the game, and the fan was going at 95%, so it seems like an awesome upgrade all around.

I'll run it through some more games later tonight to make sure it's working fine, and then put my 670 up for sale if it is.
 
jim2point0 said:
The 980 beats the 780 TI in just about every GAME benchmark I've seen so far.
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Yup, about 5-10% faster than the Ti depending on the game... really there is no point in getting the Ti anymore unless you are picking up a used one or picking up a second for SLI.

OC to OC, the 980 still wins too. I think most will be able to clock their 980s higher as well because it's easier to keep temps under control.
 
Just installed my 970 Windforce without a hitch. I was kind of worried it wouldn't fit in my mid tower, but I've got room to spare.

Will run Fire Strike to compare with my 770 Windforce as soon as I figure out why Steam uninstalled my demo of 3D Mark, and won't let me run or install it again.

Tried out Metro: LL though and I'm pretty damn amazed so far. Extremely pumped for Shadow of Mordor next week.
 
Faith said:
Nothing special, just a LG 29EB73 :)
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Can you post some game benchmarks once you get it please? I also have a 21:9 Monitor and am thinking about getting a 970 in the next month or so. So far I couldn't find any benchmarks for that resolution and it would be nice to have some actual numbers instead of just estimations.
 




Ignore the errors. One pops up because I need to replace the cmos battery on my motherboard, so the clock's wrong, and the other is the drivers for some reason. This is without overclocking the 970 Windforce myself.

Speaking of which, can anybody direct me somewhere to start overclocking the 970 Windforce?
 
GPU OCing in a nutshell:

Increase core speed until it crashes in a stress test. Scale back until stable. Increase memory clock until it crashes in a stress test. Scale back until stable.

Done.
 
Once you get into that territory, there's a lot more to take into consideration, especially for air cooled cards.

For folks looking for a stable gaming overclock, the nutshell method is perfect. Aiming for a super high overclock for a benchmark is a different thing entirely. The reason I don't include it, is that by keeping the concept simple, one can tinker around with it. They'll see the other options, and with a better understanding of what their objective is, will learn how to fit that puzzle piece in there.
 
mkenyon said:
GPU OCing in a nutshell:

Increase core speed until it crashes in a stress test. Scale back until stable. Increase memory clock until it crashes in a stress test. Scale back until stable.

Done.
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How important is it to test against a bunch of benchmark apps when overclocking? I noticed I can hold a higher clocks without problems in firestrike extreme vs something like the Heaven benchmark, where I start seeing random shapes and artifacts in certain scenes. Does this mean that Heaven puts more stress on the GPU?
 
Wow. Just saw Gigabyte 780ti is now $430. Exact same price of its counterpart GTX 970 here in Canada. I wonder if the price will go down more
 
Caesar III said:
It should be even more ;) I only tested 3d mark so far and it is even more - graphics wise that is - http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/2816753/fs/2809573
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garath said:
Very cool! I also still have a 2500k. I'll be doing some before and after benchmarks once I get my hands on my 970 (in about a week and a half). I'll be coming from a 660ti so it should be an even bigger gain.

Glad to see that 2500k holding its own.
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Yudoken said:
I'm on my 2600k (4,4 GHz) and I'm going to upgrade from 560ti 2gb to a 970. This is going to be awesome!
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Time to post some more detailed data, fellas!

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat Benchmark [DX11, 1920x1080, Maxed, AAx2]

i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 670 [ForceWare 3337.50] =
Day: 101
Night: 104
Rain: 110
SunShafts:72

i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 970 [ForceWare 344.11] =
Day: 142
Night: 142
Rain: 155
SunShafts:104


Stone Giant [1920X1080, High, No Window Mode]
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 670 [ForceWare 3337.50] = 126
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 970 [ForceWare 344.11] = 187

Aliens vs Predator DX11 Benchmark [1920x1080, default]
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 670 [ForceWare 3337.50] = 101,6
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 970 [ForceWare 344.11] = 158,6


Colin Mc Rae: DiRT 2 Demo Benchmark [1920x1080, Maxed, 8xMSAA, no V-Sync]
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 670 [ForceWare 3337.50] = 108
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 970 [ForceWare 344.11] = 147,5


Just Cause 2 in-game Benchmark [1920x1080, Maxed, no V-Sync, AAx4, AFx16]

The Dark Tower
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 670 [ForceWare 3337.50] = 67,85
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 970 [ForceWare 344.11] = 104,85

Desert Sunshine
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 670 [ForceWare 3337.50] = 78,14
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 970 [ForceWare 344.11] = 120,34

Concrete Jungle
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 670 [ForceWare 3337.50] = 60,56
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 970 [ForceWare 344.11] = 89,17


Lost Planet 2 Benchmark [1920x1080, DX11,, V-Sync off, AA CSAA16xQ, Motion Blur On, Maxed, DX11 Maxed]

Test A
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 670 [ForceWare 3337.50] = 86
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 970 [ForceWare 344.11] = 134,8

Test B
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 670 [ForceWare 3337.50] = 67,9
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 970 [ForceWare 344.11] = 91,3


PLA Benchmark [DX11, 1920x1080, Texture High, Dynamic Shadows On, PhysX High, V-Sync Off, Antiasing 4xMSAA, Post Processing On]

i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 670 [ForceWare 3337.50] = 95,09
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 970 [ForceWare 344.11] = 117.8


Unigine Heaven 4.0 [DX11, 1920x1080, Quality Ultra, Tessellation Extreme, Anisotropy x16, Stereo 3D Off, Multimonitor Off, Antiasing x8, Full Screen]
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 670 [ForceWare 3337.50] = 33,7
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 970 [ForceWare 344.11] = 54,1


Unigine Valley [DX11, Ultra, AAx8, Full Screen]
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 670 [ForceWare 3337.50] = 42
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 970 [ForceWare 344.11] = 57,2


Hitman: Absolution in-game Benchmark [1920x1080, Ultra, MSAAx8, no V-Sync]
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 670 [ForceWare 3337.50] = Min: 27,18 Max: 42,8 Average FPS: 33,16
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 970 [ForceWare 344.11] = Min: 37,7 Max: 56,42 Average FPS: 48,29



3D Mark

Ice Storm [Preset Extreme, not include demo]
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 670 [ForceWare 3337.50] = 148596
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 970 [ForceWare 344.11] = 159336


Fire Strike [Preset Extreme, not include demo]
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 670 [ForceWare 3337.50] = 2979
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 970 [ForceWare 344.11] = 4762


Sleeping Dogs in-game Benchmark [Maxed, no V-Sync, FPS Limiter off]
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 670 [ForceWare 3337.50] = Average: 46,3 Maximum:64 Minimum: 28,6
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 970 [ForceWare 344.11] = Average: 70,9 Maximum: 110,5 Minimum: 41,4


Metro: Last Light in-game Benchmark [DirectX11, 1920x1080, Very High, AF 16X, Motion Blur Normal, No SSAA, Tessellation Very High, Advanced PhysX On]
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 670 [ForceWare 3337.50] = Average: 40.67, Max.: 93.76, Min.: 7.33
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 970 [ForceWare 344.11] = Average: 68, Max.: 134,37 Min.: 9,07


Final Fantasy XIV Benchmark [Graphics Presets Maximum, 1080, Full Screen]
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 670 [ForceWare 3337.50] = 7871 - Performance Extremely High
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 970 [ForceWare 344.11] = 9282 - Performance Extremely High


Unreal Engine 4 Elemental [SDK version, bench via FRAPS]
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 670 [ForceWare 3337.50] = Min 21, Max 56, Avrg 39
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 970 [ForceWare 344.11] = Min 34, Max 58, Avrg 51,673


Lord of the Rings: Shadow of Mordor in-game Benchmark
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 970 [ForceWare 344.11] = Ups, can't talk about this yet ;D
 
georaldc said:
How important is it to test against a bunch of benchmark apps when overclocking? I noticed I can hold a higher clocks without problems in firestrike extreme vs something like the Heaven benchmark, where I start seeing random shapes and artifacts in certain scenes. Does this mean that Heaven puts more stress on the GPU?
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For the most part, you want to go with the lowest common denominator (I think). If you're seeing artifacts, you need to lower your memory clock. I generally go with an OC that is stable/clear in every test and game I run.
 
teokrazia said:
Lord of the Rings: Shadow of Mordor in-game Benchmark
i5 2500K 4.4 GHz + GTX 970 [ForceWare 344.11] = Ups, can't talk about this yet ;D
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Really?

I sure hope you are a reviewer or something, because people who buy expensive computer hardware only to pirate the games are just about the worst.
 
x3sphere said:
Yup, about 5-10% faster than the Ti depending on the game... really there is no point in getting the Ti anymore unless you are picking up a used one or picking up a second for SLI.

OC to OC, the 980 still wins too. I think most will be able to clock their 980s higher as well because it's easier to keep temps under control.
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780 Ti is still a beast, the 980 is just a slight improvement(1/2 frames) with a few extra features.

Wait until 980ti
 
Freki said:
It was a close call - but now everything is set:
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Lol. That's a tight fit. That card is so damn big.

It'll fit great in my 650D case (I have like 5 inches of clearance over my 10.5" card already). I do see you have some SATA connectors below the card? It fits well over them? I have SATA connectors on my MSI board in almost the exact same spot. My current card is just shy of being on top of them and it looks like a very narrow clearance if the card was as big as the Gigabyte.
 
Lexxus said:
Wow. Just saw Gigabyte 780ti is now $430. Exact same price of its counterpart GTX 970 here in Canada. I wonder if the price will go down more
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yeah I saw it too and am debating cancelling my asus strix 970 preorder. But I plan to maybe do 970 SLI next year.
 
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