Snapshot King
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So, maybe a dumb question, but if I wake up late tomorrow, I don't have to worry about these cards being sold out because of bitcoin miners do I?
Nvidia Launches GTX 980 And GTX 970 "Maxwell" Graphics Cards ($549 & $329)
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NJDEN
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The 980 seems like a bad buy by comparison unless you're like me and just want to splurge to celebrate landing a new job or something.
You're not getting much more for the $220 extra over 970 though. Simply put, nothing that isn't playable on the 970 will be playable on the 980, the difference in some cases is 10-15%.
If it had a more decisive 25-30% lead, then might be worth it.
hemtae
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As of right now probably the r9 290
Why not Sli 780's? it would be cheaper and just about the same.
derExperte
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The power consumption is relatively high compared to a normal 970 but it appears to have the best cooler and 0rpm during idle is very appealing.
hemtae
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Did they confirm Kepler was getting the downsampling thing, MFAA and the VR thing? Might be worth it in his book.
jacksepticeye
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Still pretty comfy with my 780Ti. Those prices are great though
fluffydelusions
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Sounded like it was a maxwell only thing but who knows
I guess it would depend on what the price drops to on the 780s. Isnt the 970 supposed to have lower power consumption? Haven't read reviews yet.
Edit: And what hemtae said.
Rex Griswold
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When can I buy one of these? Really hard to not do so, especially at that $350 price point.
I was thinking I'd have to pay out the ass for a good upgrade. This is pleasant news.
I was thinking I'd have to pay out the ass for a good upgrade. This is pleasant news.
It looks like the 970 is between 0 and 15% better.
I don't know why it wouldn't, seeing as you can downsample now.
i think tomorrow. i don't even see them listed on amazon yet, unless search is failing me.
maybe because of MFAA, 1gb more RAM and 100-140W less power draw (in SLI), VR SLI and other VR stuff? And 970 is around 10% stronger too.
adamantypants
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Oh damn didn't realize. Thanks!
brain_stew
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You know, with VR SLI, 4GB GDDR5 as standard and the fantastic power draw of these cards, I think I can finally recommend SLI. If you need something more than a single 970 then SLI 970s is the obvious choice.
It's going to be the setup of choice for CV1 (unless something better comes along before then).
I still want to see some frame latency tests for SLI though.
I was trying to decide the same thing...
None of that is really worth the hit he's going to take selling the 780, and then buying 2 970's. If that's what you want, go for it, but it's not really worth it IMO. Also I looked up that downsample thing.
http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/09/19/nvidias-dynamic-super-resolution-is-downsampling-made-easy/
So yeah, it's coming to the 700 series.
better perf but from what I hear, more issues with games at launch
Hmmn, that's huge jump for me seeing I got my 270x at that price ($300~)
What is Miracast Virtual audio? :O
Btw, is there a reason to install 3d vision if I don't have a 3d monitor? I always have to uncheck these.
Mineshaft_Gap
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Was thinking about adding a second GTX780 but do you think it might be better to sell my 780 for $300~ or so and get two 970s instead?
Windom Earle
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Gigabyte has the highest stock OC and performance, ASUS seemingly the best cooling... Hmmm. EVGA seems to be in the middle.
hemtae
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Wait, unless you absolutely have to have the new features announced (down sampling, MFAA, the vr thing, vxgi)
plagiarize
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It certainly makes what I have planned feel less insane.
DangerMouse
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Yeah, have had two GTX 680 in SLI for some time.
Snapshot King
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Can anybody find out what the physical dimensions of the cards are? I'm worried it won't fit, I can't figure out how large the 970 is compared to my 7970.
Jin
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I uncheck those too. Don't think you need them if you don't have 3D monitor.
brain_stew
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It blows it away while consuming far less power, having way more features and including more memory.
Forget about AMD's "high end" lineup from the 280x upwards. No one should go anywhere near those cards anymore. The GTX 970 is the new king.
You have an AMD card. If your card fits, any NVIDIA card will too.
Jzero
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I'm not even sure if it would be worth it.
KnightHart
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Huh. Is there anyone else out there on the 700-series considering getting a 970? I'm on a 770 right now and $320 doesn't seem like a whole lot
plagiarize
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I'd love them to leverage the VR SLI idea for regular S3D too, but I'm not sure that it's possible.
i didnt even mentioned DSR. And if you want to play VR i think the VR stuff alone is enough. And if you live in a country with super high electricy prices 100-140W less is alot. That would be around 30-40€ less here per year in germany if you game for 3hours per day in average.
Right now in the benchmarks the 970 performs 5-30% better than a 780. A german Benchmark but you can really good compare FPS jump in % in these graphics.
And this was without MFAA, wasnt in the acutal drivers.