GTX 980 or GTX 970?

[SureYouCann]

is the 980 worth the extra $160? if not then what price would it be worth if it drops?

[Azza ☠]

I'll make it simply...

If 1080p resolution = Go with the GTX 970, get a duel fan super-clocked one.

If 1440p resolution = Go with the GTX 980, here it will shine and show it's performance.

[Space Coward]

First off, unless there's a good sale, you should probably forget about the GTX 970. The R9 390 crushes it in every way, from the 8GB of VRAM to the better performance overall to the smaller pricetag. I'm not saying this as an AMD fanboy, but as someone who's looking at this equally and been following AMD's rumored 300 lineup for a while, to see where it goes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9cKZiJw6Pk

Second, the GTX 980 is a killer card. So much, in fact, that unless you need 1440p or you absolutely MUST have ALL the anti-aliasing, it's completely overkill and there's no point.

Don't bother with the $400-500 cards unless you want 1440p resolution or ultra-antialiasing. If you're okay with 1080p Ultra with reasonable anti-aliasing (4x MSAA or more, in most cases), R9 390 will fit in nicely for your purposes.

[Rekt.]

1440p - 4K = 980 TI SLI.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

1080p 60Hz > GTX 970
1080 - 1440p upto 144Hz = GTX 980 or 980 Ti
4K (2160p) 30Hz = 980 Ti
4K (2160p) 60Hz = 980 Ti in 2-way SLI

[Space Coward]

引用自 Rekt：

1440p - 4K = 980 TI SLI.

Overkill. You can get decent medium-to-high settings at 4k with a single 980ti, and at 1440p60, pretty much any game can be maxed out. Unless you need 4k and max settings (even then, you can probably get 40 FPS or more with a single card in most games), one 980ti will do just fine.

[Rekt.]

引用自 Kill-Cam Celebrity：

引用自 Rekt：

1440p - 4K = 980 TI SLI.

Overkill. You can get decent medium-to-high settings at 4k with a single 980ti, and at 1440p60, pretty much any game can be maxed out. Unless you need 4k and max settings (even then, you can probably get 40 FPS or more with a single card in most games), one 980ti will do just fine.

I'm FPS greedy. Quit GTA V because I wasn't getting 60fps.

[Space Coward]

引用自 Rekt：

引用自 Kill-Cam Celebrity：

Overkill. You can get decent medium-to-high settings at 4k with a single 980ti, and at 1440p60, pretty much any game can be maxed out. Unless you need 4k and max settings (even then, you can probably get 40 FPS or more with a single card in most games), one 980ti will do just fine.

I'm FPS greedy. Quit GTA V because I wasn't getting 60fps.

You probably won't get 60 in GTAV either way, since the SLI profiles are a bit screwy with that game. Well, if you keep the advanced features off, you should be able to keep above 60 on a snigle-card setup.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Here's the thing; if u buy a GTX 970 now; u are low-balling and just avoiding the fact that this GPU won't last but maybe a few more months before it's no longer enough for newer games.

[Azza ☠]

引用自 Rekt：

引用自 Kill-Cam Celebrity：

Overkill. You can get decent medium-to-high settings at 4k with a single 980ti, and at 1440p60, pretty much any game can be maxed out. Unless you need 4k and max settings (even then, you can probably get 40 FPS or more with a single card in most games), one 980ti will do just fine.

I'm FPS greedy. Quit GTA V because I wasn't getting 60fps.

I can play GTA V 1600p resolution at 60 FPS on very high settings with a single GTX 980 (ASUS DirectCUII)... You know how to optimize settings or just cranking up the AA or using DSR or something?

[Rekt.]

引用自 Azza ☠：

引用自 Rekt：

I'm FPS greedy. Quit GTA V because I wasn't getting 60fps.

I can play GTA V 1600p resolution at 60 FPS on very high settings with a single GTX 980 (ASUS DirectCUII)... You know how to optimize settings or just cranking up the AA or using DSR or something?

Nah. It's because I'm on a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ overpriced Alienware laptop with a 770M. Which is why I'm getting an SLI desktop soon.

[SundownKid]

A 970 will be fine for 1080p for the foreseeable future. If you have more than 1080p you will want a 980 or 980 Ti.

Remember that super maxed settings is not necessarily something intended for the current gen of graphics cards. It's more future proofing the game.

[Bob the Boomer]

Wait till the next gen of nvidia come out, there is not really many games that are gunna demand that much gpu unless you go ultra HD

[˜lokkandload˜™]

980 all day bruh! The 980s just took a huge price drop..so well worth it.

[presto668]

引用自 Kill-Cam Celebrity：

First off, unless there's a good sale, you should probably forget about the GTX 970. The R9 390 crushes it in every way, from the 8GB of VRAM to the better performance overall to the smaller pricetag.

Uh, no. If you're playing at 1080p which one is faster depends on the game, and even then it's only a few FPS either way. The 390 is a rebranded 290, so if the 290 didn't 'crush' the 970, neither will the 390.

[Space Coward]

引用自 presto668：

引用自 Kill-Cam Celebrity：

First off, unless there's a good sale, you should probably forget about the GTX 970. The R9 390 crushes it in every way, from the 8GB of VRAM to the better performance overall to the smaller pricetag.

Uh, no. If you're playing at 1080p which one is faster depends on the game, and even then it's only a few FPS either way. The 390 is a rebranded 290, so if the 290 didn't 'crush' the 970, neither will the 390.

Read the review I posted. The 390 has a clear victory over the 970, according to this reviewer who even says himself that he's a huge Nvidia fan.

It's not a rebrand, it's a refresh. There's a huge difference, as a rebrand is more along the lines of R9 280 vs Radeon 7950; a refresh is more like the difference between i7 4770k and i7 4790k.