GTX 770 vs 780 Actual FPS Performance

[Hank_Tech]

So I'm buying a GPU for my system, and I have narrowed it to the GTX 770 and the GTX 780. I can afford both, but with the 780 I will have to cut my SSD and some RAM (but I already have 8GB, so I am fine with waiting) until I can afford it later on down the line. To help me decide, I want to know what the real world performance difference is on 1080P, ultra settings on games like BF4, FarCry 3, Borderlands 2, Metro LL, etc. (Basically the most popular titles  ) Would I just be better off just getting the 780 and having the most balls to the walls gaming experience, rather than skimping out now so I can be "done" with my system earlier? The main thing I don't want to run into is buyer's remorse where I wish I had just saved my money for that little bit longer and gotten the 780, rather than rushing and buying the cheaper card.

[qwertywarrior]

go to the many review websites and see the benchmarks there

[Cacao]

[LawrenceBarnes2013]

Go for a Lightning or a Power edition GTX 770 because due to overvoltage in those you can overclock it easily to the level of performance of the 780, that way you still wont cut down on your SSD and RAM ,

the 770 is what i would go for ,your choice

[Grave]

The 770 is pretty much all you need for 1080p on a single monitor. I'd only recommend buying the 780 if you're truly worried about longevity and may end up using a 1200p display or higher later on. I also value an SSD over like 10 more fps at max/near max settings when you're already pushing past 50-60 in most cases.

[FloRolf]

So, if you buy the 780 you have 8gb ram and no ssd

if you buy 770 you have 16gb and an ssd?

 

tough decision 8gb ram is enough imo tho.

[LawrenceBarnes2013]

So, if you buy the 780 you have 8gb ram and no ssd

if you buy 770 you have 16gb and an ssd?

 

tough decision 8gb ram is enough imo tho.

buuuut HHDs Suck dude don't they ?

[Hank_Tech]

So, if you buy the 780 you have 8gb ram and no ssd

if you buy 770 you have 16gb and an ssd?

 

tough decision 8gb ram is enough imo tho.

Yeah this is the issue I'm running into. I do some After Effects and video work though, so the more RAM the better, and I am also thinking of partitioning off some as a ramdisk later on. The main thing is, I will be able to get the parts I cut now later on down the line. So I go 780 now, and I may have to wait a couple weeks or so until I get an SSD, or I get the 770, and get the SSD immediately.

[Hank_Tech]

buuuut HHDs Suck dude don't they ?

Well I am coming from my laptop that has an SSD... so yeah I can really tell a difference. But I can get by just fine on my HDD once I get my computer booted up, just takes a bit longer to get it there 

[xrex64]

I'd go 770. SSD will feel more worth your money than a 780. 

 

I was in a similar situation. I wanted the very best, but I realized that it wasn't for me, even though I played some high end games. 

[FloRolf]

buuuut HHDs Suck dude don't they ?

 

yeah i was just judging the ram ^^

 

 

Yeah this is the issue I'm running into. I do some After Effects and video work though, so the more RAM the better, and I am also thinking of partitioning off some as a ramdisk later on. The main thing is, I will be able to get the parts I cut now later on down the line. So I go 780 now, and I may have to wait a couple weeks or so until I get an SSD, or I get the 770, and get the SSD immediately.

 

Well. Since you already have your rig up and running you dont have the hassle of installing windows twice so i would just get a 780.

[Enderman]

Go for a Lightning or a Power edition GTX 770 because due to overvoltage in those you can overclock it easily to the level of performance of the 780, that way you still wont cut down on your SSD and RAM ,

the 770 is what i would go for ,your choice

yes my ASUS DCU2 GTX770 overclocked to 1260Mhz does way better than my friend's stock 780 in the ROG realbench test

[Hank_Tech]

yes my ASUS DCU2 GTX770 overclocked to 1260Mhz does way better than my friend's stock 780 in the ROG realbench test

What does that translate into with real world FPS in gaming? I don't care too much for synthetic benchmarks because I am going to be using this card for gaming, so I wanna get the best performance possible.

[One Who Craves Souls]

You can use this for exact side-by-side comparison of these two cards.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1037?vs=1036 

[LawrenceBarnes2013]

yes my ASUS DCU2 GTX770 overclocked to 1260Mhz does way better than my friend's stock 780 in the ROG realbench test

But.....Once That ROG 780 Is also Overclocked it will smack The shit Out of the 770 ,and it's a ROG (the 770 is still a beast though ,i'm and nVidia guy my self so...)

[Enderman]

What does that translate into with real world FPS in gaming? I don't care too much for synthetic benchmarks because I am going to be using this card for gaming, so I wanna get the best performance possible.

basically a 770 overclocked is equal to a stock 780

but the thing is you can still overclock the 780 so it almost becomes a 780ti

so you can still get better performance overall by getting a 780

just make sure that the 780 you get is from someone like asus or msi so that you can get all the performance out of it

[Enderman]

But.....Once That ROG 780 Is also Overclocked it will smack The shit Out of the 770 ,and it's a ROG (the 770 is still a beast though ,i'm and nVidia guy my self so...)

read what i just posted below

[Hank_Tech]

basically a 770 overclocked is equal to a stock 780

but the thing is you can still overclock the 780 so it almost becomes a 780ti

so you can still get better performance overall by getting a 780

just make sure that the 780 you get is from someone like asus or msi so that you can get all the performance out of it

Yeah I was gonna go with the Direct CUII with either card.

[One Who Craves Souls]

Both these cards destroy every game you throw at it at 1080p... but if you can go 780 then go with it.

[LawrenceBarnes2013]

What does that translate into with re al world FPS in gaming? I don't care too much for synthetic benchmarks because I am going to be using this card for gaming, so I wanna get the best performance possible.

Look just Get that  770 and call it a day ,it wont be a waist of money in fact it will be the ultimate choice since the 770 proved to up to its reputation  as you can see all the guys are saying (the 760/770 ,660Ti/670 are the sweet spot wright now ,no need to go for any thing higher) ,and please got the lightning if you can ,i urge you to because the overclocking capability you'll get with that is just massive 

[LawrenceBarnes2013]

read what i just posted below

that's what i meant

[LawrenceBarnes2013]

Well I am coming from my laptop that has an SSD... so yeah I can really tell a difference. But I can get by just fine on my HDD once I get my computer booted up, just takes a bit longer to get it there 

well for me ,i hade a HHD in my old PC but when i built my new one and i'm i'm using 2x Samsung SSDs in it ,i'm sorry but i can't go back to thous slow HDD no way ,planing to go for like 4 or 5 SSD to hit the 1TB mark with super fast SSDs