980slivs2070s 2x EVGA 980 SC in SLI vs 2070 Super

[RazorBackGaming]

I have currently have                                                        

MotherBoard: Z97S Sli Krait Edition

Cpu:4790k base 4.0GHz

Ram:DDR 3 Hyper X 1867mhz 16gb

GPU: 2x EVGA 980 SC in Sli

 

An Im Upgrading to a 

MotherBoard: Z490-A PRO Motherboard

Cpu: Intel Core i7-10700KF Processor (16M Cache, up to 5.00 GHz) 

Ram: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4, 3600MHz 2x8GB Kit X2 = 32gb total

GPU: Gigabyte nVidia Geforce RTX 2070 Super Windforce OC

 

My question is, is the Gpu change for 4k gonna be the same or is one gonna be better than the other?

[starry]

Oml please dont do an SLI setup, almost no games use it now, and it can be driver hell and overall just less reliable and stable. Get the 2070 super, youll be way happier, trust me.

Youll want the extra Vram that the 2070s provides for 4k, it will be a way better experience, vram doesnt scale over SLI, even if whatever youre doing actually uses both GPUs and scales well, the 2070s will be so much better for 4k for its superior memory alone.

 

Edit: I misread, you already have an SLI setup and youre looking to upgrade your system, the answer is yes, the 2070 super will be way better for 4k

[RazorBackGaming]

Those Cards in SLI gives me 8GB of VRAM already i just dont want to spend all the money an be disapointed going from sli to non sli

[starry]

1 minute ago, RazorBackGaming said:

Those Cards in SLI gives me 8GB of VRAM already i just dont want to spend all the money an be disapointed going from sli to non sli

Im quite sure that two GTX 980s dont give you twice the memory.

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, RazorBackGaming said:

Those Cards in SLI gives me 8GB of VRAM already i just dont want to spend all the money an be disapointed going from sli to non sli

When you do SLI you don't add the amount of VRAM. You only get 4GB which for 4k in 2020 is pretty low.

[RazorBackGaming]

1 minute ago, seapriestess said:

Im quite sure that two GTX 980s dont give you twice the memory.

In Sli? There 2 4gb cards im confused?

 

[starry]

Just now, RazorBackGaming said:

In Sli? There 2 4gb cards im confused?

 

SLI doesnt actually use the memory from both cards if Im correct, it basically just holds copies of the memory on both cards, and both cards work on the same data.

 

[starry]

So you have 4GB of VRAM, and 2 GTX 980s worth of graphics processing power, is the gist.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, RazorBackGaming said:

In Sli? There 2 4gb cards im confused?

 

You only get the memory from one card.

But all the micro stutters of two cards trying to be one card.

One more powerful card will always be a better idea than trying to make two slower cards do something developers haven't cared about since its inception.

[RazorBackGaming]

1 minute ago, seapriestess said:

SLI doesnt actually use the memory from both cards if Im correct, it basically just holds copies of the memory on both cards, and both cards work on the same data.

 

Ow thats strange correct me if im wrong but in most games that display it, it says that i have now 8gb of vram when sli is activated?

 

[RazorBackGaming]

Just now, Den-Fi said:

You only get the memory from one card.

But all the micro stutters of two cards trying to be one card.

One more powerful card will always be a better idea than trying to make two slower cards do something developers haven't cared about since its inception.

ow so technically i only have 4gb of VRAM that it uses from 1 card an then uses both to render? 

[HenrySalayne]

6 minutes ago, RazorBackGaming said:

Those Cards in SLI gives me 8GB of VRAM already i just dont want to spend all the money an be disapointed going from sli to non sli

 

1 minute ago, seapriestess said:

Im quite sure that two GTX 980s dont give you twice the memory.

That's the point. Only nVLink for Quadro graphic cards support memory sharing (and only certain applications support it), SLI doesn't. So each graphics card has to have a copy of the data in its own memory and you have effectively only 4 GB of memory.

A single 2070 Super should be at least 99% of the time faster than two 980 in SLI.

[starry]

Yeah, SLI can introduce stutters and whatnot that just create a generally worse experience, even if your FPS number is higher in your benchmark

[starry]

You will have a drastically better experience with just 1 2070s
If it were me, I wouldnt even choose 2 2070 supers over 1.

[RazorBackGaming]

Just now, seapriestess said:

Yeah, SLI can introduce stutters and whatnot that just create a generally worse experience, even if your FPS number is higher in your benchmark

So its deffinetly worth it?

 

[starry]

2 minutes ago, RazorBackGaming said:

Ow thats strange correct me if im wrong but in most games that display it, it says that i have now 8gb of vram when sli is activated?

 

Technically there is 8gb worth of physical memory chips there, and it sees that, but it only uses 4

[starry]

Just now, RazorBackGaming said:

So its deffinetly worth it?

 

Yes, very worth it, your games will be so much smoother and your system stable as a rock in comparison

[RazorBackGaming]

Just now, seapriestess said:

Yes, very worth it, your games will be so much smoother and your system stable as a rock in comparison

Alright Sweet thank you! an what type of 2070S card Brand is the one thats worth it if it matters?

 

[starry]

Just now, RazorBackGaming said:

Alright Sweet thank you! an what type of 2070S card Brand is the one thats worth it if it matters?

 

Gigabyte has really good cooler designs in general, will result in better thermals, and therefore a longer and more stable lifespan. Their windforce model is pretty good, its what I would buy, but mainly because it has a 0RPM fan profile and I am very interested in silence, thats just me, and Im not you, so take my suggestion with a grain of salt. I dont know tons of technical information about aftermarket GPU designs, Im just offering what I would buy.

[GoldenLag]

57 minutes ago, RazorBackGaming said:

Alright Sweet thank you! an what type of 2070S card Brand is the one thats worth it if it matters?

 

generally speaking its worth not buying right now, and just wait untill RDNA2 comes out or Amper which is right around the corner