Nvidia 8** series

[Evostatic343]

so i currently have a 780ti and i love it. im looking to get into 4k gaming and i want to know if i should get another 780ti or wait to see what the 800 series has to offer?

also will i be able to run a 780ti with an 800 series card in sli if they have the same architecture much like amd allows you to do? and finnaly when is the release date for the 800 sereis?

[boggle4321]

if you have the patience wait, but i know thats hard. a 780ti should push 4k well enough. 800 series has not yet been announced 

[Evostatic343]

if you have the patience wait, but i know thats hard. a 780ti should push 4k well enough. 800 series has not yet been announced 

pauls hardware had a video and its not up to my standards for 4k

[Prokart2000]

pauls hardware had a video and its not up to my standards for 4k

wait and then 4k will be cheaper

[thedigitalmilk]

BEST ANSWER thedigitalmilk, Yesterday, 01:17 PM

 

Not to mention you would have to drop a huge amount of your budget on a 4K monitor, I say build the rig for 2.5K and in two years get a decent 4k monitor for a buttload cheaper, then chose from the inherently better graphics solutions at that time.

 

 

This was my advice to another guy. Its probably better waiting for 4K

[Evostatic343]

wait and then 4k will be cheaper

i hate waiting for things to get cheaper because then there is always something better when they become cheaper. this sucks for early adopters like me. but i gueess i have to

[Altecice]

The 800 series wont be 4K ready either (unless you wish to SLI as with the 700 series at the moment).

[One Who Craves Souls]

The 800 series wont be 4K ready either (unless you wish to SLI as with the 700 series at the moment).

[Altecice]

 

Its true. (as sad as it is) the 800 series is all about power efficiency. I did see a report that the 780ti beats the 880gtx rumored specs on paper. but as with all rumors take them with a pinch of salt.

[ivhyn]

We don't know anything about Nvidia GTX 800 but as a matter of fact the 780Ti will run out of VRAM in 4k

[Virgule]

pauls hardware had a video and its not up to my standards for 4k

It should be. I have a R9 290 and run 4K without any AA and some settings on High rather than Ultra and things are smooth and crisp. If a single 780TI isn't enough for you, I assume it's because you need AA (which you don't) ?

[One Who Craves Souls]

Its true. (as sad as it is) the 800 series is all about power efficiency. I did see a report that the 780ti beats the 880gtx rumored specs on paper. but as with all rumors take them with a pinch of salt.

Yeah, however I'd like to hope...   although  I know we're still a long way for good smooth 4k performance, maybe 2 880 in sli, who knows when it's all rumors. 

[Evostatic343]

It should be. I have a R9 290 and run 4K without any AA and some settings on High rather than Ultra and things are smooth and crisp. If a single 780TI isn't enough for you, I assume it's because you need AA (which you don't) ?

i want to be able to max bf4 on 4k

[Virgule]

i want to be able to max bf4 on 4k

So you want full 16x anisotropic AA on 4K ?

You want all settings at max and not have to turn down a bit some setting you won't even notice ?

You want all that keeping a minimum FPS of 60 ?

 

Yes, it'll take you probably 3 or 4 780TI to achieve that. It comes a point where going a little further, requires a ton more hardware. It's impractical and if this is what you're waiting for to jump in 4K, you'll make the switch when even 4K isn't relevant anymore (assuming you're not a petroleum tycoon, and you're making money at an average rate). 

 

Technology is all about compromise. 

[maazster]

so i currently have a 780ti and i love it. im looking to get into 4k gaming and i want to know if i should get another 780ti or wait to see what the 800 series has to offer?

also will i be able to run a 780ti with an 800 series card in sli if they have the same architecture much like amd allows you to do? and finnaly when is the release date for the 800 sereis?

For 4k gaming on single core you will have to wait a couple of generations more till they can fit more rops on board, the only card i can recommend for 4k is the 295x as it has 128 rops on board.

[One Who Craves Souls]

For 4k gaming on single core you will have to wait a couple of generations more till they can fit more rops on board, the only card i can recommend for 4k is the 295x as it has 128 rops on board.

2016 is the year of 4K.

[fringie]

Its true. (as sad as it is) the 800 series is all about power efficiency. I did see a report that the 780ti beats the 880gtx rumored specs on paper. but as with all rumors take them with a pinch of salt.

The 700 series isn't. You know how the 770 is essentially a slightly buffed up 680? It's TDP is over 10% more, same goes with other cards like the 760 (vs 660, I think it's 20% in the 760s case). There is a trend everytime there is a die shrink TDP goes down then second gen die shrink = higher TDP but more power.

 

Ontopic:

I don't think a 780 ti has enough vRAM. I think I recall seeing a video showing 2.8GB vRAM used @ 1080p BF4 maxed out. The memory memory bit rate is only 384 which would be the limiting factor in regards to performance when it has enough vRAM to stretch it's legs. If you're adamant you want 4k now AMD would be a better bet.

[A10-FTW]

yea... the 4K era (and the 4GB cards era) has begun 

[ivhyn]

I don't think a 780 ti has enough vRAM. I think I recall seeing a video showing 2.8GB vRAM used @ 1080p BF4 maxed out. The memory memory bit rate is only 384 which would be the limiting factor in regards to performance when it has enough vRAM to stretch it's legs. If you're adamant you want 4k now AMD would be a better bet.

It's using 2.8GB because it can, not because it needs it. JayzTwoCents recently uploaded a video saying Bf4 uses just under 2GB on a 2gig card and much more on a card with more vram.

Also, the bus isn't the limiting factor in combination with the highspeed ram used on Nvidia GPUs (for reference look at Titan Black benchmarks).

[Evostatic343]

So you want full 16x anisotropic AA on 4K ?

You want all settings at max and not have to turn down a bit some setting you won't even notice ?

You want all that keeping a minimum FPS of 60 ?

 

Yes, it'll take you probably 3 or 4 780TI to achieve that. It comes a point where going a little further, requires a ton more hardware. It's impractical and if this is what you're waiting for to jump in 4K, you'll make the switch when even 4K isn't relevant anymore (assuming you're not a petroleum tycoon, and you're making money at an average rate). 

 

Technology is all about compromise.

good point

[maazster]

2016 is the year of 4K.

Sounds good to me.

[One Who Craves Souls]

Sounds good to me.

Yep, I was hoping for Maxwell but meh... I'll wait Pascal for 4k.

[Virgule]

2016 is the year of 1080P.

Fixed

[SlaughterSmurf]

pauls hardware had a video and its not up to my standards for 4k

I would go for another 780 ti since the 880 will most likely perform simular to a 780 ti. I think that another 780 ti will bring your performance above a single 880.

[One Who Craves Souls]

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