295x2 PRICE DISCUSSiON Vs Titan Z

[OneManWolfPack5]

Do your rember when we all thought the 295x2 was crazy expensive...Intel the Titan Z Released at double the cost!! 8 GB of GDDR5 is overkill,15GB Is insane that's Nvidia for you BTW I own A 295x2 waiting for the PG278Q 1440p 144hz to come out to test the power and the VRAM On 1440p

[Guest]

I never thought the X2 was "crazy" expensive. The price was justifiable and the Titan Z isn't really a gaming card so they aren't even worth comparing. 

[PhantomChevron]

I never thought the X2 was "crazy" expensive. The price was justifiable and the Titan Z isn't really a gaming card so they aren't even worth comparing. 

Because, Nvidia said on its website it was a gaming card

[M-ursu]

They both are too expensive, i would just get 2x780ti's or 2x290x's for best value =D

[WyvernAbstracts]

Why r ppl still comparing these cards, dont see ppl comparing gtx cards to firepros

[X1XNobleX1X]

Do your rember when we all thought the 295x2 was crazy expensive...Intel the Titan Z Released at double the cost!! 8 GB of GDDR5 is overkill,15GB Is insane that's Nvidia for you BTW I own A 295x2 waiting for the PG278Q 1440p 144hz to come out to test the power and the VRAM On 1440p

What GPU has 15 GB?

The GTX Titan Z has only 12GB of memory. 6GB on each card, though it only really has 6GB usable GPU memory not 12. 

On the other hand, the 292X2 has 8GB GPU memory where only 4 is usable, 4 GB for each GPU chip. 

[Guest]

Because, Nvidia said on its website it was a gaming card

Nvidia is wrong. 

[TheSLSAMG]

They're both overpriced. Simple as that.

 

2/3/4 x GTX 780 Ti

2/3/4 x R9 290X

3/4 x R9 290

 

What do all of the above listed cards have in common? They are all in the price range of $1000-$3000 and are faster than the R9 295X2 or GTX TITAN Z. They will all also run cooler than the TITAN Z. And they won't run at reduced clocks. And if one has issues, you don't have to ship out your entire graphics solution. The only advantage the R9 295X2 has is it's form factor, and the only advantage the TITAN Z has is... oh wait... it has none.

[PhantomChevron]

Nvidia is wrong. 

Well they said it and they made the card.

[VintageCake]

They're both overpriced. Simple as that.

 

2/3/4 x GTX 780 Ti

2/3/4 x R9 290X

3/4 x R9 290

 

What do all of the above listed cards have in common? They are all in the price range of $1000-$3000 and are faster than the R9 295X2 or GTX TITAN Z. They will all also run cooler than the TITAN Z. And they won't run at reduced clocks. And if one has issues, you don't have to ship out your entire graphics solution. The only advantage the R9 295X2 has is it's form factor, and the only advantage the TITAN Z has is... oh wait... it has none.

 

You seemed to forget the most important part for all Titan cards... double precision

To be fair, two titan blacks in SLI would be more affordable, or even three.

 

 

 

Why r ppl still comparing these cards, dont see ppl comparing gtx cards to firepros

 

Because stores are bundling games with both, and both are being marketed as gaming cards. They are also dual-GPU cards with comparable performance.

[Tomoko]

They are marketing tools for the company, and toys for people who have money to waste.

Far superior alternatives for the price in terms of performance and...logic.

[JDS]

They are marketing tools for the company, and toys for people who have money to waste.

Far superior alternatives for the price in terms of performance and...logic.

Truth. But they're sexy beyond belief.

[KPZ211997]

Because, Nvidia said on its website it was a gaming card

Just because they said it doesn't mean it was

 

The Titan Z should be a workstation-graded GPU like the quadro, it's has the double precision for better rendering, plus, no sane gamers in this entire world would spend 3000$ for a SINGLE GPU, they'd rather go for SLI 2 780 tis or CF 2 290Xs, much cheaper

[Face2Face]

So is this a post to help the OP justify his purchase? This is old news... who cares anymore.  It's the same stuff regurgitated in every 295X2 vs Titan Z post... Zzzz....zz..

[jmaster299]

Nvidia is wrong. 

No, they are not wrong, but they are guilty of less than honest advertising. The entire Titan series of cards is intended to fill a very specific, and very small, niche market. The market for people who want/need a PC that can function as both a workstation and a gaming PC, without extra hardware. No separate gaming GPU and workstation GPU. The Titan can fill both roles, something no other card on the market is capable of doing. Yes you can do things like rendering with just a gaming GPU, but it will never perform those tasks as well as a Titan does.

The Titan Z itself does have a stupid and unjustified price point, double the price of two Titan Blacks, yet the two Titan Blacks will out perform it. The 295X2 on the other hand has a very reasonable price point. More expensive than 2 290X's, but it actually outperforms them because it has a higher factory overclock due to the hybrid cooling system.

[Guest]

Well they said it and they made the card.

I'm just saying that even if the made it with the intent for it being used for gaming that it is much more useful for other things. Seriously for $3,000 I can get quad 780tis.

[VintageCake]

Just because they said it doesn't mean it was

 

The Titan Z should be a workstation-graded GPU like the quadro, it's has the double precision for better rendering, plus, no sane gamers in this entire world would spend 3000$ for a SINGLE GPU, they'd rather go for SLI 2 780 tis or CF 2 290Xs, much cheaper

 

It's not a single GPU. It's two GPU's in SLI on speed.

It is, however, a single graphics card.

[fringie]

295x2 is slightly overpriced but they won't sell many so I guess they need to up the pricing to make a worth while profit. The titan z is just stupid.