780 vs. Titan

[piplupgao]

In what cases will it be worth it to get a titan over a 780?

 

[sonarctica]

None unless you do heavy CUDA rendering

[delet my acc pls]

Or if you have multiple monitors

[UselessBread]

Or if you have multiple monitors

A sick 6monitor surround setup with 1080x3840px per monitor.

so a total of 1080x23040px resolution. IHYGDDT

[JordanMac]

heavy editing that uses cuda like after effect, premiere etc or having several large resolution monitors because of the extra memory. 

[felixbearpig]

think of a titan as a cheap quattro or tesla and not a gtx card..... thats the diffrance

[mvitkun]

I think of it this way.

the Titans extra 10% would definitely help to drive a 2560x1600 display,but for $1000 it's not worth it.

the Titan can't drive a full surround setup with ideal fps better than something like a gtx 780 or even gtx 770 sli.

 

now that we have the GTX 780 the Titan is just for e-peen.

[denestmor3]

The best thing to do i think, buy the 780 and uprade later by buying a second one

[Vitalius]

If, by some absurd miracle, you intend to get and afford a 4K monitor, that's when you will want the Titan. 6GB of VRAM will make a difference there more than anything else, or you intend to do CUDA rendering (as others have said), then it's worth it.

If neither of those things apply to you, don't bother and get the 780 imo.

[Karlos]

What about two 780 SLI vs 1 Titan? for gaming 1440p max single monitor. Some guys tell me they rather have a single gpu because it's more stable than two. Is this a valid point? I've seen plenty of videos with 780 SLI and they seem fine. 

[STiCKxaH]

Depends on Amount of Monitors and CUDA Rendering

[Flame05]

Thanks guys.  This thread was very helpful.  Sounds like value for money (out of the 2 options) is easily the 780 unless you require heavy rendering.  Looks like its the 780 for me :)

[Lays]

I sold my titan for 780 sli so ye lol

 

I have a surround setup, but I didn't really notice a difference using the 3gb compared to 6gb, all my games work fine, EXCEPT crysis 3, I cannot use 8x cxsaa or w/e the highest AA is, but it's fine, I can still use like the second highest AA without problems

[codytappen]

What about two 780 SLI vs 1 Titan? for gaming 1440p max single monitor. Some guys tell me they rather have a single gpu because it's more stable than two. Is this a valid point? I've seen plenty of videos with 780 SLI and they seem fine. 

SLI 780s would be a better solution for that use case, but most recommend not to SLI because of many bugs/issues that go along with it (i.e. half the time your experience is diminished for paying more). A single 780 is great for a single 1440p monitor, and if you really need more power you can buy a second. Once you have a top tier GPU like the 780 (for 1440p of course) I would recommend spending what you would have spent on a second 780 on other components (e.g. SDD, fans, CPU cooler, CPU, case, HDDs, monitor, keyboard, mouse, sound card, mic, headphones, speakers, desk, chair, etc...).

[brownninja97]

Well running minesweeper, minecraft and chess titans at the same time. Some people dont know this but chess titans is much better with some titans as the name suggests. On a serious note only for rendering, gaming performance is the same.

[Karlos]

SLI 780s would be a better solution for that use case, but most recommend not to SLI because of many bugs/issues that go along with it (i.e. half the time your experience is diminished for paying more). A single 780 is great for a single 1440p monitor, and if you really need more power you can buy a second. Once you have a top tier GPU like the 780 (for 1440p of course) I would recommend spending what you would have spent on a second 780 on other components (e.g. SDD, fans, CPU cooler, CPU, case, HDDs, monitor, keyboard, mouse, sound card, mic, headphones, speakers, desk, chair, etc...).

 

 

That makes complete sense, thanks man I appreciate it. 

[bluepoodleguy]

That makes complete sense, thanks man I appreciate it. 

One problem with SLI that has not been specifically named is micro-stuttering. That is the apparent "jerkiness"  in the monitor display even though the average frames per second over time suggests there should be a smooth visual rendering. For some the effect can be so distracting it outweighs the supposed advantages of multiple gpu setups.

[Thecrazyswede]

As a person that has 780 SLI i would never get a single titan over it since i use 3 screens.

 

Plus the 780 SLI preforms so beastly compared to one titan i am glad i did my choice

[FluffyNuggets]

Only reason to buy a Titan is because you have the money to. It's a fast card but not worth the $1000 price. It's for the same people that buy a Ferrari just because they can.