780 ti vs 980

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Hei guys,

 

I know that gtx 980 is better than gtx 780 ti, but i can grab 2 evga gtx 780 ti dual classified for the same price i can buy 2 gtx 970. It is worth to buy those ti's ? First i wanted 2 980's.

 

Thank you,

[DtrollMC]

Well there's a rule to always buy the best card you can before ever thinking of going SLI. Not many game developpers optimize for SLI, and there's always added heat which can lead to throttling, etc.

[bry.yyyy]

not all games optimized for SLI 

[othertomperson]

Neither is really worth it. The 780 Ti is a ridiculously powerful card, stunted by a stupidly small amount of vram. The 980 offers a massive price increase and not an awful lot else over the 970 and 290X.

 

Ignore what the other people in this thread are saying. The 780 ti is more powerful than the 980, but its vram limits its capabilities above 1440p.

 

And they don't even seem to understand the words they're parroting. The logic they're misquoting is that it's not sensible to double up mid range GPUs (such as the 270X or the 760) in the hopes of matching a high end gpu. However, the most powerful and second most powerful GPU of a generation is nearly always the same chip, with around a 10% performance difference, and a massive 150% price difference. So SLI with two 780s, 290s or 970s as always been the most sensible solution over the 780 TI, 290X and 980.

 

And ignore what they're saying about SLI not being supported. In 2015, not a single major developer doesn't.

 

All of this doesn't change my initial statement that neither 780 TI SLI or any number of 980s makes sense right now.

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Yes, 3gb ram is a thing that is not worthing, but 780ti dual classified for gtx 970 price ? On 1440p 3gb vram is not that a big issue ? Or it is ?

[TheRetiredSlave]

Neither is really worth it. The 780 Ti is a ridiculously powerful card, stunted by a stupidly small amount of vram. 

 

Even at 1440p, I hardly go over 2 or 2.5 GB of VRAM used on my 980.. I wouldn't call 3 GB "stupidly small" by any stretch of the imagination.

 

Yeah, I might question the theoretical longevity of "only" 3 GB of VRAM, but by the time 3 GB is not enough, chances are that you would have upgraded to something much more powerful than either the 780TI or 980. Given the money you save by going with the 780TI instead of the 980, the smaller VRAM is alright..

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On the same price is 290x 8gb, but i read on some forums that amd has problems with their drivers.

 

I like on 780 ti classified the overclocking potential, almost comparable with 980 g1 gaming overclocked. 1 fps in game, ~ 800 score on firestrike.

[othertomperson]

Even at 1440p, I hardly go over 2 or 2.5 GB of VRAM used on my 980.. I wouldn't call 3 GB "stupidly small" by any stretch of the imagination.

 

Yeah, I might question the theoretical longevity of "only" 3 GB of VRAM, but by the time 3 GB is not enough, chances are that you would have upgraded to something much more powerful than either the 780TI or 980. Given the money you save by going with the 780TI instead of the 980, the smaller VRAM is alright..

 

Yeah I revised my post to better reflect what I meant.

 

What I mean is that that GPU was always potentially capable of being bottlenecked by its vram, and it could have been such a contender as far as 4K gaming goes. If it matched the 290X there a year ago, I doubt we'd still be talking about the 290X as being worthwhile now.

[phillrulz]

<--- has 780ti sli, it is amazing... however needs more vram i would go with a 980, sli down the line or upgrade later. 

[Unlikelyjoker]

If you can get a 780ti for the price of a 970

id buy it in a heartbeat

[SeanBond]

Hei guys,

 

I know that gtx 980 is better than gtx 780 ti, but i can grab 2 evga gtx 780 ti dual classified for the same price i can buy 2 gtx 970. It is worth to buy those ti's ? First i wanted 2 980's.

 

Thank you,

The 980 is barely better than a 780ti, when comparing an overclocked 980 to a 780ti there is less than a 5% performance gap. As far the the 3gb issue is concerned it only matters if you are playing at 4k. Even 3gb is fine for 90% of games at 4k, especially if you turn off AA. Two 780ti's is a great buy still. 

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But 780 ti wont offer directx12 and MFAA (i think is the right word) support. It will be this an issue ? 

 

A while ago when 970 and 980 appeared on market, they said that with MFAA support, 970 will have the same or above the 780ti performance.

[Imabigmac]

The 980 is barely better than a 780ti, when comparing an overclocked 980 to a 780ti there is less than a 5% performance gap. As far the the 3gb issue is concerned it only matters if you are playing at 4k. Even 3gb is fine for 90% of games at 4k, especially if you turn off AA. Two 780ti's is a great buy still. 

1440p the vram also matters. The newer games are starting to use up more and more. Dying light maxes it, BF4 and Hard line just about 

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This is a hard decision, but for now, 780ti dual classified is in the lead.

 

What about ?

 

On the same price is 290x 8gb, but i read on some forums that amd has problems with their drivers.

 

I like on 780 ti classified the overclocking potential, almost comparable with 980 g1 gaming overclocked. 1 fps in game, ~ 800 score on firestrike.

 

Thank you

[GrimNeo]

This is a hard decision, but for now, 780ti dual classified is in the lead.

 

What about ?

 

 

Thank you

Get the 2 evga gtx 780ti classifieds. Their still great cards and you can overclock them. I saw one for $280 on ebay but someone bought it before me. So sad. They should still be in warranty and evga has great customer service.

[Tech Lover]

Hei guys,

 

I know that gtx 980 is better than gtx 780 ti, but i can grab 2 evga gtx 780 ti dual classified for the same price i can buy 2 gtx 970. It is worth to buy those ti's ? First i wanted 2 980's.

 

Thank you,

its very easy to answer question u got there. i will give my own example. i m not that big budget guys, i got brand new GTX 670 when it came out. gigabyte one. it was awesome. after like 7 months prices dropped and i got another one and got almost the same performance of 780ti. 

 

so u can get excellent performance with dual 780ti BUT, there is a BIG BUT! u will have to take care of:

 

• Extra power needed
• Extra Cooling needed
• Extra Noise
• Extra Maintenance
• Extra Money
• Extra Headache when in future u might have to sell them BOTH cause they are no longer made by Nvidia and people tend not to buy that stuff (admit it its ground reality, people WILL hesitate!)
• Extra Issues u might face cause of SLI config.

and many more smaller issues.

 

according to my Experience, IF U HAVE MONEY, which u surely have, nevertheless u would not be talking of getting 2 780 ti, go for 980. its better, future proof, and im sure u will get a much more discounted one, may be used one in the coming months.  save the extra now, when u feel like u need more GPU power, just search some online or may be in your local computer stores. u will find EASILY no problem.

 

Trust me, one card is better than 2 even if they give u better performance. its more of a peace of mind kinda thing. rest choice is all yours

[m_tieu]

I have 2 of the 780ti dual classified cards in sli and performance is great. 10/10 would buy again.