GTX 970 vs 980

[Guest]

Hey everyone,

 

Im planning on buying a gtx 980 or 970 and not sure which one to get.  My budget is around $1500 US Dollars and was wondering which of these I should get. My options are below.

 

 

 

• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 
• EVGA FTW Edition ACX 2.0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 ACX 2.0 4GB GDDR5 
• EVGA Superclocked ACX 2.0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4GB GDDR5 
• EVGA ACX 2.0 Superclocked NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4GB GDDR5 

[IP man]

if you can afford the 980 go with that, if not 970 still a great choice

[Pugs501]

 

if you can afford the 980 go with that, if not 970 still a great choice

 

I second

[Ocarinajoe98]

A lot of people aren't really happy with the 970 news right now. (basically it has 3.5 gb of vram not the advertised 4) But its still a fantastic card and you wont likely be using all 4 gigs of vram unless your playing some pretty demanding games at 4k.

[RazrLeaf]

I say grab a 970. The $200 difference is a lot. 980 is 60% more expensive than the 970 for 15% more performance.

But you get a full 4GB of VRAM...=/ Either way, I would buy a 970.

[Enderman]

if you can afford the 980 go with that, if not 970 still a great choice

second this

[GrimNeo]

 

Hey everyone,

 

Im planning on buying a gtx 980 or 970 and not sure which one to get.  My budget is around $1500 US Dollars and was wondering which of these I should get. My options are below.

 

 

 

• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 
• EVGA FTW Edition ACX 2.0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 ACX 2.0 4GB GDDR5 
• EVGA Superclocked ACX 2.0 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB GDDR5 
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4GB GDDR5 
• EVGA ACX 2.0 Superclocked NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4GB GDDR5 

 

I would go for the evga acx 2.0 gtx 980 ssc

[Ocarinajoe98]

Considering the 980 is almost double the cost of a 970 you could probably just go with sli 970's and get more bang for your buck.

[IP man]

I say grab a 970. The $200 difference is a lot. 980 is 60% more expensive than the 970 for 15% more performance.

But you get a full 4GB of VRAM...=/ Either way, I would buy a 970.

970 have 4GB of VRAM

[LmeAde2]

If you are gaming at 1080p then get the EVGA GTX 970 FTW http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OSS0AG4. The EVGA FTW model is the only EVGA model that I would consider for the GTX 970. If you are gaming at resolutions higher then get the 980.

[RazrLeaf]

970 have 4GB of VRAM

You must've missed out on the whole 970 VRAM controversy. TL;DR the 4GB functions more like 3.5GB + 0.5GB on separate 224-bit and 32-bit buses respectively.

[IP man]

You must've missed out on the whole 970 VRAM controversy. TL;DR the 4GB functions more like 3.5GB + 0.5GB one separate 224-bit and 32-bit buses respectively.

Still 4GB

[RazrLeaf]

Still 4GB

Not quite. Most computers don't see it as 4GB either.

[ablangc]

_{Here we go again}

[Ocarinajoe98]

Still 4GB

its more like 3.5GB at normal speed and .5GB that is at like 1/8 the speed

[IP man]

Not quite. Most computers don't see it as 4GB either.

What are you saying? 3,5+=4 yeah?? The last 500 runs on slower speeds thats it

[Tim Drake]

Not quite. Most computers don't see it as 4GB either.

Mine see's it as 4GB on every program I have used so far

 

So plz. Shaddap

[IP man]

To all of you that say 970 doesnt have 4GB of VRAM are WRONG. The last runs slower BUT ITS STILL 4GB. 3,5+5=4. 

 

Please stop with this.

[RazrLeaf]

meh. some people aren't worth convincing.

[Ocarinajoe98]

To all of you that say 970 doesnt have 4GB of VRAM are WRONG. The last runs slower BUT ITS STILL 4GB. 3,5+5=4. 

 

Please stop with this.

Yes it does have 4gb but the last .5 is so slow its basically useless. still 4gb but in practical use it preforms like 3.5gb

[IP man]

meh. some people aren't worth convincing.

Convince to thinking 3,5+5 is not 4? lol

[Ocarinajoe98]

Convince to thinking 3,5+5 is not 4? lol

3.5 + 5 = 8.5

[IP man]

3.5 + 5 = 8.5

...... Just accept you took wrong mate. 0.5 okay? you need to fed with a spoon dont you?

[Icecube26]

if u can afford it ... buy the 980... best single gpu out there ... for now

[Tim Drake]

meh. some people aren't worth convincing.

No matter what you say it has 4GB. That is FACT