GTX 980 and 970 8GB VRAM

[Moondrelor]

I thought the GTX 970 8GB VRAM card was supposed to come out November 2014. Da fuq happened? I seen R9 290X 8GB, but no GTX 970 or 980 8GB. Did they have issues or? What's going on, I'd like to get my hands on that GTX 970 8GB, for some quality 4k Gaming.

[givingtnt]

never heard of them, they never mentionned it

[CoolaxGaming]

Omg... OMG...

Who said it was supposed to come out in November 2014?

[niofalpha]

It was rumored, likely not happening till GM200/ Titan X/2

[Enderman]

There are not going to be any 8GB 970/980

Obviously you are very gullible and like to believe rumours...

[zappian]

The 970 can do 4 GB VRAM decently but you want it to do 8 GB?

 

I doubt it.

 

Memory interface is just too weak.

[Atmos]

Doubtful they will release an 8gb variant of the 970, an 8gb variant of the 980 is a given, but only once amd releases its 300 series methinks. It's all about saying you have the fastest best card in someway, and nvidia already is ahead, so no sense in spending the cash to release something that will only pull meagre sales, when if they wait they can put more emphasis on it being super good compared to amd and get better sales.

[Moondrelor]

There are not going to be any 8GB 970/980

Obviously you are very gullible and like to believe rumours...

Lol, enjoy being salty for no apparent reason. There is a difference between being gullible and curious. Don't say anything if you have anything kind to say.

[Moondrelor]

Doubtful they will release an 8gb variant of the 970, an 8gb variant of the 980 is a given, but only once amd releases its 300 series methinks. It's all about saying you have the fastest best card in someway, and nvidia already is ahead, so no sense in spending the cash to release something that will only pull meagre sales, when if they wait they can put more emphasis on it being super good compared to amd and get better sales.

Any word on the 980 8gb then? Or is it all just talk?

[Enderman]

Lol, enjoy being salty for no apparent reason. There is a difference between being gullible and curious. Don't say anything if you have anything kind to say.

Says the person claiming they are salty in their signature. lol

 

oh and learn to search http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/242489-gtx-970980-8gb-version-turns-out-to-be-false/

[Moondrelor]

Says the person claiming they are salty in their signature. lol

 

oh and learn to search http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/242489-gtx-970980-8gb-version-turns-out-to-be-false/

You must of been picked on as a kid. Enjoy your salty life style. Cya.

[Oshino Shinobu]

Any word on the 980 8gb then? Or is it all just talk?

I doubt it will release, or at least no time soon. If they bring out another Titan class card, I wouldn't expect them to release a 8GB 980 at all. 

[Aniallation]

7GB usable lol

[CoolaxGaming]

I doubt it will release, or at least no time soon. If they bring out another Titan class card, I wouldn't expect them to release a 8GB 980 at all. 

 

Says the person claiming they are salty in their signature. lol

 

oh and learn to search http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/242489-gtx-970980-8gb-version-turns-out-to-be-false/

 

Any word on the 980 8gb then? Or is it all just talk?

 

The 970 can do 4 GB VRAM decently but you want it to do 8 GB?

 

I doubt it.

 

Memory interface is just too weak.

 

Doubtful they will release an 8gb variant of the 970, an 8gb variant of the 980 is a given, but only once amd releases its 300 series methinks. It's all about saying you have the fastest best card in someway, and nvidia already is ahead, so no sense in spending the cash to release something that will only pull meagre sales, when if they wait they can put more emphasis on it being super good compared to amd and get better sales.

Guys, I dont think Nvidia even has the technology to make 8gig gpus. I mean when was the last time we saw a Nvidia 8 gig card. AMD has good ties with  SK Hynix, thats why they have 8 gigs and hbm...

I doubt Nvidia can even make one if they tried

[CoolaxGaming]

7GB usable lol

The joke never gets old

[Megahurt]

The 970 can do 4 GB VRAM decently but you want it to do 8 GB?

 

I doubt it.

 

Memory interface is just too weak.

 

Doesn't work like that, it can only have max performance across 7/8 of it's memory, regardless of if it has 4GB or 8GB.

[Aniallation]

Guys, I dont think Nvidia even has the technology to make 8gig gpus. I mean when was the last time we saw a Nvidia 8 gig card. AMD has good ties with  SK Hynix, thats why they have 8 gigs and hbm...

I doubt Nvidia can even make one if they tried

They've made double-VRAM versions of the 760 and 780 (4GB and 6GB respectively) but not many people bought them due to the huge price increase

[CoolaxGaming]

They've made double-VRAM versions of the 760 and 780 (4GB and 6GB respectively) but not many people bought them due to the huge price increase

Wasent that like EVGA and other aftermarket ones? I may be wrong though. They have been able to go to 6 gigs (Titan) but never beyond that.

[Enderman]

Guys, I dont think Nvidia even has the technology to make 8gig gpus. I mean when was the last time we saw a Nvidia 8 gig card. AMD has good ties with  SK Hynix, thats why they have 8 gigs and hbm...

I doubt Nvidia can even make one if they tried

The titan black had 6GB

The tesla GPUs have over 12

 

They dont make 8GB cards because 99.9% of people dont need them and it would just make everything more expensive.

[D2ultima]

I doubt it.

 

Memory interface is just too weak.

It's not.

 

Guys, I dont think Nvidia even has the technology to make 8gig gpus. I mean when was the last time we saw a Nvidia 8 gig card. AMD has good ties with  SK Hynix, thats why they have 8 gigs and hbm...

I doubt Nvidia can even make one if they tried

8GB GTX 880M

8GB GTX 980M

6GB GTX 970M (on a 192-bit memory bus)

6GB GTX 870M (on a 192-bit memory bus)

 

It can be done. They just don't feel like doing it for reasons unknown.

[zappian]

It's not.

 

8GB GTX 880M

8GB GTX 980M

6GB GTX 970M (on a 192-bit memory bus)

6GB GTX 870M (on a 192-bit memory bus)

 

It can be done. They just don't feel like doing it for reasons unknown.

 

Mobile cards != Desktop cards.

 

The 970 has a nerfed memory arquiteture that doesn't even have 4GB at full speed.

 

And people are asking for a 8 GB card.

 

Well that would take a complete structural overall of the card and nvidia wont bother for a niche product.

 

Also nice elaboration : It´s not.

[CoolaxGaming]

It's not.

 

8GB GTX 880M

8GB GTX 980M

6GB GTX 970M (on a 192-bit memory bus)

6GB GTX 870M (on a 192-bit memory bus)

 

It can be done. They just don't feel like doing it for reasons unknown.

 

The titan black had 6GB

The tesla GPUs have over 12

 

They dont make 8GB cards because 99.9% of people dont need them and it would just make everything more expensive.

Titan black had 6 but not 8.

Tesla has ECC, which always has come in higher capacities for some reasons...

 

The M's dont have that super high speed memory...

[Aniallation]

Wasent that like EVGA and other aftermarket ones? I may be wrong though. They have been able to go to 6 gigs (Titan) but never beyond that.

There were 6GB reference 780s

[D2ultima]

Mobile cards != Desktop cards.

 

The 970 has a nerfed memory arquiteture that doesn't even have 4GB at full speed.

 

And people are asking for a 8 GB card.

 

Well that would take a complete structural overall of the card and nvidia wont bother for a niche product.

 

Also nice elaboration : It´s not.

Want a bigger elaboration? Read the massive vRAM guide in my signature then.

 

Also, I disregarded your post about the 970 and specifically responded to "memory interface is too weak".

[D2ultima]

Titan black had 6 but not 8.

Tesla has ECC, which always has come in higher capacities for some reasons...

 

The M's dont have that super high speed memory...

Titan black cannot hold 8. It can hold 3, 6 or 12. It's because of its bus size.

 

M has slower memory clocks than desktop cards, yes, but that's because that's what nVidia chose to clock them at. You can clock them up higher. Otherwise, same architecture, same bus width, etc.

 

No card has HBM on it yet, so that in itself is a moot point to mention.

 

The point is, the M cards (with "slower memory clocks") can make use of the 8GB just fine. So a 980 could do it. A 970 would be limited to 7GB full speed and 1GB slow, unless nVidia fixed the disconnect on the card... but then that'd also fix its ROP count etc, and it'd probably have to be called a 975 or something.