970 sli or 980

[Snake21]

which one can do better on 4k?

[Tim Drake]

Hmmm well technically the 970s will perform better in every scenario but the vram worries me at 4k.

 

But rarely should you hit "ramgate" so 970 SLI without a doubt.

 

EDIT: Then again @othertomperson runs 4k fine..

[RedSphyxis]

single 980 IMO. and save up for another 980 :3

[simson0606]

the 970's will perform better and i wouldn't worry at all about the vram

 

 

single 980 IMO. and save up for another 980 :3

but personally i'd do that as well

[DimasRMDO]

SLI 970 performs better than single 980, but if you get 980 in the first place you can SLI it later and performs way better than SLI 970. If I were you I'd get single 980 as it produces less heat and power than SLI 970, but it's up to you.

[ybriK]

I'd go with the 980 then probably SLI that in the future.

[Chronos5618]

980, then SLI. Gives you a bit of future proofing with the vram.

[Johannes_Lazor]

970 SLI - 1440p and lower
980 - 4k and higher.

Vram is a concern since games Will use more and more Vram in the future.

[Sorfex0]

No problems for me with gtx 970 sli at 4k res. Playing gta V with 3.7gb vram usage no aa, ultra settings, 50-60fps. No suhtters or fps drops. Can make a video if you want and test or make video of other games.

[GrimNeo]

980 SLI or Titan X SLI or AMD r9 395x2 when it comes out.

[othertomperson]

970 SLI => 50-80 fps

980 => 20-30 fps

 

No amount of vram will make a single 980 better than multiple 970s at 4K. 970 SLI performs similarly to a Titan X.

 

 

Titan X SLI or AMD r9 395x2 when it comes out.

 

For 4K surround/eyefinity, perhaps... Seriously the ridiculous things people are saying in this thread...

[Tony.C]

I would wait till the end of may. There should be new stuff coming out fairly soon that could be well worth it and a better solution as well.