980 to 980Ti

[legend8887]

Is it worth the upgrade?

[The Official Czex]

If you can sell your 980 for a decent amount to subsidize the cost of the 980 Ti.

[olback]

I would be more than happy with a 980

[blueballs]

only you can answer this question, we gotta need details to answer this question for you

[Applesean]

If you can sell your 980 for a decent amount to subsidize the cost of te 980 Ti.

Not if he is gaming at 1080p, the upgrade would be pointless then.

[DDynamite]

First of all, a 980 is enough for most games. The fps gains are like 10 percent and it is only worth it if you need the 6 gb for stuff like mods. If not, it is much better to upgrade other stuff like more RAM, more SSDs, etc

[AresKrieger]

What do you use for monitors, aka fps/res

[Aytex]

Not if he is gaming at 1080p, the upgrade would be pointless then.

not for 1080p 144hz

[Xenift]

First of all, a 980 is enough for most games. The fps gains are like 10 percent and it is only worth it if you need the 6 gb for stuff like mods. If not, it is much better to upgrade other stuff like more RAM, more SSDs, etc

Mods? The VRAM is meant to process texture and preload frames on....

[shawn finkenstead]

Is it worth the upgrade?

The 980ti helps more with triple A titles. And more so at higher resolutions. So really depends on what res and the games you play.

[Minzo]

I'm asking the same question. 980 to 980 TI? 1440p 144hz.

[theereal]

No, there Is a performance leap, but you don't leap 1 card when you upgrade. Keep your 980 and wait for Nvidia's new lineup next year (save your money).

[Aytex]

I'm asking the same question. 980 to 980 TI? 1440p 144hz.

980 ti ezpz

[Samfisher]

Not if he is gaming at 1080p, the upgrade would be pointless then.

Why?  A 980Ti enables him to fully max out everything in a 1080p game, whereas a 980 barely does it for current games, much less newer ones in the future.

[GodSpoon]

I'm asking the same question. 980 to 980 TI? 1440p 144hz.

 

Ti for sure if you can afford it

[VagabondWraith]

First of all, a 980 is enough for most games. The fps gains are like 10 percent and it is only worth it if you need the 6 gb for stuff like mods. If not, it is much better to upgrade other stuff like more RAM, more SSDs, etc

10 percent? Try 30-40%.

[theereal]

Why?  A 980Ti enables him to fully max out everything in a 1080p game, whereas a 980 barely does it for current games, much less newer ones in the future.

That couldnt be further from the truth, the 970 maxes out the newest games at 60FPS. The 980 Is doing even better. And It will last maxing out games at 1080p untill Nvidias lineup next year.

[Lethal Seraph]

No. Not worth the price for the upgrade money wise. Unless you can sell your 980 for about same price when you got it.

[Samfisher]

That couldnt be further from the truth, the 970 maxes out the newest games at 60FPS. The 980 Is doing even better. And It will last maxing out games at 1080p untill Nvidias lineup next year.

No it does not.  A 980 will struggle at max on Witcher 3, GTA V, Dragon Age Inquisition.  And those were released more than 6 months ago, with DAI approaching a year..  I have a 970 OC'd to 980 performance.

[Le_Doken]

the ti is a beast, even more if you OC it but... I think you could wait a year and get a pascal high end card tbh

[theereal]

No it does not.  A 980 will struggle at max on Witcher 3, GTA V, Dragon Age Inquisition.  And those were released more than 6 months ago, with DAI approaching a year..  I have a 970 OC'd to 980 performance.

The Witcher 3 Is a special case, no system will have an easy time to run It. And If your 970 cant max out GTA V at 60FPS 1080p theres something wrong with It Mine has no Issue doing that and neither does any of the benchmarks on youtube. And my 970 also pushes 60FPS In Dragon Age, so I dont know where these benchmarks are coming from....

So I go back to my previous statement: The 970 pushes 60FPS In the newest games and the 980 does even better.

[Samfisher]

The Witcher 3 Is a special case, no system will have an easy time to run It. And If your 970 cant max out GTA V at 60FPS 1080p theres something wrong with It Mine has no Issue doing that and neither does any of the benchmarks on youtube. And my 970 also pushes 60FPS In Dragon Age, so I dont know where these benchmarks are coming from....

So I go back to my previous statement: The 970 pushes 60FPS In the newest games and the 980 does even better.

Of course I can run GTA V at 60FPS, just not MAXED.  That's the whole point of the conversation. And not Max FPS, but minimum.  That's the benchmark of a well running system.  Who cares if it's an average 60fps.

[theereal]

Of course I can run GTA V at 60FPS, just not MAXED.  That's the whole point of the conversation. And not Max FPS, but minimum.  That's the benchmark of a well running system.  Who cares if it's an average 60fps.

GTA V Is usually maxed for me at 60FPS, however when I enter densely populated areas or areas with alot of foliage the game drops to 45FPS. The 980 Is even more powerful. What you said In the beginning was that the 980 *struggles* to push 60FPS which Is not true AT ALL. And now youre going back to "oh well I meant minimum 60FPS. Yeah I think the game struggles when It sometimes drops to 55FPS" just admit you were wrong...

[Samfisher]

GTA V Is usually maxed for me at 60FPS, however when I enter densely populated areas or areas with alot of foliage the game drops to 45FPS. The 980 Is even more powerful. What you said In the beginning was that the 980 *struggles* to push 60FPS which Is not true AT ALL. And now youre going back to "oh well I meant minimum 60FPS. Yeah I think the game struggles when It sometimes drops to 55FPS" just admit you were wrong...

I always mean 60fps minimum.  What's the point of average 60fps when it means absolutely nothing?  You want a good experience, it HAS to be 60fps minimum.  That's the whole point of the golden standard.  Averages mean nothing and is not a performance metric that matters.  Frame time and minimum fps over everything else.

Besides, the 980 is not THAT much more powerful than a 970.  In GTA V getting 60fps takes over 95% of your GPU usage.  That is NOT enough for games of 2016, and barely enough for games of 2015.

[theereal]

I always mean 60fps minimum.  What's the point of average 60fps when it means absolutely nothing?  You want a good experience, it HAS to be 60fps minimum.  That's the whole point of the golden standard.  Averages mean nothing and is not a performance metric that matters.  Frame time and minimum fps over everything else.

Besides, the 980 is not THAT much more powerful than a 970.  In GTA V getting 60fps takes over 95% of your GPU usage.  That is NOT enough for games of 2016, and barely enough for games of 2015.

The 980 WILL last through 2016, just take a look at Fallout & Battlefront. Even the 970 max out those games at 60FPS (minimum on Battlefront, somtimes drops to 55 minimum In Fallout but that doesent matter, you wont notice that the game drops to 55) The 970 even maxes Battlefront out at 1440p 45FPS.