Which NVidia GPU?

[Aditya_V]

Hello there guys

I am not an expert when it comes to Graphics Cards. I recently upgraded my computer from a pentium to an i5 4690. Since, I was on an extremely tight budget I did not buy a Graphics Card. But in the next few months I plan on doing some upgrades such as buying a new Graphics Card. I am confused between 750Ti,950 & 960. I am buying a NVidia card cause I really need those CUDA Cores for Video editing. I do not wish to spend a lot on this as I need to do other upgrades as well. I plan on doing mild gaming as well. I shall be buying a new LG 23" IPS monitor as well.

My budget is around $100 - $200 in terms of US Graphics Card pricing, as in reality I will have to pay $320 for GTX 960 which costs only about $200 in US( In India Graphics Card are not cheap).

 

Ok so in the end my question is 750Ti or 760 or 950 or 960. If you say 960 then please provide me the justification as to why are you suggesting it and is it worth the more $150 that I have to spend on it over a 750Ti.

[Castdeath97]

Get a 950.

[Aditya_V]

Just now, Castdeath97 said:

Get a 950.

Thanks for your reply

But why are you suggesting it? Is it worth the money? Why not 750Ti?

[Castdeath97]

Just now, Aditya_V said:

Thanks for your reply

But why are you suggesting it? Is it worth the money? Why not 750Ti?

The 750Ti is not enough for some of todays games (e.g rise of the tomb raider)

[Aditya_V]

Just now, Castdeath97 said:

The 750Ti is not enough for some of todays games (e.g rise of the tomb raider)

My main focus is video editing. I shall not be playing many games, very few. May be something like Modern Combat

[don_svetlio]

6 minutes ago, Castdeath97 said:

The 750Ti is not enough for some of todays games (e.g rise of the tomb raider)

Oh it's enough friend

 

5 minutes ago, Aditya_V said:

My main focus is video editing. I shall not be playing many games, very few. May be something like Modern Combat

Then focus on the CPU. It will have a bigger impact.

[Castdeath97]

Just now, don_svetlio said:

Oh it's enough friend

 

Then focus on the CPU. It will have a bigger impact.

What about it not being able to match console settings and only maintaining 30 fps at low.

[don_svetlio]

Just now, Castdeath97 said:

What about it not being able to match console settings and only maintaining 30 fps at low.

I had Tress FX on, medium shadows and high textures as well as some other things enabled (bloom and vignetting and such) and I was getting 35fps averages on a 860M (downclocked 750 TI). Trust me, the 750 Ti can handle it

[Aditya_V]

Just now, don_svetlio said:

Oh it's enough friend

 

Then focus on the CPU. It will have a bigger impact.

Thanks for your reply 

I forgot to mention one more thing, I plan to do a dual monitor setup pretty soon. Will I loose on any performance that time by getting 750Ti?

[Castdeath97]

2 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

I had Tress FX on, medium shadows and high textures as well as some other things enabled (bloom and vignetting and such) and I was getting 35fps averages on a 860M (downclocked 750 TI). Trust me, the 750 Ti can handle it

It could be partially the CPU fault, but the 750 ti can't cope too.

 

[Aditya_V]

My intention is not GAMING!! I shall be using this mainly for Video Editing. I plan to play games only sometimes .

[astrosheen]

Do you do video editing as a job or in your spare time. As if you are doing it professionally time is money and better the card the lower the edit/encode times ->  better content in less time -> more money. Personally I would save up more for the 960 or even better 970. If you are just editing in your spare time just get the best 900 series card you can afford it will also speed up your edits. Leaving you more time for gaming and other things. As for dual monitors you'll be pushing it with these cards if you are planning to game on dual monitors but for everything else it will be 100% ok.

[don_svetlio]

5 minutes ago, Castdeath97 said:

It could be partially the CPU fault, but the 750 ti can't cope too.

 

I played through the whole game on my laptop - never did I drop bellow 25fps. averages were 35fps. Even got to 50 in one area. It's the CPU's fault likely.

 

7 minutes ago, Aditya_V said:

Thanks for your reply 

I forgot to mention one more thing, I plan to do a dual monitor setup pretty soon. Will I loose on any performance that time by getting 750Ti?

Not really

[Aditya_V]

2 minutes ago, astrosheen said:

Do you do video editing as a job or in your spare time. As if you are doing it professionally time is money and better the card the lower the edit/encode times ->  better content in less time -> more money. Personally I would save up more for the 960 or even better 970. If you are just editing in your spare time just get the best 900 series card you can afford it will also speed up your edits. Leaving you more time for gaming and other things. As for dual monitors you'll be pushing it with these cards if you are planning to game on dual monitors but for everything else it will be 100% ok.

Thanks for your reply

I shall be doing it in my spare time for some extra cash. So, you meant to say the 128 additional CUDA cores which I get if I buy 950 instead of 750Ti is worth it?

[don_svetlio]

2 minutes ago, Aditya_V said:

Thanks for your reply

I shall be doing it in my spare time for some extra cash. So, you meant to say the 128 additional CUDA cores which I get if I buy 950 instead of 750Ti is worth it?

Get a decent CPU such as a Xeon E3 1231v3, 4790K, 5820K and so on. GPU is not as important

[astrosheen]

The cuda count is not the only thing to take into consideration. The newer architecture, the clock speed and the memory. The newer architecture is the biggest gain in performance here. If they were identically spec'd the 950 would be approx 20% faster. Check out the graph below i know this is gaming performance but it translates quite well to editing. Another thing to take into account for the gaming side is the support for dx12 which may help you in the future.

 

@don_svetlio If the encode is being off-loaded to the gpu then gpu is important too.

 

So probably should ask this:

@Aditya_V  How do you currently edit and encode your videos?

[Aditya_V]

@astrosheen I currently do not have a GPU, therefore all the work is done by my CPU.

 

So, I guess I'll be buying a GeForce GTX 950.

Thanks for your help.

[Aereldor]

1 minute ago, Aditya_V said:

@astrosheen I currently do not have a GPU, therefore all the work is done by my CPU.

 

So, I guess I'll be buying a GeForce GTX 950.

Thanks for your help.

Just a tip- ask someone in the US or elsewhere to bring you the GPU- Indian prices are easily double of retail anywhere else. I'm used to getting stuff shipped to India, so I can check if anyone ships a 750 or 750 Ti here for cheap.

Also, the GPU isn't as important as the CPU when it comes to editing. You're far better off with a Xeon E3 1231 V3 and a 750 Ti than you are with an i3 4160 and a GTX 950. Trust me, put the cash into the CPU if you're going to be editing more than gaming- you won't see any tangible video editing gains between the 750 Ti and the 950. Hell, you won't see the difference between the 750 (non-ti) and the 950.

[Aditya_V]

30 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

Just a tip- ask someone in the US or elsewhere to bring you the GPU- Indian prices are easily double of retail anywhere else. I'm used to getting stuff shipped to India, so I can check if anyone ships a 750 or 750 Ti here for cheap.

Also, the GPU isn't as important as the CPU when it comes to editing. You're far better off with a Xeon E3 1231 V3 and a 750 Ti than you are with an i3 4160 and a GTX 950. Trust me, put the cash into the CPU if you're going to be editing more than gaming- you won't see any tangible video editing gains between the 750 Ti and the 950. Hell, you won't see the difference between the 750 (non-ti) and the 950.

I don't have any great contacts in US

I think might as well make an investment for a little more powerful GPU, as I don't wish to keep upgrading every now & then.

It would be great if you can help me ship a 950 or 970 :-)

I have i5 4690 'non-K'

[Majestic]

3 hours ago, don_svetlio said:

 Even got to 50 in one area. It's the CPU's fault likely.

Initially. Nixxes fixed most of the CPU issues, it now even runs fine on a dualcore.