GPU chipsets and the importance

[Slokovich656]

Is there a difference in performance if the specs of 2 graphics cards are the same except the chipset? and by how much? say a gtx 960 chipset against a 980 ti at 4gb of ram on battlefield 4?

[ZetZet]

yes. that's the main difference between graphics cards. 980ti is like 3 times more powerful than 960. 

[Samfisher]

The 980Ti is at least 3 times more powerful than the 960..

[SeanAngelo]

11 minutes ago, Slokovich656 said:

Is there a difference in performance if the specs of 2 graphics cards are the same except the chipset? and by how much? say a gtx 960 chipset against a 980 ti at 4gb of ram on battlefield 4?

the 980ti is way way way way superior to the 960.

[Slokovich656]

Any reason as to why? Faster core clock?

[ZetZet]

4 minutes ago, Slokovich656 said:

Any reason as to why? Faster core clock?

Completely different architecture, more transistors

[Slokovich656]

2 minutes ago, ZetZet said:

Completely different architecture, more transistors

Figures. It seemed that way and thats what i was thinking but the actual performance difference. Is it a big change was what i was really wondering.

[ZetZet]

2 minutes ago, Slokovich656 said:

Figures. It seemed that way and thats what i was thinking but the actual performance difference. Is it a big change was what i was really wondering.

 

 

 

 

 

you can see visually how much larger the core is

[zMeul]

4 minutes ago, ZetZet said:

Completely different architecture, more transistors

actually, the architecture is the same, Maxwell v2

 

what differs? number CUDA cores, memory bandwidth and whole lot of other stuff:

GTX960: http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-960/specifications

GTX980Ti: http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-980-ti/specifications

[Moonzy]

6 minutes ago, ZetZet said:

Completely different architecture, more transistors

same architecture (Maxwell), but more of dem cuda cores

[ZetZet]

1 minute ago, Moonzy said:

same architecture (Maxwell), but more of dem cuda cores

960 is GM206

 

980Ti GM200

[Moonzy]

1 minute ago, ZetZet said:

960 is GM206

 

980Ti GM200

just different chip, but same architecture, or im wrong?

[ZetZet]

1 minute ago, Moonzy said:

just different chip, but same architecture, or im wrong?

I mean, it's maxwell generation, but the chip is completely different in design

 

 

sure you could say they have the same architecture. 

[Slokovich656]

12 minutes ago, zMeul said:

actually, the architecture is the same, Maxwell v2

 

what differs? number CUDA cores, memory bandwidth and whole lot of other stuff:

GTX960: http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-960/specifications

GTX980Ti: http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-980-ti/specifications

Cuda cores really make a visual difference?

[zMeul]

1 hour ago, Slokovich656 said:

Cuda cores really make a visual difference?

visual difference?!

those CUDA cores is what is at the base of the graphics processor

 

GTX980Ti:

Spoiler

 

GTX960:

Spoiler