Dual 970 vs 1070

[21rkosta]

In late august/early september i am upgrading my graphics card, i allready own a 970 so i could buy another 970 (for sli) or buy a 1070 (and just use that) for about the same price, so which one would you recommend, oh and can i use a 1070 as my main graphics card and use a 970 just for physx?

[Jeff Seid]

Many games don't support/are optimized for SLI.

[ivan134]

Using another GPU for PhysX gains nothing and just wastes energy. My advice is wait for the next generation. SLI is not worth the hassle and there's no reason to buy a new GPU every generation.

[GreezyJeezy]

if you can afford a card better than the one you want to SLI always get the one card that better.

[partypanda64]

1070, it should have like the same amount of power as a Titan X....

[Starelementpoke]

5 minutes ago, partypanda64 said:

1070, it should have like the same amount of power as a Titan X....

I believe it´s being pegged between the 970 and 980 actually.

[ivan134]

7 minutes ago, partypanda64 said:

1070, it should have like the same amount of power as a Titan X....

 

2 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

I believe it´s being pegged between the 970 and 980 actually.

Based on the specs, it's theoretically slightly slower than a 980 ti.

[21rkosta]

@ivan134 Well the faster ram with the 1070 is definitly something to think about

[Starelementpoke]

2 minutes ago, ivan134 said:

 

Based on the specs, it's theoretically slightly slower than a 980 ti.

Huh. Neat. Although we´ll have to wait and see the actual benchmarks first.

[21rkosta]

@Starelementpoke ya honestly with the pretty beast specs im suprised people arent talking about the 1070 too much yet

[ivan134]

1 minute ago, 21rkosta said:

@ivan134 Well the faster ram with the 1070 is definitly something to think about

The 1070 is only using GDDR5 not GDDR5x. If you really want a 1070, sell your 970 for about $200 - $250 right now and make up the rest.

[Starelementpoke]

2 minutes ago, 21rkosta said:

@ivan134 Well the faster ram with the 1070 is definitly something to think about

Correct me if I´m wrong, but the 1070 is just using GDDR5 but clocked higher correct?

[LabRat]

15 minutes ago, ivan134 said:

Using another GPU for PhysX gains nothing and just wastes energy. My advice is wait for the next generation. SLI is not worth the hassle and there's no reason to buy a new GPU every generation.

that would depend on the configuration......... I did suggest in the tech quicky/review section going back over physx stuff.......... and I'd sure as hell like to see the physx numbers when nvidia cards are ran. WONDER WHY WE NEVER SEE THAT SHIT?

[Starelementpoke]

1 minute ago, LabRat said:

that would depend on the configuration......... I did suggest in the tech quicky/review section going back over physx stuff.......... and I'd sure as hell like to see the physx numbers when nvidia cards are ran. WONDER WHY WE NEVER SEE THAT SHIT?

Because they´re too busy with the real questions. Like will this 970 blend?

[LabRat]

1 minute ago, Starelementpoke said:

Because they´re too busy with the real questions. Like will this 970 blend?

what the hell are you talking about?

 

at 1080p and some 1440 the 970 will be okay. sli-ing will help in some circumstances. but there will come a point where lack of vram will totally kill it.

 

so i would go for the bigger card.

[Starelementpoke]

1 minute ago, LabRat said:

what the hell are you talking about?

 

at 1080p and some 1440 the 970 will be okay. sli-ing will help in some circumstances. but there will come a point where lack of vram will totally kill it.

 

so i would go for the bigger card.

Maybe I should start adding /s to the end of my joke posts...

[Enderman]

get a single 1070, should perform about the same but has far less problems and more vram