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970 SLI FPS boost?

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What up,

 

how many extra fps can I expect when buying another Geforce GTX 970 Zotac AMP Extreme Edition? It is way cheaper than buying a 1070 instead the 970 but how much more performance will it give? Will it be close to a 1070 performance? 

 

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It depends on the game, but the highest you will likely see is ~80% additional performance.

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970 sli is generally a fraction above that of a 980ti, but less than a 1070 in the games that SUPPORT SLI. I just dropped 970 SLI for my 1080, however I had a very good experience in that 18 months, only Just Cause 3 caused me issues. 

 

However and a big HOWEVER - 3.5gb/4gb vram (depends what camp you're in) is quickly becoming the normal amount for a game to use at 1080P and SLI doesn't offer anymore VRAM due to the way it works. If I was you (keep in mind what I did) I would sell the 970 whilst their prices are decent and grab a 1070. That card will last you longer due to the 8gb vram and will offer you the option of 1070 sli later 

 

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2 minutes ago, momsspaghetti said:

Well that does not tell me anything. Do you know anything certain for a specific kind of game?

Well, what games do you plan on playing?

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Just now, stealth80 said:

970 sli is generally a fraction above that of a 980ti, but less than a 1070 in the games that SUPPORT SLI. I just dropped 970 SLI for my 1080, however I had a very good experience in that 18 months, only Just Cause 3 caused me issues. 

 

However and a big HOWEVER - 3.5gb/4gb vram (depends what camp you're in) is quickly becoming the normal amount for a game to use at 1080P and SLI doesn't offer anymore VRAM due to the way it works. If I was you (keep in mind what I did) I would sell the 970 whilst their prices are decent and grab a 1070. That card will last you longer due to the 8gb vram and will offer you the option of 1070 sli later 

I might do that in June next year (I am currently not at home). Thanks buddy

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Very Much Depends on the Resolution. At 4K 970 SLI gets hampered by It's low VRAM and the 980Ti and 1070 beat it.

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