Maxwell Flagship 1st Gen vs. GTX Titan

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_titan_review,13.html
Over 50% at 2560x1600. This is with a stock Titan, so if you want to compare it to a factory overclocked 680, it's only fair to do the same with a Titan, or simply use GPU Boost 2, which will add 15-25% in Titan performance depending on the test.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_titan_review,17.html
Almost 70% at 2650x1600, 60% at 1920x1200.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_titan_review,19.html
80% at 2560x1600. I should also note that antialiasing isn't maxed out in any of these, so the gap would be even bigger if we had MSAA x8.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_titan_review,20.html
Enough justification yet that the Titan is definitely more than a 33% improvement over the 680? The gap is even more rediculous if we discuss 680 2-way SLI vs. Titan 2-way SLI.

When you throw the word "fanboy" into the argument, you've already lost. It's a senseless jab that is practiced by teenagers who argue about PS3 and Xbox 360. You're better than that.

Regardless, I could reference a majority of the benchmarks over the internet and my claim would prove correct. You have the right to criticise the pricing, however if you looked into it a little deeper, you'd understand that price per performance is a naive approach to pricing determination.

One thing to note first is that the Titan comes fairly close to a 690 in most benchmarks. In newer games that Nvidia takes the time to optimize drivers for, the Titan beats the 690Iin higher resolutions (Crysis 3 is an great example and a flagship game for graphics). Both are the same price, but the Titan has 4gb more of effective vram and it's a single GPU, so you don't have the SLI issues of a 690 and you have more room for expansion, which is very important for enthusiasts (you can only get one more 690 but you still have room for 3 more Titans).

You should also think in terms of what you're getting with the card. You get 6gb of vram, as already mentioned, GPU boost 2 (can increase your Titan up to near 1200MHz, quite a jump from normal speeds), and superior air cooling to the 690. Those justify a higher price of some sort.

Now, let's dive into something deeper: SLI pricing. This is where the price per performance will really make it's stride. 2 Titans vs 3 680s? Let's try to even it up in the vram category, so 3x 4gv 680s will come at around $550 (600 if you get the Classifieds).So yyou're looking at about $1650-1800 for the 680s and $2000 for the Titans. 2 Titans beat 3 680s quite easily and you still have 2gb of additional vram, so that should more than justify the $200-350 price gap. 2 Titans beat 2 690s and they're priced the same. 2 690s is illogical though considering you will be limited by vram.

Hopefully that will help you see another side to the pricing. Now 3 7970 GHz boosts may be bettee thab 2 Titans, but you're limitee to 3gv of vram and believe it or not, some games actually will break 3gb at 2560x1440 (Hitman is a prime example). I would say if someone isn't getting a Titan, they should defintely get a pair of 7970s, which is clearly superior to the 680 in all respects.

I could easily say the same thing about cherry picking considering you chose one source (as did I) and said it is the best one, which is convenient for your argument. Are you saying that most of these other benchmarks don't use the most up-to-date drivers and don't use legitimate test suites? It must really be difficult to download the latest drivers for a series of benchmarks, but TPU does it! The games that I "cherry picked" are among the more demanding titles out there, which I would say is more insightful than throwing out an average that includes games that a 660TI can eat alive. Think a little more deeply about the figure you're throwing out before you claim your answer is the end all, be all solution. That, along with the childish fanboy comments, prove your ignorance. You didn't even bother addressing any of my arguments for pricing consideration. One who boasts they're correct without even regarding their opposition is, by definition, ignorant.