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September 18, 2014 4:39:22 PM

I am really digging the 780, I really can't seem to dig the 290x. I've always been Nvidia. I don't even know why.

If I'm correct the 290x has better performance than the 780. But if the price does drop for the 780 upon the release of the 900 series cards, will the small FPS difference between the 290x and the 780 really matter?
And will the 900 series cards be worth the extra money if it has a significant performance increase.



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September 18, 2014 4:43:32 PM

980 is only supposed to be a bit faster than 780 and slower than a 780ti and will cost more.

Prices don't drop much. Look how much 6xx series cards still go for. It will be a while before the 9xx series affect the 7xx series. Don't expect a day one price drop, especially since the 780/780ti will do the same as a 980 but cheaper.
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September 18, 2014 8:12:42 PM

why buy a 780ti when the 980/970s are out already?
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September 18, 2014 8:21:35 PM

I believe you aren't allowed to post referral links to Amazon products? Also apparently the Nvidia 980 would cost $550 but still be slower than the 780ti. :p  If that is true I would rather get a 780 ti at that pricepoint. I would rather stick with the 780/R9 290x. If the R9 290x is $50 more expensive or so than the GTX 780 I would rather go with the 290x as it gives >10% performance over the GTX 780 and only uses 50W more.
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September 18, 2014 8:39:14 PM

The GTX 970/980 is not available for sale yet. They are just being released.
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September 18, 2014 8:41:13 PM

Get the GTX 980, slightly faster, MUCH more energy efficient, and the best of all, cheaper, its suposed to sell at $550.
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September 18, 2014 8:50:20 PM

wh3resmycar said:
waiting is not a crime you know :) . there are new features that will make that wait worthwhile.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/nvidia_geforce_gtx...


They'll be released tomorrow (19 september, according to nvidia page), i bet that they will fly off the shelves.
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September 18, 2014 9:07:59 PM

getochkn said:
980 is only supposed to be a bit faster than 780 and slower than a 780ti and will cost more.

Prices don't drop much. Look how much 6xx series cards still go for. It will be a while before the 9xx series affect the 7xx series. Don't expect a day one price drop, especially since the 780/780ti will do the same as a 980 but cheaper.


If you are using the videocardz.com benchmark (Firestrike) .... take a moment to notice that the "slower than a 780 Ti" comment in the THG article has since been corrected. It came from a quick glance at the graphs, and alotta peeps saw the numbers and ran off posting inaccurate information. But if ya take a moment to notice:

The stock 980 Ti is 3% slower than a 780 Ti with a 31 % overclock

http://cdn.videocardz.com/1/2014/09/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-...

780 Ti reference clock = 876 MHz
(1150 / 876 = 31.3% OC on the 780 Ti versus 0.00 % on the 980)

780 Ti with 6% OC (928 Mhz) score = 11,096
(928/876 = 5.9%)

980 with 6% OC (1190 MHz) score = 13,005
(1190 / 1127 = 5.6%)

The best estimate we can therefore get with known data is therefor that the 980 is:

13,005 / 11,096 x 5.9 / 5.6 = 23 % faster than the 780 Ti (in Firestrike)

Techpowerup's gaming suite has it a bit closer, but same conclusion. They have it 7% faster in the gaming summary. But more importantly....

The 980 is 23% faster than the 780
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_9...

The 780 was 17% faster than the 680
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_7...

The 680 was 19% faster than the 580
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_6...

I'm not seeing anything unexpected here.

When the 780 Ti's came out, the 780's dropped almost $200 in a day .,... and the price drop was actually after the announcement but before the release date .... but that was also pushed by the R9's release.






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September 18, 2014 9:11:23 PM

... or about 8% faster in TechPowerUp's suite of gaming benchmarks, give or take depending on the resolution.
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