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GTX 980: Is it 4K ready? Good enough to replace 680?

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September 22, 2014 2:40:11 AM

As the title implies, I have two simple questions: Is the new 980 able to cope with the demands of 4K gaming & video rendering at close to 60 fps. In addition, is it a worthy upgrade from a GTX 680? Before that I had a 550 Ti, and the performance jump I'd seen was four-fold. i bought a 1080p screen shortly after. Or am I better off getting another 680 in SLI?

Thanks & all advice will be taken in good faith.

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September 22, 2014 2:48:24 AM

I don't know, what do you think ? :D 




Source : http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_9...

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September 22, 2014 2:51:12 AM

Yes for some games, no for some others. On BF4, you'd get ~50 FPS on High, while on Crysis 3, you'd get ~30 FPS on High. You'd need to get to medium-high settings for 60 FPS.

Also, 980 is more suited for higher resolutions than 680, even in SLI. I'd expect similar results, besides the fact that in future you can add another 980 and go all pro, but you certainly wouldn't add a third 680, so yes the upgrade from a single 680 is worth it.
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September 22, 2014 2:58:09 AM

for 4k there is no single card that could even handle 30fps on high settings not to mention 60fps, for 1440p the card will be good enough but there is nothing for 4k and 4k isn't 1600p its 2160p
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September 22, 2014 3:06:32 AM

Agreed with above but just keep in mind even though the 980 with 4GB Vram is capable, more so sli, the point of 4k will depend on your monitor. Monitors are just too small <30" to notice much from 1080p, maybe for a TV @ 70"+ would you notice more depending how close you're sitting.



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September 22, 2014 3:58:58 AM

I'll be staying with my 680 for a while, my minimum upgrade timeframe is about 12 months, depending on if anything big changes anytime soon.
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