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GTX 980 vs 970?

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September 23, 2014 3:33:45 AM

Building a gaming rig and need a decision on which graphics card. Will be gaming on 1920x1080.

I have worked out its an average increase in 18% in performance but a 66% increase in price (where I would be getting it from). Is that extra money worth it, the extra money wouldn't go towards upgrading the PC any further as the rest is pretty good.

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September 23, 2014 3:41:10 AM

the GTX 970 is a much better buy
it is more than enough for a 1080p monitor
yes there is a difference between the two's performance
but the difference is more at higher resolutions ie 1440p or 4K
stick with the 970
the 980 is not worth it....not for 1080p atleast
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September 23, 2014 3:44:04 AM

GTX 970 is only 10% slower than GTX 980 and has much more afforfable price ! GTX 970 is the choice for me . GTX 970 is faster even than R9 290X on Full HD resolution and on par with R9 290X on higher resolutions
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September 23, 2014 4:01:22 AM

I agree that the GTX970 really is an AMAZING buy, historically the top tier card has always been A LOT more cost but not that much more performance than the second tier.

So in general, the second tier is more value for money.

As for 1080p gaming, even the GTX970 is overkill at that resolution.
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September 23, 2014 4:16:05 AM

Correct me if wrong but 780ti vs 980 is basically the same performance in 4K resolutions due to the slower memory BUS in the gtx 980?
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September 23, 2014 4:19:48 AM

Mahisse said:
Correct me if wrong but 780ti vs 980 is basically the same performance in 4K resolutions due to the slower memory BUS in the gtx 980?


Is there a benchmark showing that?
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September 23, 2014 4:50:35 AM

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