GTX 780 6GB vs GTX 980 4GB?

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I can still return the 780 6GB and upgrade to the 980 4GB. I realize that the 980 has better performance, but does the 2GB extra VRAM make the 780 worth keeping? For example, apparently Shadow of Mordor wants 6GB of VRAM for 1080p ultra settings. I'm a gamer and livestreamer who expects 1080p 60fps on ultra, and I don't plan to upgrade again for many years. Should I get the 980?

EVGA GeForce GTX 780 6GB SC w/ EVGA ACX Cooler

967MHz Base Clock
1020MHz Boost Clock
185.6GT/s Texture Fill Rate
6144MB GDDR5 Memory
6008MHz Memory Clock
288.38GB/s Memory Bandwidth

EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Superclocked ACX 2.0

1266MHz Base Clock
1367MHz Boost Clock
162GT/s Texture Fill Rate
4096MB GDDR5 Memory
7010MHz Memory Clock
224.3GB/s Memory Bandwidth

It seems like the 780 is better for VRAM, Texture Fill Rate, GDDR5 Memory, and Memory Bandwidth. Which one should I pick?
 
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personally I would go with the 980 the lower vram amount wont make a differance especially at 1080p and it will have ample enough power to keep maxing games out for years. If you had a 780 ti it might be a different story but the 980 just simply gives better fps if I were you I would return!
 
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the specs mean nothing. for maxwell, this is the first time you cant go by specs on paper. The card was specifically designed for efficiency, it is 2x more efficient than the 680. Meaning that if it had half the cuda cores, bandwidth, texture fill rate, etc (those specs u mentioned) it would be able to achieve the same performance. So, knowing that, even though it has less than the 780, it does more with what it does have due to incredible efficiency. The 980 absolutely destroys all other cards, you have to use one to experience it, but trust me, the 980 is def worth it.
I went from barely being able to play watch dogs on my 780 ti to gettings 80fps at ultra specs with smooth performance./no stuttering
 
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Wait until the 8GB version of the 980 releases if you're worried about VRAM. I can confirm through my own experience that Shadow of Mordor uses over 5GB of VRAM with Ultra textures, even at 1920x1080. Anyone who tells you otherwise is full of it, considering they probably don't even have the game or they have a card with less than 6GB of VRAM and are trying to defend their product.
 
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dont wait for the 8gb version. shadow of mordor does use a lot of vram but form what I can tell it really doesnt make much visual impact(correct me if i'm wrong) and the 980 gives HUGELY better performance at so little power cost
 
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Which is like almost everyone. And why wouldn't they criticize poor optimization, especially those who just bought 4gb vram cards if the 8gb models are supposedly just around the corner as standard? Those who use 4gb+ vram in Skyrim at 1080p as an example forget that they're using a whole mess of mods that weren't always created by the same person and will be poorly optimized relative to efficient resource usage. 4k Skyrim with just the Bethesda pack at ultra runs at 2700-3000 mbs for me, people were also saying SOM uses over 8gb of ram.

What's the max SSAA setting for SOM?
 
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