Which should I go for: 760, 770, 780, 970 or 980?

Legolas8181 · Nov 1, 2014

Am looking to get a high-end gaming PC . I want to be able to play all titles on at least High at 1080p. I am only playing on a single 24" 1080p monitor so more than 2GB of VRAM is unneeded

rolli59 · Nov 1, 2014

970 great performance for the price! 770 would though handle your needs currently.

Legolas8181 · Nov 1, 2014

rolli59 :

Though I have been told the 900 series is just the same as the 700 except it is way more efficient so it doesn't get hot as fast

rolli59 · Nov 1, 2014

You have been told wrong, it is new GPU http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/EVGA/GTX_970_SC_ACX_Cooler/25.html

geofelt · Nov 1, 2014

If you have the budget for any of those cards, the GTX980 is absolutely the best. If you can find one for sale.

But... The GTX970 is really the sweet spot for what you want to do.

The other cards are older gen and more power hungry. GTX780 or GTX780ti could be good and will do the job if you are shopping the used market.

Legolas8181 · Nov 1, 2014

geofelt :

I have the budget for any card I want but at the same time I don't wanna buy a 980 if it's more power than I'll even use

rolli59 · Nov 1, 2014

Legolas8181 :

geofelt :

I have the budget for any card I want but at the same time I don't wanna buy a 980 if it's more power than I'll even use

It is more power since the 970 will handle it on highest.

Legolas8181 · Nov 1, 2014

rolli59 :

Legolas8181 :

It is more power since the 970 will handle it on highest.

So for single monitor 1080p gaming it's the 970 and anything above that it's the 980?

rolli59 · Nov 1, 2014

Yes pretty much, the around 15% performance difference that the 980 has comes with a 30%+ price premium.

Legolas8181 · Nov 1, 2014

rolli59 :

I stated before I was told the 970 is just a 770 revamped to be more efficient, I heard that in a GTX 980 review by the YouTuber Tech of Tomorrow.

rolli59 · Nov 1, 2014

770 is GK 104 with 1536 shader units and 32 rop's, 970 GK204 1664 shader units and 64 ROP's quite a difference! (why I relay on respectable tech sites instead of self appointed youtube experts)

geofelt · Nov 1, 2014

The GTX970 and GTX980 are the latest Maxwell architecture. They have some improvements in the image quality area too. I would not get anything less.
The $200 extra for a GTX980 is not usually considered as worth it from a performance point of view.
But, worth is something only YOU can determine.
That $200 can buy you a nice SSD which is definitely worth it.

You seem to have the budget.
FWIW
I have never regretted paying more for something better, but have often regrettedd buying less.
If the extra $200 is not that important to you, go ahead and buy the GTX980.
If you don't, you will forever wonder if you should have.

1LiquidPC · Nov 1, 2014

The 970 is a bit faster than the 780 while consuming less power. It also has 4GB VRAM vs. 3 w/ the 780 or 2GB with the standard 770. The 970 would be overkill for 1080P today, but if you plan on using this card for awhile, it would be my choice. Another plus is the new DSR feature known as Dynamic Super Resolution. Since your gaming on 1080P, and the 970 is way more power than that resolution uses. You can enable this feature to render games at 4k, then scale them back down to 1080P. By doing this, the image quality should be considerably better.

geofelt · Nov 1, 2014

rolli59 :

It is my understanding that shader and rop units work differently on Maxwell and are not directly comparable.
Maxwell does more with fewer such units .
The bottom line is to ignore specs and look at performance.

J_E_D_70 · Nov 1, 2014

rolli59 · Nov 1, 2014

geofelt :

I was replying to the claim that the 970 was just a newer version of the 770! Performance had already been handled!

From post above "Though I have been told the 900 series is just the same as the 700 except it is way more efficient so it doesn't get hot as fast"

Coolboy951 · Nov 1, 2014

okay if your not playing on 4k than cross out the 980 if your not playing on a 1440p than cross out the 970 if your playing on 1080p i think you should get the 780 because it can max any game out on 1080p and get more than 70-90fps

Legolas8181 · Nov 1, 2014

Coolboy951 :

I am planning on using whichever GPU I get for a few years until the time comes that whatever GPU I get is no longer up to the task

Coolboy951 · Nov 1, 2014

Legolas8181 :

if i were you i would just get the 970 because this card will be great for another 2-3 years

Legolas8181 · Nov 1, 2014

Coolboy951 :

Let's just say the 970 will run anything I want on High or above at 60FPS until October 2016. How long then would the 980 run things on that same setting?

Coolboy951 · Nov 1, 2014

okay lets put it this way the 970 will run the games till oct 2016 at ultra and all with at least 55-65fps while the 980 will run them at 60-80fps the thing about the 970 and 980 is the price diffrence like the 980 is double the price of the 970 and it only gives you 20% more preformance which is not alot

rolli59 · Nov 1, 2014

About the same, 15% performance difference is not that much. When the 980 is at 60fps the 970 will still be over 50fps.

geofelt · Nov 1, 2014

What are the rest of the proposed specs?
In particular the cpu.
What type of games?
Some are single threaded and cpu bound. Others are graphics limited.
For example bf3/4 needs graphics in single player, it needs cpu in multiplayer.
Regardless, a GTX970 will not disappoint with any single monitor short of a 4k monitor.

Legolas8181 · Nov 1, 2014

Coolboy951 :

Hey, what about the 970 vs the 290X?

Coolboy951 · Nov 1, 2014

the 970 is better than the 290x by 40% which is quiet a bit if you overclock the 970 youll see a 15% boost prefromace which is great

Which should I go for: 760, 770, 780, 970 or 980?

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