Question: Got my EVGA Geforce 780 GTX Classified RMA'ed and getting a EVGA Geforce 970 FTW ACX 2.0 in return -Most comparable?

Frozenzz

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Hi friends,

I'm sorry if this is the wrong section.

I got my Geforce 780 GTX Classified (03G-P4-3788-KR) RMA'ed - and looks like they are sending me a Geforce 970 FTW ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-2978-KR) in return.

Looking at the specs for each - it looks like some of the specs on my 780 GTX is a bit better than the 970?

EG:
970 780
Memory Interface: 256-Bit 384-Bit
CUDA 1664 2304
Memory Bandwidth 224.3 GB/s 288.38 GB/s

I understand that other specs do beat it:
970 780
GPU Speed 1216MHz 993MHz
RAM 4096 3072
RAM Type GDDR5 GDDR5
RAM Speed 7010MHz (effective) 6008MHz (effective)

but I honestly have no idea about the 900 card series and what's so great about them so I'm wondering if the 970 will be better than my 780.

Also I do understand that I paid $700 for it back in the day and the 970 is only $370 or so, but I know that price doesn't matter as when it comes to these as price depreciates.

Should I try to sell my 970 that I'm about to receive and get a 980? If so which model?

Here are the rest of my specs:

Processor:
Intel Core i7-4930K CPU @ 4.00GHz (12 Threads)

Memory:
Kingston Beast Series 32GB DDR3-2400 9-9-9

Sound Card:
Auzentech X-Fi Forte 7.1 Low Profile PCI-E

Operating System:
Windows 8.1 Enterprise 64-bit

Motherboard:
Asus Rampage IV Black Edition E-ATX

Computer Case:
Thermaltake Level 10 GT Black E-ATX

Water Cooling:
Corsair Cooling Hydro Series H105

Thank you.
 
Solution
The 970 is around equal to the 780ti so is better than the 780, and has 500mb more usable vram. The 980 isn't really worth the extra price over the 970 unless you're at higher resolutions.

holyprof

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Overall, i'd say the card you receive is better. It's a bit faster and based on newer technology so it will be supported for a longer time. It will draw less power too, so you'll save a few cents on the power bill every month and enjoy quieter and cooler PC.
 

Jets757

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Had the EXACT same situation.

My 780 Classy burned out 2 weeks ago and EVGA just sent me confirmation that they're sending me a GTX 970 FTW+ as a replacement.

Quick question, does anyone know if they'll also include a free download for Arkham Knight or Witcher 3?
 

HCSn

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The 970 is comparable to the 780 in terms of gaming and performance. However it is a new card and will support DirectX12 feature set 12.1 that includes conservative raster, which will supposedly be a very nice feature when DX12 launches.
 

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