GTX 970 3way Sli vs 2 gtx 1070 sli

Faze Savage · Jan 8, 2017

So I was customizing a system and I wondered, "Should I go with 3way GTX 970 sli or GTX 1070 SLI?" I know NVIDIA doesn't talk about 3 or 4 way sli much. So 2 1070s or 3 970s?

Supahos · Jan 8, 2017

2 1070s will slaughter 3 970s. But I'd still just get a single 1080 as I hate SLI hassles

SpencerGoshorn · Jan 8, 2017

Heres a link for gtx 1070 refurbished msi armor 8gb oc for 360 dollars I bought one and it showed at my house in 2 days definitely a good deal will run faster than 1 gtx 1080 for 720 dollars but you can buy a single gtx 1080 for 630 dollars heres link for gtx 1070

http://www.ebay.com/itm/R-MSI-GeForce-GTX-1070-ARMOR-8G-OC-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-1070-8GB-/302187211875?hash=item465bc2ec63:g:6oEAAOSwzaJYBWCd

iamacow · Jan 8, 2017

1 GTX 1070 is faster than 3x 970s, plus it has more ram so playing at 1440P and higher isn't a problem. SLI doesn't stack ram, each card uses it's own ram. SLI is a pain in the butt, plus many games don't play nice. So unless you are playing at 4k and want more than 60FPS, don't go SLI.

SpencerGoshorn, It's not possible for a GTX 1070 to out preform a GTX 1080. The 1070 overclocked may come close to a stock 1080, but not faster.

Supahos · Jan 9, 2017

He's saying two of them beat a 1080 which is true most of the time (nearly always) but it's also more so that should be expected. I still hate SLI/crossfire

n0ns3ns3 · Jan 9, 2017

SLI (and CF) are not needed anymore.
You can have a decent performance on a single card as of today.
in addition to power usage, heat, noise, game support and other multi GPU issues, there is one fundamental problem with multi GPU that can not be solved with driver update or anything else. Higher input lag. And it kills the fun in high end gaming.

Faze Savage · Jan 9, 2017

MERGED QUESTION
Question from Faze Savage : "SLI 3way vs 2 way"

Would 3 gtx 970s be more bang for the buck than 2 gtx 1070s?

SpencerGoshorn · Jan 9, 2017

Faze Savage :

No short story In my opinion I wouldn't have two graphic cards get a gtx 1080 but for your awnser the 2 gtx 1070 is more bang for the buck then 3 gtx 970s

dstarr3 · Jan 9, 2017

DX12 and forward, 3- and 4-way SLI is not supported. Which is to say, it might work if you try, but if there are issues, they're never going to be fixed. And as time goes on, game engines themselves will also drop support for the third and fourth GPUs and they'll go unused anyway. In short, now, there's no reason to consider 3- or 4-way SLI of any kind.

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