1070 vs 980ti

[JeroX]

I am going to buy a new gpu soon. Which one should I buy?

 

[Pokererere1]

I'd go with the 1070, unless you find a 980ti cheaper. They both are in very close parameters of each other on performance, but I would rock with the newer card. My friend has a 1070 and he is in love. According to User-benchmark, the difference in performance is less than 1%. ( http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-980-Ti-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1070/3439vs3609 )

 

[Dunlop0078]

The 1070, unless you can find a 980 ti for very cheap. They perfom about the same in most games, but the 1070 consumes much less power, is newer, runs cooler and can typically be found for cheaper than a 980 ti.

 

[JeroX]

Ok

 

[Daniel_424]

Due to the mining going on the 1070s are way over priced at the moment. If you need to buy a card now just get the 1080. They are 30 bucks more but way more powerful. They are just not as ideal for mining due to the power usage.

 

[JeroX]

Due to the mining going on the 1070s are way over priced at the moment. If you need to buy a card now just get the 1080. They are 30 bucks more but way more powerful. They are just not as ideal for mining due to the power usage.

Where is this deal?

 

[Antonio_34]

buy a 980ti used for $200 bucks and call it a day. though the extra memory from the 1070 is nice for 4k on older titles.

 

[JeroX]

buy a 980ti used for $200 bucks and call it a day. though the extra memory from the 1070 is nice for 4k on older titles.

I am not entirely trusting of used hardware

 

[Deniedstingray]

buy a 980ti used for $200 bucks and call it a day. though the extra memory from the 1070 is nice for 4k on older titles.

I am not entirely trusting of used hardware

Your wallet will be.

 

[JeroX]

buy a 980ti used for $200 bucks and call it a day. though the extra memory from the 1070 is nice for 4k on older titles.

I am not entirely trusting of used hardware

Your wallet will be.

True, but I still wont take the risk.

 

[Daniel_424]

Due to the mining going on the 1070s are way over priced at the moment. If you need to buy a card now just get the 1080. They are 30 bucks more but way more powerful. They are just not as ideal for mining due to the power usage.

Where is this deal?

I have been looking on newegg for the cards. The 1070 run about 450-500 US and the 1080 are about 520-580US. The 980ti run about 600+US

 

[Pokererere1]

Due to the mining going on the 1070s are way over priced at the moment. If you need to buy a card now just get the 1080. They are 30 bucks more but way more powerful. They are just not as ideal for mining due to the power usage.

Where is this deal?

I have been looking on newegg for the cards. The 1070 run about 450-500 US and the 1080 are about 520-580US. The 980ti run about 600+US

Depending on what games and resoultion you're playing, you could bump up to a 1080. However, if you're just gaming at 1080p, the 1070 will do kindly.

 

[Daniel_424]

Due to the mining going on the 1070s are way over priced at the moment. If you need to buy a card now just get the 1080. They are 30 bucks more but way more powerful. They are just not as ideal for mining due to the power usage.

Where is this deal?

I have been looking on newegg for the cards. The 1070 run about 450-500 US and the 1080 are about 520-580US. The 980ti run about 600+US

Depending on what games and resoultion you're playing, you could bump up to a 1080. However, if you're just gaming at 1080p, the 1070 will do kindly.

I would agree that a 1080 would be overkill if you are only running 1080p but at this point a 1070 is way over priced. They used to be 300-350 but now they are 100+ more per card. I suggest the gtx1080 just because it a better card at with only a slightly higher cost. In an ideal world the GPU prices would be normal and then i would suggest a 1070.

 

[Step 61]

I am going to buy a new gpu soon. Which one should I buy?

As the other posters have mentioned. Go with the 1070 , unless the 980Ti is quite a bit less. Besides slightly better performance and lower power usage (less power usage equals less radiant heat), the 1070 also has two more Gb of vram. By no means a deal breaker (6gb vs 8gb), but games have proven to need more and more memory as time has gone by ...
One more thought to ponder. I just recently sold my MSI GTX1070 for more then I paid for it. Seems that there are some models that are becoming somewhat scarce. Perhaps Nvidia has ceased production, or maybe MSI is just not producing that model anymore. But that makes me think maybe Nvidia is already gearing up for a new model soon. At least sooner then expected . Might be worth waiting, unless you can score either the 980Ti , or a 1070 for a really good price . One more bit of info. I just did one of those Nvidia surveys, and several of the questions were asking how much would I pay for a new card, and what incentives would I like when purchasing a new gpu. While these are just standard marketing questions, these questions might just be related to a new release about to drop ...

 

[Pokererere1]

I am going to buy a new gpu soon. Which one should I buy?

As the other posters have mentioned. Go with the 1070 , unless the 980Ti is quite a bit less. Besides slightly better performance and lower power usage (less power usage equals less radiant heat), the 1070 also has two more Gb of vram. By no means a deal breaker (6gb vs 8gb), but games have proven to need more and more memory as time has gone by ...
One more thought to ponder. I just recently sold my MSI GTX1070 for more then I paid for it. Seems that there are some models that are becoming somewhat scarce. Perhaps Nvidia has ceased production, or maybe MSI is just not producing that model anymore. But that makes me think maybe Nvidia is already gearing up for a new model soon. At least sooner then expected . Might be worth waiting, unless you can score either the 980Ti , or a 1070 for a really good price . One more bit of info. I just did one of those Nvidia surveys, and several of the questions were asking how much would I pay for a new card, and what incentives would I like when purchasing a new gpu. While these are just standard marketing questions, these questions might just be related to a new release about to drop ...

He is right on all of these terms, but I think the ethermine craze is slowing down. According to one of Toms latest articles, the hype is starting to bite back... Keep your eyes open here in a few months, might be able to pick up a CHEAP 1070.