780ti HoF or 970 Gigabyte windforce?

[Shutnik]

Both aftermarket, 780ti 3 years in use, 970 ~1.5
Same price.
Which should i hit?
Heard of overheating issues in 7 series, also mirrors about drivers being not so optimised for them.
Maybe it's nothing, but still, i wanna hear someone else's opinion on it.

 

[constantine_99]

970 is better imo

the newer the better, they had more driver support (maxwell is still supported till now), better power consumption, and have more VRAM

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-970-vs-Nvidia-GTX-780-Ti/2577vs2165

 

[photonboy]

USERBENCHMARK isn't always accurate BTW.

Here: https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_970_Gaming/27.html

If you look at some NEWER GAMES the GTX780Ti will be worse though.

NOW it looks like USERBENCHMARK (which probably uses very limited benchmark and assumes it applies to all games):
https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/2724-gtx-780-ti-benchmark-in-2016/page-2

As you can see performance plummets in modern titles, but in Metro LL it's about the same as a GTX970. The TECHPOWERUP link was about the same too but in some games it drops to 60% of a GTX970 (back to the Gamers Nexus link). OUCH!!

I forget now the exact reason for the drop but regardless get the GTX970 if that's your only choice.

 

[photonboy]

How much for the GTX970 used?

A GTX1060 3GB is a better card, and costs about $200USD for the EVGA single-fan version. (can see pcpartpicker for links)

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_1060_Gaming_X_3_GB/26.html

The GTX970 can probably overclock to match it in most games, but then the the GTX1060 is a newer card, warranty, and will do better in future games.

The only drawback is a little less VRAM than the "3.5GB" (512MB operates slower) of the GTX970. There are 6GB versions of the GTX1060 but that adds about $65.

Unless the GTX970 is $150USD or cheaper it's hard to recommend.

 

[Shutnik]

How much for the GTX970 used?

A GTX1060 3GB is a better card, and costs about $200USD for the EVGA single-fan version. (can see pcpartpicker for links)

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_1060_Gaming_X_3_GB/26.html

The GTX970 can probably overclock to match it in most games, but then the the GTX1060 is a newer card, warranty, and will do better in future games.

The only drawback is a little less VRAM than the "3.5GB" (512MB operates slower) of the GTX970. There are 6GB versions of the GTX1060 but that adds about $65.

Unless the GTX970 is $150USD or cheaper it's hard to recommend.

For a united states, yes. But i live waaaay far from US, and price for a 1060 here is 350-400$, 970 i can pick up for just 160.

Looks like i'm on to 970, thx

 

[constantine_99]

USERBENCHMARK isn't always accurate BTW.

Here: https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_970_Gaming/27.html

If you look at some NEWER GAMES the GTX780Ti will be worse though.

NOW it looks like USERBENCHMARK (which probably uses very limited benchmark and assumes it applies to all games):
https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/2724-gtx-780-ti-benchmark-in-2016/page-2

As you can see performance plummets in modern titles, but in Metro LL it's about the same as a GTX970. The TECHPOWERUP link was about the same too but in some games it drops to 60% of a GTX970 (back to the Gamers Nexus link). OUCH!!

I forget now the exact reason for the drop but regardless get the GTX970 if that's your only choice.

How much for the GTX970 used?

A GTX1060 3GB is a better card, and costs about $200USD for the EVGA single-fan version. (can see pcpartpicker for links)

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_1060_Gaming_X_3_GB/26.html

The GTX970 can probably overclock to match it in most games, but then the the GTX1060 is a newer card, warranty, and will do better in future games.

The only drawback is a little less VRAM than the "3.5GB" (512MB operates slower) of the GTX970. There are 6GB versions of the GTX1060 but that adds about $65.

Unless the GTX970 is $150USD or cheaper it's hard to recommend.

For a united states, yes. But i live waaaay far from US, and price for a 1060 here is 350-400$, 970 i can pick up for just 160.

Looks like i'm on to 970, thx

nice, even my 1050ti cost 159$ here XD
that's a good bargain u got there, enjoy your new GPU

 

[photonboy]

GTX1060 6GB is $350+ or the 3GB version?

Still, if the 6GB version started at $350 then the 3GB would likely start at about $275 + tax/shipping so you're saving at least $100 with the GTX970. Hope it works!

Most games as I said should be about IDENTICAL with a light overclock. Some of the GTX970's got a fair boost, but the modern cards have less boost usually as they tend closer to the max when produced.

THIS CARD for example, could get 14% higher FPS when overclocked in some games:
https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_970_Gaming/30.html