GTX 680 vs 7970 Ghz

[iceclock]

isnt cuda used for video encoding thats about it, i mean i know amd has some software for video encoding but ur right they dont have cuda support.

 

[redeemer]

isnt cuda used for video encoding thats about it, i mean i know amd has some software for video encoding but ur right they dont have cuda support.

Both Nvidia and AMD are terrible with encoding Intel's Quick Sync is what you will want to use anyway.

 

[neon neophyte]

quick sync is much better than anything amd or nvidia offer. in both speed and quality.

 

[iceclock]

quick sync is faster but people often comment on quality, its not that great compared to other software encoding programs.

 

[redeemer]

quick sync is faster but people often comment on quality, its not that great compared to other software encoding programs.

Quick Sync is not software it actually circuitry

 

[iceclock]

yes i know that its integrated on the cpu, where did i say it was software lawl. i meant quicksync versus software that encodes, some softwares make alot better image quality, quicksync might be faster but not in terms of quality.

 

[neon neophyte]

quality wise, it is better than cuda. much better than cuda.

 

[MarhyCZ]

Ok thanks for nice graphs and comments.7970 Ghz ordered.Raw power is really a way better than GTX 680 (I mean OpenGL and stuff like that).

 

[iceclock]

enjoy mang

 

[erasmussen2006]

Has anyone tried Folding at Home on either of these cards?
I am planning a build and would like to use one of these cards.

Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB
GeForce GTX 680 4GB

Folding, CAD, some gaming what is the better choice and why.
Power used and heat generated is of concern too.
Build will not happen until April which should be after the GTX 7 series is released from what I can tell online so the GTX 680 prices should come down.

 

[JCnator987]

Has anyone tried Folding at Home on either of these cards?
I am planning a build and would like to use one of these cards.

Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB
GeForce GTX 680 4GB

Folding, CAD, some gaming what is the better choice and why.
Power used and heat generated is of concern too.
Build will not happen until April which should be after the GTX 7 series is released from what I can tell online so the GTX 680 prices should come down.

I advise you to spend your money on a 7970 ghz edition or the like, for both gaming and folding reasons. Kepler was made by Nvidia in order to up gaming performance and performance per watt, but in the process, Nvidia decided to abandon increasing compute performance.

AMD however, decided to make an architecture that focused on gaming and compute at the expense of power draw.

I'd say that if power is a concern, STILL go 7970, as you will be getting more done with that GPU per watt than a 680.

 

[The Q6660 Inside]

7970, 7970 Ghz or a GTX 670 FTW/PE (should you go on the nVdia boat) , a GTX 680 is good but paying the extra $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ for the same performance as a 7970Ghz/ Ocd 7970 is just robbery. I would get a vanilla 7970 and OC it (saves you $40-70)

 

[Guest]

The question was a choice between the GTX 680 and the HD 7970. One of the main selling points for the 7970 is its price or bang for your buck. Well, as of two days ago and continuing until 4/8/13 on newegg, the Asus GTX 660 can be had for $170. That is the price with a mail in rebate. If you get two and use them in SLI, they will own any GTX 680 or HD 7970 no matter how much RAM they have. The 192-bit "bottleneck" is completely irrelevant in this case. If you have PCI-e 3.0 x8 x8 on a Z77 mobo, I'd get this (and I did). It uses the same number of PCI power connectors (2) as the 680 and 7970. The price, with newegg's discounts, isn't even close. If you buy one with the MIB (one per household) and one at regular price, you get them for $360, $340 if you have a friend or relative buy one for you. Cores: the 680 has 1536 cuda cores and costs at the very least $460, the GTX 660 in SLI is $100 less and has 1920 cores! A comparison to the AMD card is better when looking at FPS in certain games or benchmarks. 3DMark: GTX 660 SLI - 10,305, 7970 GHz ed. - 9,700, GTX 680 -9,049. Vantage (same order): 39,455; 36,206; 34,554. It seems like if you want the best value and don't plan to upgrade since the 660 can only support 2 cards, this is a no-brainer. And these are stock numbers, the card I mentioned that is on sale is a factory OC "top" core card. If you want to use a multi-monitor setup, I'd go with the 6GB 7970 or even the 4GB 680. For one or maybe two, the 660 SLI is just fine.

 

[Mi7agent1]

7770 crossfire on par with a 7950 yet 100 bucks less than a single GTX680