GTX 970 SLI or one GTX 980 for 3d modeling and high rendering

[Arturogatti]

Hi everyone, I was looking to upgrading my GPU from an ASUS GTX 750 ti to something much better. I am really not happy with that card. I need a GPU that will be able to handle 3D modeling work and high rendering. I would also be using it for video games. I was thinking on buying a GTX 780 ti but then the new 900 series came out and now I'm not sure if i should just get one GTX 980 or GTX 970 SLI.
I want to spend around $800 CND. I hope someone can help me with this problem.

Maybe someone can suggest something according to my current build:
ASUS Z97-A
i7-4790K
850W PSU
SSD, M.2, HDD

 

[Bhavneet Pannu]

the 970 sli kills the single 980

 

[tiny voices]

Are you playing at 1080p? If so, there will be little or no difference between one and two 970s. The smart move is to buy a single 970 then add another like a year or two down the road.

 

[Arturogatti]

Are you playing at 1080p? If so, there will be little or no difference between one and two 970s. The smart move is to buy a single 970 then add another like a year or two down the road.

I will be running one 4k monitor

 

[tiny voices]

Then you will need two 980s if you want to pla yat high or max settings. Two 970s will run AAA games at a mix of medium and high at 4k.

 

[Arturogatti]

Then you will need two 980s if you want to pla yat high or max settings. Two 970s will run AAA games at a mix of medium and high at 4k.

What if im running two 1080 monitors

 

[tiny voices]

Then you will only be gaming on one monitor and a single 970 will max any game.

 

[Beezy]

what programs will you render with?

 

[Arturogatti]

what programs will you render with?

Im using Rhinoceros 3D v5 and RhinoGold 4.0 with Brazil Render studio.

 

[Arturogatti]

Then you will only be gaming on one monitor and a single 970 will max any game.

what if i get a 2560x1440 monitor ?

 

[StealthArsenal]

Not trying to high jack this thread or anything, but it seems as good a place as any to ask. I am running SLI GTX 670's (2gb models) right now on dual and sometimes triple 1080P monitors. I game on one and watch videos/movies on the other. What I am seeing is a stutter in the Netflix or DVD feed on the one monitor while my gaming monitor is fine. The same is true in reverse.

Thoughts

 

[CasaNOVA_Fly]

Go with the 980, as it has about 500 more CUDA cores and is faster. One 980 is cheaper then 2 970s, and will run better due to it only being one card, so it wont have any issues with not performing better than a single card when you actually have 2 cards. Plus, the thread isn't about gaming, but modeling. I dabble in 3D work myself, and I can vouch on CUDA cores.

 

[tiny voices]

^ wrong. A single 980 will be BLOWN AWAY by SLI 970s. There are VERY little circumstances where one one card can be used.