gtx 970 vs gtx 1070 upgrade

[prodipta94]

is it really worth to upgrade to gtx 1070 from gtx 970 ??

 

[gokitty199]

I dont see y so many people upgrade if they dont even have a 144hz monitor. The ram on the card dont really matter if u play at 1080. most people only play at 1080 so to upgrade from a 970 is pointless. Im still using my gtx 760 with no issues lol

im considering it. theres a few games where i could use a little extra juice out of my gpu at 1080p to really max it out, since i need all AA settings cranked up to the max(large tv, low resolution). really should invest in a nice 1440p 144hz monitor though

 

[JUICEhunter]

Very tempted to update my 780ti but am going to wait for 1080ti for sure as my GPU is still doing really well, very high settings 1080p 144hz!

 

[Daviedou77]

I dont see y so many people upgrade if they dont even have a 144hz monitor. The ram on the card dont really matter if u play at 1080. most people only play at 1080 so to upgrade from a 970 is pointless. Im still using my gtx 760 with no issues lol

True but the Vram on my 970 is sometimes limiting me on my games, especially on textures

 

[techdude9]

thats in VR. need to wait for real benchmarks to come out but man im excited

true however I'm excited for the price.

I currently have a 7870 and was planning on upgrading to a 970 on the 12th, now I'll hold off until the 27th and upgrade to a 1070, which will be faster than it for nearly the same price.

 

[Nick_50]

thats in VR. need to wait for real benchmarks to come out but man im excited

true however I'm excited for the price.

I currently have a 7870 and was planning on upgrading to a 970 on the 12th, now I'll hold off until the 27th and upgrade to a 1070, which will be faster than it for nearly the same price.

The 1070 isn't out until June 10th, it is the 1080 coming out on May 27th.

I can't believe a 1070 is getting up to Titan X performance, how are Nvidia going to sell any GPUs based on Maxwell when these cards are released, the new ones make them look very poor value for money.

 

[techdude9]

The 1070 isn't out until June 10th, it is the 1080 coming out on May 27th.

I can't believe a 1070 is getting up to Titan X performance, how are Nvidia going to sell any GPUs based on Maxwell when these cards are released, the new ones make them look very poor value for money.

ah damn I must have missed that part.

grabbing the 1080 then. any idea how much it will be CAD if it's $600 USD? going to consume my whole paycheck lol

 

[gokitty199]

thats in VR. need to wait for real benchmarks to come out but man im excited

true however I'm excited for the price.

I currently have a 7870 and was planning on upgrading to a 970 on the 12th, now I'll hold off until the 27th and upgrade to a 1070, which will be faster than it for nearly the same price.

The 1070 isn't out until June 10th, it is the 1080 coming out on May 27th.

I can't believe a 1070 is getting up to Titan X performance, how are Nvidia going to sell any GPUs based on Maxwell when these cards are released, the new ones make them look very poor value for money.

its not getting up to titan x performance, wait for benchmarks from real users like me and you on dx11 like 98% of the games out right now. what they were mentioning was over titan x performance in VR which is where they have their new technology called multi(something, i cant remember the name of it to save my life) which alone gave the card a boost of 33fps in their demo which the titan x can't do, that upon being better supported in dx12 will give it quite a bump in performance in those VR titles. dont expect to buy a 1070 for $379 and have 980ti performance in your gta 5/witcher/battlefield and so on, its not going to happen.

 

[gokitty199]

The 1070 isn't out until June 10th, it is the 1080 coming out on May 27th.

I can't believe a 1070 is getting up to Titan X performance, how are Nvidia going to sell any GPUs based on Maxwell when these cards are released, the new ones make them look very poor value for money.

ah damn I must have missed that part.

grabbing the 1080 then. any idea how much it will be CAD if it's $600 USD? going to consume my whole paycheck lol

$773 dollars CAD

 

[techdude9]

$773 dollars CAD

worth

 

[azzazel_99]

There are more than a few games that max out 4gb vram on 1080p so moving up to higher vram isn't a bad decision. Skyrim with hd packs, shadows of mordord, witcher 3 etc......

 

[mobkon]

Damn! I literally just bought a 970 a week ago for $300 total with tax. I only have a 1080P monitor. You think its in my best interest to return this 970 I just bought and get the 1070 for $80 more?

 

[ael00]

In your place I would return it yes, granted I get back all the money I spent.

 

[azzazel_99]

Yes

 

[AGru__]

I don't think the you should change the GTX 970 if you are still playing on 1080p monitor. the GTX 970 still the best change for those who are gaming at 1080p. i don't know about VR. but regardless the 970 is enough and doesn't need upgrade, till now

 

[Tomtopher]

I would go ahead and return it and spend the extra $80 whether you are gaming on a 1080p monitor or not. Future proofing is what you are buying and with the new release of information about the 1070 being more powerful than the Titan X I would be remorse to let you believe that the extra $80 is wasted on a 1080p monitor.

 

[Gam3r01]

Important notice:
http://www.gamersnexus.net/news-pc/2427-difference-between-gtx-1080-founders-edition-and-reference

The founders edition is the only card Nvidia is selling. It is a reference card, nothing special. The "normal" 1080 is not available for purchase, it lacks cooling, and is intended for board partners.

 

[gokitty199]

I would go ahead and return it and spend the extra $80 whether you are gaming on a 1080p monitor or not. Future proofing is what you are buying and with the new release of information about the 1070 being more powerful than the Titan X I would be remorse to let you believe that the extra $80 is wasted on a 1080p monitor.

-_- again, not faster than the titan x

 

[azzazel_99]

It was faster in VR I would expect the 1070 to be roughly the same speed as the titanX so i would def take back the 970 and get a 1070.

 

[DustinV]

Chart on their website shows the 1080 is about 1.6x or 1.7x performance of a gtx 980

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/10series/geforce-gtx-1080

 

[techdude9]

if I currently have a 7870 is there any reason to wait for aftermarket evga/msi card rather than grabbing the 1070 the day of?

how long do these companies usually take to start releasing aftermarket models?

 

[gokitty199]

if I currently have a 7870 is there any reason to wait for aftermarket evga/msi card rather than grabbing the 1070 the day of?

how long do these companies usually take to start releasing aftermarket models?

i would wait(from what i heard) nvidia is only selling the founders edition cards at launch which is $100 more(for example 1080msrp $599 and founders edition is $699) and the other chips are getting sent to other vendors such as msi/gigabyte and so on.

 

[DustinV]

Correct, nvidia is only selling founders edition.

Evga, Msi, Asus, gigabyte etc will have 1080s and 1070s on their release days

 

[mobkon]

Confused a bit...so how long before EVGA, MSI etc. start selling their versions of the 1070/1080?

 

[Gam3r01]

A week or two, or a few days. There are no set dates, there never are.

 

[azzazel_99]

Chart on their website shows the 1080 is about 1.6x or 1.7x performance of a gtx 980

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/10series/geforce-gtx-1080

Considering a single 1080 is significantly faster than 980 in sli thats insane.