GTX 980 Strix worth 400$

[Michael_13]

Is the GTX 980 Strix worth 400$ respectively 250 less than the 980ti?
Would you choose the GTX 980 over the R9 Fury?
Does SLI work on more titles better than Crossfire?

I do overclock.

As always, I'm interested in perspective.

 

[joesavy86]

Night Fury, GET DOWN!

 

[Eximo]

Price/Perforrmance is in favor of the 980Ti. R9-Fury is an odd card. Heck of a lot of processing power, but not truly enough memory for that to matter with today's titles. Nvidia cards tend to perform better at lower resolutions like FHD and QHD, at 4K AMD cards generally do better, but it is neck and neck for the GTX980ti. If you go multiple screens, then the 4GB of VRAM on the Fury starts to hurt.

A pair of GTX980 is 40-50% faster then a 980Ti, but you do have to deal with SLI, and you only have 4GB of VRAM. I think this is a good QHD @ 100+Hz option, but not a good 4K solution.

Even though I have a pair of 980 I still vote for the single 980Ti if you are buying today.

 

[10tacle]

Not sure what dollars you are referring to. Canadian? Australian? Sure, the R9 Fury is faster, but it also costs more (and uses more power, produces more heat). I consider the R9 Fury more like a bridge between the 980 and 980Ti. At intruduction, the R9 Fury was priced at $520US, and the 980 was priced at $470US. It's really a card in its own category.

Regarding multiple GPU support, it's hit or miss depending on games no matter which GPU manufacturer you go with. For example, in Far Cry 4, AMD was behind Nvidia (the blame was put on the developer, but I call BS since just like Project Cars that AMD users also complained about, the developer gave equal access to both GPU makers to tinker drivers with). But my experience as a long time 3-generation SLI owner and former Crossfire owner, I have seen an increase of games being released with poor multi-GPU scaling or no support at all up front.

This is the main reason I'm hoping to hold out for a single high end GPU replacement in the next year either with Pascal or Polaris, whichever offers the better single card high end solution (today's 980Ti and R9 Fury X).

 

[ern88]

Just wait for the new GPU's in the coming months.

 

[Michael_13]

Not sure what dollars you are referring to. Canadian? Australian? Sure, the R9 Fury is faster, but it also costs more (and uses more power, produces more heat). I consider the R9 Fury more like a bridge between the 980 and 980Ti. At intruduction, the R9 Fury was priced at $520US, and the 980 was priced at $470US. It's really a card in its own category.

Regarding multiple GPU support, it's hit or miss depending on games no matter which GPU manufacturer you go with. For example, in Far Cry 4, AMD was behind Nvidia (the blame was put on the developer, but I call BS since just like Project Cars that AMD users also complained about, the developer gave equal access to both GPU makers to tinker drivers with). But my experience as a long time 3-generation SLI owner and former Crossfire owner, I have seen an increase of games being released with poor multi-GPU scaling or no support at all up front.

This is the main reason I'm hoping to hold out for a single high end GPU replacement in the next year either with Pascal or Polaris, whichever offers the better single card high end solution (today's 980Ti and R9 Fury X).

I'm talking about USD and I see most GTX 980's 500-600 but someone offered me a Strix for 400 NIB.

 

[Michael_13]

Just wait for the new GPU's in the coming months.

Would be easier if the release dates weren't so vague and quantity so limited at launch. I know AMD is launching a 1500$ CPU next... not interested in that crap. From the tech shows on youtube I can only assume the 490x will be some time between July-August which is a while... and if the GTX 1080 is coming up I'd be interested but again. no date set.

 

[10tacle]

I'm talking about USD and I see most GTX 980's 500-600 but someone offered me a Strix for 400 NIB.

Well at that price and it is claimed new and unopened, I'd be very suspicious. Ebay? Craig's List? In any event, if you *must* get something now and that's a legit buy, jump on it. The 970/980 Pascal replacements will be out late summer into the fall.

It's an educated guess based on history since the 6xx cards, but I'd wager that the 970 and 980 replacements will be about the same in price tiers, but offer a lot more power. So if you want/need a 980 right now and can find one for $400, get it. But don't get upset if the 1080 (or whatever the 980 replacement will be) smokes it for $450 and fully supports DX12 games.

Also GPU manufacturers never release official timelines on new GPU releases, because they still have current generation GPUs to sell. All you can do is look at clues, like Micron only now ramping up production of GDDR5x which will be going into the first Pascals as HBM fab slated for high end cards (read: 980Ti replacement) still has major hurdles to overcome.

 

[Michael_13]

I'm talking about USD and I see most GTX 980's 500-600 but someone offered me a Strix for 400 NIB.

Well at that price and it is claimed new and unopened, I'd be very suspicious. Ebay? Craig's List? In any event, if you *must* get something now and that's a legit buy, jump on it. The 970/980 Pascal replacements will be out late summer into the fall.

It's an educated guess based on history since the 6xx cards, but I'd wager that the 970 and 980 replacements will be about the same in price tiers, but offer a lot more power. So if you want/need a 980 right now and can find one for $400, get it. But don't get upset if the 1080 (or whatever the 980 replacement will be) smokes it for $450 and fully supports DX12 games.

A third party on Amazon with a perfect sells history. Either way, back to the question. At what point does this good deal become the right choice?

 

[10tacle]

A third party on Amazon with a perfect sells history. Either way, back to the question. At what point does this good deal become the right choice?

If you need a GPU upgrade/replacement now, and it's legit, jump all over it.

 

[10tacle]

And just to make it as clear as possible: if you cannot wait 4-6 months to see what the 970/980 Pascal replacements will do (hell even the 1070 may be as fast if not faster than a 980) and you need something *now* then that's an outstanding deal if it truly is as advertised.

 

[Michael_13]

And just to make it as clear as possible: if you cannot wait 4-6 months to see what the 970/980 Pascal replacements will do (hell even the 1070 may be as fast if not faster than a 980) and you need something *now* then that's an outstanding deal if it truly is as advertised.

Yeah man if they said it was coming out in May I could wait but waiting until possibly fall... I just can't, I want to play games maxed out. at 2560x1080. So would you pick the 400 980 strix that I will OC over the R9 Fury for 475?

 

[10tacle]

Yeah man if they said it was coming out in May I could wait but waiting until possibly fall... I just can't, I want to play games maxed out. at 2560x1080. So would you pick the 400 980 strix that I will OC over the R9 Fury for 475?

Well it's not coming out in May, that much is certain. The R9 Fury is the faster card out of the gate but the 980 with decent OEM cooling solution like the STRIX has can be overclocked to equal it (or get close enough to it). I have my EVGA 970s in SLI overclocked to 980 performance, so I'm just a little biased on how much more friendly Nvidia cards in general overclock with less effort (and I've owned several AMD cards).