Gtx 980 vs 970

[lubosblacksmyth]

Hello guy i have a question i can buy gtx 980 for 220€ and gtx 970 for 150-160€ is gtx 980 worth it? I got i5-3470, m12ii-520 evo.

 

[feelinfroggy777]

The 980 is about 20% faster than the 970. Given the 980 will cost you about 40% more than the 970, then the better price vs performance is the 970 in your scenario.

 

[lubosblacksmyth]

Yeah but maybe i dont get hand on gtx 970 priced 150€ because that guy may not sell it to me, and gtx 970 in my country are around 180€ 200€. Just wait to get another gtx 970 for 150€ or buy well priced 980? I think its well prices its asus direct cu II

 

[jankerson]

Hello guy i have a question i can buy gtx 980 for 220€ and gtx 970 for 150-160€ is gtx 980 worth it? I got i5-3470, m12ii-520 evo.

Performance increase is pretty large going from a 970 to 980.

Depends on the games you are playing, I would lean towards the 980 to get more performance.

 

[lubosblacksmyth]

Yeah and i could sell it for more i think gtx 80s holds their price longer.

 

[lubosblacksmyth]

Now i play mostly pubg, csgo, Napoleon, maybe in futere new mass effect, so this gpu should be future proof. Currently i got r9 280 and selling if for 110€ plus + spare fan.

 

[jankerson]

Now i play mostly pubg, csgo, Napoleon, maybe in futere new mass effect, so this gpu should be future proof. Currently i got r9 280 and selling if for 110€ plus + spare fan.

Oh yeah....

980 for sure, don't even think about the 970.

 

[feelinfroggy777]

Yeah, if the 970 cost 200 then I would not do it. But 150 is not a bad price for one of the most popular GPUs in the world.

Have you considered a 1060 6gb? They are very similar in performance to a 980 and their prices have come down. You can get a decent 1060 in the US for $260 which is not much more than the price for your 980. The 2 extra gb of VRAM may also come in handy. It also consumes a lot less power than the 980. It would be a new card and you wont have to worry about the warranty ending as the 980 has been out for 3 years.

As for future proofing, you cant buy a 3 year old card and reasonably expect to be future proofing. 3 years is a long time in Video Card years. lol With that being said, the 980 is a good card, but I think I would rather have a 1060 for $30.

 

[TJ Hooker]

Performance increase is pretty large going from a 970 to 980.

Depends on the games you are playing, I would lean towards the 980 to get more performance.

980 only gets you like 15% higher FPS than a 970.

 

[jankerson]

Neither card is future proofing as far as performance goes today, mid range is mid range performance.

Smarter to go with the cheaper card now and us it until the performance isn't enough.

Or forgo both and get something like a GTX 1070 or Ti.

 

[jankerson]

Performance increase is pretty large going from a 970 to 980.

Depends on the games you are playing, I would lean towards the 980 to get more performance.

980 only gets you like 15% higher FPS than a 970.

15% is pretty large when talking video cards, it can be.

 

[lubosblacksmyth]

I dont want new gtx i dont like the company. Yeah but yes i am buying gtx because rx are very expensive here and R9 to power hungry and hot for my case and psu. I can buy new gtx 1060 for 206€ but only 3gb and single fan and 260€ single fan 6gb on newegg (postage to Slovakia is 36€) on alza cheapest zotac 215€ 3gb and same zotax one fan 6gb is for 269€.

 

[lubosblacksmyth]

On userbenchark 980 seems to be like 5-10% faster than 1060 6gb.

 

[lubosblacksmyth]

SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon RX 570 MINI 4gb in Slovakia cost 244€ thats crazy.
On Newegg PowerColor RED DRAGON RX 580 4GBD5 cost 213€ but 36€ of shipping kills it.

 

[feelinfroggy777]

On userbenchark 980 seems to be like 5-10% faster than 1060 6gb.

Here is user benchmark score, it shows a 4% difference in between the 980 and the 1060 6gb.

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-980-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1060-6GB/2576vs3639

 

[lubosblacksmyth]

I must say ist a giant leap fot gtx 10xx series gtx 1060 is almost as good as 980.

 

[feelinfroggy777]

I must say ist a giant leap fot gtx 10xx series gtx 1060 is almost as good as 980.

Yeah, say what you want about Nvidia, but they knocked it out of the park with Pascal. Sure would be nice if the Volta xx60 card is as powerful as a 1080.

 

[lubosblacksmyth]

I must say ist a giant leap fot gtx 10xx series gtx 1060 is almost as good as 980.

Yeah, say what you want about Nvidia, but they knocked it out of the park with Pascal. Sure would be nice if the Volta xx60 card is as powerful as a 1080.

I hope amd will get something similar and even cheaper. Nvidia is bad company for gpu business and for customer as well amd share everything for free and nvidia does not cooperate, they try push amd of the business with shaddy tactics like hairworks...

 

[feelinfroggy777]

I must say ist a giant leap fot gtx 10xx series gtx 1060 is almost as good as 980.

Yeah, say what you want about Nvidia, but they knocked it out of the park with Pascal. Sure would be nice if the Volta xx60 card is as powerful as a 1080.

I hope amd will get something similar and even cheaper. Nvidia is bad company for gpu business and for customer as well amd share everything for free and nvidia does not cooperate, they try push amd of the business with shaddy tactics like hairworks...

Don't believe everything you read on the internet. Both companies are after our money, after all, it's why they are in business. Competition is good for the consumer. Hopefully AMD can pick it up on the GPU side of things and get these prices lower.

 

[lubosblacksmyth]

Same with ryzen. I like to see intel push new technologies sooner and cheaper.