GTX 980TI 1440p or GTX 980 1080p

[jinx9815]

I was wondering if I should go with a GTX 980TI and play on 1440p or get a GTX 980 and play on 1080? I am on a buget and would like to keep as much money as possible and On Battlefield 4 the GTX 980TI on 1440p runs a few fps slower than a GTX 980 on 1080p.

 

[Aspiring techie]

It all depends on quality and budget. If you don't mind spending some extra money, then go with the 980ti and 1440p combo. A 1440p screen looks far better than a 1080p screen that has only a few fps more. However, if you really don't want to spend much money, then go with the 980 and 1080p combo simply because games will still look great on a 1080p screen.

 

[rhysiam]

The 970 is actually pretty capable for 1080p gaming. It's a better value than the 980 too (performance for your dollar). I think you should look at it as a choice between the 970 @ 1080p, or 980ti at 1440p. Obviously the latter will look better with the higher res monitor, but will cost a bunch more too. Total up both and see whether you consider the extra cash worthwhile for you.

 

[jinx9815]

Thank you guys so much, I don't think I will go with the 970 (because of the EVGA cards heat issues and the 3.5 GB VRAM thing...)

 

[rhysiam]

Thank you guys so much, I don't think I will go with the 970 (because of the EVGA cards heat issues and the 3.5 GB VRAM thing...)

Suit yourself, but the 980 is overpriced for your performance and overkill for 1080p. Plus benchmark after benchmark demonstrates that the 970 VRAM issue doesn't affect performance significantly - particular at 1080p.

 

[ipwitan]

Sorry, but that is kind of silly. Performance is performance regardless of how much ram or some other spec in the card. Notwithstanding, I would go with a good gtx970 and a 1440 monitor with all the bells and whistles. To save a few bucks, I would strongly consider going with the freesync monitor and graphics equivalent and save 200 bucks on the monitor. I recently bought a Acer XB270HU bprz 27-inch with a GIGABYTE G1 Gaming GeForce GTX 970 on a i7-6700k and it seems to run pretty nice. Frankly, I am not sure why one would spend more on a graphics card unless you are going to spend $1000 or more. Nothing but the most ridiculous of setups will run 4k on highest settings, so what is the point of going almost there...