Is it worth to wait Nvidia pascal GPU?

[yzhu25]

Hi, I want to build a good machine for deep learning research or application recently. Basically it will follow the nvidia devbox configuration. But people keep saying that I should wait for Nvidia Pascal GPU. I just want to ask is it worth to wait? and what about the price?

And if I put up a system right now like devbox, will it compatible with the pascal GPU? I mean, do I need to change MOBO later to fit the new GPU? because I don't know what will the new pascal GPU interface is. THanks a lot. Any comments and suggestions will do.

 

[Mr Kagouris]

All current commercially available graphics cards and any released in the foreseeable future will use the PCIe standard (PCIe x16 specifically), so compatibility is not an issue. I would actually recommend waiting for the new Pascal GPUs though, yeah. When they come out you can either get one of the stronger Pascal cards or get a current gen card cheaper.

 

[TJ Hooker]

They're introducing their new, proprietary connector called NVLink on the next gen Tesla card, so it might require a new mobo. But I think those are only becoming available for individual purchase in 2017.

 

[grimfox]

The server based pascal GPUs use an interface called NVlink according to the link below.

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-pascal-tesla-p100-gpu,31557.html

These are the heavy hitters. You aren't buying a gpu or a desktop computer. You are investing in a compute appliance. If this is what you want then waiting for NVlink and pascal is probably a prudent expenditure. If you are not "investing" in a compute architecture I think getting a current gen Compute GPU is probably a better move. No wait and you get up and running today rather than waiting 6-18months for pascal to deploy.

 

[17seconds]

Pascal cards will be out in July.
http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/nvidia-partners-halt-geforce-gtx-970980980ti-production-and-gpu-pascal-codenames-surface.html