Nvidia Drops Prices of GTX 770 & 780; 780 Ti Price Revealed

[therealduckofdeath]

That seals it for a 780 for me. at 1920x1200, I need no more to carry me through half of next gen... plus GSync! Can't wait for the monitors to show up.

IB

I really hope that you are kidding about buying a GTX 780 for a 1920x1200 screen?

Even a GTX 770 would be a waste on that resolution. Buying a GPU to make it "future proof" for 5 years is just dumb. You're paying double to keep the adapter twice as long. Instead you can get a GTX 760 today, and upgrade to something much more powerful in a couple of years. Something that supports whatever new tech is out by then, like whatever comes after G-Sync.

Here's a though about what might be a better idea. Get a GTX 770 and a Quad-HD monitor instead. I bet you would enjoy that a lot more.

 

[logainofhades]

The price change makes the 770 a more attractive buy than it was, but the 7970 is probably still better price/performance. Interested to see what the R9 290 performance is and if it will affect pricing even more.

 

[TEAMSWITCHER]

WOW! That.....changes things.

 

[gokuzom]

Just wait guys this is going to be a stiff competition for both amd and nvidia. If amd releases R9 290 for around $400 and it performs on par with gtx 780 then nvidia will drop the price of gtx 780 further to $450. Then gtx 780 will become most viable option. Always remember its GPU industry and here price drops to half within 8-12 months

 

[therogerwilco]

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hahahaha, a 780 can beat a titan you silly boy. Why do little AMD commandos forget that the titan is irrelevant to bring up in the 780 vs R9 290X comparison and they only do it to try to throw dirt on green team fans faces.

Read up on it. Titan still beats a 780
281 samples for the Titan
584 for the 780
and it still doesn't beat it.
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html

 

[rolli59]

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hahahaha, a 780 can beat a titan you silly boy. Why do little AMD commandos forget that the titan is irrelevant to bring up in the 780 vs R9 290X comparison and they only do it to try to throw dirt on green team fans faces.

Read up on it. Titan still beats a 780
281 samples for the Titan
584 for the 780
and it still doesn't beat it.
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html

I like the part updated daily and no sign of the R9 290X.

 

[PepitoTV]

I'll just wait until the R9 290 gets released to the market to settle down, then I'll make my decision... Price cuts are always great news, but I feel that right now they aren't all the news, so, wait until us, customers, have all the available information.

 

[rohitbaran]

So the GTX 780 is at the price where it should have been at launch.

 

[jasonpwns]

So people scream for nvidia to drop their prices just to mock them? Wow talk about taking immaturity to a whole new level.

 

[hannibal]

Yes! Competition is good!

 

[9a3iqa]

THANK YOU AMD.......for bringing nvidia back to earth.....and for that i shall purchase 2 r9-290x............but please resolve ur driver issues amd

What driver issues? AMD has better drivers than Nvidia right now. These driver issues rumors are all carried over from the olden days of ATI (before AMD purchased it). The AMD driver team has always been great apart from the major blunder of frame pacing, which they have got under control now.

 

[lawson72]

GTX 780 for $500 that is a great price, though I would still rather get a Sapphire Toxic R9 280x over a GTX 770 eventhough the price is good on that too

 

[lawson72]

GTX 780 for $500 that is a great price, though I would still rather get a Sapphire Toxic R9 280x over a GTX 770 eventhough the price is good on that too

 

[CaptainTom]

The 770 should be cheaper than the 280X, and the 780 should be less than the 290 (If they are the same performance). Otherwise you are paying more for less RAM...

 

[hannibal]

Just curious on what will become of the almighty Titan, the gap isn't too big between the 780 and the Titan so how the 780 Ti will fit?

i think its obvious that the titan is irrelevant, it isnt even meant for gamers. The 780 Ti will be king and provide higher gaming performance than titan and 780, but will still lack compute.

Indeed! Titan is 10 times faster in Douple presision computing than 780 is... So if you want to have GPU for calculations, you take Titan or 290X. If you want to have gaming GPU get the best bang for the buck and it just became better with the release of AMD r series GPU and prize cuts from both companies!

 

[hannibal]

Sorry. Douple post... This system is just so great at sometimes...

 

[noobzilla771]

I go to whichever brand I see has best price/performance. nVidia typically releases overpriced cards and AMD usually follows up with better/cheaper ones several months after. nVidia then reduces price. That's the cycle (what you're seeing now). Unless you're willing to spend premium to have the best for a while, it's always better to wait until AMD releases their new line. The 7970's are really cheap now.

 

[loops]

This is how I see things falling

290x: 450-475
290: 400
280x: 300
270: 200

At this point tho, I would hold off on a gpu untill mantel and CF drivers are tested...then pick. Why?

A. New game bundles.
B. A lower AMD GPU might have new life under Mantel.

AMD would be smart to roll all this out by Black Friday.

 

[rmpumper]

I'm not convinced. I'm a "whoever has the best card wins" kind of gamer. ATM I'm running 570's OC'd in SLI. Was thinking of a 780 then saw the 290x. But now?
Hmm, 500 for a 780? But for 50$ more I can get a card that has many better benchmarks than a Titan, and a Titan beats a 780.... Try again Nvidia, unless you lower your prices more or come out with something better, AMD is getting my money this round.

OC'ed 780 beats OC'ed 290X + plus 780 eats less power (don't thing you care about that with your SLI570, but it still beats 290X at that as well).

 

[loops]

This is how I see things falling

290x: 450-475
290: 400
280x: 300
270: 200

At this point tho, I would hold off on a gpu untill mantel and CF drivers are tested...then pick. Why?

A. New game bundles.
B. A lower AMD GPU might have new life under Mantel.

AMD would be smart to roll all this out by Black Friday.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

$499 gtx 780 sounds like really good catch, but if rumors are true r9 290 matches the performance and still $50 cheaper. I guess it's going to be Mantle vs. G-Sync & Phyx.

And more importantly, Lightboost (eliminated motion blur) ... and don't forget Shadowplay

 

[ekho]

"150$ off of a GPU, nVidia was raping us :S"

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[JackNaylorPE]

FKing Nvidia...way to go for screwing someone that just bought a GTX 770 or 780 30 days ago. Can't return it now and can't sell it for anywhere close to what I just paid...Last time I am going with Nvidia, always price their card way too high and do a price drop when competitor come out with something with sane pricing and screw everything else in the process...

No different from what AMD did when the 6xx and 7xx came out. Why do these companies charge so much for their cards ? .... "Cause they can" .... people are simply willing to pay more for performance advantage ..... nVidia's held the top crown for so long now that AMD doesn't have a single card in the Top 10 sales wise in Steam's GFX card survey..... so AMD dropped prices simply because they had to. What's hurt AMD is, they pop first w/ their new cards, then a short time later, nVidia responds. They are alternating "holding the title", but AMDs reign is so short, they don't get an opportunity to really drive sales.

Now with AMDs new release, nVidia was forced to drop prices because "they had to".... we have always paid a premium for the "top dog" ...... no different from CPUs where 2nd tier is $300 and 1st is $1000

But we knew all this..... the 290s release was not a surprise and we know from experience that as soon as a new generation hits, prices plummet. I'm sitting here with a brand new hi end build and pile of still boxed WC components....and no GFX cards

I'm using using on board GFX for that very reason..... Original plan was a pair of 770s but knowing since summer that the new gen from AMD would drop in 4th quarter, and that nVidia would respond (likely b4 turkey day so as to take advantage of Black friday spending sprees) with a topper driving down all the rest of the field, I waited for the price drop.

 

[stubbies2003]

Amazing that they didn't touch the price of the Titan since with the release of the 290x and the price drop of the 780s 1000 for a Titan is freaking stupid. No one in their right mind will pay a 500 dollar premium for the minimal performance difference between a 780 and a Titan. /boggle NVidia logic.

 

[MKBL]

High-end graphics cards are not normal necessity li, but rather luxury goods. In this category, I don't consider charging a lot more than break even price extraordinary as some people suggest with choice words. If you can't afford it, you don't need to buy one, since you have other choices with rather affordable price. That's why I'm settling in mid-range card, and I have no problem with that. nVidia and AMD are for-profit businesses, and they exist to make profit. When there are only two companies providing this kind of products, it is inevitable to have them over-priced (in our mind). I'm not happy with it, but can't dispute over it. Price is determined by supply-demand. If those cards are not selling because of seemingly high price, they will cut the price. When they still can sell with high price why would they cut the price? If you have buyers for your house lined up for $500K, when you paid only $200K for it originally, are you willing to sell it for $300K?