R9 295X2 vs. Titan X?

[teflon66]

Which one is better?

 

[Lag]

dont get 970 sli, the 3.5gb vram issue is present more with 2 of them, right now the titan x costs wayyy to much, you can get 2 r9 295x2s for the same price or even cheaper. the titan x is the best "single" gpu, whoever mentioned about the r9 295x2 drivers clearly has no idea as theres nothing wrong with it and it still is the best "multi gpu card". id say wait for the new series of cards and see how they match up.

So they have fixed the drivers issues of the 295x2? Been a while since i look at it though (driver support and otherwise). Nice to see they that they made the card more attractive to people playing at a high resolution.

 

[teflon66]

Yeah I'm definitely not getting 970 SLI or 980 SLI due to the vram. I'll probably just wait for the 980Ti to be released, or I'll get one Titan X and get a second one later. But I'm thinking about two 980Ti's. Do you think the R9 295X2 is worth considering?
I also might get the AMD 390X when it's announced this June. In estimated benchmarks, they are seen performing better than the Titan X.
Guess we'll just have to wait and see.
I can wait though, I don't want to buy a GPU only to have better ones be released a month later.

 

[cst1992]

So you'd want to go for the 295x2, but not the 980 SLI. That's contradictory.

 

[disturbed force]

So you'd want to go for the 295x2, but not the 980 SLI. That's contradictory.

Not when you're looking at price to performance, you can get a 295x2 for half of the price of sli 980's and damn close to the same performance in a lot of games http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_980_sli_review,17.html , gaps get even closer or non existent at 4k for half, yes half the price.

 

[cst1992]

Price may not be a concern:

I'll probably just wait for the 980Ti to be released, or I'll get one Titan X and get a second one later. But I'm thinking about two 980Ti's.

The 980 SLI setup has same amount of VRAM as the 295x2, but the 295x2 is vastly cheaper, at only $619 on newegg.

 

[teflon66]

980 SLI would only have 4 gb vram, if DirectX 12 doesn't combine vram. I was talking about I'll SLI the 980Ti. Not the regular 980, but the one that is yet to be released.

 

[sz0ty0l4]

titan-x , no doubt

 

[teflon66]

I'm still gonna wait and see what new GPUs come out, but the Titan X is definitely an option I will continue to consider.

 

[Arronleeds]

titan x isnt worth twice as much as an r9 295x2 and imo anyone who even spends that much on one is just... well silly or rich.

 

[teflon66]

980Ti SLI will probably be a lot more than the Titan X, but it will kick the Titan's ass. I'm most likely getting the 980Ti SLI though, I won't care about price.

 

[disturbed force]

What if the 390x comes out and beats the titan x, just like the 290x did with the titan but at a much lower price point? The 980ti can't beat the titan x like the 780ti beat the titan because the GM204 is already fully unlocked for the titan x.

 

[mr91]

What if the 390x comes out and beats the titan x, just like the 290x did with the titan but at a much lower price point? The 980ti can't beat the titan x like the 780ti beat the titan because the GM204 is already fully unlocked for the titan x.

Titan X is a fully unlocked GM 200...

980 is a fully unlocked GM 204...

I doubt the 390x will be faster than the Titan X & cost less...

Titan X is an excellent overclocker....

 

[disturbed force]

Sorry my bad, but you don't know if the 390x will not beat the titan x, I remember people saying the 290x would not beat the titan, and what if the 390x is an excellent overclocker as well. I guess we will know in a month or so.

 

[mr91]

We shall see when it is released...

I think AMD is hoping that Direct X 12 will give their cards edge.

Windows 10 is coming out soon.

 

[cst1992]

The GM200 GPU is fully unlocked for the Titan X.
For the 980Ti they may make some modifications to the titan X(like the GTX 780) or release a GM200B(like the GK110B) but that's unlikely.

 

[mr91]

The rumor is GM200-310 GPU

 

[cst1992]

So a cut-down Titan X then. Predictable.

 

[mr91]

So a cut-down Titan X then. Predictable.

I think so however nobody knows lol

 

[teflon66]

Yeah the 980Ti is reportedly GM200-310 GPU. It will be less powerful than the Titan X, but two of them would probably be more powerful than a Titan X.
The 980Ti and 390x are most likely coming out by the end of June.
I may end up going for a 390x. I'll just wait until all new GPUs are released and then I'll make my pick.
I may very well end up getting a Titan X if the other cards aren't as good as rumored or too expensive or something like that. The 980Ti's 6 gb of vram would be perfect for 1440p, who the hell needs 12 gb for gaming anyways?
One more thing, is the 32 gb minimum ram for the Titan X real or just a typo?

 

[Arronleeds]

24gb minimum which is stupid.

 

[teflon66]

So it's not a typo? Damn.

 

[cst1992]

It's not 24GB minimum, even though it's not a typo. People are running the Titan X fine with 16GB of system RAM, or less.

 

[Arronleeds]

i only put what i saw.

 

[teflon66]

Would two Titan X's run well on 16 gb ram?

 

[mr91]

Nvidia told one of the Tomshardware Members that the 24 min and 48 recommended requirement were wrong...