R9 295X2 vs. Titan X?

[teflon66]

Which one is better?

 

[cst1992]

It's most probably 2-4 minimum and 4-8 recommended, but it's not given so anywhere. The only place where such amounts as 48GB is required are servers. High-end desktop motherboards do support 64GB of RAM, but that's not required for gaming.

 

[Arronleeds]

read up a little more and yeah, apparently the minimum is 2gb and required is 4gb.

I dont think they would make a gpu that requires that much ram when the average gamer uses 8-16gb.

 

[cst1992]

It doesn't make sense though, for a GPU requiring "RAM", when it has it's own memory. It must only be given for saying what kind of systems should house this GPU, so as to not have it seriously bottlenecked.

 

[teflon66]

I read somewhere that your RAM should be twice the size of your VRAM. That true?

 

[Arronleeds]

pretty sure its not true, most people who game have 8-16gb anyway so it wouldnt be an issue if they did as most gpus are 2-4 gb these days.

 

[mr91]

I have 16 GB and I don't have any issue's with the Titan X

 

[teflon66]

Alright, thanks for the clarification. I might get one Titan X and another next year, or just two 980Ti's right off the bat when they're released.

 

[mr91]

You're welcome! I suggest you go for a Titan X because if you go for a card with 6 GB of vram it might not be enough to run games like shadow of mordor on ultra.

" I use more than 6 gb of vram at 1440p when playing shadow of mordor"

 

[mr91]

Could more games come out as demanding as shadow of mordor?

 

[teflon66]

Probably more games as demanding as shadow of mordor could come out, but shadow of mordor used an abnormal amount of vram.
I might get a Titan X, but I will after all wait until the end of June, when Nvidia and AMD release their new GPUs, then I'll make my pick.
Honestly, 6 gb vram should be enough for 1440p. Then there is the possibility that DirectX 12 could combine vram.
I think that two 980Ti's will blow one Titan X out of the water, at a lesser cost.

 

[Lag]

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.

Probably more games as demanding as shadow of mordor could come out, but shadow of mordor used an abnormal amount of vram.
I might get a Titan X, but I will after all wait until the end of June, when Nvidia and AMD release their new GPUs, then I'll make my pick.
Honestly, 6 gb vram should be enough for 1440p. Then there is the possibility that DirectX 12 could combine vram.
I think that two 980Ti's will blow one Titan X out of the water, at a lesser cost.

Yes, the shadow of mordor ULTRA texture pack is ridiculous. I think its made for playing at 4k resolution though, because at 1080p, all I notice is a 10 fps drop, with no visual improvement.

 

[mr91]

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.

Probably more games as demanding as shadow of mordor could come out, but shadow of mordor used an abnormal amount of vram.
I might get a Titan X, but I will after all wait until the end of June, when Nvidia and AMD release their new GPUs, then I'll make my pick.
Honestly, 6 gb vram should be enough for 1440p. Then there is the possibility that DirectX 12 could combine vram.
I think that two 980Ti's will blow one Titan X out of the water, at a lesser cost.

Yes, the shadow of mordor ULTRA texture pack is ridiculous. I think its made for playing at 4k resolution though, because at 1080p, all I notice is a 10 fps drop, with no visual improvement.

I notice a significant visual improvement @ 1440p with 12 GB of Vram.

 

[mr91]

The improvement wasn't as noticeable with a GTX 980 because the lack of VRAM must have produced some artifacts...

 

[teflon66]

Do you know of any other games that use ridiculous amounts of vram?

 

[Arronleeds]

skyrim will if you hit it with enough mods.

 

[mr91]

Call of duty Advanced Warfare can use the full 12 GB however this option can be disabled...

AC Unity, Evolve and Watchdogs use lots of Vram however 6 GB for 1440p should be more than enough... there are more however the above are what come to mind...

 

[teflon66]

I should be set with 6 gb on 1440p. If that isn't enough for some games, I'll just turn AA down or lower some settings. But I may get the Titan X.

 

[mr91]

I should be set with 6 gb on 1440p. If that isn't enough for some games, I'll just turn AA down or lower some settings. But I may get the Titan X.

That should work unless they start releasing more games like shadow of Mordor...

 

[mr91]

Titan x is also a good option however it will probably cost 300 more than the 980 ti or whatever they call it...

 

[teflon66]

Yeah, price is a big factor in the choice I make. It is speculated that the 980Ti will be $650 or more and the regular 980 will drop down to $500. Even if the 980Ti would be $300+ more than the Titan X, they would be more powerful than the Titan X and justify the price.

 

[mr91]

Yeah, price is a big factor in the choice I make. It is speculated that the 980Ti will be $650 or more and the regular 980 will drop down to $500. Even if the 980Ti would be $300+ more than the Titan X, they would be more powerful than the Titan X and justify the price.

I doubt that the 980 ti will be faster than the Titan x. My guess is 10% slower.

 

[disturbed force]

http://gearnuke.com/amd-r9-390x-nvidia-gtx-980ti-performance-benchmarks-leak/ well this is interesting for speculation.

 

[teflon66]

I know that one 980Ti won't be faster than the Titan X, I was saying that two of them would be a lot faster than the Titan X.

 

[teflon66]

I saw those benchmarks earlier and AMD's FIJI XT is certainly a viable option for me...but it only has 4 gb of vram and could be quite expensive.

 

[disturbed force]

I saw those benchmarks earlier and AMD's FIJI XT is certainly a viable option for me...but it only has 4 gb of vram and could be quite expensive.

I've seen articles saying it will be available in 4gb and 8gb, I would think it will be cheaper then the titan x but we will have to wait and see. I wish they would just unleash the damn thung already ☺