R9 295X2 vs. Titan X?

[teflon66]

Which one is better?

 

[teflon66]

If it's available in 8 gb then there is a greater chance that I will get it.
Well it'll come in a month and a half, at least that's better than the fall or the end of the year!

 

[mr91]

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.

I'm sure 2 of them will be faster if the game supports SLI...

 

[mr91]

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 ☺

I think the card will have a 8 GB version or only 8 GB.

 

[mr91]

The reason Titan x has 12 is because the options are 3 6 12 because of the memory interface...

 

[mr91]

I think that the new 980 ti or whatever it is called will have higher clocks than the Titan X and the non reference models will probably be almost as fast or as fast as a stock reference Titan X.

 

[mr91]

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[teflon66]

What's the point of them releasing the Titan X and the 980Ti if they're pretty much the same aside from amount of vram? That seems weird.

 

[mr91]

What's the point of them releasing the Titan X and the 980Ti if they're pretty much the same aside from amount of vram? That seems weird.

To compete with the 390x at a similar price - Don't you think?

 

[mr91]

Why did Nvidia release the 780 ti? To beat the 290x?

 

[teflon66]

Ahh of course. If that benchmark above is true, and the 390X is that powerful whilst being not too expensive, I might go with those SLI.
Are there any advantages or disadvantages to having Nvidia vs. AMD cards?

 

[mr91]

Ahh of course. If that benchmark above is true, and the 390X is that powerful whilst being not too expensive, I might go with those SLI.
Are there any advantages or disadvantages to having Nvidia vs. AMD cards?

I doubt that benchmark is correct...

In my opinion SLI works better than crossfire, in general Nvidia has better drivers in my opinion.
Nviida generally uses less power and is cooler and quieter.

Many games such as the Witcher 3 will play better on Nvidia cards. " Game Works"

Nvidia cards are better for overclocking...

I'm glad AMD is around, competition is good for the industry.

If the 390x has 8 Gb frame buffer then the card might last longer than the 980 ti.

For example I would rather have the 290x then the 780 ti today because 4 gb of vram is better than 3 however I prefer the gtx 980.

 

[teflon66]

I wouldn't get an AMD card just because of 2 gb more vram. I'm leaning towards the 980Ti's now.

 

[mr91]

The 980 Ti or whatever they call it or Titan X is the way to go in my opinion...
By the time there are more games that utilize more than the 6 GB pascal will come out.

" Time to upgrade again lol"

Just tried the Witcher, The graphics are great, the game is fun and has a good story...

So far the game used a little bit over 2 Gb of vram at 1440p Ultra plus HBAO...

 

[teflon66]

Jeez, and the Witcher is supposed to be one of the most graphically demanding games.
I think it'll be a while before pascal comes out and games utilize more than 6 gb vram.
I hope the 980Ti is announced at Computex!

 

[mr91]

The Witcher 3 is demanding however it doesn't use much VRAM...

I didn't check however I don't think I'm getting a solid 60 fps @ 1440p with the game on ultra and Game works.

 

[teflon66]

Speaking of 1440p, do you think the Acer XB270HU is a good monitor to go for, despite the poor QC?

 

[mr91]

Speaking of 1440p, do you think the Acer XB270HU is a good monitor to go for, despite the poor QC?

One of my friends has the XB270HU and really likes it...
My friend told me that the monitor had zero issue's.
I've never tried it....

 

[mr91]

There is a new rumor that the new AMD card might be an expensive premium card competing with the Titan X...

 

[teflon66]

Yeah I heard that too and that it could be like $800+. Tbh, I don't really care for it, I'd rather go with an Nvidia card.
I'm so excited, the 980Ti is rumored to be coming at Computex!

 

[Sav4]

If you can wait for the 980ti to be released I think it will be worth the wait and if it doesn't tick all the boxes for you at least the Titan x should drop in price .

 

[mr91]

Yeah I heard that too and that it could be like $800+. Tbh, I don't really care for it, I'd rather go with an Nvidia card.
I'm so excited, the 980Ti is rumored to be coming at Computex!

I wouldn't buy the AMD card strictly for gaming either however i'm just interested in the industry news.
I'm also interested in the new memory architecture

I'm very happy with My Titan X, I've never been so satisfied with a video card...
I've used 5 different Nvidia cards in the last couple years...

 

[teflon66]

Nvidia cards it is then.
I'll do exactly what Sav4 recommended. I'll either go SLI 980Ti if it "ticks all of the boxes for me," or I'll just go with one Titan X, which hopefully will drop in price, and SLI later.

 

[mr91]

Makes sense...

 

[teflon66]

Thanks for all of the help... I'll let you know what my decision is when the cards are released.

 

[mr91]

You're welcome, Sounds good!