SLI 760 vs 970 pure FPS

[bubbletopspoon]

Hi guys
I currently have a gtx 760 and am happy with the FPS i get on games and can play most games high/ultra settings. But want to upgrade and i have two options for my self., just need some help:

1) Get another 760 and SLI the two
2)get a single 970 and i guess in the future i can SLI that

Now i know single cards 970 is more future proof, better for day one games and power consumption etc but excluding all of this, does any1 know what will produce the most amount of frames. As in want will give me better FPS, ignore anything else.

 

[iron8orn]

It looks like 760 sli is pretty good compared to a 970 but what you should see is if the games you play actually support sli.

I would recommend to sell the 760 to someone that wants a good budget gaming rig.. I always prefer a single more powerful gpu for the best gaming experience.

 

[Trenchcoat]

I remember seeing a dual 760 setup on one of the quarterly system builders marathons a while back. It didnt fare well against a single great card.

Many games don't really take advantage of sli (or crossfire), and alot of those don't react well to dual cards; decreasing performance instead over just a single card. Quick fix for those games is to disable a card or pull it entirely which leaves you running one mid range card rather than the alternative.

I recommend the 970.

 

[iron8orn]

I gotta say I had hd7850 in xfire and it actually made a game I liked playing almost unplayable.

 

[Trenchcoat]

I gotta say I had hd7850 in xfire and it actually made a game I liked playing almost unplayable.

Yeh similar problems for me in the past but with Nvidia.

 

[uplink-svk]

I don't have this confirmed, but GTX 970 should be stronger than 760 SLi. Let me check it in benchmarks, this is only raw-power suggestion.

Okay, just checked the Battlefield 4. So GTX 760 SLi runs around 60 fps, whilst GTX 970 runs 78 fps stock, and 82 fps FTW from EVGA. Well, that in my humble opinion pretty much sums it up [btw. both are 1920 x 1080, Ultra Quality.]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSlLR0Lsy00

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8568/the-geforce-gtx-970-review-feat-evga/7

 

[iron8orn]

http://www.pc-specs.com/gpu/comparison-versus/2438/1823/geforce-gtx-970-4gb-vs-geforce-gtx-760-sli

I just looked at this.. not really sure about the source.

 

[bubbletopspoon]

thanks for the comment guys, cheers for those links uplink

 

[uplink-svk]

Glad I could help. Btw. 970 is newer, eats less power, more scalable, and...stronger, much stronger

 

[TomThePotato]

Or.. Stick with the 760 for now, and wait for a newer graphics card.. 😀 The 760 is still a capable card for gaming at 1080p.

 

[uplink-svk]

TomThePotato - 760 is strong indeed, but 970 offers over 120% increase in raw power, which is...well, not seen that often within 2 generation jump.

 

[TomThePotato]

TomThePotato - 760 is strong indeed, but 970 offers over 120% increase in raw power, which is...well, not seen that often within 2 generation jump.

But the newer cards could have an even bigger increase in raw power over the 970. (But we don't know that)

 

[uplink-svk]

TomThePotato - that's true, but newer cards won't be here any time soon.