When is the GTX 800 Series release date?

[Joseph DeGarmo]

Interesting. So once I upgrade my CPU to the i7-4790k soon and then upgrade my GPU early next year, I would be getting a GTX 970 instead of a GTX 870. Interesting.

 

[Dus]

^ I wish my upgrade roadmap was that clear! I feel like I should wait for the 900 series if
a) if GTX 970's price is comparable to GTX770 with a significant performance gain
b) or if GTX770's price plummets appreciably
and of course only if it takes less than 3-4 months for the prices/components to hit the markets here in India. Sadly I think there's no way to know.

I'm itching to get a new card though not sure how long I can hold on 😛

 

[RobCrezz]

News from around 30 minutes ago:

So a few sites are reporting that NVIDIA will skip the 800 series and target 900 directly. They're also saying the cards will launch in mid-September. http://videocardz.com/51426/nvidia-to-skip-geforce-800-series-geforce-gtx-980-and-gtx-970-mid-september

On to my question: I'm on the verge of upgrading to a GTX770 from my current GTX460. Anything more expensive than the 770 is out of my budget. Should I wait for the new cards or just go ahead with my purchase? Note that I'm in India so any price drop triggered in the 700 series by a new release will probably take some time to reflect in local stores, which means I'm looking at a longer delay than customers in US if I decide to wait it out. :

:so confused:

Definitely wait, the 770 was just rebranded and clocked higher gtx 680 which came out a couple years ago, so not worth buying when on the brink of new gpus.

 

[Dus]

Definitely wait, the 770 was just rebranded and clocked higher gtx 680 which came out a couple years ago, so not worth buying when on the brink of new gpus.

Any idea if the GTX 970 will be in the same price bracket as GTX 770? I need to spare money for a good PSU as well and while my current processor (an i3) will probably bottleneck the 770, with a 970 I'm sure to need a CPU+Mobo upgrade as well, right?

Guess I should wait at least till the specs and prices are revealed, hopefully by mid-September.

 

[RobCrezz]

Definitely wait, the 770 was just rebranded and clocked higher gtx 680 which came out a couple years ago, so not worth buying when on the brink of new gpus.

Any idea if the GTX 970 will be in the same price bracket as GTX 770? I need to spare money for a good PSU as well and while my current processor (an i3) will probably bottleneck the 770, with a 970 I'm sure to need a CPU+Mobo upgrade as well, right?

Guess I should wait at least till the specs and prices are revealed, hopefully by mid-September.

Chances are it will be a little more expensive, but the 860 will likely be well priced.

 

[Dus]

Chances are it will be a little more expensive, but the 860 will likely be well priced.

Thanks. Really excited to see what the next few weeks bring!

 

[Dareka]

I understand that this question is asked a lot, but does anyone have a general idea of which date it will be? I looking to build a hi-end gaming pc with best possible hardware during this time frame, and i'm planning to use it for awhile before upgrading. Hence, I fully understand nothing is future proof, just looking to spend on what is best at this time.

All speculations, info from anonymous bust trustable resources, basically just anything is welcomed 😀

I just read over the weekends that Nvidia might skip the 800 series for desktop PCs. Today, I found this. Not sure how valid is this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_900_series

 

[CGurrell]

I understand that this question is asked a lot, but does anyone have a general idea of which date it will be? I looking to build a hi-end gaming pc with best possible hardware during this time frame, and i'm planning to use it for awhile before upgrading. Hence, I fully understand nothing is future proof, just looking to spend on what is best at this time.

All speculations, info from anonymous bust trustable resources, basically just anything is welcomed 😀

I just read over the weekends that Nvidia might skip the 800 series for desktop PCs. Today, I found this. Not sure how valid is this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_900_series

It's wikipedia, so probably not reliable.

 

[renz496]

^ some of the info was based on past info and some are based on current circulated rumor. so yes it is not that accurate. anyway it seems that we are very close to 980/970 announcement. where is the performance leak? 😀

 

[Joseph DeGarmo]

I just ordered a new motherboard and i7-4790k CPU, so I should be ready for a GTX 970 or 980. 😀

 

[RobCrezz]

The naming doesnt matter really, we know roughly what chips these will be.

 

[renz496]

I just ordered a new motherboard and i7-4790k CPU, so I should be ready for a GTX 970 or 980. 😀

i might skip maxwell altogether. maybe will get new GPU when replacing my current rig

 

[azzazel_99]

Maxwell will only be worth it if it's 20nm which it isn't and if they can put out the numbers. Rumors going around the 880gtx isn't going to be as strong a card as the 780ti it's just gonna be able to perform well with considerable less power. Well sorry I'm a gamer and I want maximum performance not OK performance with low power draw. I'm sticking with the cards I got until at least the series after maxwell.

 

[RobCrezz]

Maxwell will only be worth it if it's 20nm which it isn't and if they can put out the numbers. Rumors going around the 880gtx isn't going to be as strong a card as the 780ti it's just gonna be able to perform well with considerable less power. Well sorry I'm a gamer and I want maximum performance not OK performance with low power draw. I'm sticking with the cards I got until at least the series after maxwell.

Take the rumors salted. Wait and see the benchmarks.

 

[Mahisse]

Well it makes sense if the 800 series are just going to be more power sufficient 700 series if the rumors of Nvidia launching a 980 are true.

Technology wise it also makes sense. Would you really want to need a 800 PSU to be able to run a GPU 2 generations down the road?

 

[nuclearharry]

800 series is just for laptops and mobile devices i heard and the 980 and 970 will be released sept 19th im eager to see the benchmarks as i just sold my x2 4gb 770s while theyre still worth something lol r9 270 to tide me over for the next few weeks

 

[azzazel_99]

I'm curious to see the 9 series but I'm Leary they aren't gonna top the 780 or 780ti. Awesome if they do but then is it still empty promises on a 20nm? I think so. I honestly believe these are just gonna be power efficient 700 series cards.

 

[WimpyBandit]

Kitguru just said that 900 series are a month away.
http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-to-cut-price-of-geforce-gtx-770-to-compete-against-radeon-r9-285/

 

[azzazel_99]

It's all rumor until they actually come out

 

[Joseph DeGarmo]

$275 for a GTX 770 sounds really nice for a moniker to the legendary GTX 680. Now release the GTX 970 for $350 or less, then we'll talk.

 

[swaggedswag]

wanna play with teh big boys you gotta pay big boy $$ lol. my 780ti i just ordered will do me fine for the next 2 years. I wanted to wait for maxwell but no telling what time this year it will be out for desktops and you never want the 1st shipment of a card anyway and i dont use ref coolers so i'd have to wait even longer for evga to release their custom one. Thats just WAY too long for me.

The new cards are being shown in 3-4 days and released right after. Goodluck owning a current gen card for the next two weeks.

 

[renz496]

Kitguru just said that 900 series are a month away.
http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidia-to-cut-price-of-geforce-gtx-770-to-compete-against-radeon-r9-285/

the article are discussing mid range segment price bracket (this is usually in 200-300 range). note that the article specifically mention GTX960 will launch next month not the 900 series itself. it only talks about nvidia cutting the price of current 770 to sub 300 range to compete with AMD R9 285 right now instead of let 960 to do the battle later on. this is all based on the rumor we heard so far. some speculate that 960 might come much later after 980/970 (maybe late this year or even next year) but there are rumor saying that 960 will come out as soon as October this year.

 

[renz496]

new round of rumor:

http://wccftech.com/geforce-gtx-980-alleged-benchmark-tdp-170w/

 

[azzazel_99]

ok first off swaggedswag if you paid attention that post was made awhile ago. I didnt just buy anything so saying owning a current gen gpu for the next two weeks is a stupid thing to say. Also this just in http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/nvidias-geforce-gtx-980-will-not-beat-geforce-gtx-780-ti-insider/ just like i was saying earlier. My 780ti's will do me fine and have been thus far. I dont see an upgrade anywhere in my near future.

 

[Joseph DeGarmo]

OK, so based on the benchmarks, the 980 is only a small upgrade from a 780 Ti. Given that despite running a high-end CPU, I'm still sitting on a 660 (I know it's weak compared to the CPU) because I'm still waiting a while to decide what GPU to get next to complete my extreme PC makeover. So I'm thinking that for energy efficiency purposes, then I should get at least a 970. I'll wait until around February to make a decision on this.