When will GTX 980 Ti be released?

[Blubberykollis]

First I've heard rumors of Q4 of 2014, then the release date moved to somewhere he in February.
And another source tells me 2016.

Any one know when?

 

[Demosthenest]

I've read 2016 because of TSMC, who isn't ready to fabricate the chips.

 

[Blubberykollis]

Hmm.. Alright. Because I am looking for a new Graphics card.

And I do want a single-gpu card faster than my current GTX 690.

 

[Demosthenest]

The gtx 980 is better but not substantially. I would still wait.

 

[Blubberykollis]

Yeah. In non-SLI supported games, the 980 is like 40% faster or something.
Though in SLI-supported games the 690 is approximately 7% faster. Or something like that.
If I know right.

 

[Demosthenest]

About right yeah. But almost all modern games support sli.
Why don't you get a couple 970s or 980s?

 

[Blubberykollis]

I would go for 980 SLI. I've heard the 970 had some issues with the Vram and such.

 

[Demosthenest]

nothing to worry about tho. It's still very good. Gtx 980 is way better tho.

 

[Arronleeds]

my 970 has no vram problem, just a heat problem somehow....

 

[Demosthenest]

The last .5gb of vram seems to be slower. It doesn't have heat problems.

 

[Blubberykollis]

Well my friend also have heat problems with his GTX 970's.
Which is weird. They worked at full load and full fan speed and exceeded 90 degrees.

 

[Arronleeds]

Not even had mine a month either, gonna replace the gpu thermal paste see what happens, strange how all of a sudden its heating my whole pc, when Ive not even used my pc for a week until now. Anyway I can't wait for the 980ti it will be amazing but I wish the would make a 990, like the 690. It would probably be like 2x980s.

 

[Blubberykollis]

I guess I could buy a pair of 980's and then sell them once the 980 Ti releases.
Does that sound like an idea?

 

[Demosthenest]

Me, I would wait. Your gtx 690 is already an amazing card.

 

[CTurbo]

What are you trying to do? What resolution are you using? The 690 is still one of the best cards for 1080p, but there are better options at higher resolutions.

The 390/390x should be out soon and should be on the top of the food chain until the 980ti arrives.

 

[Blubberykollis]

Well sadly I am a Nvidia fanboy and can not handle AMD.
Due to their heat issues and the high amount of wattage. But they do have better prices on their cards.

 

[CTurbo]

You realize that most of the Radeons on the market right now do NOT have any heat issues, and while they are power hogs, the 300 series is supposed to address that issue. I am not a fanboy one way or another, I am a fan of performance and value, and while there is not a single AMD cpu that I can recommend, the GTX970 is the only nvidia gpu I recommend. AMD is killing nvidia in gpu price/performance.

 

[Blubberykollis]

I know they have better performance for the price. I am fully aware of that.
And when I say heat issues, I am referring to the reference models. Such as the r9 290x that hits a whopping 94° after 5 minutes of gaming and have the decibels of a jet engine.

But I can't say I am much for price/performance as it is right now.

 

[Demosthenest]

my r9 290 never goes past 70 degrees.

 

[CTurbo]

I would never recommend a card with heat issues. If you are ok with paying more money for a card with less performance than I can't really help you.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

The price /performance issue is always foremost on peoples minds but there is something else that is not often mentioned.
In a (blind, for want of a better description) test of two similar powered systems,one running A.M.D. graphics and one running Nvidia,
75% of the people who tried both systems picked the Nvidia powered pc as being a 'better' experience.Tom's did the test.
Quality will always out I guess, no matter what the benchmarks say.
It would be interesting if this experiment was repeated with recent hardware.

Well TBH I would sacrifice some money and performance for power efficiency and coolness. I own a 750Ti and I realize that while it may be a cheaper card on 100% usage it stays under 50 degrees. That's really saying a lot, and because of that I am inclined to stay Nvidia. So yes call me a fan boy I guess. I do though understand AMD's better performance/price.

 

[CTurbo]

There is a time and place for efficiency, and a time and place for MORE POWER. There is no debate that Intel offers WAY more performance per watt. The 750ti is an EXCELLENT card for OEM users that desperately need an upgrade. The new 960 is the same way on a larger scale. The 970 can run comfortably on a 500w psu. AMD cannot compete in these situations.

But for all of the people who aren't concerned with or need that efficiency, AMD has a faster and more powerful card in every price range below $300. AMD doesn't have a single card other than the 295x2 that can compete with the 980, but two 290x cards costs only like $50 more than a single 980 and offer like 75% more performance. That is an outstanding value. Radeon cards from Asus, XFX, and especially Sapphire are equal in quality to nvidia cards. The Sapphire cards in particular are no hotter or louder than the nvidia counterparts.

I don't really understand the hate here.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

There is a time and place for efficiency, and a time and place for MORE POWER. There is no debate that Intel offers WAY more performance per watt. The 750ti is an EXCELLENT card for OEM users that desperately need an upgrade. The new 960 is the same way on a larger scale. The 970 can run comfortably on a 500w psu. AMD cannot compete in these situations.

But for all of the people who aren't concerned with or need that efficiency, AMD has a faster and more powerful card in every price range below $300. AMD doesn't have a single card other than the 295x2 that can compete with the 980, but two 290x cards costs only like $50 more than a single 980 and offer like 75% more performance. That is an outstanding value. Radeon cards from Asus, XFX, and especially Sapphire are equal in quality to nvidia cards. The Sapphire cards in particular are no hotter or louder than the nvidia counterparts.

I don't really understand the hate here.

Who's hating?

 

[CTurbo]

So many people assume that all AMD video cards are low quality power hungry heat problems

 

[Blubberykollis]

Well I've seen benchmarks of people playing games using 290x reference.
And the card hits about 94° in a very short amount of time. But I guess people don't buy the reference models any more.
And it sounds like a jet engine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQhqOKKAq7o

Though one of the reasons why I like Nvidia so much is because of their technologies. Such as PhysX FleX, VXGI, DSR and more.