Nvidia 900

Now. ;-)

Wonder how well it will run the sims 3 and sims 4 because i was planning on getting my system either this Christmas or sometime next year with a 700 series but i guess it will be the 900 series instead.

Edited by ArkansasWoman777 - 19 Sep 2014 at 7:40am

Arkansas...  Looks like the 980 will be about 10-20% better than the 780Ti and use a lot less juice to run.   The 970 will be about equal to the 780.    

The 780Ti, 780 and 770 are all being discontinued.  

Looks that way.  

Yep, the Desktop 900 series has been added, but not the mobile 900M series for the Laptops.    Not sure when for the laptops but DS does stay on top of it.  

Last I saw, the mobility cards might be the middle of October, but who really knows.  

       

Here's  a link that might explain it, if of course its accurate.

http://wccftech.com/nvidia-gtx-980m-gtx-970m-maxwell-mobility-queued-week-august/




Edited by bprat22 - 19 Sep 2014 at 8:47am

Looks like roughly  the same dimensions as the gtx780, so shouldn't be an issue.  

I am trying to decide if I should upgrade my GTX 670 to a GTX 970. I assume my CPU 3570k would still be fine and not a limiting factor.


Might be a nice present to myself.

and not, the 3570k won't be a limited factor.

A nice review by AnandTech for the 980:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8526/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-review

http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/nvidia_gtx980_maxwell_review/1

The most in depth and best review I have found. And while it is on par if not just slightly better than the GTX 780, it is not the replacement for the GTX 780 ti or GTX Titan Black.

The intended audience for the GTX 900 series is to be an upgrade for users still using the GTX 600 series and older.

Originally posted by Meller http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/nvidia_gtx980_maxwell_review/1 The most in depth and best review I have found. And while it is on par if not just slightly better than the GTX 780, it is not the replacement for the GTX 780 ti or GTX Titan Black. The intended audience for the GTX 900 series is to be an upgrade for users still using the GTX 600 series and older.

That is always true. They don't expect most customers to upgrade from the previous generation graphics cards.

This is the review I read: http://www.anandtech.com/show/8526/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-review. It is also very detailed. The 780 Ti, does win in one benchmark but at 1080p resolution. The 980 should also have better overclocking, particularly when boards with improved power delivery are released. Also, with the newer technology that is supported the 980 give it a longer life.

Edited by danjw1 - 20 Sep 2014 at 10:48am

Originally posted by Meller Once the version of the 980 "ti" comes out or the flagship version of the 900 series, we'll see 780 ti/titan black replacements. Which supports what you're saying, but it won't be the 980. Or when the GM110 (rumors pointing it'll be called GM110) comes out, it'll replace your flagship 700 series. Maxwell will replace Kepler, there is no denying that.

The 780 Ti was a fully enabled GPU with no units blocked otherwise it was the same GPU as the 780. A lot of recent rumors of what Nvidia is going to do have turned out to be false. If it is a GM110 that would suggest a Maxwell 1 not the Maxwell 2 that is in the GM204.

The 27nm process that the current Maxwell parts are based on is very well understood by Nvidia. I wouldn't be surprised that Nvidia has fully enabled the GM204 in the 780. So, I wouldn't assume we are going to see a 980 Ti or a Titan 2, or whatever they decide to call it, any time in the near future.

The 980 beat the 780 Ti in most of the benchmarks that I have seen, with one exception. Now, it isn't enough to justify to most people with a 780 Ti to upgrade. I will agree with that, but neither Nvidia or AMD expect their customers to upgrade with every generation. They expect them to skip at least one or two generations.

That said if someone it looking for a flagship card now, there is no good reason to go with a 780 Ti. It has lower frame rates in most current games, and that will come more pronounced as the new technologies work there way into game engines. I just don't know why anyone who is looking to buy a flagship card would go with a 780 Ti, unless it was for a deep discount over the 980.