06-16-2015, 01:38 AM
Just noting that twin x70s are faster than x80s and x80 Tis. No real reference to the memory issue. 6GB is way more than enough, after the "fake rage" 3.5 GB issue was conclusively shown to be a "non issue". I don't see anything suffering from 970s memory at 1440p and below and if you want 4k, you don't buy a 970.
nVidia is working to discourage peeps buying two 3rd tier cards instead of their flagship. No more buying two $200 cards and beating the x80. The performance of the 960s in SLI is dismal .... not even as fast as a single 970.
(2) 560 Ti's ($400) beat the 580 ($500) by 40% while being $100 less
(2) 960s ($400) is a real dumb buy as it is $80 more than the $320 970 which beats it.
It would seem that nVidia was leaving cash on the table by discouraging the purchase of the 580 .... by putting out a product (560 Ti) that with 2 of them, you could get 40% more performance while reducing their income by $100. They want you to pay more more money for more performance, not the other way around. They have accomplished that with the 9xx series.
Right now the enthusiast's gamer's buzz is about either
1440p @ 144 Hz
2160p @ 60 Hz
Given the choice, I'll take 1440p @ 144 Hz. I don't see 2160p as being ready for prime time for 12 - 18 months.
a) If it ain't 120/144 Hz, I'm not interested
b) We won't see 2160p at much above 60 Hz until Display Port 1.3 arrives.
c) What's the point of having 120/144 Hz if your cards can't do 60+ fps ?
d) No pair of cards in SLI / CF can reliably deliver 60+ fps across all new AAA games nor can they deliver 2160p at those frame rates until they have DP 1.3 .... tho i thought I saw a monitor blurb from Computex that used 2 DP 1.2 cables.
nVidia is working to discourage peeps buying two 3rd tier cards instead of their flagship. No more buying two $200 cards and beating the x80. The performance of the 960s in SLI is dismal .... not even as fast as a single 970.
(2) 560 Ti's ($400) beat the 580 ($500) by 40% while being $100 less
(2) 960s ($400) is a real dumb buy as it is $80 more than the $320 970 which beats it.
It would seem that nVidia was leaving cash on the table by discouraging the purchase of the 580 .... by putting out a product (560 Ti) that with 2 of them, you could get 40% more performance while reducing their income by $100. They want you to pay more more money for more performance, not the other way around. They have accomplished that with the 9xx series.
Right now the enthusiast's gamer's buzz is about either
1440p @ 144 Hz
2160p @ 60 Hz
Given the choice, I'll take 1440p @ 144 Hz. I don't see 2160p as being ready for prime time for 12 - 18 months.
a) If it ain't 120/144 Hz, I'm not interested
b) We won't see 2160p at much above 60 Hz until Display Port 1.3 arrives.
c) What's the point of having 120/144 Hz if your cards can't do 60+ fps ?
d) No pair of cards in SLI / CF can reliably deliver 60+ fps across all new AAA games nor can they deliver 2160p at those frame rates until they have DP 1.3 .... tho i thought I saw a monitor blurb from Computex that used 2 DP 1.2 cables.