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September 2014
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The editors liked
TDP and power draw is almost unbelievable at 150W for such a high-performance GPU
Using only one 8-pin PCIe cable
In contrast the Fury X requires two 8-pin cables
Overclockability is very good so far – GPU Boost 3.0 works with the Precision X overcloc
Fastest single-chip card available. Runs cooler and quieter
And requires much less power
Than comparable AMD cards.
Excellent performance
Super high OC potential
Quiet operation
Nice thermals even when Overclocked
Excellent gaming performance and compatibility
Awesome new features and technology support
Quiet operat
Fastest single-chip card available
Runs cooler and quieter than comparable AMD cards
Requires much less power than comparable AMD cards
Open-world
Gorgeous Visuals and impressive Graphics on PC
Polished PC Performance with Mod Support
Modern Combat is fun and engaging
All Current and Future DLC supported
Crushes AMD Radeon R9 290X
Outstanding DX11 video games performance
Supports MFAA
FXAA
And TXAA
Supports Voxel Global Illumination (VXGI)
Tripledisplay and 3D Vision Surround support
Cooling fan operates at very quiet acoustic levels
Features HDMI
Amazingly low power consumption
Greatly improved efficiency
Faster than GTX 780 Ti
Quiet
Good overclocking potential
Reasonable pricing
3x DisplayPort output with G-Sync Surround support
HDMI 2.0
4 GB VRAM
Backplate included
New software feature
The editors didn't like
Requires two six-pin power connectors. 4K gaming on some games at maximum settings will still require multiple cards
Not a huge upgrade from current gen outgoing flagship
Price makes this a upper end model and outside the mass market
Requires two six-pin power connectors
4K gaming on some games at maximum settings will still require multiple cards
Repetitive Side quests may get tedious
Linear gameplay at the end of the game
Story issues with pacing and confusing
Very expensive enthusiast product
Performance increase over GTX 780 Ti not very big
High overclocking potential doesn't turn into that much real-life performance
Abstract: Being in the middle of working on Linux reviews for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti and AMD Radeon R9 Fury, there's been a lot of fresh graphics processor benchmarks running this week at Phoronix. As the first of these updated large Linux comparisons on the...
Abstract: Last year for the 10th Phoronix birthday I did a 60+ GPU comparison with the open-source drivers and a 30-way graphics card comparison with the binary AMD/NVIDIA Linux drivers. With Phoronix turning eleven this week, I did another large graphics card comp...
Abstract: It's been a month since the launch of Nvidia's newest GTX Titan X graphics card, and the reviews for what many are calling “the best single-GPU graphics card on the market” have come in.There are many reasons for reviewers to be excited about the GTX Tita...
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Published: 2015-02-02, Author: Ryan , review by: pcper.com
Abstract: Today's story is going to be short on details and long on data, so if you want the full back story on what is going on why we are taking a specific look at the GTX 970 in this capacity, read here:Okay, are we good now? Let's dive into the first set of res...
Abstract: For some time now, high-end hardware is perfectly capable of handling Full HD gaming and we are actually on the verge of the so-called 4K gaming. To double your resolution though, you will need not only high-density monitor, but also GPU which would be ab...
It's no surprise that Far Cry 4 will tax your PC hardware, particularly considering its predecessor. However, if you're not gaming on a high-resolution monitor, you can muster an enjoyable experience from Nvidia's sub-$100 GeForce GT 730 GDDR5 at 720p. Ev...
Published: 2014-12-06, Author: The , review by: hardwarebbq.com
Like I said, Zotac 780Ti is an overclocked version of its reference counterpart, and on top of it, it has a much higher TDP compared to GTX 980 reference. It's a no-brainer that people will be picking up GTX 980 over GTX 780Ti. Things changed. When usuall...
Abstract: NVIDIA introduced Multi-Frame Sampled AA (MFAA) when Maxwell launched on September 18th of 2014 . We talked about MFAA and what it would bring to gaming on this page of our evaluation. However, at launch, MFAA was not quite ready for prime time. It was to...
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Published: 2014-11-18, Author: John , review by: Gamingnexus.com
Abstract: At NVIDIA Game 24 a few weeks ago, they announced their next line of desktop video cards. The big bad of the show was the GeForce GTX 980. NVIDIA was kind enough to send us a card, so let's take a look at the latest and greatest from NVIDIA.The GeForce GT...
Published: 2014-11-18, Author: Ryan , review by: pcper.com
NVIDIA's new Multi-Frame Sampled Anti-Aliasing is finally coming out, two full months behind the release and reveal of the GTX 980 and the MFAA technology in general. Despite that delay, the current shipping driver only supports MFAA on twenty PC games an...
