{"id":75726,"date":"2015-05-19T12:30:55","date_gmt":"2015-05-19T10:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=75726"},"modified":"2015-09-03T13:08:52","modified_gmt":"2015-09-03T11:08:52","slug":"the-geforce-gtx-980-ti-an-amd-fanboys-worst-nightmare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/75726-the-geforce-gtx-980-ti-an-amd-fanboys-worst-nightmare","title":{"rendered":"The GeForce GTX 980 Ti, an AMD fanboy’s worst nightmare"},"content":{"rendered":"

Should NVIDIA officially announce the\u00a0GeForce GTX 980 Ti, PC gamers will surely rejoice in both splendour and awe for the new addition to the PC master race’s arsenal.<\/p>\n

This is what one of the latest rumours claims will be going down at the Computex Taipei 2015 trade-show. If the rumour proves true, then you can probably expect an announcement of the card’s sale date shortly after.<\/p>\n

Apparently, comfortable in their performance lead, NVIDIA has postponed the launch of the GTX 980 Ti\u00a0from May to early in June.<\/p>\n

The truth of the matter is that AMD doesn’t have a direct rival for NVIDIA’s offerings, particularly the GTX Titan X, and there really isn’t need to unveil the GTX 980 Ti just yet.<\/p>\n

AMD does sell a dual GPU solution, the\u00a0Radeon R9 295X2, but most enthusiasts prefer a single over a dual GPU for a number of reasons.<\/p>\n

As far as the GTX 980 Ti itself is concerned, it’s expected to sport a GM200-310 graphics processing unit. It’s uncertain whether the\u00a0GM200-310 will have the same\u00a0configuration as the GM200-400, the\u00a0processing unit which powers the GeForce GTX Titan X.<\/p>\n

Without much of an insight into what exactly is under the hood of this potential new card, the parameters and specifications of the\u00a0GTX 980 Ti are pretty much an unknown. The best we could do is be certain that it will fall somewhere in-between the GTX 980 and GTX Titan X:<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n
Card<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti<\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
\n
Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan X<\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stream processors<\/td>\n2,048<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n3,072<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Core Clock<\/td>\n1,126MHz<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n1000MHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boost Clock<\/td>\n1,216MHz<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n1075MHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Memory Clock<\/td>\n7GHz GDDR5<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n7GHz GDDR5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Memory Bus Width<\/td>\n256 bit<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VRAM<\/td>\n4GB<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n12GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Max Digital Resolution<\/td>\n4096 x 2160<\/td>\n5120 x 3200<\/td>\n5120 x 3200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Max VGA Resolution<\/td>\n2048 x 1536<\/td>\n2048 x 1536<\/td>\n2048 x 1536<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Power Consumption<\/td>\n165W<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n250W<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Price<\/td>\nR7,800 – R12,000<\/td>\n?<\/td>\nR16,000 – R17,800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

We’re going to guess that whatever the GTX 980 Ti is, it’ll very likely outdo or at the very least draw with AMD’s forthcoming R9 300 series, AMD’s re-branded HAWAII chips are a certain \u2013 FIJI is a bit of an unknown at this point.<\/p>\n

The GTX 980 Ti will, of course, be more expensive than the standard GTX 980, but will be\u00a0a\u00a0far cheaper option than the\u00a0GeForce GTX Titan X. And should AMD’s FIJI manage to overcome the GTX 980 Ti in performance, expect the prices of the GTX 980 Ti and 980 to drop in response \u2013 that’s good news for us.<\/p>\n

Nvidia\u2019s partners will be able to release their own aftermarket versions of the GTX 980 Ti upon its reveal, and if the card is announced\u00a0at Computex, it is nearly certain that it will be\u00a0demonstrated as part of the show.<\/p>\n

On top of this, there are rumours swirling around that NVIDIA are\u00a0developing another GM200-based graphics card, the\u00a0GeForce GTX 980 Metal Edition. That’s something we just have to see.<\/p>\n

\"Metal<\/a>

It speaks for itself.<\/p><\/div>\n

Just so you know,\u00a0Computex Taipei 2015 begins\u00a02nd June, 2015. We’re hoping that this rumour is true because the GTX 980 Ti would be another great addition to our ultimate dream PC. But we’re still left wondering how AMD will respond.<\/p>\n

Source:\u00a0KitGuru<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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