{"id":76516,"date":"2015-06-02T10:00:20","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T08:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=76516"},"modified":"2015-06-02T10:20:06","modified_gmt":"2015-06-02T08:20:06","slug":"nvidias-gtx-980-ti-is-the-4k-gpu-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/76516-nvidias-gtx-980-ti-is-the-4k-gpu-for-you","title":{"rendered":"NVIDIA’s GTX 980 Ti is the 4K GPU for you"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, like so many sites keen to get their grubby mitts on NVIDIA’s latest tech, Anandtech assessed the gaming performance of NVIDI’s GTX 980 Ti<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Given that we’re more interested the GTX 980 Ti’s 4K applications in comparison to the GTX Titan X, as well as the likes of AMD’s R2 295X2, we explore their findings and the card’s heavenly impact.<\/p>\n

For those tech-heads out there, Anandtech used press release drivers, release 352.90, for their assessment of the GTX 980 Ti. These new drivers just add support for the GTX 980 Ti, and are somewhat identical to the\u00a0352.86 drivers we’re all using.<\/p>\n

The test rig Anandtech used is as follows:<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
CPU:<\/strong><\/td>\nIntel Core i7-4960X @ 4.2GHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Motherboard:<\/strong><\/td>\nASRock Fatal1ty X79 Professional<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Power Supply:<\/strong><\/td>\nCorsair AX1200i<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hard Disk:<\/strong><\/td>\nSamsung SSD 840 EVO (750GB)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Memory:<\/strong><\/td>\nG.Skill RipjawZ DDR3-1866 4 x 8GB (9-10-9-26)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Case:<\/strong><\/td>\nNZXT Phantom 630 Windowed Edition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monitor:<\/strong><\/td>\nAsus PQ321<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Video Cards:<\/strong><\/td>\nAMD Radeon R9 295X2
\nAMD Radeon R9 290X
\nAMD Radeon HD 7970
\nNVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X
\nNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
\nNVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
\nNVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti
\nNVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
\nNVIDIA GeForce GTX 680
\nNVIDIA GeForce GTX 580<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Video Drivers:<\/strong><\/td>\nNVIDIA Release 352.90 Beta
\nAMD Catalyst Cat 15.5 Beta<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OS:<\/strong><\/td>\nWindows 8.1 Pro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

So what about the new features the GTX 980 Ti comes bundled with?<\/p>\n

What does it do, that others don’t or can’t?<\/p>\n

Gotta love ’em gaming features, oh boy<\/h3>\n
\"G-Sync<\/a>

Gotta love that G-Sync action, yo! Image courtesy of Anandtech<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

The GTX 980 Ti has G-Sync<\/a> Variable Overdrive\u00a0which\u00a0varies the amount of overdrive applied to a pixel based on an estimate of when the next frame will appear.<\/p>\n

This will help\u00a0G-Sync monitors to improve pixel response times and reduce ghosting. Along with this feature, the card also has windowed G-Sync without stuttering or tearing.<\/p>\n

\"GTX<\/a>

Check out that VR pefromane! Image courtesy of Anandtech<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

The card also supports\u00a0GameWorks VR & Multi-Res Shading that will help to\u00a0increase rendering efficiency. The GTX 980 Ti should then, in reality, perform well in the likelihood you want to use VR.<\/p>\n

Especially when you consider that the Oculus Rift will require a hefty rig to power<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"GTX<\/a>

So much rendering, so little time. Image courtesy of Anandtech<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

Finally, and most importantly, like all of their GTX 9xx series, the GTX 980 Ti features the Maxwell 2 architecture which is there first to fully support DirectX feature level 12_1.<\/p>\n

Given the performance of this card, see below, and what Microsoft claims the GTX 980 Ti can do, we’re in for one heck of a contender.<\/p>\n

\"GTX<\/a>

DX12, AMD what? Image courtesy of Anandtech<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

Gaming performance huzzah!<\/h3>\n

But what about actual performance in games? We have that covered!<\/p>\n

Check out the GTX 980 Ti’s fps performance, all of which are at resolutions of 3840×2160 and 2560x144o. The benchmarks are performed at varied quality settings, depending on the game.<\/p>\n

Battlefield 4<\/h3>\n

Would you look at that. Around 2 fps is all that separates these two cards at 4K.<\/p>\n

\"Battlefield<\/a>

Image courtesy of Anandtech<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"BF4<\/a>

Image courtesy of Anandtech<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"BF4<\/a>

Image courtesy of Anandtech<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

Dragon Age: Inquisition<\/h3>\n

Do you own a GTX Titan X? It’s starting to look a little bleak for you, isn’t it.<\/p>\n

\"DA:I<\/a>

Image courtesy of Anandtech<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"DA:I<\/a>

Image courtesy of Anandtech<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"DA:I<\/a>

Image courtesy of Anandtech<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

Total War: Attila<\/h3>\n

In Total War: Attila<\/em>, the GTX 980 Ti performs damn near identically to the Titan X. They’re practically the same card, only one costs significantly less.<\/p>\n

\"Total<\/a>

Image courtesy of Anandtech<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Total<\/a>

Image courtesy of Anandtech<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Total<\/a>

Image courtesy of Anandtech<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

Grand Theft Auto V<\/h3>\n

Like in the case of\u00a0Total War: Attila<\/em>, you’d struggle to tell the difference between NVIDIA’s two fastest cards.<\/p>\n

\"GTA<\/a>

Image courtesy of Anandtech<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"GTA<\/a>

Image courtesy of Anandtech<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"GTA<\/a>

Image courtesy of Anandtech<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

It’s quite easy to see that the GTX 980 Ti is an NVIDIA beast of note.<\/p>\n

In virtually all benchmarks, it’s nipping at the heels of the GTX Titan, a considerable achievement when it may cost around R7,000 less<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In most cases, in fact, it performs just as well as the Titan X. Now consider that AMD’s upcoming flagship card and only real competitor at this performance level, the Radeon Fury<\/a> (formerly the Fiji XT), will be mighty expensive, well we needn’t explain the rest.<\/p>\n

It may not be NVIDIA’s fastest card, but a price\/performance balance is what the GTX 980 Ti does best, and that’s what wins GPU wars.<\/p>\n

Source: Anandtech<\/a><\/h4>\n

More NVIDIA bliss to ogle at<\/h3>\n

NVIDIA\u2019s GTX 980 Ti to cost between R9,000 and R12,000<\/a><\/p>\n

The GTX 980 Ti\u2019s specs are confirmed thanks to Asus<\/a><\/p>\n

The GTX 980 Ti\u2019s leaked specs reveal it\u2019s a cheaper Titan X<\/a><\/p>\n

The GeForce GTX 980 Ti, an AMD fanboy\u2019s worst nightmare<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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