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Running modern titles @ 1080p high, very high, ultra (possibly max) settings which card should I pick? I want to be able to achieve 60+ FPS on average. This is my budget limit.
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Based on the research I've done I'm siding with the 980 due to its significant overclocking capabilities. However the 8GB of VRAM is an eye catcher for me as GTA V on very high settings is already consuming 2.5-2.7GB of VRAM but that's only 1 title I have that's hitting that much VRAM, Witcher 3 on the other hand barely hits 2GB of VRAM @ 1080p.
 
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GTA5 doesn't actually consume that much vmem, its more that it is a simple scale to help you determine how much graphics power you will need to render the game that anyone can understand.


I would say a 970 or a 290X would be best bang for the buck, but if you have the extra money a good 980 would be a very good choice as well.
 

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Well if you plan to get the Nvidia Card get Gigabyte's G1 Gaming card!

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GTA5 doesn't actually consume that much vmem, its more that it is a simple scale to help you determine how much graphics power you will need to render the game that anyone can understand.


I would say a 970 or a 290X would be best bang for the buck, but if you have the extra money a good 980 would be a very good choice as well.

At 1080p and maxed settings a 290X or GTX 970 are more than capable. If you want to hold that level for 2 plus years, probably I would go with GTX 980. You're not likely to need more than 4GB of VRAM before then. I tend to believe that the more efficient VRAM usage seen in The Witcher 3 is going to become the norm instead of the wildly large amounts caused by sloppiness that we have been seeing.

EDIT: I also have yet to encounter, and can such personally attest, the 3.5/4GB VRAM of the 970 has not caused any problems at all at 1080p (yes, Fiance has a 970 here in the house).
 
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Between 290X and GTX 970, I'd go 290X:
1) it doesn't have a 3.5 GiB memory bug.
2) it is only 10% slower than 390X for 25% less money.
3) in DirectX 12, it is about 30% faster than GTX 970.

I can't in good faith recommend any GTX 9## nor Fury, nor Titan, nor 3## card right now. They all represent the final gasps of the 28nm process. If you're going to drop big bucks on a graphics card, wait for 16nm or whatever comes next. It won't be the ~30% jump we see now--it will be a 50-150% jump.


8 GiB will only be used on 4K resolutions with ridiculous settings.
 
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They both perform about the same when stock, but the 980 has an edge once OCed.

The 8GB of memory isn’t all that big of a plus, since by the time you've filled it you will likely be botlenecked by the GPU.


But really for 1080p you should be looking at something like the GTX 970 or R9 290X/390.

Best part, all of them can be had for around $300, or even less if you don’t mind OpenBox/Refurbished parts.
 

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If you can, go for some variation of the 980 Ti as it's so fast and will last you longer. Get one of the really quiet non-reference ones from MSI or Asus - see the TPU reviews.

Don't bother with AMD. Their products are only semi-competitive now and the way this company is going their future is uncertain and that means driver support is gonna tank. I wouldn't want to be on that boat when it sinks.

www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/graphics-market-share-not-looking-good-for-amd-down-to-just-18.215384

Also, the next gen Pascal NVIDIA cards are going to deliver serious performance improvements, but they're a good 6 months away or so from release.
 
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GTA5 doesn't actually consume that much vmem, its more that it is a simple scale to help you determine how much graphics power you will need to render the game that anyone can understand.


I would say a 970 or a 290X would be best bang for the buck, but if you have the extra money a good 980 would be a very good choice as well.
I don't know, but in-game results don't lie...
http://i.imgur.com/yEyKECs.jpg

They both perform about the same when stock, but the 980 has an edge once OCed.

The 8GB of memory isn’t all that big of a plus, since by the time you've filled it you will likely be botlenecked by the GPU.


But really for 1080p you should be looking at something like the GTX 970 or R9 290X/390.

Best part, all of them can be had for around $300, or even less if you don’t mind OpenBox/Refurbished parts.
Yea I was thinking of just grabbing a 390/970 instead but worried about the performance.
 
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Benchmark Scores well I've fried a 775' P4 12 years ago, that counts?
Also, the next gen Pascal NVIDIA cards are going to deliver serious performance improvements, but they're a good 6 months away or so from release.
thats something i really want to see!

in general 900 series came here and brought a really smooth experience, i would like to upgrade to a 970, but as it was said, 28nm is almost ending, waiting for the next generation could be wise option,
What do you have at the moment @dfg555 ?
 
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I don't know, but in-game results don't lie...
http://i.imgur.com/yEyKECs.jpg


I am using ASR (Advanced Super Resolution 1440 on a 1080) and pushing 3.1ishGB of use according to the game, and still about 2.5-2.8GB of Vmem used in GPU-z as well, but the processing and bandwidth requirements are higher, so without the massive overclock I have on the GPU core it stutters like a virgin at the playboy mansion.
 
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A 970 will be able to run GTA 5 no problem on High/Ultra detail, I wouldnt say completely maxed out....

But I was derping around with my GTX 970 and graphics settings on GTA 5 and I WAS TRYING TO go above 3.5G memory on my 970 and was unable to even pass it even though the Memory Bar was above 3.5GVRAM.

With everything turned to the max in GTA5 its sitting around 3.3G VRAM
 
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Titan X. You're done. The answer is always Titan X.

Coming back to reality, the perfect graphics card on the planet right now is GTX 980Ti, witch has of course the best GPU in the world.
Nothing comes close. Unfortunately ,since you are here asking these questions, you have not done you're homework enough,or just need more opinions, and it's absolutely fine...this is why we are here for one another.

4k gaming is a thing of the future. I can compare 4k gaming to a BMW i8. It's supposed to be today's viable solution,but it's not. It shows us that it is possible, but not quite yet there.
I disagree with 4k gaming and many leading industry media people ,do the same. The fact that you need huge hardware and unstable software (from the video drivers to actually the game itself) for 4k gaming it shows that we are not there yet.

Realistically gaming today is for 1080p, and i appreciate gamers that keep there feet on the ground like you.
 
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Titan X. You're done.

Titan X for 1080p?

A 980 Ti is as fast as a reference Titan X because you can overclock it more than the Titan X and is almost $400 cheaper. The only thing you gain with the Titan X is 6 more GB VRAM. W1zzard took a look at that and said 12 GB VRAM isn't necessary for gaming especially at 1080p. I don't see where there would be a need for a 980 Ti at 1080p either really.

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_Titan_X/33.html

I would say get a 970 or 980 or 290x or 390x and you will be set for a while.
 
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For 1080p I would get an GTX970, the price/performance difference to GTX980 is not worth it.
 
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Titan X for 1080p?
I was sarcastic. My true answer to OP's problem in my comment is a line below.
I know techpowerup community is so into 970's . There popularity in the world is also known. I dislike them. And another word for the OP,if you got money for 970 you got money for anything else out there. People that work or live on minimum wage don't look for ultra 1080p gaming. Maybe i am being a tad serious here, but i just think you should be cheap with yourself. Get what's good.

If you need another very good advise @FordGT90Concept makes all the sense in the world as well

Between 290X and GTX 970, I'd go 290X:
1) it doesn't have a 3.5 GiB memory bug.
2) it is only 10% slower than 390X for 25% less money.
3) in DirectX 12, it is about 30% faster than GTX 970.

I can't in good faith recommend any GTX 9## nor Fury, nor Titan, nor 3## card right now. They all represent the final gasps of the 28nm process. If you're going to drop big bucks on a graphics card, wait for 16nm or whatever comes next. It won't be the ~30% jump we see now--it will be a 50-150% jump.


8 GiB will only be used on 4K resolutions with ridiculous settings.
+1 to all of that. Except the 9## part.
 
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I was sarcastic. My true answer to OP's problem in my comment is a line below.
I know techpowerup community is so into 970's . There popularity in the world is also known. I dislike them. And another word for the OP,if you got money for 970 you got money for anything else out there. People that work or live on minimum wage don't look for ultra 1080p gaming. Maybe i am being a tad serious here, but i just think you should be cheap with yourself. Get what's good.

If you need another very good advise @FordGT90Concept makes all the sins in the world as well


+1 to all of that

Oh ok when I responded to your post it was only what I quoted. I didn't know you were going to edit it to make your point.
 
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The more I see of what is released, both in gaming and in GPU, I am inclined to side with @FordGT90Concept and say that it is a waste to drop more than 300-320 bucks on a card right now. The 970 is an optimal choice and probably the best that 28nm is going to offer perf/watt. If you don't care about perf/watt, go 290(x).

The whole 3.5GB issue is irrelevant on single card setups, but if you intend to SLI that 970, avoid it.
 

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Yea I was thinking of just grabbing a 390/970 instead but worried about the performance.
I'm happy with the performance my 390 offers. I'm actually very happy with how it performs in surround resolutions. It seems to always runs a steady 60 FPS at 1080 so more often than not, I see myself utilizing surround where I didn't before.

I think the 290 is one of the best bangs for the buck but, I felt that the extra cost for the 390 with the tweaked clocks and faster/extra VRAM, it's worth it. I couldn't justify the cost of a 390X and the 390 performs almost as well as the 290x.

The whole 3.5GB issue is irrelevant on single card setups, but if you intend to SLI that 970, avoid it.
My 390 will use up to 4GB in Farcry 4 in surround and handles it gracefully however, 4GB isn't normal but rather a upper bound. I don't think it will be long until we start seeing more used on a regular basis. It's only a matter of time. Either way, I don't think my 390 is a bad card by any means and that extra VRAM will only help down the road if it doesn't help now. Also with how much texturing capability these cards have, I doubt the extra VRAM usage for texturing will result in that much of a performance hit, where the 970 clearly shows performance drops when you hit that weird memory boundary.
 

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The more I see of what is released, both in gaming and in GPU, I am inclined to side with @FordGT90Concept and say that it is a waste to drop more than 300-320 bucks on a card right now. The 970 is an optimal choice and probably the best that 28nm is going to offer perf/watt. If you don't care about perf/watt, go 290(x).

The whole 3.5GB issue is irrelevant on single card setups, but if you intend to SLI that 970, avoid it.
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