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MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti Lightning 6GB

Why some games had decrease performance in this new test setup? Check the FPS of the last 980ti Colorful
 
Calebe Costa said:
Why some games had decrease performance in this new test setup? Check the FPS of the last 980ti Colorful
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Can't see the test setup is different?
 
So, my Asus Strix 970SLi set up is still more than enough to last until the Pascal cards land next year then.

Good,good.
 
Ferrum Master said:
What's with the point mentioning DX12 if none of the games are?

Different HARDWARE setup, different GAME config, let the man breathe...
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Maybe i can't be clear since english is not my native. Isn't the Newer Setup supposed to be bettter than the previous one? Can you explain the ~20fps decrease on GTA V for example?

What i want to know is what is causing the decrease? Skylake? DX12? Oudated Driver?
 
Calebe Costa said:
Maybe i can't be clear since english is not my native. Isn't the Newer Setup supposed to be bettter than the previous one? Can you explain the ~20fps decrease on GTA V for example?

What i want to know is what is causing the decrease? Skylake? DX12? Oudated Driver?
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Quit mentioning DX12... leave it alone. It has zero connection to this.

Haven't you thought of the idea of more demanding settings? They are just cranked up. And it is more logical to do so as it makes more GPU demand so the difference in between SKU's is bigger. And the for example BF4 tests show the opossite... a FPS increase. And there there are no AA and without AA charts also.

The main thing... the gap in between SKU's remain the same. Same mathematical equation. That's the thing you must look up to really.
 
There is something about these ridiculous VRMs that always makes me grin...
 
Calebe Costa said:
Maybe i can't be clear since english is not my native. Isn't the Newer Setup supposed to be bettter than the previous one? Can you explain the ~20fps decrease on GTA V for example?

What i want to know is what is causing the decrease? Skylake? DX12? Oudated Driver?
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Where do you see 20 FPS difference?
 
This card takes the cake for heat/noise which is great. The cooler looks nice and beefy too but triple slot could cause issues for SLI. Would be nice if you could change the yellow circles to some other color if you were so inclined though as not everyone has a yellow MSI mobo. And yea the price is definitely a con.
By the way, this is off topic but I thought I'd just add it anyway. So in the last two years I've upgraded GPUs like 6 times. Went from the Radeon 5770 that came with my Alienware Aurora to a Sapphire 7950 Flex. After that I added a second 7950 for Crossfire. Later the 780 Ti was released and I had to have it since it was faster than the Titan.
Ordered the MSI 780 Ti Gaming after seeing the review for it on here. When Maxwell was released, Kepler prices plummeted and I ordered a second 780 Ti gaming for $400. Finally the 980 Ti was released and it was faster than the Titan X and of course I had to have it. I really like the Asus Matrix cards but it wasn't out at the time and they are also much more expensive. It looks like it's finally been released and I don't like the copper color, should have left it black and red I think. So I didn't know what card to get and then I saw the Asus Strix 980 Ti and thought it looked cool and I liked the 3 fan coolers but it was sold out everywhere. I also liked the EVGA Classified 980 Ti and it came in stock one day so I snagged it for $699 from Newegg no tax. Man, I thought my 780 Ti was a big card because it was much bigger than my Sapphire 7950 but then I got this behemoth. This 980 Ti is Classified dwarfs my MSI 780 ti and feels twice as heavy. I also really like the look of it I find it to be a very clean look with no pipes sticking out anywhere and nice illuminated EVGA thing on the top. It also has the most beautiful backplate.
 
7950 Flex said:
Would be nice if you could change the yellow circles to some other color if you were so inclined though as not everyone has a yellow MSI mobo.
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Shouldn't be too difficult to inlay a new colour (using coloured insulation tape for example). Not much of an issue for me in general. In a tower system I'd have to be a contortionist to notice the colour accent. BTW, the yellow accents spell out " OC ". Deliberate?
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Nice review, I like the new style of it too, good job!
The card ... well it's the best graphics card of the world I guess, well until the Fury X2 arrives, at least. ;)
 
EarthDog said:
haha, what?!!!!
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Sure, it uses power like its going out of style, potentially melting parts of it self in the process. But when FC works (witch is does for most of the cases in the review) it beats every other card to date, and that is from a 2 year old chip (Hawaii was released 24th Oct 2013), with a architecture that soon will be 4 years old (GCN lanced with the 7970 on the 22th Dec 2011 with retail availability at 9th Jan 2012).
 
Hey, Can I know the font you used in this chart ? It's so nice.
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Ikaruga said:
Wolfenstein is such a great game, and it's a different kind of load too... really sorry to see it's gone.
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Agreed, definitely one of my faves too.

And despite the tears and tantrums, rather ironically Nv's OpenGL support is really good.
 
Relating to the chart(s) showing the GTX 970 SLI having 8GB of RAM... From my understanding and many, many articles on the subject(s) SLI and/or DX12 do not literally double VRAM capacity. I know this does not negate or impact the results of what the charts are showing for these cards performance numbers... but it is incorrect/misleading data concerning the VRAM, is it not?

Can anyone verify/clarify please?
 
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