| JEMC said: Thanks for the explanation, I always have this problem every time they come with a new architecture But I see a problem that you mention, if that may have a negative impact on high resolutions. Let's be honest here, the market for those cards are multi-montor users and/or owners of monitors with extremely high res. like 4K or the new 21:9 from LG and Dell (3440x1440 on 34"). So if those cards are worse than a 780Ti/Titan, then what's the point of those high end cards? But of course Nvidia is smart enough to not make this silly mistake. As for the price... you know. Nvidia + high end + new node = absurd prices. And that won't change unless people start to use the common sense. So it won't change |
Well we don't really know how much of an impact the increased cache and memory management will have, it is quite possible that the bandwidth won't actually cause too much of a bottleneck and the card will be able to brute force it. But no it's not looking like a good upgrade path for someone who already has a 780+, tho IMO it's alwayse better to skip at least one revision if you want marked improvements. And of course i am sure Nvidia will have a nice big Titan X at double the price with a 512-bit bus or some such nonsense for those who want it a few months later.
I was hoping that given the focus on effeciency Nvida would do another Kepler launch where the 680 used less power, performed better and launched at the same price as the 580. However it seems like they have bumped up the price and are pricing it against the 780 Ti instead of the 780. Which will probably mean the lower tier cards will follow suite, meaning the 870 will no doubt be pushed way out of my price range.
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