Nvidia's New GeForce GTX GPUs Are All About Energy Efficiency

[BrightBlessings]

It’s a big day for PC gaming. Graphics card powerhouse Nvidia has a new family of GPUs — the GTX 980 and GTX 970 — based on a brand new chipset, designed to deliver more visual power and higher frame rates than previous generations, while consuming less power. If you believe Nvidia, they’re “the new benchmark in performance and efficiency for gaming on the PC."

Nvidia's New GeForce GTX GPUs Are All About Energy Efficiency | Gizmodo Australia

 

[RoasterMen]

All about energy efficiency and slower than GTX 780

 

[paulpicks21]

All about energy efficiency and slower than GTX 780

Where did you get that information?

I have spent hours reading reviews and looking at benchmarks since release and they all come to the same conclusion that they outperform the previous generation nicely.

Even the reference cards perform amazingly. The 970 easily beats the 780 in everything I have seen and beats the 780ti in many.
The 980 easily beats the 780ti in everything I have seen.

 

[Boozad]

The 980 easily beats the 780ti in everything I have seen.

And for a lower price than I paid for my 780. Time to upgrade I think.

 

[essenbe]

The 980 easily beats the 780ti in everything I have seen.

And for a lower price than I paid for my 780. Time to upgrade I think.

Everything I have read says the same thing. Don't upgrade until the EVGA 980 Classified comes out. It's worth it.

 

[Pendaws]

According to NVIDIA GeForce GeForce GTX 980 Maxwell Video Card Review - Legit ReviewsNVIDIA Maxwell Brings GeForce GTX 980
The 780 has more cuda cores and is 384bit but at a higher Watt usage