gtx 970 vram problem(so which gpu should i get)

[DarkHorror]

@Decoy11;214269

I like to also point out that Directx 12 for Windows 10 will have full Directx 12 support. Also Unreal Engine 4 is one of the engines that Microsoft is using to test Directx 12. Nvidia and Microsoft is also advertising that Maxwell cards are the first to have full Directx 12 support.

I wouldn’t put much faith in these statements, many times stuff like is said and turns out to be false.

[rajpootathar]

r9 series will fully support directx 12 as AMD said.
and who cares for newer hardware always, many people buy new hardware after 3 years or so… yes there are enthusiasts who buy new hardware every month. But the case is A developer company never wants to target lower market(newest hardware always) they will make preferences for slightly old hardware as well.

[rajpootathar]

now back to question r9 290x crossfire or a single gtx 980?

[DarkHorror]

@atharstar;214510

now back to question r9 290x crossfire or a single gtx 980?

For what price? Which R9 290x are you looking at?

For games that support crossfire R9 290x you will get much better performance, for games that don’t support crossfire the 980 is a little faster(15% or so) than a single 290x.

Taking purely performance into account, if it was me I would go with the R9 290x crossfire.

[anonymous_user_0df12f74]

@atharstar;214510

now back to question r9 290x crossfire or a single gtx 980?

Also remember UE4 has no SLI/Crossfire support so you will only be using one of the GPU’s inside a 290x Crossfire.

EDIT: You confused me for a second, I saw the word Crossfire and assumed it was a dual GPU. The 290x is a single GPU unless there is a new one out that I am unaware of, so disregard what I just wrote sorry… The part about no SLI/Crossfire support is true though.

Hopefully will be included soon, but right now you won’t get any added benefit from it. That’s the main reason I got a 980, it’s the fastest single GPU card out there atm.

[rajpootathar]

ah then i have a choice of r9 295x2 and gtx 980

the only thing i hate about gtx 980 is its not currently being sold in local stores

[anonymous_user_0df12f74]

@atharstar;214574

ah then i have a choice of r9 295x2 and gtx 980

the only thing i hate about gtx 980 is its not currently being sold in local stores

The 295x2 is a multiple GPU card so you will not get the full performance out of it in UE4 (currently) as I mentioned above ( time I am sure :p). UE4 will only one of the 2 gpu’s. It’s hard to say how big of a difference it will make, but just want to make sure you are aware of that.

[DarkHorror]

@atharstar;214574

ah then i have a choice of r9 295x2 and gtx 980

the only thing i hate about gtx 980 is its not currently being sold in local stores

I would def go with the 295x2 then, it will be a little slower than the 980 when only using one core like in UE4, but MUCH faster in games that can run both cores. But really what I said above is the same for the 295x2 since it’s basically two R9 290x. Also the 295x2 has a very nice cooler.

[rajpootathar]

thanks everybody
i will look 295x2 if 980 is still not available in market

[wgan]

its not nice NV doing , but 970 is still a **** good card, not a single card is 4k proof really at moment in which case you need 4g ram whatsoever, and you need to take power consumption into consideration too. i do admit though (as a owner from 7870 to 970), that GCN architect has been holding really long and really well and NV practice these days is rather dodgy, and no I dont care about whether their VXGI will make its way to Unreal, proprietary stuff makes little sense to you average game project unless you are doing some pre-vis (in case it would be nice with a little touch of VXGI).

[anonymous_user_0df12f74]

@wgan;214757

its not nice NV doing , but 970 is still a **** good card, not a single card is 4k proof really at moment in which case you need 4g ram whatsoever, and you need to take power consumption into consideration too. i do admit though (as a owner from 7870 to 970), that GCN architect has been holding really long and really well and NV practice these days is rather dodgy, and no I dont care about whether their VXGI will make its way to Unreal, proprietary stuff makes little sense to you average game project unless you are doing some pre-vis (in case it would be nice with a little touch of VXGI).

VXGI is actually (believe it or not) cross platform since it uses DirectCompute instead of CUDA, so it is a viable for upcoming games. The performance is the biggest right now, but Mike from Nvidia has tested it on a GTX 670 succesfully with a decent framerate. It will need more refinement but it looks promising.

Nvidia is currently implementing all of the Gameworks library’s into UE4, and have stated they will make them cross platform compatible once the base integrations have been completed. So far WaveWorks and FleX have been integrated, and VXGI is due to be released any day now. For more info on all of see the following thread: NVIDIA GameWorks Integration - Asset Creation - Epic Developer Community Forums

[anonymous_user_d58a2973]

@atharstar;214601

thanks everybody
i will look 295x2 if 980 is still not available in market

So what did you end up choosing?

[anonymous_user_2b10dd13]

I’d say the 980 (non-Ti) is neither here nor there. At the moment 980 Ti is the one to beat, with the GM200 GPU you should be able to start making a dent in 4K and VXGI, Gameworks, etc.

Personally I’ve seen all the arguments for the 970 4GB being good/bad/ugly but I’m just not feeling it. It’s got a good price point but I reckon the GM200 GPU is going to see you through the next few years.

If one is just upgrading GPUs then I’d certainly advocate for the 980 Ti. If one is building a new rig I’d also advocate for the 980 Ti, you could make up for the cost by getting a Haswell i5 (unlocked, of course) with stock fan and basic 16GB DDR3 RAM.

A Kaby Lake with Nvidia Pascal is about a year away or so but Haswell i5 with 980 Ti seems nice. For those with the budget of course go for the Haswell-E six core, DDR4 RAM and Nvidia 980 Ti.