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Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 G1 Gaming review
Posted by: on: 09/19/2014 12:17 PM [
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After the reference review we will now review the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 G1 SOC gaming graphics card. Armed with a totally custom design, two 8-pin power feeds and an all new WindForce based cooler this Maxwell based high-end card hauls azzz! The G1 Gaming has 4 GB graphics memory, is energy efficient and factory overclocked for you. You will be surprised by how this card looks, how silent it is and how well it performs.
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orky87
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 04:55 AM
Ridiculous overclockers. Love it!
Ridiculous overclockers. Love it!
Fox2232
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 06:35 AM
They are very good, but you can notice something I do not like:
in all benchmarks their performance offset is 10 to 20% only (between 970 and 980). What's wrong with it?
GTX980 has 23% more shaders, 23% more TMUs, 7% higher base clock, 3.2% higher boost clock.
Which actually gives 1.23 * 1.05 = 1.29 ~ 29% boost in processing power.
But both cards are defined by amount of ROPs which is great 64. And that is what makes both cards stand out most.
But if nV gave GTX980 72ROPs it would have been much more powerful without drastic increase in GPU size/TDP.
Wonder if 64 ROPs was effective limit for 256bit bus.
If so, then Ti may have 320bit bus. And therefore 5GB of vRAM.
And I would like to see FCAT comparison with 780(Ti) since those had quite improvement over 770.
And one before last thing is price which remains to be seen here. Last one is AMD's response. I may actually upgrade this time to nV even while I do not like company.
They are very good, but you can notice something I do not like:
in all benchmarks their performance offset is 10 to 20% only (between 970 and 980). What's wrong with it?
GTX980 has 23% more shaders, 23% more TMUs, 7% higher base clock, 3.2% higher boost clock.
Which actually gives 1.23 * 1.05 = 1.29 ~ 29% boost in processing power.
But both cards are defined by amount of ROPs which is great 64. And that is what makes both cards stand out most.
But if nV gave GTX980 72ROPs it would have been much more powerful without drastic increase in GPU size/TDP.
Wonder if 64 ROPs was effective limit for 256bit bus.
If so, then Ti may have 320bit bus. And therefore 5GB of vRAM.
And I would like to see FCAT comparison with 780(Ti) since those had quite improvement over 770.
And one before last thing is price which remains to be seen here. Last one is AMD's response. I may actually upgrade this time to nV even while I do not like company.
Fox2232
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 06:42 AM
Hilbert btw, could you load some benchmark which uses a lot of vRAM on 770/780 and then 970/980?
Since there is new compression, vRAM usage should be bit lower. Wonder if that is measurable.
Thanks.
Hilbert btw, could you load some benchmark which uses a lot of vRAM on 770/780 and then 970/980?
Since there is new compression, vRAM usage should be bit lower. Wonder if that is measurable.
Thanks.
moab600
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 06:48 AM
IMPRESSIVE. price of 980 is a bit high, close to 780ti but heck it so awesome. the GTX 970 is perfect, price is write power is awesome on both of them.
Maxwell is best thing in GPU that happened in a long time, and i've heard nvidia improved compute as well.
IMPRESSIVE. price of 980 is a bit high, close to 780ti but heck it so awesome. the GTX 970 is perfect, price is write power is awesome on both of them.
Maxwell is best thing in GPU that happened in a long time, and i've heard nvidia improved compute as well.
fantaskarsef
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 08:51 AM
To be honest, the G1 gaming looks very nice. Looks big (lots of lovely heatspreader and fin area), three fans should be a bit quieter than two of the same sice, and it is factory overclocked like hell.
I only hope Gigabyte has gone for not that agressive overclocks like with other of their overclocked cards
To be honest, the G1 gaming looks very nice. Looks big (lots of lovely heatspreader and fin area), three fans should be a bit quieter than two of the same sice, and it is factory overclocked like hell.
I only hope Gigabyte has gone for not that agressive overclocks like with other of their overclocked cards
Duke Nil
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 09:41 AM
When are they for sale, I want one!
When are they for sale, I want one!
pbvider
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 06:45 PM
Nice review Hilbert,but can u tell me the price of the GTX 908 G1 card?
Nice review Hilbert,but can u tell me the price of the GTX 908 G1 card?
Bradders684
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 07:15 PM
GTX 980: $549 / 452 EUR (ex VAT) according to his review.
Nice review Hilbert,but can u tell me the price of the GTX 908 G1 card?
GTX 980: $549 / 452 EUR (ex VAT) according to his review.
Veteran
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 08:01 PM
Good review as usual Hilbert.
Good review as usual Hilbert.
LNCPapa
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 08:22 PM
G1 looks to be $630 US everywhere I've seen it.
G1 looks to be $630 US everywhere I've seen it.
TeX_UK
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Posted on: 09/19/2014 08:44 PM
Bring on the Titan 2
Bring on the Titan 2
schoolofmonkey
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Posted on: 09/20/2014 02:22 AM
I just ordered one.
Crossing my fingers that it doesn't suffer from the same vram issues the GTX780ti Windforce had..
I just ordered one.
Crossing my fingers that it doesn't suffer from the same vram issues the GTX780ti Windforce had..
pbvider
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Posted on: 09/20/2014 07:09 AM
I just ordered one.
Crossing my fingers that it doesn't suffer from the same vram issues the GTX780ti Windforce had..
This new cards don`t have the same problem like the 780Ti had and they are massive overclockers.
I just ordered one.
Crossing my fingers that it doesn't suffer from the same vram issues the GTX780ti Windforce had..
This new cards don`t have the same problem like the 780Ti had and they are massive overclockers.
the11ama
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Posted on: 09/22/2014 04:35 AM
I still have a GTX 680, and right now I'm torn between buying this card, or waiting for a Ti version to come out. I'm still fairly happy with my 680, but trying to use all three of my 27" 1080p monitors for surround gaming puts my framerates lower than easily playable. Gaming in surround is harder when there's noticeable jittering due to lower FPS.
I have no doubt that the GTX 980 would boost my framerates quite a bit in that area, but should I wait for a Ti version with more vRAM? I'm thinking a bit forward with that question, as I'll have whichever card I buy for at least two years.
Also, I'm not looking to go with SLi, at least initially, however that might change with what looks like lower power requirements for the Maxwell chips. I have a 750W power supply. Not sure that can handle SLi even with Maxwell, though.
I still have a GTX 680, and right now I'm torn between buying this card, or waiting for a Ti version to come out. I'm still fairly happy with my 680, but trying to use all three of my 27" 1080p monitors for surround gaming puts my framerates lower than easily playable. Gaming in surround is harder when there's noticeable jittering due to lower FPS.
I have no doubt that the GTX 980 would boost my framerates quite a bit in that area, but should I wait for a Ti version with more vRAM? I'm thinking a bit forward with that question, as I'll have whichever card I buy for at least two years.
Also, I'm not looking to go with SLi, at least initially, however that might change with what looks like lower power requirements for the Maxwell chips. I have a 750W power supply. Not sure that can handle SLi even with Maxwell, though.
giant85
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Posted on: 09/22/2014 04:38 AM
I just ordered one too !!!
I just ordered one too !!!
Seithan
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Posted on: 09/22/2014 12:55 PM
My PSU has 1x 6power and 1x 8power connector. Will it work?
Whats the best gtx980 offer atm? Im not talking about the classifields which do not exist, but between MSI, Gigabyte, EVGA, which one would you go and why?
My PSU has 1x 6power and 1x 8power connector. Will it work?
Whats the best gtx980 offer atm? Im not talking about the classifields which do not exist, but between MSI, Gigabyte, EVGA, which one would you go and why?
Ricey20
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Posted on: 09/23/2014 12:04 PM
Is it possible to get a high res shot of the back of the card without the backplate? I want to see if it's using the same voltage controller that the reference cards use (those can't be soft volt modded).
Is it possible to get a high res shot of the back of the card without the backplate? I want to see if it's using the same voltage controller that the reference cards use (those can't be soft volt modded).
Hilbert Hagedoorn
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Posted on: 09/24/2014 04:09 PM
Hilbert can you plz give me feedback to the resolution from the Displayports?
Somebody claimed his 970 gaming could only output 1080p through them.
Can they output 2560x1440 on the 980? I need this to connect them to my ROG Swift.
Thx in advance.
Obviously 2560x1440 is supported. But you need to connect the monitor to the lowest DP connector for it to function. The other two ports then work daisy-chained for surround view modes I think.
Anyway to verify, I just seated the card again and the lower DP connector works fine at Ultra HD 3840x2160 (looking at the monitor at that resolution with the GBT 980 right now).
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Update, there ... I just received my ASUS Swift as well and decided to quickly unpack and connect it for you. So you are in luck, to the left the 980 from Gigabyte, to the right the Swift you are about to get at 2560x1440 over DP.
Now, name one reviewer/editor who does stuff like this for their reader-base
Hilbert can you plz give me feedback to the resolution from the Displayports?
Somebody claimed his 970 gaming could only output 1080p through them.
Can they output 2560x1440 on the 980? I need this to connect them to my ROG Swift.
Thx in advance.
Obviously 2560x1440 is supported. But you need to connect the monitor to the lowest DP connector for it to function. The other two ports then work daisy-chained for surround view modes I think.
Anyway to verify, I just seated the card again and the lower DP connector works fine at Ultra HD 3840x2160 (looking at the monitor at that resolution with the GBT 980 right now).
---
Update, there ... I just received my ASUS Swift as well and decided to quickly unpack and connect it for you. So you are in luck, to the left the 980 from Gigabyte, to the right the Swift you are about to get at 2560x1440 over DP.
Now, name one reviewer/editor who does stuff like this for their reader-base
the11ama
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Posted on: 09/26/2014 03:01 PM
NVM, I'm just going to wait for the 20nm parts. Then I'll make up my mind as to what I'll need.
NVM, I'm just going to wait for the 20nm parts. Then I'll make up my mind as to what I'll need.
Agent-A01
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Posted on: 09/26/2014 03:56 PM
Now, name one reviewer/editor who does stuff like this for their reader-base
This guy named Hilbert
Now, name one reviewer/editor who does stuff like this for their reader-base
This guy named Hilbert
vincinator44
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Posted on: 09/29/2014 01:27 PM
I always like the reviews here. I would like to see some DX9 game test added to the suite as in previous reviews. Of course the new cards are optimized to use the DX11, its a nice comparison to see an apples to apples test of the previous generation.
I always like the reviews here. I would like to see some DX9 game test added to the suite as in previous reviews. Of course the new cards are optimized to use the DX11, its a nice comparison to see an apples to apples test of the previous generation.
CrisanT
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Posted on: 11/08/2014 04:33 PM
Nice
Let the GHZ war begin ont the GPU side aswell 
Nice
Let the GHZ war begin ont the GPU side aswell
StewieTech
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Posted on: 11/08/2014 05:17 PM
1500mhz, brings a tear to my eye. When we get gpus at default 2ghz core i´ll be a happy nerd.
1500mhz, brings a tear to my eye. When we get gpus at default 2ghz core i´ll be a happy nerd.
juntulis
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Posted on: 01/29/2015 07:48 PM
All I can reach with same settings is +130 core :/
All I can reach with same settings is +130 core :/
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Very Good Performance
Like ATI they learn a lesson and Give to fans good hardware and its not Overpriced
Now im waiting for ATI R390X 20nm