Nvidia releases GTX 970 & 980 GPUs

[Joonikko]

"The GPUs use Nvidia's second-generation Maxwell microarchitecture, the successor to Nvidia's Keplar, and focus on high-end performance for PC gaming and unprecedented energy efficiency. The results allow Nvidia-powered machines to render game environments with higher resolution, better lighting and more sustainable high frame rates. With Maxwell, Nvidia also places a special focus on energy efficiency, with the GTX 970 and 980 halving power consumption compared with the previous GPUs -- the GeForce GTX 750 and the GeForce GTX 750 Ti -- that were based on its first-generation Maxwell."

"Maxwell has been years in the making, inspired by our gamers, and created by the best mindsin 3D graphics," Jen-Hsun Huang, Nvidia's co-founder and chief executive officer, said in a statement. "Its extraordinary performance, efficiency and technologies will empower developers to do their finest work and delight gamers worldwide."

- http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/09/19/nvidias-geforce-gtx-980-video-card-what-you-need-to-know
- http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/nvidia-unveils-geforce-gtx-980-970-graphics-cards-using-maxwell-chips/
- http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/09/19/n...-for-550-and-329-here-are-their-new-features/

Spoiler: Benchmarks

Benchmarks by Hardware Canucks:

 

[Sodalover]

Shit...how do they compare against the 780?

 

[DamageINC]

I'm holding out for the GTX 2000. I don't buy this low end shit. I only spend $1000+ on my GPU's.

 

[Nate]

I'm holding out for the GTX 2000. I don't buy this low end shit. I only spend $1000+ on my GPU's.

lolol

 

[WaLLy]

I'm holding out for the GTX 2000. I don't buy this low end shit. I only spend $1000+ on my GPU's.

 

[BuckRogers]

Lol Wally!