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Nvidia’s graphics lineup could be deemed complete in the enthusiast front.
Regardless of pricing, there’s a reason for the Titan X to exist: they sell like hotcakes.
According to Microsoft there are at least a hundred game developers already working on DX12 titles.
High resolution gaming, i.e.
4K gaming, is also creating demand for more powerful GPUs.
Thanks to falling prices the adoption of 4K displays is really taking off.
In the last 12 months, the 4K market segment has doubled in growth.
Virtual reality is also expected todrive PC gamingin the coming years.
Nvidia seems to have a leg up as all leading VR makers have demonstrated their products on GeForce GPUs.
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
We expect the GTX 980 Ti to be another processing powerhorse.
The GTX 980 Ti also ships with 3MB of L2 cache and 96 ROPs.
The memory subsystem consists of six 64-bit memory controllers (384-bit) with 6GB of GDDR5 memory.
Also like the GTX 980, overall double-precision is 1/32 the rate of single-precision instruction throughput.
The design is virtually identical to that of the Titan X as the same aluminum cover has been used.
The metal casing gives the board a premium look and feel.
A copper vapor chamber is used to cool the GTX 980 Ti’s GM200 GPU.
This vapor chamber is combined with a large, dual-slot aluminum heatsink to dissipate heat off the chip.
The fan is designed to run very quietly, even while under load when the card is overclocked.
The GTX 980 Ti reference board measures 10.5" long.
Display outputs include one dual-link DVI output, one HDMI 2.0 output and three DisplayPort connectors.
One 8-pin PCIe power connector and one 6-pin PCIe power connector are required for operation.
An additional two-phase power supply is dedicated for the board’s GDDR5 memory.
Nvidia has used polarized capacitors (POSCAPS) to minimize unwanted board noise as well as molded inductors.
Test System Specs
All GPU configurations have been tested at 2560x1600 and 3840x2160 UHD 4K resolutions.
Graphics cards were tested with core and memory clock speeds set to AMD and Nvidia’s specifications.
It also managed to trail the Titan X by just 2-3 fps.
The 980 Ti was also 42% faster than the Radeon R9 290X which averaged 36fps at this resolution.
