UPDATE: Did you miss the event? No worries, you can still learn all about the GTX 980 Ti, G-Sync changes and even how NVIDIA is changing VR! Once again, a HUGE thanks to NVIDIA and Tom Petersen for coming out to visit.
Even thought it's a week after official release, we are hosting a live stream from the PC Perspective offices with NVIDIA's Tom Petersen to discuss the new GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card as well as the changes and updates the company has made to the G-Sync brand. Why would NVIDIA undercut the GTX TITAN X by such a wide margin? Are they worried about AMD's Fiji GPU? Now that we are seeing new form factors and screen types of G-Sync monitors, will prices come down? How does G-Sync for notebooks work without a module?
All of this information and more will be learned on Tuesday, June 9th.
And what's a live stream without a prize? One lucky live viewer will win an EVGA GeForce GTX GTX 980 Ti 6GB graphics card of their very own! That's right – all you have to do is tune in for the live stream Tuesday afternoon and you could win a 980 Ti!!
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti / G-Sync Live Stream and Giveaway
12pm PT / 3pm ET – June 9th
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First paragraph:
“GTX TITNA
First paragraph:
“GTX TITNA X”
I’d like to get my hands on a TITNA too.
We see with the 980 Ti that
We see with the 980 Ti that the 70-90 extra Mhz on the boost are making up for the missing cores, and that the 6 Gb of memory is not being fully utilized. Does this mean that with an aftermarket cooling system and an overclock, the 980 Ti might actually do better than the Titan on gaming benchmarks? Are any partners going to be releasing custom coolers on the 980 Ti? Is stock cooling system a limitation when benchmarking or is the limitation somewhere else in the PC?
Question for Tom
Question for Tom Petersen:
Considering that AMD just demonstrated Variable Refresh over HDMI and this this points to mainstream monitors and/or TVs with VRR, Does Nvidia have plans to develop Gsync to go that route?
It’s funny how Petersen blows
It’s funny how Petersen blows off VRR over HDMI, as if pretending that VRR is not important on cheaper monitors and TV’s. BUT, Ryan only asked part of my question and not the whole thing, otherwise I think Tom might have answered differently and given us a clue on what Nvidia is planning.
Would have to modify hardware
Would have to modify hardware on the card since HDMI spec is Fixed rate. As for TV there really has been No reason for VRR, its like 3D tv’s.
Since mobile Gsync does not
Since mobile Gsync does not need a module, how does mobile Gsync handle below VRR window?
Does it in same way it does
Does it in same way it does on the desktop.
I don’t really expect to get
I don’t really expect to get an answer, but:
As a disabled gamer I am often dependent on magnification software such as the one built into windows 7. This includes running it in combination with games in windowed mode.
When this setup causes a driver issue on my Amd graphics cards the driver resets itself, Aero is disabled for a while, but games will keep working afterwards.
On my Nvidia machines the driver will recover, but the game will have stopped displaying any video. Either crashing, or being stuck on a white/black screen while the game itself keeps running+accepting inputs.
This isn’t a specific driver, machine, or shadowplay etc issue. I’ve been seeing this for a few years now on both desktops, and laptops. Can you shine any light on this difference?
What are the power limits of
What are the power limits of the card? One of the main issues with the newer nvidia cards, is the power and voltage limits getting in the way of overclocks. While on some of the cards, the voltage regulator can be more directly controlled by the bios, thus allowing for higher voltages, and power limits. For many nvidia cards lately, the power/TDP limits have been consistently set well below the max limits for 6 and 8 pin PCIe power connectors.
Does the 980ti break free of these limitations?
Tom, will the new gsync
Tom, will the new gsync monitors due out later this year have new gsync modules (i.e gsync 2.0)? Some of the monitors coming out (e.g Asus PG279Q) have both hdmi and display port connections. Is this a result of the monitor using separate modules or are we going to get an updated gsync module (with additional improvements)?
Would also love to hear if there’s any update on the planned additional features that gsync modules will be able to provide. I know Nvidia have referred to other benefits that they plan to implement in the future. Thanks!
I’m very much interested too
I’m very much interested too in more details about G-syn v2. Can you ask Tom more details about it?
I see that the new 3440×1440 screens coming out soon will use that module. Any other changes/advantages over the v1 module except for the additional HDMI input?
About to watch the livestream
About to watch the livestream so I’ll ask again in the livechat and try and get an answer anyway! 🙂
Question for Tom;
Why did
Question for Tom;
Why did NVIDIA chose not to include a backplate with the GTX TITAN X or the GTX 980 TI?, the idea of it being for SLI does not make sense, considering not many run SLI, and those that do are mainly 2 way SLI and have space between the cards anyway?
Adding in a backplate to flagship cards serves no practical purpose anyway, but it certainly makes the card feel like a premium product that obviously people want and enjoy.
How much of an effect will
How much of an effect will DirectX 12 have on GPU design? Will nVidia be able to leverage its greater driver support to gain even more of an edge over the competition?
With the era of Thunderbolt 3
With the era of Thunderbolt 3 dawning, does Nvidia think there is a possibility for true portable, swappable, external graphics cards in the near future? How might Direct X12’s multi-gpu options make this more or less desired. Can I use 2 or 3 of them? Lastly, Is the bandwidth still too low or latency too high for external graphics to still be considered reasonable for anything other than laptops.
Hi Tom, Just ordered A Evga
Hi Tom, Just ordered A Evga 980ti SC ACX 2.0 Card Upgrading From 780s As I Use Gsync And Want The Extra VRAM
We Had Some Special Kepler Boosting Drivers In The Past With Real World Performance Increases , Can We Expect Some Special Maxwell Boosting Drivers In a Future Driver Branch ?
Thanks !
AMD’s TressFX runs well on
AMD’s TressFX runs well on Nvidia GPUs. Why won’t Nvidia design Hairworks such that it doesn’t cripple performance for AMD hardware?
Well problem for AMD hardware
Well problem for AMD hardware Hairworks uses DX11 tessellation, AMD cards really SUCK at tessellation. Yea hairworks uses the DX11 standard, funny how AMD whines about that now?
If you want an idea how bad they suck, a r9 290x is SLOWER then an gtx750ti.
I Game At 4K
Thanks
I Game At 4K
Thanks
Question for Tom
Any
Question for Tom
Any differences in CUDA support between GTX 980 Ti and GTX Titan other than the physical differences with the core count, memory, and fill rate?
Comparing the situations of
Comparing the situations of the original Titan and 780 Ti to the Titan X and 980 Ti:
The original Titan had 2x RAM, double precision compute, and was $300 more than the 780 Ti while being out for 9 months uncontested.
The Titan X still has 2x RAM, but lost double precision compute, yet is $350 more than the 980 Ti, which has released significantly sooner after.
Has this had any impact on the uptake of the Titan brand?
A few questions for Tom:
1)
A few questions for Tom:
1) What challenges would there be moving from using Displayport on the G-Sync FPGA to HDMI? Does the FPGA still function in the same way when working with HDMI signaling?
2) DX12 now has this new “multi adapter” thing. In Nvidia’s testing, are there any pros to teaming up GPUs with disparate sets of hardware? Can you then add two GTX580s together and scale up the double-precision compute capabilities of the cards as if they were a single unit?
3) With Nvidia exiting the mobile market in regards to phones, what other future does Tegra have besides home consoles and cars? Do you expect Tegra to be competitive in the server space, like AMD’s Seattle server chips?
4) Titan X is the first high-end GPU from your stable to reduce double-precision compute to almost nothing. Why was this decision taken, and is it solely based on power/TDP constraints?
5) Why is the Hairworks feature in Witcher 3 so taxing on Kepler GPUs? What magic does Maxwell have that lets the GPU perform so much better with the same workload?
6) Why is Nvidia and her contemporaries so put on solving current memory bandwidth issues with tricks like colour compression, when Microsoft is talking about bandwidth-saving techniques like tiled resources? Is there a future problem that requires both technologies in order for us to work around it effectively?
Thanks! – Wesley
Question for Tom;
Can we
Question for Tom;
Can we expect a new Shield Tablet?, if so any thoughts on a larger size (10 inch + size?)
Great stuff and very good
Great stuff and very good time for European viewers. Always enjoy the NVIDIA live streams!
One question for Tom:
I really love the windowed G-SYNC, great surprise! One big issue with it though: Brightness flicker seems more noticable than in fullscreen G-SYNC, especially at low FPS. Is NVIDIA aware about this and can it be improved/already actively worked on?
So everyone by now knows its
So everyone by now knows its a gaming beast! But, I’m sure a lot of us want to know how well it works with Editing Software like Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas, etc.
Any updates on the two law
Any updates on the two law suits Nvidia is involved in?
Nvidia vs. Samsung
970 Class action