Is a GTX 780 a future proof GPU?

[futurefields]

At 1080p it will last 3 years just fine. People are still using 460's and 5850's.

 

[toyota]

yes at 1080 you will be fine for a long time but buying just to be future proof is silly. as already pointed out it makes more sense to get a slightly slower card with reduced price and upgrade later in a similar fashion. paying top dollar full msrp is only for those that always want to have the best at or near launch.

for the last 5 years, I have skipped all of the laughably priced cards and always had a decent card with little money spent. it is funny to look years back though and see people saying that a gtx260 is overkill because all we get are console ports.

 

[el etro]

Future proof... relatively(compared to lower class High-End cards like 7970 or GTX 680)? Yes, but practically not so much. You can expect for 3-4 year playing titles with good quality with your card.

 

[solidsnake1607]

Well 3 and 4 years is a really long time ! I dont plan to buy a 1440p monitor they are insanely expensive and i dont really need them i mean 1080p is perfect for my eyes, i use a little 23 inch monitor very close to my face so a bigger monitor would leave me blind before my GPU gets too old! LoL. I actualy canceled the order for the 780 and bought 2xEVGA GTX 760 FTW 4GB it was a better deal, few dollars cheaper and looks better and more durable, i have always read great things about EVGA Warranty and get coverage for the next 3 years will be enough time to replace them again. With futureproof i meant if it was a better choice instead of a GTX680, a 770, a hd7970 and compared to all the actual GPUs. I think i picked the right decision with those 4gigs cards, i personally like this stuff a lot and i upgrade often but this time i wanted to stop wasting money for a long time and 3 years sounds like enough time for me. Thanks for all the replies they were very informative to me and its useful for anyone building gaming pcs out there !

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

You're much better off buying last gen gpu's used for a quarter of the price every couple years if you're looking for the ultimate bang for the buck.

 

[toyota]

You're much better off buying last gen gpu's used for a quarter of the price every couple years if you're looking for the ultimate bang for the buck.

I look for good deals on new cards. I mean why would I want to buy a used card when I can get an equivalent new card with more features, less power consumption, free games and a warranty for the same amount of money? I bought this gtx660 ti last year for less than a used gtx580 was going for. and there are tons of good deals going on right now on the AMD side for sure.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

I look for good deals on new cards. I mean why would I want to buy a used card when I can get an equivalent new card with more features, less power consumption, free games and a warranty for the same amount of money? I bought this gtx660 ti last year for less than a used gtx580 was going for. and there are tons of good deals going on right now on the AMD side for sure.

So you've picked out the card with the best resale value due to folding for your argument?
Try looking at a used gtx 460 for $70 or so dollars vs your $250 card and see where they fall on the price/performance scale.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

Also get back to me in 2020 when your power savings amounts to more than $10.

 

[toyota]

So you've picked out the card with the best resale value due to folding for your argument?
Try looking at a used gtx 460 for $70 or so dollars vs your $250 card and see where they fall on the price/performance scale.

folding? where the hell are you getting that from? I was giving you an example of an equally performing new card that could be had for less money than a last gen high end card. this thread is clearly about reasonably performing cards in new and upcoming games not the very best low cost bang for buck in used cards. there are tons of good deals out there for around 250 bucks or less on brand new cards that will perform great right now and for while to come plus retain most of their value. and I can roll my eyes too...

Also get back to me in 2020 when your power savings amounts to more than $10.

power consumption was just one of the mentioned benefits in the example that I gave but again nice job of taking things out of context.

and I would think after 10,000 posts that you could figure out how to use the edit button too.

 

[cmdrdredd]

BF4 wasn't actually designed for the next-gen, the primary platforms are still 360 / PS3 with a PC port with additional features. I don't think the XB1/PS4 versions have a confirmed resolution though, do they?

DICE said 720p @ 60fps with 64 players. I do believe the 64 players is why they have 720p. It is a fair trade off IMO.

 

[skipsneeky2]

Doubt any card is futureproof,heck it took 5 years before the card i had in 2007 being a 8800gts 512mb which was nearly high end got beaten by a low end gpu that pulled nearly half the wattage being my gtx650......8800gts in terms of performance went buh bye the following year with the gtx280.

5 years might be as long as anyone can consider keeping a single gpu,but your high end card today in 5 years will most likely lose $400+ of its value and perform worst then your $100 new low to mid range gpu.

 

[Spjut]

It's proof in the sense that it'll still be "ok" in three years, but obviously has to deal with lower settings. It's already behind in terms of DirectX support.
There's also the question how well Nvidia will continue supporting the drivers in 3+ years time.

If any game studio releases a game in three years that won't work on the GTX 780 and other cards in the same power range however, it would likely get very low sales.

You just can't ever be totally safe when it comes to PC hardware. If DX12 were to come in 2014, that definitely makes all current cards not future proof. Just look at Crysis 3 and its DX11 hw requirement, a GTX 295 can't play the game, whereas a HD 5770 or GTS 450 can.

 

[cmdrdredd]

It's proof in the sense that it'll still be "ok" in three years, but obviously has to deal with lower settings. It's already behind in terms of DirectX support.
There's also the question how well Nvidia will continue supporting the drivers in 3+ years time.

If any game studio releases a game in three years that won't work on the GTX 780 and other cards in the same power range however, it would likely get very low sales.

You just can't ever be totally safe when it comes to PC hardware. If DX12 were to come in 2014, that definitely makes all current cards not future proof. Just look at Crysis 3 and its DX11 hw requirement, a GTX 295 can't play the game, whereas a HD 5770 or GTS 450 can.

DX 11.2 can be done all at the driver level, new hardware not required over standard dx11. Also nvidia still releases drivers that work with old cards, even the specific fixes for games help some older cards too. They don't do any performance tweaks for them but game breaking bugs caused by the driver apply.

 

[solidsnake1607]

Well guys my 2 evga 760s FTW 4GB arrived two days ago and i must say that both together scale amazingly! I get 70+ fps in MetroLast Light Fully Maxed even with 2x SSAA! BF3 almost 130 wow, they run acceptably cool (up to 70ºc), they have very bad coil whine but i dont care since i cant heard them while i use my headphones (always)
I use a Core I5 4670 with no Overclock capability and guess what, it handles both cards perfectly!

 

[Piklar]

So many informative comments make this merely my two cents worth..

If you realy want to be "future proof" by definition not wanting to upgrade again for say 4-5 years my recommendation would be to refresh your entire platform for future expansion by:

-Mobo with 3way SLI capability.

-High quality gold rated PSU of 1200w or better with 5 year warranty.

-4770K or Intel 6core CPU possibly even dual Xeons.

-Add the latest 384bit card with 3GB or higher.

-Add a second card when you feel you need more graphic power.

-Add a 3rd when the price of the card is significantly less to the point where it makes it worthwhile for the increase in performance.

 

[RaistlinZ]

3-4 years from now you probably won't even want to add another 780, as it will be considered slow and power hungry.

I say go with two 760 4GB for SLI. It's more powerful than a 780 and cheaper. When you're finally ready to upgrade again, upgrade to the best single card you can, sell one 760 and keep the other as a PhysX card.

 

[Jacky60]

Yeah totally future proof. That thing will be rocking Crysis 6 like a runaway train decades from now. You can safely quit buying hardware until mid century.

 

[solidsnake1607]

3-4 years from now you probably won't even want to add another 780, as it will be considered slow and power hungry.

I say go with two 760 4GB for SLI. It's more powerful than a 780 and cheaper. When you're finally ready to upgrade again, upgrade to the best single card you can, sell one 760 and keep the other as a PhysX card.

Thats what i did and what i gonna do !

They arrived last monday

 

[solidsnake1607]

I just finished the build guys, it took my a while to do a good cable managment

 

[desprado]

I just finished the build guys, it took my a while to do a good cable managment

A very good choice bro.GTX 760 SLI>GTX 780 in any game.

 

[Smartazz]

Is there any microstutter? I've wondered about SLI 760 vs 780.

 

[skipsneeky2]

I just finished the build guys, it took my a while to do a good cable managment

Clean looking build,like it very much and one hell of a good choice going sli gtx760 over a single gtx780.:thumbsup:

 

[Jacky60]

Very nice rig, excellent job. A peach. The cable management is inspiring.

 

[solidsnake1607]

Clean looking build,like it very much and one hell of a good choice going sli gtx760 over a single gtx780.:thumbsup:

Thanks you Very Much ! I just realised that i installed the cooler the wrong way (HD Bay) the one that is aiming to the VGAs, its sucking air not blowing lol how could i miss that? Regards

 

[solidsnake1607]

Is there any microstutter? I've wondered about SLI 760 vs 780.

None that i could notice, im using 326.80 and its working wonderfully, couldnt ve happier! If you go for 760 pick the 4GB version!