Hey there Tech Fans and Tech junkies! This article may be of no surprise since the R9 290X was released. The R9 290X came out with a great performing chip at a competitive pricing of US$549, SGD 818. It came outperforming stock nVidia GeForce GTX 780s and trading blows with the Double Priced Titan.
In direct response to the new GPU, nVidia has prepped and readied itself for the upcoming fights.
For one, the GTX 780 Ti's release is just around the corner. This one is pretty much a full unlock of the GTX Titan and the GTX 780, boasting the most cores among any single GPU that is available right now on the market. But this is when things get really nice for nVidia.
The GeForce GTX 780 has its prices slashed by up to a third to just shy of USD 500 which is 50 cheaper than the R9 290X. Now this will be of great news as the GTX 780 is now solidly priced that runs cooler and perhaps more reliably due to less heat and noise emitted than the R9 290X. The heat and the noise that sounds like a Jet Engine from the R9 290X are the key reasons why I'm holding it back in favour of the GTX 780. Even if you crank the clocks of the GTX 780, it'll still run cooler. Also, aftermarket versions are readily available so it'll be on par in pricing but with higher overclocking headroom / performance as a R9 290X.
Moving down the line is the GK 104 based 770 which also revised pricing of US$70 from 399 to 329. Now that's also solid considering it performs noticably better than the slightly cheaper Radeon 7970 GHz Edition and the Rebadged R9 280X.
Things get way crazier as The next bit will further please new purchases of the GTX 780, 770, 760 and 660. Also thrown into the cards are some really major games for free which in reality pushes the actual price of the individual GPUs after this pricing even lower.
For the GTX 760 and the GTX 680, 670 and 660, buying these GPUs will come bundled with Assassin's Creed IV and Splinter Cell Blacklist. And new buyers of the GTX 780 and the GTX 770 will also receive Batman Arkham Origins in addition to the bundle. With about 150 USD worth of Games thrown in for free, reality check will price the GTX 780 at an impressive 350 USD and the GTX 770 at a princely mere 180. Those who plan to get the nVidia Shield can get it for cheaper bundled with their cards too. Also the new GeForce experience releases Shadowplay, a free video ingame recording / capture utility that records up to 20 minutes of footage at a time without hurting performance much which is extremely reasonable being free and all.
At this point it's just so nice for newer nVidia users. The options are there now. I sense GPU wars coming up, especially with the upcoming release of the 780 Ti next week. And what makes Titan Users cry at this point, is that it's rumoured that the 780 Ti will perform on par or maybe more than the GeForce Titan and for $300 less. nVidia has been on the ball with this and especially drivers for Battlefield 4. More on that in another posting.
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