I wish I knew this before buying my 780 card last week. I was going to buy the 980 but it was suggested that it would be a bad idea at the moment for Octane. Arrrrgh. Face palm.marek wrote:abstrax wrote: [*] Switched to CUDA 6.5.
[*] Improved performance of Maxwell 2 GPUs (GTX 970 and GTX 980).
I can't believe it!
Just asked about my GTX 980 couple of days ago and here you go!
You are guys quick as a flash!
Thank you,
Marek
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i7 3.6ghz Win7 Pro 64bit ~ 32GB Ram ~ GTX780 3GB
The 780's are still faster than a 980 and if you have the 6 GB version, more memory.TogTobias wrote:
I wish I knew this before buying my 780 card last week. I was going to buy the 980 but it was suggested that it would be a bad idea at the moment for Octane. Arrrrgh. Face palm.

Linux Mint 21.3 x64 | Nvidia GTX 980 4GB (displays) RTX 2070 8GB| Intel I7 5820K 3.8 Ghz | 32Gb Memory | Nvidia Driver 535.171
True and I wish I did lol. In time. I plan on rigging up a modest GPU box with 4 cards eventually.grimm wrote:The 780's are still faster than a 980 and if you have the 6 GB version, more memory.TogTobias wrote:
I wish I knew this before buying my 780 card last week. I was going to buy the 980 but it was suggested that it would be a bad idea at the moment for Octane. Arrrrgh. Face palm.

i7 3.6ghz Win7 Pro 64bit ~ 32GB Ram ~ GTX780 3GB
You're not the only one. i did buy one 10 days agoI wish I knew this before buying my 780 card last week. I was going to buy the 980 but it was suggested that it would be a bad idea at the moment for Octane. Arrrrgh. Face palm.

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780s ( Strix models, EVGA dual fan models ) are superior in cooling characteristics to 980 stock cooler so that is one more plus.
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