nVidia Geforce 800 or Black or no video card

[WhiteBear]

Geforce Titan Black against the new Geforce 800 series, arghh nVidia.  I'm beginning to wonder if it's better I just go FirePro, yet there drivers are horrible from what I hear but atleast I can get a video card with 16 gigs of vram.

[ir_cow]

what are you trying to do? A firepro is a workstation card and the Titan is in the middle because of the high FP64. Nvidia 800 series is gaming cards and not meant for workstation applications.

[WhiteBear]

The line between graphics cards and workstation cards is thin, many use graphics cards to create high end graphics.  The only reason I can think of buying a workstation card is spending the money today and not worrying about it for a few years.  Unlike gaming cards that come out, lately almost every year and at nearly $800 a year multiple that by three years you've spent almost $3K.  We all know you don't have to buy every new card, you can skip one or two generations of video cards.

[ClayMeow]

I don't think you understood hornybluecow's question.

 

The TITAN (any TITAN) is a mix between a workstation card and a gaming card - it's not the best at either one, but it's by far the best combo. That is why, unless you plan on using it for both, it's a waste of money.

 

If all you care about is gaming, then the 780 Ti is the top-end card you'd want.

 

As for the 800 series, as of now, that's only in the mobile space.

[WhiteBear]

I understood the question.  I don't play any games, that leaves me with two options, since nVidia Quadro cards are all mostly PCI-e 2.0, I either choose a Titan Black or a high end AMD FirePro.  That discussion can branch off if you compare the two etc etc.