What is your GPU history and your thoughts for the future of GPUs /g/?
I think both nVidia and AMD nailed it this gen, the 970 issues notwithstanding nVidia definately won the final DX11 war but due to optimisations to do that the current batch of nVidia products are ill equipped for DX12 and Vulkan where AMD is currently shining - it's interesting to see the different approaches play out.
nVidia's gambit paid off the best financially though and while AMD is currently riding high, nVidia has shitloads of R&D capital and a new generation of products designed around compute again coming very soon - Pascal vs. Polaris is gonna be a bloodbath for both sides and that's fucking awesome for us.
Nvidia GeForce 2 MX200
ATi card I pulled from a server
ATi card from another server
Nvidia Quadro FX 560
ATi Radeon HD 4550 + Quadro
dual ATi Radeon HD 4550s + Quadro
ATi Radeon HD 2600 Pro
6600gt -> 8600gt -> 4870 -> 6950 -> 970
AMD is fucked unless they fix the CPU overhead issue and stop this rebranding nonsense, i'll gladly take 3.5gb over buying a 3 year old GPU that shit outs more heat than a nuclear reactor.
>>53441133
nVidia has done its own fair share of rebranding (G80 family was used from 8000 series through 400 series...)
CPU overhead is fixed with DX12 as evidenced by the recent DX12 titles.
But DX11 will forever be broken and while that might not seem like an issue now, in 8 years time when we're all using 8K monitors/VR headsets, AMD's dx11 support will still be limited to a single core so playing todays nice DX11 games at ultra high res will be a shitshow on AMD, where nVidia will play it just fine.
>>53441292
>nVidia has done its own fair share of rebranding (G80 family was used from 8000 series through 400 series...)
nvidia didn't raise the prices of the cards when they pulled that shit though, the 290x went from $300 to $500 just because they put a new sticker on the damn thing.
>CPU overhead is fixed with DX12 as evidenced by the recent DX12 titles.
it's not fixed, the responsibility is just pushed onto the devs. we're almost certainly going to see a flood of shitty games using DX12 and vulkan as marketing statements before things improve.
S3 Virge DX/GX 4mb PCI
Inno3d Geforce 4 mx440 AGP first real GPU, also first tech related item I bought with my own money
Sapphire 9600 pro 128mb AGP lasted a fucking long time, will miss you bro
Sapphire 4650 1gb DDR2 PCIe
Sapphire 6570 1gb DDR3 PCIe
Sapphire 6670 1gb DDR5 PCIe
A10 7850k int. GPU 2gb DDR3 @ 2133mhz integrated
Zotac GTX 960 Amp 2gb PCIe
>>53440882
Nvidea gt 9400s, I just want a new gpu, but need to budget for Polaris, so I'm upgrading to a 730 for now. I just want to die.
>>53440882
>What is your GPU history and your thoughts for the future of GPUs /g/?
forgot/to young - 8800GT Asus - 5770 Vapor X - GTX 970 Gayming
>>53440882
Xbox 360
Ps4
Saphire R9 390x
>>53440882
Hercules >old PC
Picasso II >Amiga tower
Rage 128
S3
GeForce MX 440
GeForce 5200
Radeon 9200
Radeon 9600
GeForce 6200
GMA 950 > Laptop
Geforce 8600 M > Laptop
GMA X1300 > Laptop
GeForce 9800 GTX
GeForce 220
Radeon 6950
Radeon 6970 > Crossfire
Radeon R9 390 >Using right now, two in Corssfire
I'm probably missing like 5-6 cards at least what I can't remember and wont add all the shitty computers what I just bought and never used.
>>53445385
>hercules
>gpu
wut
>>53445380
How do you use a console as a GPU? Could I use my ps4 as a second gpu to use in multi-gpu in dx12?
>>53446267
>>53445380
>Xbox360
HURR DURR HARDCORE GAMER GayPU
>>53446444
Seriously? Answer the question pls can I sli a 970 with a ps4? Or do I need to crossfire because the ps4 uses a custom AMD apu? But doesn't multi-gpu in dx12 work regardless of manufacturer?
>>53446496
You need a R9 at least to Crossfire a PS4, Nvidia won't work. Yes, DX12 SLI/Crossfire hybrid will work in the future with a release of DX12.
>>53446618
>>53446496
Also, you need a free HDMI port on your gfx card to connect to PS4.
>>53446634
Oh shit, couldn't I just connect it to my mobo?
>>53446618
I guess I'll wait then, and use crossfire when I get a Polaris gpu.
>>53446496
no the ps3 apu does not support dx12 so no CrosSLI
>>53446668
I have a ps4 not a ps3.
>>53446689
same shit
>>53446731
No, >>53445380 has done it, he used his ps4 as a gpu. I already have a gpu, but I want to use my ps4 as a second gpu.
>>53440882
>Given to Arielle
You threw it into the ocean?
>>53446823
KEK
>>53440882
Uhhh... hmmm. Where to start? I think I started with a Hercules or CGA adapter. Then to a Trident 2MB VLB adapter, then I think a S3 something.
In a dual P3 1GHz system, I ran an ATI 9800XTX and a Radeon 7500PCI + 2 VooDoo2's. Mostly because I owned them already, and wanted to play Unreal with Glide.
There was also some SGI and HP Visualize GPU's in there as well. Fun times.
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i'm switching to AMD with my next upgrade mostly out of principle. i was a die hard nvidia drone that defended gameworks but when i look back at my experiences with gameworks i can't think of a single positive thing.
i don't want blurry fucking shadows, i don't need x64 tessellated hair, i don't want to be sold on gimmicks anymore. i wont care if polaris 11/12 performs 5% slower than 1080 TI's, it's time to support the company that needs it and that isn't fucking over their customers.
>>53440882
>Rage Pro AGP 4x 8MB
>Voodoo 3 3500 32MB
>Nvidia 4600ti
>Radeon 9800SE
>8600GT
>3850
>5850
>7850
The late 90's to early 00's were really the best times of hardware.
>>53446764
>>53446267
Dude where did this assumption that I'm somehow using the consoles gpu as an additional one for my pc? I'm not doing that.
>>53447064
same boat. nvidia is a shitty company and i'm sick of their game-specific drivers and benchmark cheating. if AMD make the kind of gains that people think they'll make for vulkan then i will be very happy to switch away
>GeForce 6100
>Intel GMA 945
>GTX 970
Thinking about going AMD next because same reasons as >>53447064
geforce 9800gt
nvidia 260 black edition
r9 270x
29 280x vapor-x
>>53440882
>Given to Arielle
Is she cute? Pics maybe?
>more or less random laptop GPUs
>GTX 470
>HD7970
>R9 290X
Honestly, having had that GTX 470 manages to make me laugh whenever people talk about AMD housefire and AMD poor drivers. I changed that 470 because plugging 2 monitors made my GPU go berserk on frequencies and I changed my 7970 because I killed it when changing the heatsink.
>>53440882
>What is your GPU history
I hardly remember the old ones.
My laptop has a 320M and my workstation has a Quadro 6000 and Tesla C2075.
I don't really bother to put a GPU in anything else.
On my main rig:
3dfx Voodoo 3 2000
GeForce 2 MX
GeForce 2 Pro
GeForce 4 Ti 4200
GeForce FX 5900 SE
GeForce 6800 LE
GeForce 6800
GeForce 7800 GT
GeForce 7900 GTO
GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB
Radeon HD4870
GeForce GTX 260
GeForce GTX 460
GeForce GTX 570
GeForce GTX 680
GeForce GTX 970
>>53449285
>rig
>>53445385
>Radeon R9 390 cf
I had a lot of problem with the CF
>>53440882
>I dont remember but iirc nvidia
>Nvidia 8600 GT
>Nvidia 8800 GTS
>AMD HD 5850
That one time I thought I would try AMD instead of NVIDIA and all I gotwas lot of issues. Prolly driver issues.Gave it to my brother but afaik he never had trouble with it.
>Nvidia GTX770
>NVIDIA GTX 970
To my defense I boughtthis card before the 3.5 GB was discovered or widely publicised.
Im hopeful for Pascal and Polaris. I want to already upgrade to 980Ti but I think Ill waitfor next gen GPUs.
>>53440882
Nvidia 6150 SE integrated
Nvidia 8400 GS
Nvidia GTS 250
Nvidia GTX 650
AMD Vapor-X 280x
>>53440882
ATI 9800 Pro - new - AGP - in storage (replaced)
ATI 5970 - new - PCIe - died from water spill
AMD Radeon 7970 - new - PICe - died from water spill (again!)
AMD Radeon 7970 - used - PCIe - in operation
All since the 5970 are water-cooled and running almost 24/7 (except during vacation) crunching numbers. I go with AMD mainly for DP compute power.
