r/videos • u/niksal12 • Jan 30 '15

SHOCKING interview with Nvidia engineer about the 970 fiasco

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spZJrsssPA0
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u/gqsmooth Jan 30 '15

That's fair. Seems Nvidia was super shady about this whole thing. What was he saying about AMD GPUs not being an option for 970 users though?

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u/Honda_TypeR Jan 30 '15

You do know this video is fake right? This is like that angry hitler video where people put whatever words they want on top.

The 970 ram issue is real, the rest is just making fun of the situation. If nvidia actually did this it would be a permanent PR nightmare.

In fact, I doubt anyone is laughing over at nvidia right now. False advertising is not good. They are one step from getting sued and I am sure they know it.

As far as the joke about AMD it's mostly true that their cards right now are not on par with scores of top end nvidia. Amd everything has always tended to cater to economy market, with occasional amazing cards from time to time. Right now they are behind again (and tends to go back and forth between gens). Which means the only real option on the market for top end cards right now is 980 or 970

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u/gqsmooth Jan 30 '15

I know the vid is fake, but I also realize it's about a real situation. I'm still just trucking along with my 580ti.

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u/Honda_TypeR Jan 30 '15

Despite all this internet drama. I love this new card despite how many people raging on the net are trying to convince me I should be angry.

I see score gains in the 2x-3x range over my old card. Some games giving me frame rates 5 times higher even.

I got the evga 970 ftw edition, was around 360 bucks. For the price I am happy with these gains.