I am currently deciding between these two GPUs for my setup. My pc specs are as follows:
I5 4670k @3.4
GTX 770 2gb
8GB Ram
1080p 75hz monitor
I have enough money set aside to buy a GTX 980ti but I am concerned that it will be bottlenecked by my processor, in which case would the 980 be a better bet? I will be upgrading my monitor soon after.
Well, chances are in some scenarios you'll hit a slight level of pinching between the CPU and the GPU, will depend on what games you're playing and at what settings basically.
However in my opinion if you're at all considering one of the two, it should be the 980Ti. Comes with a higher TDP and bit lower clock speed ... But at the same time there's more memory + bandwidth, more ROP, TMU, Shaders ... All around significantly improved card over the base 980.
I will add that with some of the 980's now on sale for $499 they deserve a good look.
That is true, if you're trying to save $150 then the 980 is certainly no slouch, its just no Titan either .... And the 980Ti kind of is.
I agree 100% but "to me" the extra cost of the Ti is not worth it for his case based on @1080p for his monitor, especially being at 75Hz.
He'd be better off getting a better monitor AND the 980 IMHO, or just the 980 and staying with his monitor.
OP said he was planning a monitor upgrade shortly after the card upgrade.
Depends on what his overall budget is and how much he wants or intends to spend. But yeah, a GPU is only as good as the monitor it's fueling.
We need the monitor specs to better advise then imho. And he should save the money and do both at the same time since one of the parts so greatly affects the other.
Go for the 980 and put the rest of your money toward a 1440p (or other >1080p) monitor. Perhaps you could get some money out of selling the 770 if you're a bit short.
I use the i5 4670K and the 980ti and so far I'm enjoying it, games run great. If you already have the money for a 980ti just buy it and sell the 770 for money for a new monitor.
The 770 sells for around 150-200 usd second hand atm, not really enough for a high enough res monitor to justify the GPU power.
Hmmm the deciding factor is whether the GTX980 would last that long at 1440p. Games seem to be demanding more and more VRAM...
Also do you have a good price/performance monitor recommendation?
Well if you've enough for a 980Ti, if you go for a 980 you'll have like, what, $160 spare. Then if you sell the 770 if you got $175 for it you'd have $325 altogether. There's quite a few 1440p panels for less than that, pretty sure some of those korean crossover ones are.