Normal for 980 windforce ?

[Vibe]

I just done a benchmark on my 980 gtx windforce and i honestly thought it was underwhelming when my 970 scored not much less is this normal for a 980 ?
980 Windforce
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/6978338?
970 windforce
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm/6922427?

 

[Excalabur50]

It all comes down to the silicon lottery either you got a great 970 or a poor 980 just the way it goes sometimes

 

[Vibe]

It all comes down to the silicon lottery either you got a great 970 or a poor 980 just the way it goes sometimes

I honestly thought the 980 would soar ahead of my 970 windforce quite disappointing though . Appreciate the feedback though

 

[Kushiro]

The 980 was never that much more powerful in comparison to the 970, which is why the 970 was and still is quite decent value for money.

Though I do recall the the gigabyte one uses a binning process, well stuff happens...

 

[Vibe]

The 980 was never that much more powerful in comparison to the 970, which is why the 970 was and still is quite decent value for money.

Though I do recall the the gigabyte one uses a binning process, well stuff happens...

Yeah my benchmark on the 980 really disappointed me i thought it would be a huge margin better than my 970 and it really wasnt .

 

[AlienALX]

You upgraded from a 970 to a 980? JFC, give me a pint of whatever it was that Nvidia make that you drank.

Didn't the "Pretty much as fast as a 980" in pretty much every 970 review not tell you something?