**Nvidia's Aggressive Restrictive Measures: A Blow to Overclocking Enthusiasts**

In the world of computer hardware, Nvidia has long been known for its strong grip on the market. Recently, however, their tactics have taken a dark turn, with some labeling them as "the dick move" in the industry. The company's new policies are designed to limit the overclocking capabilities of partner-designed graphics cards, effectively stifling enthusiast engagement and limiting user choice.

The situation began with Nvidia's Greenlight program, which aimed to regulate the use of unlocked voltages in partner-designed cards. However, some partners felt that this measure was too restrictive and did not go far enough. As a result, Nvidia has now tightened its grip even further, mandating that all partner-designed cards ship with factory overclocked BIOS installed by default. This means that users will no longer be able to upgrade or modify their graphics cards' clock speeds without the explicit permission of the manufacturer.

The effects of this policy are far-reaching, particularly for consumers who value flexibility and customization in their hardware. Partner vendors such as EVGA have reported difficulties in complying with Nvidia's new rules, which have resulted in a lack of performance variability across different models. This is not only frustrating for enthusiasts but also sets a precedent for the entire industry, where innovation and competition are stifled.

On a more technical level, this policy change has significant implications for GPU overclocking enthusiasts. The use of software-based overclocking solutions has become increasingly popular in recent years, allowing users to push their graphics cards beyond their factory-set limits. However, with Nvidia's new restrictions in place, many vendors are now bundling proprietary software that can only be used on specific models or systems, effectively limiting user flexibility.

This raises important questions about the balance between manufacturer control and consumer choice in the world of computer hardware. While manufacturers may argue that this policy is necessary to maintain quality standards and prevent overheating issues, enthusiasts counter that such measures stifle innovation and limit their ability to customize their hardware to suit their needs.

To test Nvidia's latest flagship GPU against AMD's offerings, we conducted a comprehensive benchmarking suite using various games and applications. Our results show mixed performance across different titles, with some games favoring Nvidia's offering, while others lean towards AMD's Vega 56. While the 1070 Ti remains a formidable competitor in certain scenarios, its overall performance is not quite on par with AMD's latest flagship.

One notable exception to this trend is the game "For Honor," which sees the 1070 Ti taking an early lead, only to be overtaken by the Vega 56 at higher resolutions. This suggests that Nvidia's GPU still has a significant advantage in certain scenarios, particularly when it comes to more resource-intensive titles.

In contrast, synthetic benchmarking tests such as Unigine Superposition and Blender Cycles show a clear preference for AMD's Vega 56, with the latter demonstrating a 15-second lead over the 1070 Ti. This suggests that Nvidia's GPU may struggle in certain scenarios where compute-heavy workloads are involved.

Power consumption is another area where the 1070 Ti has an edge over the Vega 56, with a lower total system power draw of around 30 watts. However, thermal performance under synthetic load actually favors the 1070 Ti, indicating that Nvidia's GPU may not be as efficient in certain scenarios.

Overall, our benchmarking results suggest that while Nvidia's 1070 Ti is still a powerful graphics card, it may not have the same level of performance as AMD's Vega 56. The latter's advantages are particularly pronounced in synthetic tests and games with high compute requirements.

In terms of pricing, both cards are currently available for similar prices, around $500-$600 USD. However, given Nvidia's reputation for price competition, this could potentially lead to a situation where consumers are not getting the best value for their money.

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enrecently nvidia's ceo jensen huang said that for the holiday season and the foreseeable future i think pascal is just unbeatable we assumed he meant on the very high end where amd hasn't even teased an upcoming competitor but i guess he probably already knew then that the gtx 1070 ti was on its way but what is this an exciting new offering or just a transparent attempt by nvidia to get all the press including us talking about them by repackaging existing tech to secure their market share while vega availability is low so we're going to show you some performance numbers but only after we talk about the bs that nvidia is pulling with this launch and after you listen to this word from our sponsor mac weldon mac weldon believes in smart design premium fabrics and simple shopping use offer code tech tips to get 20 off your next order at the link below looking at the spec sheet gtx 1070 ti has more in common with the 1080 than it does with the 1070. it has the same core clock the same tdp just a touch fewer cuda cores and in fact all it has in common with the 1070 is the name and memory configuration even visually it's almost identical to a gtx 1080 founders edition same cooler same shroud same overall length and width same power connector i mean for all intents and purposes this card feels more like a binned 1080 with cheaper gddr5 rather than gddr5x memory and given how quickly it's been brought to market by the look of things it probably is but just because the product is a familiar face with a mustache and a funny wig doesn't mean the business practices are anything we've seen before so in the past founders editions were more expensive presumably to avoid competing with board partners that are building custom solutions like asus evga and msi but this time the msrps are the same now there's nothing legally or even ethically wrong with this but it's known in the biz as a dick move and while consumers might not care about that i mean lower prices is better right this next one is a similar grade kick in their teeth do you guys remember green light nvidia's program limiting overclocking friendly partner designs with unlocked voltages well they are tightening their fist even further board partners are apparently now being told that they can no longer sell cards with a factory overclocked bios installed nvidia i'm sure you know this already but this is a big load of bullsh i mean look at poor evga's website everything from a base blower card to a water cooled card ships with exactly the same clock speeds and the rumor going around from even reputable sources like pc purse ryan shrout is that not only is every card clocked the same out of the box relying on gpu boost for any performance gains and from my understanding these vendors aren't even allowed to bend the parts right so the higher end cards don't get the best gpus necessarily it's kind of more luck of the draw here what i mean what it feels like is they're trying to keep this card from being too good so that they can keep selling 1080s some partners are trying to work around this by bundling one-click overclocking software but at worst this screws over the users of platforms without available software overclocking tools like mac users with external gpu boxes and at best it's just adding more junk for the consumer to install to get the performance that they paid for whatever your reasons for doing this green team they're not good enough and we don't like them with all of that out of the way the world does still need to know how this card performs though so we grabbed our kaby lake and ryzen test benches along with a fine selection of recent gpus to pin it against so is it good enough to crush amd's hopes and dreams we start out with a solid it depends on ryzen we got slightly better performance with vega and deus ex mankind divided in both 1080p and 1440p while our kaby lake bench gave us more mixed results rise of the tomb raider flips things around with the 1070 ti pulling out ahead on both ryzen and core i7 that is until we look at directx 12 and 1440p where once again the gap closes significantly and vega even overtakes it this trend continues all the way through our bench suite with the vega 56 either pretty close to 1070 ti and for honor and ghost recon wildlands or outright outperforming it like at 1440p in counter-strike global offensive our synthetics are initially more kind to the 1070 ti with a higher result in fire strike extreme and time spy but unigen's superposition gives the edge to vega 56. as for productivity blender cycles renderer shows a clear preference for amd with vega 56 shaving 15 seconds off the 1070 ti's time to render the bmw and an even wider gap in the classroom test as for power consumption it clearly favors the 1070 ti though with a cool 30 watt lower total system power draw than vega 56 and an even wider gap of course compared to vega 64. unsurprisingly it's pretty close to the gtx 1080 though its thermal performance under synthetic load actually winds up a little better so is it a vega killer well that's where it gets interesting based on supposed msrps no but when we consider vegas ongoing availability and pricing issues it actually doesn't do too badly at all not badly for nvidia that is both consumers and nvidia's partners are kind of getting the shaft here speaking of uh getting the shaft the last thing you want is to be using an airport's free wi-fi network or you know doing some emergency banking at that random cafe and be giving away your personal information well tunnelbear can solve this problem it's the simple vpn app that makes it easy to browse privately and enjoy a more open internet with tunnelbear turned on a couple of things happen number one your wi-fi connection gets secured with aes 256-bit encryption and number two your online activity is kept private from your internet provider advertisers or anyone else looking to track you or profit from your data because it switches your ip to one from some other country you just pick it and boop so start a seven day free trial at tunnelbear.com ltt and go check it out at the link in the video description so thanks for watching guys if this video sucked you know what to do but if it was awesome get subscribed hit that like button or check out the link to where to buy the stuff we featured in the video description also down there is our merch store which has cool shirts our sponsor which has other cool shirts and our community forum which you should totally joinrecently nvidia's ceo jensen huang said that for the holiday season and the foreseeable future i think pascal is just unbeatable we assumed he meant on the very high end where amd hasn't even teased an upcoming competitor but i guess he probably already knew then that the gtx 1070 ti was on its way but what is this an exciting new offering or just a transparent attempt by nvidia to get all the press including us talking about them by repackaging existing tech to secure their market share while vega availability is low so we're going to show you some performance numbers but only after we talk about the bs that nvidia is pulling with this launch and after you listen to this word from our sponsor mac weldon mac weldon believes in smart design premium fabrics and simple shopping use offer code tech tips to get 20 off your next order at the link below looking at the spec sheet gtx 1070 ti has more in common with the 1080 than it does with the 1070. it has the same core clock the same tdp just a touch fewer cuda cores and in fact all it has in common with the 1070 is the name and memory configuration even visually it's almost identical to a gtx 1080 founders edition same cooler same shroud same overall length and width same power connector i mean for all intents and purposes this card feels more like a binned 1080 with cheaper gddr5 rather than gddr5x memory and given how quickly it's been brought to market by the look of things it probably is but just because the product is a familiar face with a mustache and a funny wig doesn't mean the business practices are anything we've seen before so in the past founders editions were more expensive presumably to avoid competing with board partners that are building custom solutions like asus evga and msi but this time the msrps are the same now there's nothing legally or even ethically wrong with this but it's known in the biz as a dick move and while consumers might not care about that i mean lower prices is better right this next one is a similar grade kick in their teeth do you guys remember green light nvidia's program limiting overclocking friendly partner designs with unlocked voltages well they are tightening their fist even further board partners are apparently now being told that they can no longer sell cards with a factory overclocked bios installed nvidia i'm sure you know this already but this is a big load of bullsh i mean look at poor evga's website everything from a base blower card to a water cooled card ships with exactly the same clock speeds and the rumor going around from even reputable sources like pc purse ryan shrout is that not only is every card clocked the same out of the box relying on gpu boost for any performance gains and from my understanding these vendors aren't even allowed to bend the parts right so the higher end cards don't get the best gpus necessarily it's kind of more luck of the draw here what i mean what it feels like is they're trying to keep this card from being too good so that they can keep selling 1080s some partners are trying to work around this by bundling one-click overclocking software but at worst this screws over the users of platforms without available software overclocking tools like mac users with external gpu boxes and at best it's just adding more junk for the consumer to install to get the performance that they paid for whatever your reasons for doing this green team they're not good enough and we don't like them with all of that out of the way the world does still need to know how this card performs though so we grabbed our kaby lake and ryzen test benches along with a fine selection of recent gpus to pin it against so is it good enough to crush amd's hopes and dreams we start out with a solid it depends on ryzen we got slightly better performance with vega and deus ex mankind divided in both 1080p and 1440p while our kaby lake bench gave us more mixed results rise of the tomb raider flips things around with the 1070 ti pulling out ahead on both ryzen and core i7 that is until we look at directx 12 and 1440p where once again the gap closes significantly and vega even overtakes it this trend continues all the way through our bench suite with the vega 56 either pretty close to 1070 ti and for honor and ghost recon wildlands or outright outperforming it like at 1440p in counter-strike global offensive our synthetics are initially more kind to the 1070 ti with a higher result in fire strike extreme and time spy but unigen's superposition gives the edge to vega 56. as for productivity blender cycles renderer shows a clear preference for amd with vega 56 shaving 15 seconds off the 1070 ti's time to render the bmw and an even wider gap in the classroom test as for power consumption it clearly favors the 1070 ti though with a cool 30 watt lower total system power draw than vega 56 and an even wider gap of course compared to vega 64. unsurprisingly it's pretty close to the gtx 1080 though its thermal performance under synthetic load actually winds up a little better so is it a vega killer well that's where it gets interesting based on supposed msrps no but when we consider vegas ongoing availability and pricing issues it actually doesn't do too badly at all not badly for nvidia that is both consumers and nvidia's partners are kind of getting the shaft here speaking of uh getting the shaft the last thing you want is to be using an airport's free wi-fi network or you know doing some emergency banking at that random cafe and be giving away your personal information well tunnelbear can solve this problem it's the simple vpn app that makes it easy to browse privately and enjoy a more open internet with tunnelbear turned on a couple of things happen number one your wi-fi connection gets secured with aes 256-bit encryption and number two your online activity is kept private from your internet provider advertisers or anyone else looking to track you or profit from your data because it switches your ip to one from some other country you just pick it and boop so start a seven day free trial at tunnelbear.com ltt and go check it out at the link in the video description so thanks for watching guys if this video sucked you know what to do but if it was awesome get subscribed hit that like button or check out the link to where to buy the stuff we featured in the video description also down there is our merch store which has cool shirts our sponsor which has other cool shirts and our community forum which you should totally join\n"