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GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X and GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5 available by June 2016
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n0razi
Member
Sub 100Hz looks terrible to me now, I honestly can't even play my PS4 anymore
Also, I struggle to get a solid 60fps even at 1440pbomberman447
Member
Feel like switching to 1440p gsync so I will wait for the 1080ti. Luckily the price in Canada has gone up so much on the 970s I should be able to sell mine for hardly any loss and sli was fun once, but don't want it anymore. This is both sad and happy. Excited for the next gen of cards though.
This is my plan as well.
opticalmace
Member
Overclock your CPU if you haven't already, and pick up a fancy new GPU... 1070 or 1080?
Q
Queen of Hunting
Unconfirmed Member
i really need the video ram alone
i soo wanna downsample things or just get a higher res monitor and i cant been holding fire on these cards for while So after reading that WCCF article, I'm not feeling high on the new pascal cards at all. In fact, with My Vive probably coming at least 3 weeks before the 1080 is readily available, Im thinking of just getting a 980ti and upgrading once the 1080ti hits.
From how the article is worded it seems like the 1080 will be slower than the 980ti and only faster when overclocked. I guess I'll wait for the benchmarks to hit before making a decision, but my expectations for Pascal have now hit rock bottom. I might as well see what Polaris offers if that article has any shred of truth to it.
From how the article is worded it seems like the 1080 will be slower than the 980ti and only faster when overclocked. I guess I'll wait for the benchmarks to hit before making a decision, but my expectations for Pascal have now hit rock bottom. I might as well see what Polaris offers if that article has any shred of truth to it.
Aztechnology
Member
Sub 100Hz looks terrible to me now, I honestly can't even play my PS4 anymore
Damn, I'm lucky. I appreciate the difference but I'm glad I'm not as sensitive. It's definitely jarring going to PS4 with 30fps which feels like a slideshow. But I get used to it pretty quickly.
I have a great 144hz monitor, the funny part is that in order to use the Freesync feature I have to be in a lower range 35-90 (And I need an AMD card lol) so it's not as big of a deal to me. Apparently there's a fairly simple Monitor Hack To Expand the Minimum And Maximum Refresh Rates though so that may change.
AllIsOneIsNone
Banned
Got that HP deal with a 980ti/i7-6700k/16gb ddr4 for < $1400 including tax, and I'm honestly not sorry I didn't wait for these cards. I'll probably upgrade my gpu in 2 years when the next round of VR inevitably comes out.
So I have a 980ti. Is it worth using the "Step It Up" Program to get the 1080 or would you guys recommend just waiting for the 1080ti/Titan eventually and selling the 980ti on ebay or something?
My main focus is VR. If the 1080 isn't a whole lot faster or faster at all I feel it might be just worth waiting on for something that really is a big step up.
980ti owners, what are your plans?
My main focus is VR. If the 1080 isn't a whole lot faster or faster at all I feel it might be just worth waiting on for something that really is a big step up.
980ti owners, what are your plans?
Sword Of Doom
Member
I'd expect the new 1080 to be faster than the 980ti. Not sure what "roughly faster" means.
I'm glad nvidia is finally giving their mid-high end cards Decent sized vram
Also depends on how nvidia supports older gen cards with drivers. If it's anything like what happened with Kepler, a 1070 will perform on par with the 980ti
I'm glad nvidia is finally giving their mid-high end cards Decent sized vram
Also depends on how nvidia supports older gen cards with drivers. If it's anything like what happened with Kepler, a 1070 will perform on par with the 980ti
Coulomb_Barrier
Member
How much in pounds can I get for a 980 EVGA SC ACX 2.0 in mint condition?
Because if one of the Polaris cards debuts at as low a price as £300 and comes with 8GB of RAM with similar or better performance, I'll flog it. I'm thinking I'll get at least £275.
Because if one of the Polaris cards debuts at as low a price as £300 and comes with 8GB of RAM with similar or better performance, I'll flog it. I'm thinking I'll get at least £275.
It's the perfect time to jump on a 970, if you plan on sticking with a 1080p monitor for a while longer.
I just did. Managed to sell my 770 for a good price and bought a used 970.
A 100 upgrade that will see me through 2017 without huge sacrifices. Super happy with it.
IndoAssassin
Banned
I see we going back to 1080p eh. Ha.
I made a funny.
I made a funny.
Rellik
Member
1070
I used to have the same exact set up and went up to 970 and it was awesome. I also added some more RAM.
GearDraxon
Member
Since we don't know where the 1080 will slot (will it replace the 980? the 980ti?), let alone the pricing...it's hard to say.
Since VR is so frame-rate dependent, the 1080 might be the difference between comfortable and nausea-inducing. Then again, you might have a decently-overclocked 980ti, and the differences might be slim.
This gen, the 980ti was a pretty decent bump in capability from the 980. I did a step-up from a 970 -> 980, but when the ti's came out...I sold my 980 pretty cheaply to a friend who was doing her first PC build. I know I've been glad I went to the ti.
The Bookerman
Member
I got a 970.
Not worth the jump yet
Not worth the jump yet
Double your RAM and over clock your 3770k. Mine is at 4.5Ghz with 50 dollar cooler and it never hits 75C even on the hottest day (which is evidently in the winter as it's near my radiator). I'm running 16GB of DDR3 at 2100 with a medium tier MSI mobo and still only my 290X is a bottleneck. I originally started with a 680 but was able to upgrade for free, that upgrade even though just a gen apart made a huge difference.
GPU wise I'd spring for the 1080 (if budget allows) but you'll be fine for another year waiting for the HBM2 cards which most likely I'll be doing.
Beerman462
Member
So what does AMD do if they don't have an answer to these cards in June? I assume their current cards will see deep discounts. They would have to right?
finalflame
Banned
Continue to be irrelevant? It's not like 3xx and Fury made them relevant or helped close the gap anyways. They'll just continue to fall further into obscurity and irrelevance in the dedicated GPU market.
Beerman462
Member
I see you took this opportunity to take a shot at AMD grats I guess.
I was asking about the prices of their current cards, which haven't been dropping and the 390 has stayed slightly pricier than the 970. I just wonder whats going on there.
Chiggs
Gold Member
AMD's performance with DX12 has been encouraging, and they've got the experience with HBM. Polaris might very well be their reawakening.
They've been playing the long game with a vodka for quite some time, and it's about time they capitalize. If not Polaris, what?
Edit: autocorrect turned Nvidia into vodka. I'm keeping it.
finalflame
Banned
I'd like nothing more than for AMD to be competitive again, as the lack of competition means nVidia has fallen into this schedule of producing only marginal performance upgrades on a 1 year cycle, waiting 2 years between every Ti release and any kind of substantial performance increase over the past generation Ti cards. I strongly believe they're this complacent because AMD simply cannot compete, even though I wish they could.
AMD has proven, time and time again, to be entirely incompetent and incapable of competing. I'm exhausted with waiting for their comeback to happen; I thought Fury would be it, and it wasn't. The entire Fury line of cards was, instead, a joke. So with regards to AMD doing anything relevant again, I will believe it when I see it.
I don't think they should or will adjust prices, I don't see it having a great impact on their sales one way or the other. Perhaps a bit to fall in line with nVidia's offerings, if nVidia adjusts their own pricing.
I guess we'll see. As mentioned above, I'd like nothing more than for AMD to become relevant again, but I've lost hope at this point.
RickyRozay
Member
If the 1070 can reach 980ti levels when oced and is in the $299-$400 range I'll replace my 970.
This is how I see things...
1080p 60Hz
-Don't upgrade: 780 or above
-Upgrade: 770 or below.
- Get: 1070. Watch Maxwell price drops and used market
1080p 100Hz+
- Don't upgrade: 980, 980 Ti, Titan X
- Upgrade: 970 or below
- Get: 1070
1440p 60Hz
- Don't upgrade: 980 980 Ti, Titan X
- Upgrade: 970 or below
- Get 1070
1440p 100Hz+
-Don't upgrade: 980 Ti, Titan X
-Upgrade: Anything but a 980 Ti, Titan X
- Get 1080 if you are on old hardware, those with Maxwell wait for 1080 Ti w/HBM2
4K 60Hz
- Don't upgrade: SLI 980 Ti or SLI Titan X
- Upgrade: Everybody else
- Get: 1080 if on old hardware but don't expect future AAA titles to run 4K/60. 1080 Ti will be a safer bet.
4K/3560x1440 100Hz+ HDR
- Nothing out there can run this
- Get: 1080 Ti or Pascal Titan and nothing less. 4K 100hz+ w/HDR will likely need SLI 1080 Ti.
1080p 60Hz
-Don't upgrade: 780 or above
-Upgrade: 770 or below.
- Get: 1070. Watch Maxwell price drops and used market
1080p 100Hz+
- Don't upgrade: 980, 980 Ti, Titan X
- Upgrade: 970 or below
- Get: 1070
1440p 60Hz
- Don't upgrade: 980 980 Ti, Titan X
- Upgrade: 970 or below
- Get 1070
1440p 100Hz+
-Don't upgrade: 980 Ti, Titan X
-Upgrade: Anything but a 980 Ti, Titan X
- Get 1080 if you are on old hardware, those with Maxwell wait for 1080 Ti w/HBM2
4K 60Hz
- Don't upgrade: SLI 980 Ti or SLI Titan X
- Upgrade: Everybody else
- Get: 1080 if on old hardware but don't expect future AAA titles to run 4K/60. 1080 Ti will be a safer bet.
4K/3560x1440 100Hz+ HDR
- Nothing out there can run this
- Get: 1080 Ti or Pascal Titan and nothing less. 4K 100hz+ w/HDR will likely need SLI 1080 Ti.
Copper
Member
I'll see what AMD offers. Right now I'm in the boat where I'm trying to decide if I should get a new gpu or a new cpu. I think it's getting close to the time to finally put my 2500k to rest. My 970 is doing decently right now. I'm only struggling on new releases such as Tomb Raider.
BadAss2961
Member
Where's struggle-GAF? ATI 4870, represent!
Thinking about getting back in the game whenever it's 1080 Ti time.
Thinking about getting back in the game whenever it's 1080 Ti time.
It's too much to ask unless you can create a new GPU architecture for it. They aren't doing this on purpose.
Don't care, still upgrading.
And I have a 21:9 screen anyway
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
yup
Netherscourge
Banned
GTX 980 is fine for me.
I'm 1080p G-synching @ 75hz until 2020.
I'm 1080p G-synching @ 75hz until 2020.
CreepingFear
Member
No arguments here.
Adry9
Member
Thanks! Way easier to decide now.
PyroPaperPlanes
Member
I'm debating selling my 970 for a 1070, keep gradually upgrading. 1440p@144Hz. I don't hit that target, but I'm debating whether upgrading is worth the effort at this point. Canadian Dollar is weird right now to boot.
Solid advice. I'm right on the edge on this.
Solid advice. I'm right on the edge on this.
Celcius
°Temp. member
Same, except holding out for Pascal Titan.
But doesn't 100Hz+ require you to run games at 100+ FPS? Isn't that super difficult with modern games even with one of these new cards?
xplicitone
Member
Nice. I'll most likely wait for 1180 Ti but exciting to see where this is all going. (Unless something amazing comes out and I need a 1080 Ti)
GearDraxon
Member
The Classified? That's pretty highly-overclocked. When the actual numbers come out for the 1080, it'll be easier to say.
I know I'm waiting for at least the custom versions - if EVGA puts out a water-cooled one, like their current Hybrid.