2 GTX 980 tis or 2 1080s

[Dibble93]

I have a single 980 ti and was wondering of upgrading but not sure whether to just get another 980 ti or to just get 2 1080s.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

 

Thanks

[Totallycasual]

If you don't care about money hell yeah go the 2x 1080's  

[Rodniz]

Sli still isnt optimized atm. Just sell ur 980ti and get a single 1080. If it isnt enough get a 2nd 1080 later on.

[Bananasplit_00]

what kind of gaming/other tasks are you aiming for? SLI 1080s are pretty overkill for most tasks and the 980TI is by no means a bad card

[Dibble93]

I do a fair bit of gaming with some newer titles like doom and some video editing anything else wouldn't really be affected by the cards I use and considering getting a HTC vive in the future 

[Bananasplit_00]

2 minutes ago, Dibble93 said:

I do a fair bit of gaming with some newer titles like doom and some video editing anything else wouldn't really be affected by the cards I use and considering getting a HTC vive in the future 

well i would say to either sell the 980TI and get one 1080(two if you really hate your money) or keep with the 980TI if you think that works for you

[iDeFecZx]

Getting another 980ti will be significantly cheaper than buying 2 1080s. You never know what someone will pay for your current card so keep it

[Dibble93]

Spoiler

 

I go that route get a single 1080 and see how it goes and get another if necessary thanks for the advice

[Peter201]

A lot of games have poor sli support. you would be better off selling the 980 ti and buying a GTX 1080. (even a single 1080 will most likely do better than sli 980 ti), so buy a single 1080, and then use that for a while (if you need more power you can always buy another in the future)

 

Edit: GTX 1080 has MUCH better VR support than 980ti as well

[That_Random_Guy]

all this coming from people that dont even own a 980ti or even sli for that matter, let alone a vive. Ive got a vive and sli 980ti and can say its more then enough 

edit: i will say a single card is better but you cant go wrong with sli 980ti. a single 1080 is only about 20%more powerful than a 980ti so imo its not really worth an upgrade unless you sell your 980ti and want to take a bit of a hit

[Katsunaka]

Video editing doesnt use the sli. The 980ti is still a very capable card. 

 

Jumping to a 1080 is at a minimum going to cost 300 usd. If new 980tis are selling for around 400. A used one would be roughly 300. 

 

Doom doesnt use sli atm either. I own Doom but beyond the story mode I havent played anything else. 

 

Stick with your 980ti and buy another. The 980ti sli will hold out until next gen 11xx carda will be released.

 

Im an owner of sli Strix 1080s. Its i bought them and have really yet to stress that second card yet. 

[roblesaturcamilo]

eehhmm... Does anybody remember that the Titan XP is coming???

 

This guy doesn't care about money (like me) , he wants the best...

 

I mean... Look at him!!! He have a 980ti, a previous gen top performer, and he's already thinking on upgrading it!!!

 

Come on guys, look at what is obvious...

 

36 minutes ago, Dibble93 said:

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

BRO WAIT A FEW WEEKS, AND GET A TITAN XP !!!

[addywaddy]

price to performance go for two 980tis instead of 1080 but if money isn't a problem wait until the new titan comes out and buy that

[Dibble93]

Well actually I do care about my money but I have the ability to do either and was wondering people opinions on the subject

[dreamhacking]

1 minute ago, Dibble93 said:

Well actually I do care about my money but I have the ability to do either and was wondering people opinions on the subject

if you have the ability to do so, and comfortable to upgrade.

if i am in your situation, i will sell the 980Ti, get a single GTX 1080. Enjoy the performance upgrade from that already. Then wait until one GTX 1080 is not enough and get another to SLI

 

Latest and greatest is always good when you are able to afford that

[App4that]

9 minutes ago, Dibble93 said:

Well actually I do care about my money but I have the ability to do either and was wondering people opinions on the subject

The Titan XP costs at least 100bucks less than 1080s in SLI while not having to worry about SLI support.

 

The Titan XP is cheaper and performs better. That's why I'm getting one.

[TheSuspect]

Seriously. How much money do you have? Anyway...

 

Two 1080's:

- Are Overpowered as hell

- Are Far better in performance

- Give you more bragging rights

But:

- Are far more expensive

- Is actually not needed. Seriously.

- Literally rapes your wallet.

- Uses Sli

 

Two 980ti's:

- Are Still pretty powerful

- Are cheaper

- Are more convenient since you already have one 980ti

- Gives you more money to spend elsewhere in your build.

But:

- Are quite behind the 1080's in performance.

- Have a higher power draw (I think. Don't quote me on that)

- You loose some bragging rights.

- Uses Sli

 

If I were you, I'd opt for one 1080 if you have to have more performance and you have a lot of money.

[Katsunaka]

1 hour ago, TheSuspect said:

Seriously. How much money do you have? Anyway...

 

If the OP is young, rich and a professional or just mommy and daddy (no offense OP).

 

Ive got 5 Pascal cards in my house, 2 1080s and 3 1070s. All Strix OC models.

I just found they work in a red and black build and a white and black build. Then 1 1070 in a htpc living room vr machine. Its overkill when its just a media center pc, but works well in vr.

[Bhav]

980 Tis aren't quite behind the 1080 in terms of performance. When overclocked both are roughly equal outside of vr.

 

And SLI isn't badly supported. Its actually very verll supported in the majority of games that can benefit from it.

[App4that]

31 minutes ago, Bhav said:

980 Tis aren't quite behind the 1080 in terms of performance. When overclocked both are roughly equal outside of vr.

 

And SLI isn't badly supported. Its actually very verll supported in the majority of games that can benefit from it.

No not really. A well overclocked 980ti can get close to a reference 1080 not overclocking. But overclock them both and the 1080 walks away from the 980ti, especially at 4k.

 

And as for SLI, this video talks about the challenges SLI has and the increased challenges moving forward.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzOrsQM7ImA

 

 

[SirBilliam]

I would suggest you go with a single 1080. I currently have one, and I can run most of my games at 4k res with high settings, and I almost always get 60 fps (notice I said high settings, not fully maxed). 2 980 Ti's in SLI would run most games better, but then again, you will have to deal with some of the quirks that come along with SLI, such as not all games being optimized for SLI, more heat in the system, etc. 

[Bhav]

14 minutes ago, App4that said:

No not really. A well overclocked 980ti can get close to a reference 1080 not overclocking. But overclock them both and the 1080 walks away from the 980ti, especially at 4k.

 

And as for SLI, this video talks about the challenges SLI has and the increased challenges moving forward.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzOrsQM7ImA

 

 

Actually you're right, I hadn't seen any benchmarks with all the GPUs overclocked yet:

 

http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/nvidia_geforcegtx_1080_overclocking/

 

But when you can get two of the best 980 Tis for the cost of one of one 1080 Ti, it comes down to how much you are willing to pay for an extra 10-20% performance for a single card vs much more than that in games where SLI is supported. Also with DX12, multi GPU support is going to improve a lot as well.