How long will the GTX 1070 be viable for 1440p?

[VirusStorm]

I will be pairing my gtx 1070 with an i7 6900k, and was wondering how long it will be viable for 1440p. I have a 144hz monitor, so frame rate really matters to me. If I went for 2x gtx 1070's in sli I would have to change the cpu to an i7 5820k. I do a lot of 3D rendering, modelling, animation, etc. and also gaming, so i'm not sure which option would be viable 

[The Sloth]

it depends on the game but the next 1 to 2 year you should be good. 

[VirusStorm]

2 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

it depends on the game but the next 1 to 2 year you should be good. 

Only a year? Damn, I was hoping to keep it for close to 3 years  

[NTDaws]

I doubt that, id say 5 to 6 years

[VirusStorm]

1 minute ago, Dawson Wehage said:

I doubt that, id say 5 to 6 years

Really? For 1440p, above 60 fps? 

[NTDaws]

2 minutes ago, VirusStorm said:

Really? For 1440p, above 60 fps? 

I would say so. The 1070 has a lot of power. I think it can hold up for more than 2 years

[toasty6776]

Don't buy an SLI setup right up front. Always get the best single GPU you can afford (which would probably be a 1080). Also, don't buy a more expensive GPU setup for the sake of "future proofing" as there really is no such thing in electronics (as long as you don't want to through your money down the drain). Rather get the GPU you need NOW and then upgrade later when your frame rates become inadequate. You will be spending less money and get more performance compared to an SLI setup.

[typographie]

It's hard to say. It's already been a viable choice for 1440p much longer than previous x70 cards. But there are already a few games where I wouldn't want to be playing with a GTX 1070 at 1440p, such as Deus Ex Mankind Divided, but those are exceptional cases.

 

You can keep using it at that resolution for however long you like, it's just going to take more and more sacrifice to keep your framerates high.

[toasty6776]

2 minutes ago, VirusStorm said:

Really? For 1440p, above 60 fps? 

Above 60 you should be fine for quite some time. You won't be maxing out that 144Hz refresh rate of your monitor on AAA games, though.

[VirusStorm]

1 minute ago, toasty6776 said:

Above 60 you should be fine for quite some time. You won't be maxing out that 144Hz refresh rate of your monitor on AAA games, though.

Well, for AAA games 60fps is all you really need, I need my 144hz for shooters though. Plus I will be using GSYNC 

[Guest Kloaked]

6 minutes ago, VirusStorm said:

Only a year? Damn, I was hoping to keep it for close to 3 years  

You can keep it as long as you want to. There isn't a timer on when it becomes "obsolete". Whenever you notice you're not getting the performance you want is when you look into getting new hardware.

[Light-Yagami]

At least one more generation of GPUs. And then throw another one in and you'll be good for another year or two. And I'm talking about 1440p 60fps maxed out. As a owner of gtx 1070 Strix, I can say that I'm woried that 1440p will be too much for it in 2 years.. So I'm planing to put another one in somewhere mid summer or sth.. With two of these, you're good for 3 years. And then you'll maybe have to lower some settings..

[The Sloth]

6 minutes ago, Dawson Wehage said:

I doubt that, id say 5 to 6 years

nope a 6 year old card would be 580, most of the time a old card is only used for low-end games. 

[NumLock21]

14 minutes ago, VirusStorm said:

Only a year? Damn, I was hoping to keep it for close to 3 years  

More like 6 months

[VirusStorm]

1 minute ago, NumLock21 said:

More like 6 months

6 months?!?!? I highly doubt that 

[Techno_Reverend]

12 months max.

[VirusStorm]

Just now, Techno_Reverend said:

12 months max.

You do realize i'm talking about 60fps right? 

[Aereldor]

21 minutes ago, VirusStorm said:

I will be pairing my gtx 1070 with an i7 6900k, and was wondering how long it will be viable for 1440p. I have a 144hz monitor, so frame rate really matters to me. If I went for 2x gtx 1070's in sli I would have to change the cpu to an i7 5820k. I do a lot of 3D rendering, modelling, animation, etc. and also gaming, so i'm not sure which option would be viable 

You don't. You can run GTX 1070 SLI with a Celeron, although it'll cause a serious bottleneck. SLI can run x8 and x8, and doesn't require x16 and x16. You can go all the way to x4 without any difference in performance, but NVidia doesn't support that. A 5280k has 28 PCIe lanes; not 32. You'll only need the extra lanes if you plan on using another PCIe card (SSD, WiFi, Sound) or an M.2 SSD.

 

Don't waste your money; get a 6700k or a 7700k. They perform about on par with a 5820k, even when it comes to 4k rendering, and they overclock better.

 

A GTX 1070 can't run 1440p 144Hz. Not even a GTX 1080 can do that at respectable settings. You'll probably need 2 1080s or a Titan XP and a half to get to 1440p 144Hz. However, a single GTX 1070 will probably get you about 1-2 years at 1440p, 60Hz max settings, and 4 years at 1440p 60Hz, any settings, after which you'll be a lot closer to 30FPS. I'd still advise getting a 1080 or a 1080 Ti, which will probably be out at Pax East.

[n00bmlg]

Probably until the 1170(or 2070)

[Techno_Reverend]

1 minute ago, VirusStorm said:

You do realize i'm talking about 60fps right? 

Yes at max settings, 12 months maybe less.

[VirusStorm]

1 minute ago, Aereldor said:

You don't. You can run GTX 1070 SLI with a Celeron, although it'll cause a serious bottleneck. SLI runs x8 and x8, not x16 and x16. A 5280k has 28 PCIe lanes; not 32. You'll only need the extra lanes if you plan on using another PCIe card (SSD, WiFi, Sound) or an M.2 SSD.

 

Don't waste your money; get a 6700k or a 7700k. They perform about on par with a 5820k, even when it comes to 4k rendering, and they overclock better.

 

A GTX 1070 can't run 1440p 144Hz. Not even a GTX 1080 can do that at respectable settings. You'll probably need 2 1080s or a Titan XP and a half to get to 1440p 144Hz. However, a single GTX 1070 will probably get you about 1-2 years at 1440p, 60Hz max settings, and 5+ years at 1440p, any settings. I'd still advise getting a 1080 or a 1080 Ti, which will probably be out at Pax East.

1. I was talking about budget, not pcie lanes

2. I am not doing video rendering, I am doing 3D rendering

3. I only need 144hz for shooters. As I stated before, I am fine with 60fps for AAA games

[NumLock21]

1 minute ago, VirusStorm said:

6 months?!?!? I highly doubt that 

Because frame rate matters to you. And 6900K is faster newer than 5820K.

*Games runs at  9000FPS*

*New games runs at 8999FPS*

*Spend $1000 on GTX 1080Ti*

*New games now runs at 9000FPS*

[VirusStorm]

1 minute ago, NumLock21 said:

Because frame rate matters to you. And 6900K is faster newer than 5820K.

*Games runs at  9000FPS*

*New games runs at 8999FPS*

*Spend $1000 on GTX 1080Ti*

*New games now runs at 9000FPS*

As I stated before, I am fine with 60fps for AAA games. I just need 144fps for shooters

[Mira Yurizaki]

It depends on what you're requirements are. If you mean everything maxed out at 1440p, then it already fails because Deus Ex: Mankind Divided makes my GTX 1080 struggle to maintain 60FPS on Ultra settings at 1440p.

[Aereldor]

1 minute ago, VirusStorm said:

1. I was talking about budget, not pcie lanes

2. I am not doing video rendering, I am doing 3D rendering

3. I only need 144hz for shooters. As I stated before, I am fine with 60fps for AAA games

1. A 5820k is a waste of money when the 6700k and 7700k are almost as good, and can overclock way higher. You can get a 7700k to 5 GHz on air, and more on water.
2. You still won't see a significant improvement in performance; just in expense.
3. You chose to ignore a large chunk of my post.
   • GTX 1070 1440p 60Hz max settings; one year. Two if you start to turn down a few things.
   • At any settings, you'll probably hit 60FPS for about 4 years, at the end of which you'll barely get 60FPS at the lowest settings.
   • After that, you'll drop closer to 30, eventually being unable to run games at 1440p 30FPS even at the lowest settings.

Derived from the lifespan of the GTX 470. Get a 1080 Ti if you can afford to wait until Pax East, which is probably when it'll be launched. If you can't wait, get a 1080 now.