Worth Selling GTX 1080 for 5700 XT ( i have freesync monitor)

[SRRAE]

I was offered a use GTX 1080 for very cheap, about 1/3 the price it was going used.
I sold my GTX 1070 and using the 1080, however the increase in power hasn't really resulted in very much of a real world increase of fps and the card fan is a lot louder.

If I sold the 1080 the money from selling both cards would mean I have more than enough for a 5700 XT.  My monitor is a freesync monitor, which doesn't work with Nvidia's compatibility mode at all.  Even though the freesync range on the monitor isn't the greatest its still better than nothing.

Although there will be an increase in performance from the 1080 to the 5700XT,  is it also worth doing to finally utilise the freesync on my monitor?  Or should I aim for a RTX2070 Super for about £100 more?

Thanks

[Mick Naughty]

Why don’t you just use the free sync monitor with the 1080?

[SRRAE]

1 minute ago, Mick Naughty said:

Why don’t you just use the free sync monitor with the 1080?

My LG monitor higher refresh rate is locked behind detecting an AMD / Freesync card.  Even if I overclock the monitor it will not go over 60Hz

Also the gsync compatibility mode that recently came out does not work at all with my monitor.  It flashes and flickers and does all sorts of strange things and still wont go over 60Hz.

[Slottr]

2 minutes ago, SRRAE said:

My LG monitor higher refresh rate is locked behind detecting an AMD / Freesync card.  Even if I overclock the monitor it will not go over 60Hz

Also the gsync compatibility mode that recently came out does not work at all with my monitor.  It flashes and flickers and does all sorts of strange things and still wont go over 60Hz.

New monitor would be the smartest solution

[xAcid9]

7 minutes ago, SRRAE said:

Although there will be an increase in performance from the 1080 to the 5700XT,  is it also worth doing to finally utilise the freesync on my monitor?  Or should I aim for a RTX2070 Super for about £100 more?

Go with the 5700XT because adaptive sync is better to have than slightly higher fps. 

 

Just now, Slottr said:

New monitor would be the smartest solution

or this. 

[SRRAE]

2 minutes ago, xAcid9 said:

Go with the 5700XT because adaptive sync is better to have than slightly higher fps. 

 

or this. 

I have a nice 3440x1440 ultrawide.  To replace that with similar size and Gsync would be well out of my budget.

[Princess Luna]

7 minutes ago, SRRAE said:

Also the gsync compatibility mode that recently came out does not work at all with my monitor.  It flashes and flickers and does all sorts of strange things and still wont go over 60Hz.

Sounds a lot like your monitor has a very bad Freesync implementation and it is likely to be equally bad with an AMD card.

 

Do as @Slottr mentioned and reconsider moving your funds to a better panel.

 

Edit*

1 minute ago, SRRAE said:

I have a nice 3440x1440 ultrawide.  To replace that with similar size and Gsync would be well out of my budget.

Ahh first gen LG 1440p ultrawides? those were locked to 60hz-75hz regardless what you do.

[i_build_nanosuits]

1 minute ago, SRRAE said:

I have a nice 3440x1440 ultrawide.  To replace that with similar size and Gsync would be well out of my budget.

then i would say sit on it and wait for next gen AMD cards...5700XT isn't worth it.

[SRRAE]

I think the consensus is to keep with what I have for the time being.

[xAcid9]

40 minutes ago, SRRAE said:

I have a nice 3440x1440 ultrawide.  To replace that with similar size and Gsync would be well out of my budget.

May i know the model name?

[SRRAE]

6 hours ago, xAcid9 said:

May i know the model name?

LG34uc88  it is one which the refresh rate only goes to 75Hz so not much of an increase to be honest.