Is a GTX 1080 8GB still worth it?

[Kanna]

So I'm looking om Facebook and see a GTX 1080 8GB for $350 (that is not 100% accurate and stuff is more expensive here) is it worth it?

[Oswin]

what are the prices on a rx5700/xt? at $350 i dont think its worth

[Kanna]

3 minutes ago, Oswin said:

what are the prices on a rx5700/xt? at $350 i dont think its worth

The 5700xt price is $500 and I want nvec encoder

[machin3gir1]

$350 USD? Yes, if it still works well enough then thats a steal. A 1080 has around the same performance as a 2070 or a 5700xt and those things definitely aren't cheap. Nice find! I recommend it if you are willing to buy it.

[Kanna]

2 minutes ago, Mounika said:

$350 USD? Yes, if it still works well enough then thats a steal. A 1080 has around the same performance as a 2070 or a 5700xt and those things definitely aren't cheap. Nice find! I recommend it if you are willing to buy it.

Yeah I plan on getting it seller says never overclocked or used for gaming only 3d works

[Mateyyy]

8 minutes ago, Not Wills said:

the 5700xt and 1080 are extremely similar https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1080-vs-AMD-RX-5700-XT/3603vs4045 I would go for the 1080 though.

No they're not. Even the 5700 non-XT is very slightly better than the 1080.

The 1080 is a lot closer to the 2060 and 5600XT. In fact the 2060 does beat it in certain titles that are better optimised for Turing.

[Kanna]

1 minute ago, Mateyyy said:

No they're not. Even the 5700 non-XT is on par or better compared to the 1080.

So the 1080 is not worth

[Mateyyy]

1 minute ago, Kanna said:

So the 1080 is not worth

If you can get a 2060 or 5600XT for cheaper, definitely not.

Edited August 27, 2020 by Mateyyy
just noticed you want NVENC

[Oswin]

8 minutes ago, Not Wills said:

the 5700xt and 1080 are extremely similar https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1080-vs-AMD-RX-5700-XT/3603vs4045 I would go for the 1080 though.

yeah.... never trust userbenchmark

 

6 minutes ago, Kanna said:

The 5700xt price is $500 and I want nvec encoder

thats pretty bad pricing for a 5700xt, if its in good condition then go with it. unless a rtx 2060 cost similar.

[Kanna]

1 minute ago, Oswin said:

yeah.... never trust userbenchmark

 

thats pretty bad pricing for a 5700xt, if its in good condition then go with it. unless a rtx 2060 cost similar.

The 2060 is also $500

[Kanna]

1 minute ago, Mateyyy said:

If you can get a 2060 or 5600XT for cheaper, definitely not.

It's not cheaper

[Mateyyy]

1 minute ago, Kanna said:

It's not cheaper

How much can you get the 1080 for in your currency, not USD, and what exact model is it?

[Haro]

10 hours ago, Kanna said:

for $350

You can probably find a 5700xt for that price which is closer to a 1080ti (a little behind), though if the 5700xt is more than 350 bucks, a 5600xt/2060 should be around 300-350ish bucks and perform about the same and are well.. new.

 

10 hours ago, Kanna said:

want nvec encoder

ah then yea you can find a 2060 for around that price or cheaper and that's a better deal, and turing nvec is better than the hardware encoder on pascal cards.

[Kanna]

5 minutes ago, Mateyyy said:

How much can you get the 1080 for in your currency, not USD, and what exact model is it?

The 1080 is 3500kr in Swedish currency, it's a gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB

[Kanna]

6 minutes ago, TofuHaroto said:

You can probably find a 5700xt for that price which is closer to a 1080ti (a little behind), though if the 5700xt is more than 350 bucks, a 5600xt/2060 should be around 300-350ish bucks and perform about the same and are well.. new.

 

ah then yea you can find a 2060 for around that price or cheaper and that's a better deal, and turing nvec is better than the hardware encoder on pascal cards.

The 2060 is $500 

[Haro]

10 hours ago, Kanna said:

The 2060 is $500 

Ah wow, so prices are a little high where you live, well if that's how they're normally priced, then i guess that would be a good deal.

[Mateyyy]

2 minutes ago, Kanna said:

The 1080 is 3500kr in Swedish currency, it's a gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 8GB

You could get either of these for around the same price:

https://se.pcpartpicker.com/product/KX66Mp/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-2060-6-gb-oc-video-card-gv-n2060oc-6gd

https://se.pcpartpicker.com/product/n4ZzK8/sapphire-radeon-rx-5600-xt-6-gb-pulse-video-card-11296-01-20g

 

Performance-wise they're similar:

(synthetic benchmarks aren't the be all and end all but that's just to give you a rough idea of how they compare to the 1080)

 

They pull less power (especially in the case of the 2060), have better or similar hardware encoders (from what I've heard AMD VCE might actually be slightly better than Pascal Turing nowadays with driver updates), are newer and come with warranty.

[Kanna]

5 minutes ago, TofuHaroto said:

Ah wow, so prices are a little high where you live, well if that's how they're normally priced, then i guess that would be a good deal.

Okay

[Kanna]

2 minutes ago, Mateyyy said:

You could get either of these for around the same price:

https://se.pcpartpicker.com/product/KX66Mp/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-2060-6-gb-oc-video-card-gv-n2060oc-6gd

https://se.pcpartpicker.com/product/n4ZzK8/sapphire-radeon-rx-5600-xt-6-gb-pulse-video-card-11296-01-20g

 

Performance-wise they're similar:

(synthetic benchmarks aren't the be all and end all but that's just to give you a rough idea of how they compare to the 1080)

 

They pull less power (especially in the case of the 2060), have better or similar hardware encoders (from what I've heard AMD VCE might actually be slightly better than Pascal Turing nowadays with driver updates), are newer and come with warranty.

Oh forgot you could compare part prices on PCPP but the 2060 has less vram tho

[Mateyyy]

1 minute ago, Kanna said:

Oh forgot you could compare part prices on PCPP but the 2060 has less vram tho

If you feel like the extra VRAM outweights the advantages of the newer cards, then by all means you could just go with the 1080.

[Kanna]

Just now, Mateyyy said:

If you feel like the extra VRAM outweights the advantages of the newer cards, then by all means you could just go with the 1080.

Well I don't really know what to choose tbh I'm not good at GPUs but the 2060 would be more expensive but better right?

[Mateyyy]

3 minutes ago, Kanna said:

Well I don't really know what to choose tbh I'm not good at GPUs but the 2060 would be more expensive but better right?

Strictly between the two, I'd personally take the 2060 because of the reasons I mentioned above and then some other ones, like DLSS if you play at higher resolutions for example.

[Kanna]

10 minutes ago, Mateyyy said:

Strictly between the two, I'd personally take the 2060 because of the reasons I mentioned above and then some other ones, like DLSS if you play at higher resolutions for example.

If you only play 1080p games at mostly 60hz

[Mick Naughty]

Price seems high for a card like a 1080. Assuming you have a cpu that can keep up I’d say it’s a good buy at 250-300 for a good version of the card. 
Does ok for frames still.