GPU for maxing games @ 1080p60

[Glenwing]

2 minutes ago, Phase said:

I've been playing Witcher 3 recently at 1440p with SLI 780 TI's and haven't had any issues. Maybe turn down a couple of settings - I am almost always over 60 fps and the game looks amazing. 

 

Then again, I don't set everything to max. 

I do turn down settings when I play  Like I said, it just doesn't handle it at max settings, which is what the OP was wondering about.

[palazzad]

i have a sapphire r9 390 its big and bulky but it makes sure my games run smooth

 

[yourmomitouched]

Yeah I don't think there's exactly a simple answer. It depends on what games you want to play and at what settings. I have a 380 4gb, and it generally works pretty darn well for 1080p, but the witcher is an exception. To get a steady 60fps I would have to make some MAJOR concessions on image quality, so I run most things maxed and get an fps usually in the 40's and 50's. So a 1070 may not be overkill if you want to run demanding games at max settings and at rock solid 60fps. 

[JabroniBaloney]

I'm pondering this same thing. I currently have an R9 380 4gb, but I want all the shinies in them games. Sure, games I play look excellent, but fps dips are for consoles. 

There are used 980s in my area for $300 or less, which are tempting but the angel on my shoulder says to see what AMD has coming out.

 

[Gerr]

To be honest, a used 980 in the low $300's seems to be the best bang for the buck right now.

[patrickmacx64]

Based on the responses, I'm probably just going to wait until the end of the year. Curious to see how Polaris vs Pascal winds up.

[JabroniBaloney]

1 hour ago, Gerr said:

To be honest, a used 980 in the low $300's seems to be the best bang for the buck right now.

It does seem that way, but will it hold up when dx12 becomes standard? Maybe I'm a panicky Pete.

[GtaSeriesFan]

15 hours ago, Gerr said:

To be honest, a used 980 in the low $300's seems to be the best bang for the buck right now.

Tho 980 sli comparison to 1080 beats a 1080 so if you can get used 980 sli 600$ you may have a better deal. Also dx12 supports vram stacking if i am right so the 4 gb on the 980 shouldn,t be a problem.

[jjohnthedon1]

On 19 May 2016 at 8:32 PM, Glenwing said:

Honestly I don't think there is any such thing as overkill on the graphics card. Games get more demanding all the time. Even if a graphics card is "just right" for maxing games at 1080p, it has just enough power as you need, I think that is a very short term view and it will not last. Games released in the future will be more difficult to run, so as much breathing room as you can get is good if you want your GPU investment to last a while. Even my dual 780 Ti cannot maintain 60fps stable at 1080p on Witcher 3 max settings, even with Hairworks off.

u should be getting 60fps in witcher 3 with hair works off and lower the aa at 1080p 

Unless ur getting a CPU bottleneck in the city's 

[Omon_Ra]

I'd wait a bit until mid-summer or so once we have 1070 benchmarks and a better idea of Polaris. A used/on sale 980 or 980Ti wouldn't be bad, but the 4GB of VRAM on the 980 in particular is going to hold you back sooner than later. If you really want something now, any of the 8GB AMD cards should hold up fine. From what we know so far, I'd just get a 1070; yes, it may be overpowered for 1080 gaming, but you can always use DSR to run games at higher resolutions and scale them down to 1080 for generally better quality. I don't really think you can have an 'overpowered' GPU, it's not like you're 'wasting' the card, it just doesn't have to work as hard to accomplish the same results of a lower powered card; less work means less power consumption, less heat, less fan noise.

[Tech Deals]

On 5/19/2016 at 2:33 PM, Alexokan said:

well, we will see when people start slinging 980's around and how much they will be asking. 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121987763271

 

EVGA GTX 980 FTW - $325 shipped

 

They are already pretty reasonable, that is in the GTX 970 price range for a FTW card.

[Tech Deals]

16 hours ago, JabroniBaloney said:

It does seem that way, but will it hold up when dx12 becomes standard? Maybe I'm a panicky Pete.

DX12 isn't going to become "standard" within the useful lifetime of the card...  The marketshare of Windows 10 has to grow a LOT to really make DX12 a serious focus.

[GtaSeriesFan]

7 minutes ago, Tech Deals said:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121987763271

 

EVGA GTX 980 FTW - $325 shipped

 

They are already pretty reasonable, that is in the GTX 970 price range for a FTW card.

Already sold tho but i am thinking to get used 980 sli instead of 1080 maybe or just a 1070 when the benchmarks show up.

[Tech Deals]

5 minutes ago, GtaSeriesFan said:

Already sold tho but i am think to get used 980 sli instead of 1080 maybe or just a 1070 when the benchmarks show up.

Yes, but it is just an example of what can be purchased today...  they will only get cheaper...  That is actually a nice overclocked card, so it will give the GTX 1070 a run for its money in some ways and can be purchased today...

 

If the GTX 1070 comes out in a month and is $350, well buy that instead, but I suspect for the first month or two, they will be $450

[GtaSeriesFan]

3 minutes ago, Tech Deals said:

Yes, but it is just an example of what can be purchased today...  they will only get cheaper...  That is actually a nice overclocked card, so it will give the GTX 1070 a run for its money in some ways and can be purchased today...

 

If the GTX 1070 comes out in a month and is $350, well buy that instead, but I suspect for the first month or two, they will be $450

Not in a hurry to upgrade tho planning to upgrade my build to skylake in the summer and then also upgrade the gpu time enough

[jjohnthedon1]

On 19 May 2016 at 8:56 PM, typographie said:

Assuming the GTX 1070 is at or around the performance of a GTX 980 Ti or Titan X (which seems to be a smart guess at this point), I'm going to say no, it's not overkill. Something on the order of a GTX 980 Ti is what you need to get games like The Witcher 3 (with HairWorks) or Rise of the Tomb Raider at max detail to 1080p and a solid 60 FPS. Most games today are not nearly as demanding as those examples, but you're probably buying this card expecting to still be playing games on it in two or three years.

The adored tv video on the 1080 showed that the 1080 performs the same as a 980ti at 1430mhz when the 1080 is also over clocked

the 1080 had thermal issues when not on a open air test bed

and when at max boot it looses to a Titan X at 1500mhz by ten percent

so maby a aftermarket 1070 with a top cooler would match a 980ti at refferance speeds 

[GtaSeriesFan]

2 minutes ago, jjohnthedon1 said:

The adored tv video on the 1080 showed that the 1080 performs the same as a 980ti at 1430mhz when the 1080 is also over clocked

the 1080 had thermal issues when not on a open air test bed

and when at max boot it looses to a Titan X at 1500mhz by ten percent

so maby a aftermarket 1070 with a top cooler would match a 980ti at refferance speeds 

if the custom cooler on a gtx 1070 would match a 980TI it would be better than a titan x bcs the 980TI is better than that card.

[jjohnthedon1]

15 minutes ago, GtaSeriesFan said:

if the custom cooler on a gtx 1070 would match a 980TI it would be better than a titan x bcs the 980TI is better than that card.

True but if u have a custom loop clock for clock the Titan X does beat the 980ti 

its just u fortunate that there are no custom Titan x's 

the 980tis only beat the Titan x's because of the custom coolers 

 

[GtaSeriesFan]

1 minute ago, jjohnthedon1 said:

True but if u have a custom loop clock for clock the Titan X does beat the 980ti 

its just u fortunate that there are no custom Titan x's 

the 980tis only beat the Titan x's because of the custom coolers 

 

if the benchmarks show simular performance to the 980TI we will know for sure that the 1070 will be faster maybe even in reference cards config.

[Nena Trinity]

Maxing? By max means all bars set to MAX then 980Ti...

[jjohnthedon1]

41 minutes ago, GtaSeriesFan said:

if the benchmarks show simular performance to the 980TI we will know for sure that the 1070 will be faster maybe even in reference cards config.

 

[GtaSeriesFan]

1 minute ago, jjohnthedon1 said:

 

that accent, english is not my native language  so funny.

[GtaSeriesFan]

6 minutes ago, jjohnthedon1 said:

 

but that Fe edition card is just BS i am really thinking to get used 980 sli for the same price and probs get better or same performance than that card as shown by paulshardwares video.

[Shahnewaz]

An R9 390 for now.