Thoughts or experience with 1080 GTX @ 144hz 2560x1080

[SimplyPsyke]

I am upgrading from my abysmal Radeon 7850 to a 1080 GTX around December and after that plan on changing out my standard 32" 60hz 1080 display for one of these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014487

Should the 1080 GTX be able to keep up with the res and refresh rate?

[Necrodead]

Easily, my roommate has a 2560x1440 display with a 4790 and GTX 1080, he gets nearly 144 fps at all times in AAA titles like the Witcher 3 and GTA5. I don't even think a 1070 would dip below 60hz at that res, as the 1070 is better than the 980ti of the previous generation. IMO 1080 is overkill even for 1440p.

[TheTormentor]

The 1080 is a powerful card. I have seen a video where at 2560x1440, they get 144fps with a 1070.

[Delicieuxz]

You'll get an appreciable bit more FPS than the GTX 1080 in these benchmarks does:

 

 

But neither a 1070 or 1080 gets anywhere near 144 FPS in graphically-intensive games at 1440p. A GTX 1070 doesn't get 60 FPS in graphically-intensive games at 1440p, unless settings are turned down a bit.

 

OP, since the resolution of the monitor that you're planning to buy is less than full 1440p, you'll get higher performance than 1440p benchmarks, and a GTX 1080 will like do well, though still not 140+ FPS in graphically-intensive games, with settings maxed.

[Warchylde]

I actually just got that same monitor and a 1080GTX ~ a week ago. Have no issues running games in ultra, although you will not hit 144hz consistently on ultra settings in games like BF4, GTAV, ect. 

[danrey84]

OP can you give us what games you will be playing?? As to get constant 144fps at those resolutions does ask quite a lot from a gpu???

[SimplyPsyke]

On the lighter end of things:
World of Warcraft
TF2 

Both of which are less concerning for sure.

Higher end I'm looking at:
FFXIV
Battlefield 1 
Mafia 3

Total War: Warhammer
Civ VI
GTA V
ARK Survival Evolved

Probably will look into more games when I upgrade as having been stuck on a low-end card so long I've not looked into too many games outside of what I can already run.

[danrey84]

14 hours ago, SimplyPsyke said:

On the lighter end of things:
World of Warcraft
TF2 

Both of which are less concerning for sure.

Higher end I'm looking at:
FFXIV
Battlefield 1 
Mafia 3

Total War: Warhammer
Civ VI
GTA V
ARK Survival Evolved

Probably will look into more games when I upgrade as having been stuck on a low-end card so long I've not looked into too many games outside of what I can already run.

Well if you are going too run those AAA titles at those resolutions at ultra then you will need maybe 2 1080 in sli cause 1440p gaming at 144hz is quite intense esp when you have some heavily rendered scenes in games.