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Are there any benchmarks for gtx 1070 ti sli (specifically how it stacks up against a 1080 ti)

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a single more powerful card beats two lesser cards in SLI.

 

SLI compatibility is spotty.

 

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3 minutes ago, Audherbagn said:

Are there any benchmarks for gtx 1070 ti sli (specifically how it stacks up against a 1080 ti)

Not yet that I am aware of but they will show up soon enough, just wait. ;) 

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$900 dollars for SLI or $800 for a single card? 

 

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Single card wins.

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11 minutes ago, Audherbagn said:

Are there any benchmarks for gtx 1070 ti sli (specifically how it stacks up against a 1080 ti)

In the past, sometimes sli would win but now with Nvidia basically killing SLi, a single card is better.

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9 minutes ago, themctipers said:

a single more powerful card beats two lesser cards in SLI.

 

SLI compatibility is spotty.

 

1070 ti sli will give more tflops of performance, but will not always convert to better performance in games. As you can see, 1070 sli is a bit better than a 1080 ti in most games, therefore 1070 ti sli would be better, but would consume more power, not have an SLI upgrade path, and not consistently be better.

 

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Just now, Thermosman said:

1070 ti sli will give more tflops of performance, but will not always convert to better performance in games. As you can see, 1070 sli is a bit better than a 1080 ti in most games, therefore 1070 ti sli would be better, but would consume more power, not have an SLI upgrade path, and not consistently be better.

 

if you want flops, vega. 

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Two are better than one. Not much for buying the mid grade cards myself. I'd rather have two 1080's. 

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1 hour ago, Audherbagn said:

Are there any benchmarks for gtx 1070 ti sli (specifically how it stacks up against a 1080 ti)

1 hour ago, SansVarnic said:

Not yet that I am aware of but they will show up soon enough, just wait. ;) 

Hilbert did one earlier today.

 

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/geforce-gtx-1070-ti-2-way-sli-review,1.html

 

TLDR - SLI 1070Ti is between 15% and 35% faster than a 1080Ti at 4k in SLI enabled games, less at lower resolutions.

 

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2 hours ago, Frankenburger said:

Hilbert did one earlier today.

 

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/geforce-gtx-1070-ti-2-way-sli-review,1.html

 

TLDR - SLI 1070Ti is between 15% and 35% faster than a 1080Ti at 4k in SLI enabled games, less at lower resolutions.

key phrase being IN SLI ENABLED GAMES, the rest of the games it's getting it's ass wrecked by like probably 30% (based on how badly the 1080ti wrecks a 1080), remember SLI only matters if everything you play scales well with SLI, otherwise you are better off with a cheaper overall higher power single card.

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SLI need not be a bad choice, i myself did CF before and it was amazing but unfortunately it does not run with many games. When i played a game that supported it however it was amazing.

 

So just look at the games you play and whether or not they work with SLI. If they do, go grab yourself 2 of them as you would beat the 1080 ti as far as numbers go but only on games that supports it. Dx12 and vulkan do add support for multi GPU but its still up to the game to implement it.

 

SLI or CF, when they work with a game it actually scales well. Its just down to whether the game supports it or not. If the game doesnt support it, only 1 card will be used. If the boost is only 30% thats still good if the price is less than a single gtx 1080 ti

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5 hours ago, Daniel644 said:

key phrase being IN SLI ENABLED GAMES

And there's a good number of games that SLI scales with.

 

5 hours ago, Daniel644 said:

SLI only matters if everything you play scales well with SLI

Would you say the same thing about ultrawide? There are games that don't work with 21:9 aspect ratios after all.

Regardless, I disagree. SLI matters if the games you care about scale with SLI. It doesn't need to work with every single game for it to be relevant.

 

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Yea what's the worst that can happen? You're stuck using one card on crappy games? Oh no! Guess I can't play anymore. Guess I'll throw away my 1080's. 

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15 minutes ago, Mick Naughty said:

Yea what's the worst that can happen? You're stuck using one card on crappy games? Oh no! Guess I can't play anymore. Guess I'll throw away my 1080's. 

Right? xD

Oh no, I only get 80 FPS in PUBG and SLI doesn't work in it. I guess I should sell my two 1080 Ti's and buy a Titan XP even though every other game I play scales with SLI! Woe is me! /s

 

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2 hours ago, Mick Naughty said:

Yea what's the worst that can happen? You're stuck using one card on crappy games? Oh no! Guess I can't play anymore. Guess I'll throw away my 1080's. 

worst that can happen is you made MORE money for WORSE overall performance.

 

1 hour ago, Frankenburger said:

Right? xD

Oh no, I only get 80 FPS in PUBG and SLI doesn't work in it. I guess I should sell my two 1080 Ti's and buy a Titan XP even though every other game I play scales with SLI! Woe is me! /s

but the question wasn't 1080ti's in SLI, if you are using 1080ti's and want better performance then SLI is your only choice, SLIing 2 lower cards is only going to beat the 1080ti in games where SLI scales well, the point is instead of dropping to performance levels equal to a card nearly half the price of a 1080ti for games that DON'T support SLI. IF all you play is games that SLI well then yeah sure do the SLI, I did after all say this:

 

8 hours ago, Daniel644 said:

remember SLI only matters if everything you play scales well with SLI

 

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4 minutes ago, Daniel644 said:

but the question wasn't 1080ti's in SLI, if you are using 1080ti's and want better performance then SLI is your only choice, SLIing 2 lower cards is only going to beat the 1080ti in games where SLI scales well, the point is instead of dropping to performance levels equal to a card nearly half the price of a 1080ti for games that DON'T support SLI. IF all you play is games that SLI well then yeah sure do the SLI, I did after all say this:

The post you quoted from me wasn't directed at you. Rather, it was meant to mock the flawed mentality SLI nay sayers have around here.

 

Regardless, the 1070 Ti is only about 40% slower than a GTX 1080 Ti, meaning you don't need great SLI scaling to match or beat a 1080 TI. Nearly all games that scale with SLI scale by at least 50% as long as you're not using TAA or hitting a CPU bottle neck.

 

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3 minutes ago, Frankenburger said:

The post you quoted from me wasn't directed at you. Rather, it was meant to mock the flawed mentality SLI nay sayers have around here.

 

Regardless, the 1070 Ti is only about 40% slower than a GTX 1080 Ti, meaning you don't need great SLI scaling to match or beat a 1080 TI. Nearly all games that scale with SLI scale by at least 50% as long as you're not using TAA or hitting a CPU bottle neck.

but even if you only match the 1080ti you are still paying upwards of 200 dollars more for 2 1070ti's, is the extra framerate worth it for such a significantly higher cost? and thats why I said if EVERYTHING you play scales then sure, but you also can't be guaranteed everything you will play in the future will, lets look at the raw numbers, the 1070ti SLI beats a 1080ti by 15-35% but it will cost you 28% plus the cost of the highbandwidth bridge which even cheap ones raise that 28% to 33% so on a performance per dollar only a handful of games even in the SLI games actually match the FPS per dollar of the 1080ti. this is why SLIing 2 mid range cards is generally frowned upon, with the idea being SLI isn't worth it unless you already have the best card there is and want more.

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1 minute ago, Daniel644 said:

but even if you only match the 1080ti you are still paying upwards of 200 dollars more for 2 1070ti's, is the extra framerate worth it for such a significantly higher cost?

Read the review that I linked earlier. The frame time between SLI and single card is negligible if not non-existent in most games. Throwing in variables to put your own spin on the "SLI sucks narrative" isn't going to get anyone anywhere.

 

3 minutes ago, Daniel644 said:

and thats why I said if EVERYTHING you play scales then sure

Let's agree to disagree

 

3 minutes ago, Daniel644 said:

this is why SLIing 2 mid range cards is generally frowned upon, with the idea being SLI isn't worth it unless you already have the best card there is and want more.

The question in this thread is "how does a 1080 Ti stack up against SLI 1070 Ti". No body is asking if it's worth it. Besides, worth is subjective. Just because it's not worth it to you doesn't mean it's not worth it to others.

 

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29 minutes ago, Daniel644 said:

worst

First of all worst performance would assume I had bad performance to begin with. Which I don't. Second a 1080ti would be more money will less performances. I can get a pair of 1080s all day for less then a ti. 

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Just now, Mick Naughty said:

First of all worst performance would assume I had bad performance to begin with. Which I don't. Second a 1080ti would be more money will less performances. I can get a pair of 1080s all day for less then a ti. 

yeah if you buy used 1080's vs a new 1080ti

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23 minutes ago, Daniel644 said:

yeah if you buy used 1080's vs a new 1080ti

Or refurbished, 60 of them. Still a better buy.  More frames and less frame time. No brainer really. 

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1 hour ago, Mick Naughty said:

Or refurbished, 60 of them. Still a better buy.  More frames and less frame time. No brainer really. 

same could be said of refurbished 1080ti's, you can't compare used or refurbished prices of 1 item to NEW prices of a different item and say it's the better deal.

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22 minutes ago, Daniel644 said:

same could be said of refurbished 1080ti's, you can't compare used or refurbished prices of 1 item to NEW prices of a different item and say it's the better deal.

Show me 1080ti's for 300 or less and I'll buy all of those too. Point is facts are facts. People can pick and choose all they want. 

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