If i buy 1070 now, how long will it last until i need to upgrade again?

[GratoNite]

If i buy 1070 now, how long would it last until game's system requirement catch up with it where it will struggle even at lowest settings on AAA games?
is it true that i'm better off with 1080 than 1070 Ti? I have a ryzen 7 1700, will it bottleneck 1070 or 1080? 
Been wanting to upgrade, since my 1050 Ti struggles at 1080p, even at lowest settings it couldn't do 60 FPS, turning down resolution makes it blurry and i don't like it.
I'm playing at 1080p 60hz, and that will not change any sooner.

Current rig :
CPU : AMD Ryzen 7 1700
Ram : 16x1 TeamElite
GPU : GTX 1050Ti

[Skiiwee29]

Really the best answer is it depends on you. Until you no longer are getting the experience you want from the games you play, then you upgrade. If you get the experience you want, then no need to upgrade. With that said, the 1070 should be fine for 2-3 years most likely at minimum. 

[GratoNite]

Should i pick it up now or wait for next generation of Nvidia GPUs?

[Skiiwee29]

Just now, GratoNite said:

Should i pick it up now or wait for next generation of Nvidia GPUs?

1050ti should be able to keep you up at medium to high settings on most titles with a smooth 45-60fps on most AAA titles i feel. Really depends on your money situation. Rumor has it there may be a gaming Volta coming soon after the first of the year, but that remains to be seen. There is speculation in the tech community of this, but no concrete evidence. 

[EG!]

5 minutes ago, GratoNite said:

If i buy 1070 now, how long would it last until game's system requirement catch up with it where it will struggle even at lowest settings on AAA games?

That would be years from now. (3+ years probs unless they advance really quick now)

5 minutes ago, GratoNite said:

is it true that i'm better off with 1080 than 1070 Ti?

For the price/performance the 1070ti is better it's just a downclocked version of a 1080

 

6 minutes ago, GratoNite said:

I have a ryzen 7 1700, will it bottleneck 1070 or 1080? 

No.

2 minutes ago, GratoNite said:

Should i pick it up now or wait for next generation of Nvidia GPUs?

No idea when there will be a new generation so if you want the gaming experience now upgrade now.

[Phate.exe]

If you're gonna just be gaming at 1080p, especially if you aren't going high-refresh, you'll be good for a LONG time on a GTX 1070.

[ArduinoBen]

Pascal was a big leap ahead compared to the previous improvements, Volta is supposed to be good but is less gaming focused, so I'd say go for the 1070 or 1070Ti.  Although, personally I'll be buying a Volta GPU for my build because of various reasons.

[deoxir]

I'd say get a 1060 6GB, maybe even second-handed and wait for next gen. I had this card back before I bought the 1080 and at that time I still doing great at 1080p 60fps, albeit having to tune some settings down in super graphics intensive games to get a consistent fps count. I was impressed still, and I'm glad to this date that card served as a temporary solution to the sub-par performance of my 960 because the 1060 performed so well. I even got it to run GTAV at 40 fps at 4K.

I know the 1060 isn't what you want. However, considering the first PC Volta card, the Titan V, is out (its expensive as fk, I know) very recently, I suspect its Geforce counterparts won't be too far away. We don't know how they will perform in games, nor what their prices will be yet, and nVidia might very well be screwing with us with Volta, but only time can tell. If the new Volta -70 card is great, go for it. If it's not that big of a deal, then you could safely get a 1070 or maybe even a 1080 as prices of those cards should go down by a bit. 

[xg32]

the 10xx cards really are getting old, if you are already thinking about an upgrade, wait for next gen.

[i_build_nanosuits]

4 hours ago, EG! said:

For the price/performance the 1070ti is better it's just a downclocked version of a 1080

maybe it's better in terms of price/performance that would depend on price and there are good deals on 1080 from time to time.

But it's wrong the 1070ti is NOT just a downclocked version of a 1080, the 1070ti also have 128 less cuda cores and it has standard GDDR5 memory instead of GDDR5X which is faster.

[dizmo]

We can't tell the future, so really, our guess is as good as yours.
The card should last quite well, and if you're fine playing at low settings it should last for easily 5 or 6 years.

Should. There's no guarantees.

It won't bottleneck, that's ridiculous

The 1070 is a solid 1080p card. If you want to save some money, you can hunt down a 980Ti. Should net similar results.

 

4 hours ago, legacy99 said:

1050ti should be able to keep you up at medium to high settings on most titles with a smooth 45-60fps on most AAA titles i feel. Really depends on your money situation. Rumor has it there may be a gaming Volta coming soon after the first of the year, but that remains to be seen. There is speculation in the tech community of this, but no concrete evidence. 

Errr what? The 1050Ti is a pretty weak card.

[Bananasplit_00]

5 minutes ago, dizmo said:

Errr what? The 1050Ti is a pretty weak card.

its perfect for esports and so on, can do high settings in quite a few titles too tbh

[dizmo]

1 minute ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

its perfect for esports and so on, can do high settings in quite a few titles too tbh

In a few select titles, sure. Overall, no.

[Bananasplit_00]

Just now, dizmo said:

In a few select titles, sure. Overall, no.

drop it to low or medium and it should play most games, and all the esports games will run on high settings, even BF1 will run maxed out at a 60+ avrage:

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Gigabyte/GTX_1050_Ti_G1_Gaming/8.html

this is however on a I7 6700K machine but still, its not a bad card and its hitting around 45 fps or more maxed out in most of the games tested at 1080p

25 minutes ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

maybe it's better in terms of price/performance that would depend on price and there are good deals on 1080 from time to time.

But it's wrong the 1070ti is NOT just a downclocked version of a 1080, the 1070ti also have 128 less cuda cores and it has standard GDDR5 memory instead of GDDR5X which is faster.

once overclocked the difference becomes just one or two FPS in most cases, i used to tell everyone to stay the hell away but honestly its not too bad to save $30 or so and get a better SSD or something, at least if you plan to overclock. that said, overclocks are NOT guaranteed in any way so results will definatly vary on that one.

4 hours ago, GratoNite said:

Should i pick it up now or wait for next generation of Nvidia GPUs?

depends on if you need a GPU right now, if you do then get something used now, get a used 1080 for €430 or so which is what i did, amazing value or you could get a lower end card like the 1050TI and hold out on that if you can deal with lower settings.

[i_build_nanosuits]

Just now, Bananasplit_00 said:

once overclocked the difference becomes just one or two FPS in most cases

and then you can overclock the GTX 1080 as well and the margin gets back to where it was originally...for me personally...30$ is a good burger meal...i,d rather have more GPU performance across a couple years of using the card than saving 30$...but hey, whatever float your boat i guess

 

[Bananasplit_00]

1 minute ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

and then you can overclock the GTX 1080 as well and the margin gets back to where it was originally...for me personally...30$ is a good burger meal...i,d rather have more GPU performance across a couple years of using the card than saving 30$...but hey, whatever float your boat i guess

 

oh, forgot to add, that difference is one or two FPS with BOTH cards overclocked, at stock the 1080 smashes the 1070TI but once both are overclocked, yes BOTH, the 1080 isnt winning much:

 

[i_build_nanosuits]

11 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

oh, forgot to add, that difference is one or two FPS with BOTH cards overclocked, at stock the 1080 smashes the 1070TI but once both are overclocked, yes BOTH, the 1080 isnt winning much

 

that comes down to the piece of silicon you get...which has more headroom for OC...but then again, the 1070ti is a 1080 that didn't quite made the cut...that's why this product exist in the first place...nvidia probably had quite a few of near perfect GP100 dies where only one SM unit had to be disabled for it to work...so, what is better overall for overclocking, a nearly perfect GP100 or a perfect one? you tell me.

[Dark]

32 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

drop it to low or medium and it should play most games, and all the esports games will run on high settings, even BF1 will run maxed out at a 60+ avrage:

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Gigabyte/GTX_1050_Ti_G1_Gaming/8.html

this is however on a I7 6700K machine but still, its not a bad card and its hitting around 45 fps or more maxed out in most of the games tested at 1080p

once overclocked the difference becomes just one or two FPS in most cases, i used to tell everyone to stay the hell away but honestly its not too bad to save $30 or so and get a better SSD or something, at least if you plan to overclock. that said, overclocks are NOT guaranteed in any way so results will definatly vary on that one.

depends on if you need a GPU right now, if you do then get something used now, get a used 1080 for €430 or so which is what i did, amazing value or you could get a lower end card like the 1050TI and hold out on that if you can deal with lower settings.

Unless your budget absolutely cannot justify even a 1060 3GB, why would you waste money with a GPU that you need to run on low/medium to scratch 60 fps?

[Froody129]

1 hour ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

and then you can overclock the GTX 1080 as well and the margin gets back to where it was originally...for me personally...30$ is a good burger meal...i,d rather have more GPU performance across a couple years of using the card than saving 30$...but hey, whatever float your boat i guess

 

I just realized how cheap eating out in my country is . Here a really nice burger meal is like $15 if you’re eating at a very expensive place (that still sells burgers lol)

[Princess Luna]

Nobody can really tell you that... my boyfriend is still happy with a GTX 770, I am unsatisfied with a 1080 Ti... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

Thing is, depends heavily on what quality you want your games to be played at:

 

[GratoNite]

I'm using 1050 Ti right now, i can say it's pretty weak for current AAA games and further to be released, i can't even go 60 FPS at the lowest settings.
thanks guys.

[alphaproject]

Just get a 1060 6 Gb for now... Especially at 1080p. Save money now and upgrade later.