I have been thinking of getting an EVGA 1080 FTW video card. I currently have an Radeon R9 290 card. Would upgrading make that much difference in games like Farcry 4, Call of Duty, Battlefield 1 etc?
My system stats are up to date.
I'm not a gamer, but it looks like there's a substantial difference:
GPU 2016 Benchmarks - Compare Products on AnandTech
If you're looking to buy that expensive a graphics card, you may wish to wait a few weeks to see whether the 1080ti is released. If it's like the 900 series, it'll be like the Pascal Titan X but with less VRAM and a much lower price.
Thanks for the info. If it makes that big a difference in the games I will do it, but not if the benchmarks are the only improvement. Either way I will wait for the 1080ti to come out and see how much the 1080 drops.
I think that the main thing that you get with high-end graphics cards is the ability to get tolerable frame rates at high resolutions. If you don't care how pretty the game looks, getting a $600+ graphics card may be a waste.
The games I play now seem to look good and I have everything set to max settings (ultra or high). I guess I would have to see the same games played on another video card to see if there is an obvious difference. There would have to be a visual difference to spend that amount of money. My resolutions set at 2560 X 1080 which is the highest for my monitor and or my video card shows.
its always best to maxium up you know that, maxium up within your budget :)
And just because they release a Ti does not mean they will lower the price on a 1080, EVGA just sells til it has no more stock. But some of the 1080`s have been reduced already.
The SC has been reduced by $30 and the FTW has been reduced by $20 (no big deal)
EVGA - Products - Graphics - GeForce 10 Series Family - GTX 1080
You could just get the 1080 SC2 or the FTW2
I`ve read that a Ti might launch it March, but I would not hold your breath. (conjecture and hearsay)
Even customer service is not saying a word.
You could also look into getting a 1070.
EVGA - Products - Graphics - GeForce 10 Series Family - GTX 1070
It should have a huge difference on peformance.
Just before reading these replies this morning, I was researching the 1070 FTW2 ICX and that is probably what I will get. I don't need the newest card at this time and the 1070 will still be good for awhile. Thanks everyone for all the suggestions.
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