Resolution is a worthwhile side-point, too. Even for 'just' 1080p performance, the likes of Ultra and High aren't necessarily feasible in games like Battlefield 1. Don't get us wrong: The GTX 770 2GB can still hold its ground just fine, but only with the assistance of settings reductions when playing modern AAA titles. It's probably about time for an upgrade for GTX 770 owners. More curious, though, is the once mighty GTX 770's performance in relation to the GTX 1050, RX 460, and 1050 Ti, all of which can be had below $140. The RX 480 assuredly outperforms the GTX 770, as does the GTX 1060. That makes the GTX 1070 the most linear upgrade - it's a direct path in nomenclature and in price, also around $400 - but it's not alone in this market.

The GTX 770 2GB cards first shipped in May of 2013, marking the GPU now three years old, and launched at a $400 price-point. Yet currently still cost a fortune.We've had enough suggestions lately to revisit older hardware that we thought it was time. I think things are so bad today it is almost impossible to justify anything over a rock bottom 8gb 580, but that card is crap for anything above 1080p, and waiting sucks.īut 1070TI levels of performance are going to age badly. Owning an expensive PC GPU that cannot match the new consoles is going to be a big problem in the near future. The new consoles will be way better then the 1080TI- *way* better. I'd say future proof is at least three good years in a primary machine, then many more good years of use in a secondary machine, making the cost per year decent. At a decent price, the 1080TI/2080 would be an ideal future proof 1440p card. At that price they would be an idea future proof 1080P card. They could be selling them at 150 dollars, and still be making a massive profit. You imagine just how cheaply Nvidia can make a 1080 today for instance. The 1070ti ain't future proof.Īnd *no*, things don't change for the Turing, cos the performance points tend to be roughly the same, which is why Turing went down like a lead balloon. You pay major wonga today, you must get *future proof*. The 1070TI level of performance is plain bad for 1440 in 2019- really it should be for 1080 now (but the price makes that idea a joke). With the collapse in RAM prices, and the fact Nvidia is on a *very* mature process, 600 dollars should be getting you a 2080TI level of performance, and even that would not be a great bargain. Today the 2080 is sh-it cos of its price on the verge of a revolution in GPU tech, and performance per dollar. The fun game for those of us into the PC is trying to buy tech that stays 'good' for the longest possible time. Any peep who bought a sane priced 1080TI when first launched is *laughing*.

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