Can The GTX 1080 handle a 1440p 144hz monitor

[Justin72498]

Im Upgrading to a better GPU when the prices drop in August and im leaning towards the GTX 1080 over the GTX 1070 ti. Can this graphics card handle these settings? Specs will be posted below. Also will my CPU bottleneck my new graphics card?(or vice versa not sure how to use the term correctly yet lol)

Current GPU: MSI N770 TF
Asrock z77 extreme4
CORE I5 3570K 3.4G
2x CORSAIR CMZ8GX3M2A1600C
PSU: have to check when I get home

 

[billin30]

Yes, you should be fine. I have a similar setup (i7 4770k and 1080). I had a 1440p 144hz monitor and it was great. Then i got a 34" 120hz gsync monitor and its even better. You might get some bottlenecking from the CPU. Its debatable I guess, sometimes I feel like mine is bottlenecking. Try getting a better OC on your current CPU. Motherboard, CPU, RAM is my next upgrade, but its more of a want than a need at this point. You will see a nice bump up from the 770 though, thats what I had before the 1080.

 

[Justin72498]

Yes, you should be fine. I have a similar setup (i7 4770k and 1080). I had a 1440p 144hz monitor and it was great. Then i got a 34" 120hz gsync monitor and its even better. You might get some bottlenecking from the CPU. Its debatable I guess, sometimes I feel like mine is bottlenecking. Try getting a better OC on your current CPU. Motherboard, CPU, RAM is my next upgrade, but its more of a want than a need at this point. You will see a nice bump up from the 770 though, thats what I had before the 1080.

Alright cool so a cpu and motherboard wont be an urgent upgrade after I get my 1080. I was planning to upgrade that too but its so expensive to do all that and my gpu at the same time lol. Im probably goign to get a ram, cpu,mb bundle from newegg at some point, maybe around black friday. Cant wait to see how 1440p 144hz performs with the 1080 though, I have an Acer XG270HU 27"

 

[quilciri]

The GPU can push the monitor just fine. The CPU will bottleneck the GPU in some games.

To help with the concept, think of the physical object.... the "bottleneck" is where the flow gets restricted, or slowed down. In the case of your system, the CPU is where the data flow is getting slowed down, making the CPU the "bottleneck"

 

[Justin72498]

The GPU can push the monitor just fine. The CPU will bottleneck the GPU in some games.

To help with the concept, think of the physical object.... the "bottleneck" is where the flow gets restricted, or slowed down. In the case of your system, the CPU is where the data flow is getting slowed down, making the CPU the "bottleneck"

Thanks for the info that makes a lot more sense to me now. Toms Hardware is great lol, the replies are so fast.

 

[10tacle]

I'd also just like to add don't expect to hit near 144FPS with that monitor in today's AAA games. Not even a 1080 Ti will maximize it. You are looking at between 80-100FPS at 1440p with a typical factory overclocked GTX 1080 depending on game. This is assuming you run some AA and maximize detail quality.

That said, I'd really consider waiting to see the GTX 1180 performance as well as the 1170. Both however are months away made by AIB video card vendors (ASUS, EVGA, MSI, Gigabyte, etc.). This is one case I'd look into EVGA's 90-day upgrade policy where you can trade your current card purchased for a new generation one within your 90 day original purchase date. I assume they still have that service offering.

But if you need a GPU now, prices are sane again so there's that peace of mind you aren't overpaying.

 

[Justin72498]

I'd also just like to add don't expect to hit near 144FPS with that monitor in today's AAA games. Not even a 1080 Ti will maximize it. You are looking at between 80-100FPS at 1440p with a typical factory overclocked GTX 1080 depending on game. This is assuming you run some AA and maximize detail quality.

That said, I'd really consider waiting to see the GTX 1180 performance as well as the 1170. Both however are months away made by AIB video card vendors (ASUS, EVGA, MSI, Gigabyte, etc.). This is one case I'd look into EVGA's 90-day upgrade policy where you can trade your current card purchased for a new generation one within your 90 day original purchase date. I assume they still have that service offering.

But if you need a GPU now, prices are sane again so there's that peace of mind you aren't overpaying.

Ok im definitely going to look into that upgrade policy that sounds like a pretty good idea. Thanks for the info.