Nvidia GeForce GTX 1000 Series (Pascal) MegaThread: FAQ and Resources

[James Mason]

2 part question: I have 2 980's in SLI running a 1440P monitor. That's obviously plenty of graphical horsepower to push that resolution on ultra everything with almost nothing going below 60fps.

It's not the raw graphical power that's getting me, it's the sometimes issues I run into with SLI. It's not much, but it's still there and I can notice it on some games. However, it's not enough for me to be willing to take a loss on a new card, unless it's a serious upgrade. So, since the reference 1080 gets in the neighborhood of 90-95% of 2 980's would it be better to go that route for a single card solution with one of the factory OC from MSI, etc., or wait for the ti?

OR with the new HB sli bridges would 2 1070's be the better cost/performance option with the premise of improved SLI scalability and smoother gameplay?

This reminds me, I'd also be interested in seeing the 1080s/1070s in comparison to the gtx 900s in SLI and the r9 300s in Xfire, just to get a comprehensive coverage of where these cards fall.

Also because SLI and Crossfire have so many issues, want to see recent and combined results showing some of their downsides.

 

[Math Geek]

so know that we have solid ground to stand on for the 1070, should i sell my 980ti while i still can and buy a 1070 or just keep the ti

they are so close in performance, there is no reason to go from a 980ti to a 1070. would be a parallel move and probably be a net loss in cost once all is done.

 

[jeffler383]

2 part question: I have 2 980's in SLI running a 1440P monitor. That's obviously plenty of graphical horsepower to push that resolution on ultra everything with almost nothing going below 60fps.

It's not the raw graphical power that's getting me, it's the sometimes issues I run into with SLI. It's not much, but it's still there and I can notice it on some games. However, it's not enough for me to be willing to take a loss on a new card, unless it's a serious upgrade. So, since the reference 1080 gets in the neighborhood of 90-95% of 2 980's would it be better to go that route for a single card solution with one of the factory OC from MSI, etc., or wait for the ti?

OR with the new HB sli bridges would 2 1070's be the better cost/performance option with the premise of improved SLI scalability and smoother gameplay?

This reminds me, I'd also be interested in seeing the 1080s/1070s in comparison to the gtx 900s in SLI and the r9 300s in Xfire, just to get a comprehensive coverage of where these cards fall.

Also because SLI and Crossfire have so many issues, want to see recent and combined results showing some of their downsides.

I've seen several reviews of the 1080 paired up against various 980's (non ti) in SLI, since Nvidia's claim was that one 1080 would be the equivalent of 2 980's. On average, it's usually about 90-95% of an SLI setup, though depending on the game and resolution tested the delta could be bigger or smaller. Considering that I never go below 60fps at 1440p I think one 1080 would certainly do me just fine, but I dont want a side grade just for the sake of getting rid of SLI.

PC GAMER did a pretty good spread showing the average fps across different resolutions showing all of AMD and Nvidia's higher end units, but what I want to see is the SLI results using the new HB bridge. I have no doubt 2 1070's will easily out perform my 2 980's, but if the scaling is the same and the problems inherent with SLI aren't improved with the new HB bridge then I'd rather wait for a ti

 

[U6b36ef]

To folk asking if they should sell the SLI and get a Pascal (1000-series).....You should wait and see if the 1000-series cards are stable. Or if they have an issue like RAM-gate, or the 8000 series cards that had bump-gate. Or those dreaded 400-600 series cards that locked up the PC on desktop.

You'd be annoyed if you sold your SLIs and bought a problem.

 

[TechyInAZ]

Looks like we have a bit more info on the 3rd Pascal card coming soon. For peeps like me who can't afford the GTX 1070, this is great news!

http://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060-confirmed/

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Looks like we have a bit more info on the 3rd Pascal card coming soon. For peeps like me who can't afford the GTX 1070, this is great news!

http://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1060-confirmed/

What if it was a GTX 1050?

 

[Math Geek]

what would be a 1060 then? would be so close to a 1070 it would be silly. pretty much has to be a 1060 at that performance range.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

A 1070 is > 980Ti. A 1060 would be between a 980 and 980Ti. A 1050 is between a 970 and 980. Maybe? hope.

 

[9third]

I was really hoping to OC with the asus 1070... Are there any reviews on some good overclocking 1070's? (Or 1080s)

 

[Deleted member 217926]

The 1080 and 1070 both do amazingly well when benched with FCAT.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_1070_fcat_frametime_anaysis_review,16.html

Also this is a couple of days old but it's the first Sli 1080 review that I've seen and I didn't see it posted.

http://www.pcper.com/news/Graphics-Cards/Teaser-GTX-1080s-Tested-SLI-EVGA-SC-ACX-30

That EVGA card looks great!

 

[Math Geek]

i love the looks of the evga card. looks better than the asus ones imo. just sleek and classy and appears to be a very strong cooler as well.

 

[TehPenguin]

Yeah the EVGA looks terrific. The ASUS looks too childish IMO compared to the elegant and simple design of the EVGA. Shame you don't really see it in a normal case.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Did you see this? Comes with a neat little extender so you can move the PCI-E connectors to customize cable management.

http://www.pcper.com/news/Graphics-Cards/Check-out-what-EVGA-has-store-you

 

[TehPenguin]

Yeah. Gamer Nexus showed that I'm their Computex video. Really cool.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Yeah. Gamer Nexus showed that I'm their Computex video. Really cool.

Wait, am I reading that right? You are their Computex video? :lol:

 

[TehPenguin]

Yeah. Gamer Nexus showed that I'm their Computex video. Really cool.

Wait, am I reading that right? You are their Computex video? :lol:

Oh. Hello there, autocorrect. No matter how interesting of a form that would be, I'd rather stay myself. I ofcourse meant in their Computex video. ^^

 

[Math Geek]

so here is a review for the MSI gaming x 1080 card. http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/msi-geforce-gtx-1080-gaming-x-8g-review,1.html

still reading but figured others might want to see it as well.

 

[U6b36ef]

so here is a review for the asus gamin x 1080 card. http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/msi-geforce-gtx-1080-gaming-x-8g-review,1.html

still reading but figured others might want to see it as well.

Nice one. (You might wanna edit. You said Asus, but it's MSI.)

Really good to see other board partners cards; their clocks, temps, and noise.

Beautiful looker this one too.

 

[James Mason]

so here is a review for the MSI gamin x 1080 card. http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/msi-geforce-gtx-10...

still reading but figured others might want to see it as well.

Uhhhhnnnnn... that review is so good.

 

[Math Geek]

since you quoted me it will still show my error 🙁 either way, still a review worth reading.

and not really sure why the lonely island song but it is a good tune to listen to while reading the review. got all their cd's cause they all funny 😀

 

[James Mason]

since you quoted me it will still show my error 🙁 either way, still a review worth reading.

and not really sure why the lonely island song but it is a good tune to listen to while reading the review. got all their cd's cause they all funny 😀

The review was so indepth (and covered the card I was interested) that it made me that song 😛

 

[Deleted member 217926]

It was funny. 😉

 

[Math Geek]

oh ok, now my mind is in the right place, it all makes sense now i did not connect those dots at the time but .... yah.... exactly....

but id does seem like we won't be seeing any major overclocking beyond the 2 ghz we have already seen. guess nvidia has limited things enough and already pushed the chip pretty far already. so in the end, picking a card will be mostly eye appeal and price. which so far for me is the vevga ones. just something sexy about that acx 3.0 cooler.

 

[TehPenguin]

A pretty underwhelming reveal of the RX 480

but...

VR under $200? That's a wow from me. Not very much detailed info yet but either the 1060 will have to bring at least equal performance or AMD is getting some of it's market share back.

And maybe, hopefully, this will push nVidia a bit to either drop prices or bring the 1080ti(my distant lover)out sooner. If AMD succeeds then we all win. Rooting for team red!

 

[turkey3_scratch]

oh ok, now my mind is in the right place, it all makes sense now i did not connect those dots at the time but .... yah.... exactly....

but id does seem like we won't be seeing any major overclocking beyond the 2 ghz we have already seen. guess nvidia has limited things enough and already pushed the chip pretty far already. so in the end, picking a card will be mostly eye appeal and price. which so far for me is the vevga ones. just something sexy about that acx 3.0 cooler.

Maybe the 1080Ti will get it's big boost from very high clock rates, so they're limiting the 1080 to limit its performance relative to an upcoming, better card.