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

[17seconds]

They are also reporting those custom cards should be available tomorrow.

 

[lieutenantfrost]

How long till we see after market manufactures release their cards?

 

[rgd1101]

How long till we see after market manufactures release their cards?

did you not read just above your post?

 

[TehPenguin]

They are also reporting those custom cards should be available tomorrow.

Huh. But isn't Computex still few more days away? I thought Computex would be the giant feed of fresh info.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

They are also reporting those custom cards should be available tomorrow.

Huh. But isn't Computex still few more days away? I thought Computex would be the giant feed of fresh info.

Are you confusing AMD with Nvidia? Nvidias custom cards should be out tomorrow for the 1080, with the release date. Computex = Polaris info

 

[9third]

http://www.tweaktown.com/news/52276/evgas-geforce-gtx-1080-superclocked-acx-3-spotted-looks-awesome/index.html

http://videocardz.com/60298/exclusive-gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1080-xtreme-gaming-pictured

http://videocardz.com/60340/asus-rog-strix-geforce-gtx-1080-pictured

Fap fap fap fap fap

That Asus is da best. (Mouth watering.) I dunno if I can fit it in my case though. Might have to go with Zotac which are generally smaller, or not at all.

Yeah, I really hope the 1070 will have the same design, i'm close to buying a new case if this thing doesn't fit

 

[turkey3_scratch]

I've been waiting on a hardware upgrade so long... just keep stockpiling the cash.

 

[TehPenguin]

They are also reporting those custom cards should be available tomorrow.

Huh. But isn't Computex still few more days away? I thought Computex would be the giant feed of fresh info.

Are you confusing AMD with Nvidia? Nvidias custom cards should be out tomorrow for the 1080, with the release date. Computex = Polaris info

The fact that I do not know what I actually confused with what confuses me.

Ooh.
17seconds clearly answered to the Asus Strix post. No idea how I though it was all about AMD.

I've been waiting on a hardware upgrade so long... just keep stockpiling the cash.

Same here. Now the only thing I am still thinking about is whether to go full out on the 1080 or wait for 1080ti since I want to upgrade to 3440x1440 as well.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

I think I'm passing on a GPU upgrade this time. I just don't play that many games. I play more console games because I like Nintendo, and I also have a lot of friends on them.

 

[TehPenguin]

I would pass a GPU upgrade if I could, but my HD5870 just barely manages to run the newer titles on low settings. That's why I'm so pumped about the 1080ti, assuming the rumors are true.

 

[Trinity the Duelist]

So if I decided to be patient a shoot for a partner card, how long would I have to wait?

 

[TehPenguin]

So if I decided to be patient a shoot for a partner card, how long would I have to wait?

As 17seconds said just a few posts earlier: the custom cards should be available tomorrow.

 

[Trinity the Duelist]

^ I would quote you, but this site refuses to let me use the desktop version.

I'm retarded, I can't believe I managed to miss that...

 

[9third]

By the way everyone, 4way and 3way sli IS possible with the gtx 1080 and 1070, : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wBDt9tN5-c

I just wanted to confirm because there has been a lot of speculation about the 2way sli limit with the 1080 and 1070

 

[TehPenguin]

By the way everyone, 4way and 3way sli IS possible with the gtx 1080 and 1070, : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wBDt9tN5-c

I just wanted to confirm because there has been a lot of speculation about the 2way sli limit with the 1080 and 1070

Yes, but it's locked by default.

 

[9third]

By the way everyone, 4way and 3way sli IS possible with the gtx 1080 and 1070, : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wBDt9tN5-c

I just wanted to confirm because there has been a lot of speculation about the 2way sli limit with the 1080 and 1070

Yes, but it's locked by default.

I know, but it is still possible

 

[DustinV]

2 weeks till i can get a 1070 🙁

Nice to know that the aftermarket versions will be released on launch day though. Means same will happen for the 1070 can't wait

 

[Math Geek]

i have been away from a pc all day so i must have missed it somewhere. where does it say custom cards will also be available tomorrow? i am not seeing it anywhere saying this....

 

[17seconds]

Quote in reference to the Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! and AMP! Extreme cards:
"Both cards are expected to be launched on May 27th."
http://www.techpowerup.com/222768/zotac-gtx-1080-amp-and-amp-extreme-graphics-cards-pictured

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1080 Xtreme Gaming:
"Things should clear up by the 27th, though."
http://www.techpowerup.com/222769/gigabyte-geforce-gtx-1080-xtreme-gaming-pictured

 

[17seconds]

From Guru3d regarding the Zotac AMP! cards:
"Both cards have a custom PCB and come with three DisplayPort 1.4, a HDMI 2.0b, and one DVI-D connector. The clock speeds of both the cards are still under embargo, but you'll likely learn more by tomorrow.
http://www.guru3d.com/news-story/zotac-gtx-1080-amp-and-amp-extreme-graphics-card-photos.html

 

[detroitwillfall]

man, decisions decisions lol.. do i stay at finding a true 1080p/60fps or go for 1440p for the future.. ugh.

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

So I had been following the articles about PASCAL the past few months and was pretty convinced they were well worth the cost.

http://wccftech.com/nvidia-pascal-tesla-p100-gp100-gpu/
http://wccftech.com/nvidia-pascal-gpu-gtc-2015/

But, come to find out the "cut-down variants" of what has been advertised is nothing compared to what has been advertised. I can't afford the 1080, and was gonna stretch for the 1070; but the 1070 doesn't even have the same memory as the 1080, and the 1080 doesn't even have the same memory as what was previously advertised (1TB/s bandwidth). I was thinking, okay, so the cut-down would have what, 700-800GB/s?.. Nope. They have but a mere fraction of that. Watered-down to but a smidgen of increase compared to the big hype of advertisements. But they still say it's 2x and 3x the performance in VR, which is what the memory is for right? Maybe I'm confused. Anyone?

 

[cdabc123]

So I had been following the articles about PASCAL the past few months and was pretty convinced they were well worth the cost.

http://wccftech.com/nvidia-pascal-tesla-p100-gp100-gpu/
http://wccftech.com/nvidia-pascal-gpu-gtc-2015/

But, come to find out the "cut-down variants" of what has been advertised is nothing compared to what has been advertised. I can't afford the 1080, and was gonna stretch for the 1070; but the 1070 doesn't even have the same memory as the 1080, and the 1080 doesn't even have the same memory as what was previously advertised (1TB/s bandwidth). I was thinking, okay, so the cut-down would have what, 700-800GB/s?.. Nope. They have but a mere fraction of that. Watered-down to but a smidgen of increase compared to the big hype of advertisements. But they still say it's 2x and 3x the performance in VR, which is what the memory is for right? Maybe I'm confused. Anyone?

memory isnt the only thing that matters it is a new arc and that helps significantly

 

[Mousemonkey]

I don't want to risk sounding like an nvidia fanboy here (I used an AMD 7770 to build a hackintosh for my mom)

http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/matthew-wilson/amd-radeon-polaris-gpu-benchmarks-appear-online/

But if AMD's mid range card in crossfire can't beat the 1080 I think AMD is gonna be in trouble financially. I'm of the opinion that SLI and Crossfire are being phased out, I have an SLI setup right now and if I could go back to when I built my computer I would have saved up a little more and just gone with one 780ti.... fewer and fewer titles are getting proper SLI and Crossfire profiles, and when I have to force alternate frame rendering it just uses my cards at half capacity instead of using one at full and I still get lens glaring and flicker, I'll maybe get a 5% boost in framerate and that's it. Titanfall, one of my favorite games, is a good example of this. Hell I own Doom 4 and haven't even played it yet because I'm waiting to get a 1080 so I can play it the way it's meant to be played

I'm just so hoping that either EVGA, MSI, or Gigabyte come out with a liquid cooled or hybrid version of the card by the end of June.

I also wish that the 1080/1070's lithography was 14nm FinFet as opposed to 16nm FinFet, I feel that that could have boosted performance even more for the 1080/1070

As the foundries are using different nomenclatures for what seems to be the same process I don't think that would have made any difference, there is more to the performance level than the size of the transistor node.

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

memory isnt the only thing that matters it is a new arc and that helps significantly

Yeah, that's what I have been leaning on. But when all I hear about it HBM2 and GDDR5X, and I find out the 1070 doesn't have either.. it's kinda disappointing.