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Is a 980ti really not going to cut it for 1440p anymore?

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I've been having a few recent game releases play like arse at max settings 1440p, is the 980ti no longer going to cut it? I'm waiting for the 1080ti before upgrading.

Or should I just get a 1080 now?
 
Random Guy said:
Which games?
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The last 3 'new' games I've installed have all had FPS drops and issues when running max, F1 2016, Dishonored 2 (even after the patch, having to run at high/medium, very high and ultra are just not possible for a smooth 60fps playback) and Planet Coaster.
 
I wouldnt think so. Dishonored has problems. BF1, titanfall etc should run above 100fps at ultra 1440p so its just those particular games. Also planet coaster could be a cpu bottleneck
 
A 1070 and 980Ti both trade blows but if you want max FPS, a 1080 is your only choice. Note, this has more to do with the crappy optimisation/cross-platform issue than anything else.

If you really want the best wait for 1080Ti. I am running a 1070 and even comparing the performance increase from it to a Titan X Pascal, I still see that that the pricing is going to be way off the mark.

Another option is to buy a second-hand 980Ti for SLI.
 
I popped one of my old 980Ti Hybrids into a PC I'm building for a friend last night, and tested Gears of War 4 and BF1 - both ran at around 80-90 FPS at 1440p, Ultra. This was at stock clocks.

Perhaps the games you're playing are just really poorly made?
 
agnes said:
I've been having a few recent game releases play like arse at max settings 1440p, is the 980ti no longer going to cut it? I'm waiting for the 1080ti before upgrading.

Or should I just get a 1080 now?
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A 1080 is only slightly less arse. IMO your choices are:

  • Another 980ti 2nd hand for £200-250, and go SLI.
  • Wait for 1080ti
 
Is SLI a wise choice these days? I used to back when I had 2 8800 GTX's under water. It was amazing.

I'm using a micro build, so small ATX case, it would get fairly warm in there. Mind you, I'm only using Noctuas that don't really have much pushing power.
 
agnes said:
Is SLI a wise choice these days? I used to back when I had 2 8800 GTX's under water. It was amazing.

I'm using a micro build, so small ATX case, it would get fairly warm in there. Mind you, I'm only using Noctuas that don't really have much pushing power.
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from what Ive been hearing sli support has gotten substantially worse in the last year or so,

much like 3D vision, nvidia deemed SLI enthusiasts such a minute market that its not worth spending manpower promoting its implementation. a lot of fixes involve using existing profiles from different games. Even then there will be imperfect textures shadows or even negative performance.

I think its more trouble than its worth. also 1070 sli scaling I hear is not as good as previous gen.
 
I have a 3930K @ 4.4GHz and a 980Ti @ 1400Mhz and BF1, DOOM and The Division play very well at 2560x1440.

Dishonoured 2 doesn't play that well on most things to be honest.
 
I have a very overclocked bios flashed 980 GTX pretty much plays everything at 60 or above 2560x1440. Haven't tried Dishonoured 2 yet.

Waiting for the 1080's to come down in price and see what the TI is like, no point upgrading just yet - ref price
 
agnes said:
Is SLI a wise choice these days? I used to back when I had 2 8800 GTX's under water. It was amazing.

I'm using a micro build, so small ATX case, it would get fairly warm in there. Mind you, I'm only using Noctuas that don't really have much pushing power.
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I find SLI to work really well, but I wouldn't consider it for a micro build.

I think if you buy a 1080 now you'll regret it when the 1080ti drops, and a 980ti is still very capable at 1440 unless you're running 21:9?
 
Honestly i think it's more the developers at fault than your hardware. Dishonored 2 has been singled out as a bad performer on PC at the moment.
 
String said:
I find SLI to work really well, but I wouldn't consider it for a micro build.

I think if you buy a 1080 now you'll regret it when the 1080ti drops, and a 980ti is still very capable at 1440 unless you're running 21:9?
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Will he though? the 1080ti will certainly be in the £800-£1000 range which is a bit ridiculous.
 
A 980ti should still be capable of running 1440p. Maybe consider turning down a little bit of the settings to get desired fps.

I am here running a borrowed 980 from my brother since returning a 1080 FTW and i am getting 70-90 fps on BF1 Ultra on 1440p

Edit: IIRC a 1080 is around 10%-30% better than a 980ti depending on the model. So it should really more than capable
 
just turn down the settings or wait for patches.
dishonored 2 has a tonne of issues on pc version atm, its all over the internet.

980Ti should be fine for 1440p in theory.
 
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