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980ti.....what is a worthy upgrade

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Hi all,

So due more to the fact that I would like a card with design that matches a new Black / Red themed Ryzen build I have done, I am looking at what might be a potential upgrade from my 980ti SC+

I have been looking at RX590's, VEGA 56's and 1070ti's........it just seems a bit of a minefield as to what actual gains I am likely to see

I know that the 980 is an absolute gem of a card and it struggles with frankly nothing still, but if I was to go for it what are peoples recommendation as a worthwhile step up?

Currently running 1080p resolution but looking at 1440p in future

Thanks for any help you can provide

Ta

Ben
 
For a small bump, 2060, and a decent one, 2070

I think the Vega stuff won't offer much of an improvement for the price you pay. £330 for a reference 2060 I believe?
 
I'm not sure they are even worth upgrading to TBH I remember my overclocked 980ti was on pair with 1070.
 
Thanks both,

I had forgotten about the 2060, that was on the list too

This is why I thought I would ask, if its not worth it then will just plough on and maybe look to see if anyone on the MM has a red Kraken G10 plate that I could W/C the 980ti with
 
imho the only potential upgrade that makes sense atm is a 1080ti, if IF you can get it 2nd from a reliable source for a sensible price.

Otherwise you are trapped in the awful price envelope for the extra performance, a 2080ti would be a good choice if it were like half the price but it ain't so its for specialist cases or those with high disposable income.
 
BigBANGtheory said:
imho the only potential upgrade that makes sense atm is a 1080ti, if IF you can get it 2nd from a reliable source for a sensible price.

Otherwise you are trapped in the awful price envelope for the extra performance, a 2080ti would be a good choice if it were like half the price but it ain't so its for specialist cases or those with high disposable income.
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Yeah the 1080ti would be an absolute winner, totally agree but I just don't have the £500 required :(. Been very lucky in that my new Ryzen build has cost me £200 for everything minus a new card so to fork out that much on a GPU is a bit crazy (defo don't have that sort of disposable income for that let alone a 2080ti lol)

I guess its going to be a "if its not broke, don't fix it" situation.
 
I was toying with going VEGA 56 as I’ve just bought a freesync monitor. And the 9xx series aren’t pascal.

You could sell your 980ti and the games, and you get a 15% performance hit (25/30% Oc) for £75.
 
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