1070 or 1080 for 1440p gaming.

[adger1971]

Hi all I've just sold my R9 390 and I'm looking at a Nvidia card for the 1st time.
I mostly game (Witcher 3, Gta v) etc ..on a 1440p Dell ultrasharp U2715H.
I have a I5 4670k,8gb of ram.
My question guys is..I'm looking for a card that will give me 60fps on above titles at 1440p with top settings. I have the funds available now for a 1070 I'd have to wait maybe a extra month or 2 for the 1080. I'm looking at a card that'll hopefully give me 3-4 yrs of gaming. Also would an extra 8gb of DDR3 ram be worth it? Thank you for any feedback ,much appreciated

 

[bigtasty]

A benchmark for GTA V shows:

Test bench 6700k @4Ghz and 16gb DDR4-3000

2560x1440, Preset: Very High, 4x MSAA

GTX 1080 gives an average of 82.1 and minimum of 55.
GTX 1070 68.6 and 47 respectively.

 

[bigtasty]

And Witcher 3 (same test bench)

2560 x 1440 at highest detail settings

GTX1080 89 average, 72 minimum
GTX1070 71.3 average, 57 minimum

 

[subbytna]

I'd wait for the 1080 and save the extra cash if you can. There should be better choices of 1080 cards available in a couple of months too when they actually get their AIB buts in gear and send out non ref cards in sufficient numbers to retailers.

 

[Cooper]

It's the difference between..

1070 = Very high
1080 = Ultra

Up to you if that's worth another £200+

 

[mark-san]

1070 should be plenty for 1440p and saves you a lot.

 

[arc@css]

1070 should be plenty for 1440p and saves you a lot.

+1

I'm using a GTX980Ti, which is almost as fast as a 1070, and I find it very good for 1440p.

 

[Wrinkly]

Go for a 980Ti (non reference). Put the money you save towards the Gsync tax. I use a Gigabyte 980Ti G1 myself @1440p. Alternately if you are planning on VR soon then spend more and grab a 1070 / 1080.

 

[razorpakk]

Upgraded from a 980Ti and still couldn't justify more than a 1070 for the same resolution.

You'll cap 95% of games at 60 Fps as it is, I don't want to have spare power because in reality is just wasted

Would save the 200£ for something else, you're still within 15% performance anyway.

 

[Poneros]

Find a cheap 980 ti.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

What about one of these :-

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sapphire-radeon-fury-nitro-4096mb-hbm-pci-express-graphics-card-with-backplate-11247-03-40g-gx-377-sp.html

 

[razorpakk]

What about one of these :-

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sapphire-radeon-fury-nitro-4096mb-hbm-pci-express-graphics-card-with-backplate-11247-03-40g-gx-377-sp.html

4 gb of Vram is just not a thing above 1080p

 

[foxyfaefife]

I've purchased a 1070 for 1440p gaming and have no regrets about my decision. It represents a huge upgrade from my old card (the 770) and I feel that the £409 I paid for the Palit Gamerock Premier edition is quite a reasonable price given its performance. I would highly recommend going for it.

 

[Daaaveee]

1070 is plenty for 1440p60. 1080 will give you more headroom for the future but IMO is not worth the extra unless you really want the highest frame rates.

 

[LoadsaMoney]

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[Jono8]

1080 i think. Just bought a 1070 and I was about to pull the trigger on a 1440p monitor but got cold feet as quite a few benches of some of the latest games show even a 1070 not being able to maintain 60fps+ and i am not one to turn down settings .

I mean it will be absolutely fine, but i wouldn't expect silky smooth 60fps+ in everything when maxed out and especially not on games coming out in the near future.

I guess it depends just how smooth you want it and how susceptible you are to framerate drops.

 

[mahius]

I'd say 1080, but not at current prices.

Neither, get one of these:-

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sapphire-radeon-fury-nitro-4096mb-hbm-pci-express-graphics-card-with-backplate-11247-03-40g-gx-377-sp.html

Not a bad idea considering how well it does in Vulkan/DX12, depends on the types of games OP plays.

I'm also waiting to upgrade to 1440p, but I'll wait for a card that can do 4k60 with no compromises before that, should make for a good high framerate 1440p experience. But if OP wants solid 1440p60, the 1080 is good enough, the 1070 might require a few settings reduced to do the same. But so would a 980ti... which IMO is a much better buy than a 1070.

Just save up and get whichever of the options float your fancy.

 

[adger1971]

Thanks all, I might just wait a month save a bit more and go for the 1080.
Much appreciated .
Thanks again
Adger