1070 or 1080

bakes0310 · 15 Nov 2016 at 16:41

As title I'm thinking of getting one of the above cards for my 3440x1440 monitor.
I've narrowed it down to:
EVGA ftw hybrid 1070
EVGA ftw hybrid 1080
Asus matrix RGB 1080

Is a 1070 good enough for any game at 3440x1440 with no gsync. I rather buy the higher end card if it's going to give me 60fps and not having to turn settings down. But then I don't want to be wasting money on getting stupidly high fps that I won't see.

~>Dg<~ · 15 Nov 2016 at 16:45

you need a 1080 atleast id say.

Yaayuh! · 15 Nov 2016 at 16:47

If you don't have anything important to spend the difference on, then just go for the 1080.

old gamer · 15 Nov 2016 at 16:50

i think a 1070 would be pretty good but the 1080 would be my choice

Caracus2k · 15 Nov 2016 at 16:52

Go with a 1080 over a 1070 for that res, I swapped out my 1070 for a 1080 when I changed from the 27" tn swift to the 34" wide Asus rog swift as the 1070 was on the edge of acceptable performance with some games at the higher resolution

tyler_jrb · 15 Nov 2016 at 16:52

Agreed get a 1080. Worth it if you plan on keeping it for the next year or so.

easyrider · 15 Nov 2016 at 17:39

wrenaudrey · 15 Nov 2016 at 17:43

A 1080 hands down.

You'll be able to push 60-100 fps with one compared to ~60 fps with a 1070

regulus · 15 Nov 2016 at 17:47

As others, 1080.

I have the 1080 and a non Gsync widescreen. As I'm a graphics whore, all sliders get turned up and apart from a small handful of games, very few actually gets to and stays on 60fps.

Hold your nose at the cost and just get a 1080. Really, just do it.

bakes0310 · 15 Nov 2016 at 17:51

Okay thanks I'll go with a 1080 and be done with it, I really don't want to be upgrading for about 3 years.
I'm gonna go with the EVGA ftw hybrid over the Asus one due to space gonna be a bit tight in my itx build. The Asus card would still fit but it'll be close.

So should I get the EVGA card or am I making a big mistake over the Asus card?

Drollic · 15 Nov 2016 at 17:51

1080 for 1440p ultrawide

BriT · 15 Nov 2016 at 17:57

Get the EVGA, Asus is overpriced.

wellibob · 15 Nov 2016 at 21:05

1070 and 2x AA Done. Obviously the 1080 is better but 200. How deep are the pockets.

Brizzles · 15 Nov 2016 at 22:17

I've got a 1070 with 3440 x 1440, and it's 'acceptable' for 60 fps in most games.

Given the budget though i would get a 1080

stulid · 15 Nov 2016 at 22:18

2X RX480s...rekt

bakes0310 · 16 Nov 2016 at 11:01

I'm deciding whether to buy my CPU first and put my Titan black into the new PC and it'll be all up and running. But then I'm not in a massive rush and I could buy the card and then CPU in early December with the new PC how I want it.

Also how much better is a 1080 compared to a Titan black?

Yaayuh! · 16 Nov 2016 at 11:01

stulid said:
2X RX480s...rekt

easyrider · 16 Nov 2016 at 11:03

bakes0310 said:
I'm deciding whether to buy my CPU first and put my Titan black into the new PC and it'll be all up and running. But then I'm not in a massive rush and I could buy the card and then CPU in early December with the new PC how I want it.

Also how much better is a 1080 compared to a Titan black?

what cpu?

You have a 4790k already....

bakes0310 · 16 Nov 2016 at 11:31

easyrider said:
what cpu?

You have a 4790k already....

Basically I'm downsizing to an itx build from my current PC in my sig. I thought I might as well go Skylake, I have all the parts apart from the 6700k and GPU.

bakes0310 · 16 Nov 2016 at 11:41

So 1080 vs Titan black what sort performance difference am I looking at?