GPU Dilemma

[easyrider]

2080 should have the edge in performance over the 1080ti, but not by much.
Plus it has newer tech - tensor cores and (ostensibly) real time ray tracing.

Lol

All for the princely sum of taking the ****

 

[bigmike20vt]

Afternoon everyone!

So the time has come to upgrade my GPU and it seems to the worst possible time to do so!

I currently have a GTX 970 and I mainly do Sim Racing titles on VR, such as rFactor2 and Assetto Corsa. I do want to play more games going forward however I am currently on LOW settings on everything and it makes me sad. I have no intention of going to 4k to be honest.

The other thing I mainly do with my PC is rendering 3d models in 3DS Max.

I have a total budget of £1700 but the plan was to put aside £950 for a PC upgrade (will make a separate thread for that) So that leaves about £750 for a new GPU.

Here is my dilemma - I'd love the GTX2080ti but way out of my budget. I would settle on a 1080ti but almost want to refuse paying £750 for a GPU that is End of Line and possibly more expensive because of that reason. So I guess the 2080 is a good option but I am worried that because it's not a Ti it won't quite do the job. I forgot to mention that this needs to be really future proof. It's rare I get a chance to upgrade and spending this much money on a PC is already quite a push but the wife understands that this is what I enjoy.

Anyways, any advise will be helpful, thank you.

not sure what current prices are but i think the RTX 2080 was around £650 a few weeks ago. i think this would fit your bill nicely and do what you need.

i am really late to the party here however i am a huge fan of QHD. it is far closer visually to 4k than it is to 1080p and yet is far far easier on resources. it is how i play most of my games on my 4k screen.

I have a gtx 1080ti which is pretty much on a par with the RTX2080 in none RT games, and it allows me to pretty much put everything on full detail in my oculus rift and i also do accross the board supersampling in the nvidia drivers too (1.5x iirc)

 

[HRL]

2080 gets my vote if you’ve got to buy now.

Better grunt for gaming and although it’s not as good for rendering as a V64, it’s certainly no slouch either.

 

[darwin]

I have a 1080ti in my living room PC and a 2080 in my main rig. There is very little between them in terms of performance but the 2080 does a fine job at ultra wide resolutions for most sim racing titles. The 2080 should also benefit from future driver updates if you are on the fence between the two.