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Need GPU for VR and DCS buy 1080ti or wait for RTX Super?

ShortyUK

ShortyUK

ShortyUK

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Hi All

I am looking to improve my VR experience in DCS (Flight Sim) I know that VRAm really helps and can pick up a decent Asus Rog Strix 1080ti for £500 2nd hand. I am having a bit of a dilemma however as I am aware that the RTX Super cards will be out soon and with a possible price drop which means I might be be to pick up a 2080(super) for an extra 100 quid or so that may offer better performance than the 1080ti.
Should I hold or just go for the 1080ti?
 
Afaik Turing GPUs do quite a bit better in VR than Pascal, BUT I'd highly doubt a Super 2080 (if it even exists) would sell for £600 this year. Probably more a 2070 ti, which will be slightly below a 2080, but likely also £500ish.
 
I doubt you'll be able to get a 2080(super) for £600, whatever that is beyond speculation and assumption.

imho you should ask the DCS forums they are pretty open and honest about hardware performance.
 
I know nothing about flight sims, VR and the required hardware, but is there a reason the Radeon VII is not a consideration here?
 
Do what I'm doing mate, wait for the 2080ti to come to £500-550 in the winter (when its too cold to go outside anyway ;))
 
I know nothing about flight sims, VR and the required hardware, but is there a reason the Radeon VII is not a consideration here?
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I don't know too much about the Radeon VII and there doesn't seem to be a lot of information in the DCS community about how it handles.
 
ShortyUK said:
I don't know too much about the Radeon VII and there doesn't seem to be a lot of information in the DCS community about how it handles.
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It's on par with the RTX 2080 and has 16GB of very fast VRAM. So but there's always quirks and caveats. It could be worth looking into.
 
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