1080 to 1080ti or 1080 IN SLI?

[Pasta]

For a 144hz 21:9 Ultrawide monitor
Resolution > 2560×1080

[CursedPanther]

A single 1080Ti, since you seem ready to grab an enthusiast grade GPU.

Makes it easier for a screen upgrade later as well.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Single GTX 1080 should be fine since it's not 1440p ultrawide.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Even for many Games, even at 1440p 21:9, a single GTX 1080 is usually enough.
A single 1080 shouldn't break a sweat at 1080p 21:9

A 1080 Ti would be completely wasted at that low res.

[Monk]

i think you will be fine with your 1080, sli is not worth it unless you want more than the best can offer, so, if you have a 1080ti already and really want to go nuts when it works, so if you do really want to upgrade, sell the 1080 and buy a 1080ti, the number of games supporting sli this year has really dropped off sadly, bloody unreal engine 4 lol

[No gods, no masters.]

1080ti sli and 1080 as physx card

[Malygos]

1070 and save the money unless you are just trying to super future proof my 1080 gets over 144 at 1080p on pretty much everything

[Athenas]

I have a 1080 paiered with a 21:9 2560x1080 60hz monitor and all games I throw at them run flawlessly maxed out.

I can even run most games maxed out using nVidia's DSR at 4x at 60 fps.

So yeah a plain 1080 will be more than adequate for your needs.

However, if I were buying a new card today, I would go with a 1080 Ti instead. It doesn't cost that much extra money vs the plain 1080, has about 25% to 30% extra performance and will let you play at 4k (or with DSR 4x) really easy if in the not so distant future you desire so.

@Monk what a nice impressive machine you are building. I'm envious.

[Baosas]

1080 Ti, full stop. If you have a choice between grabbing a single powerful GPU and two less powerful ones, always take the single option. This resolution may not look like much, but 144fps takes a lot of horsepower to realize, and you'd do well to be a bit more prepared.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Baosas eredeti hozzászólása:

1080 Ti, full stop. If you have a choice between grabbing a single powerful GPU and two less powerful ones, always take the single option. This resolution may not look like much, but 144fps takes a lot of horsepower to realize, and you'd do well to be a bit more prepared.

Why do folks keep thinking Refresh Rate but saying FPS...

144Hz has zero to do with having your GPU output a solid 144 FPS at any rate, if ever at all.

Higher refresh screens will always be a benefit to users, regardless of your FPS.
Sure large dips up and down in FPS is never good and you can clearly see that with your eyes well regardless of pixel response, actual tearing or ghosting... But having a GPU maintain UNDER the refresh rate, is what you want... you can always utilize NVIDIA's VSync Method such as Fast or Adaptive to help keep a more steady FPS pacing. It will not 100% sync, but it will be better then anything full VSync will provide. Sure you can overcome certain issues that could occur, by going GSync... however that is not a need really any longer just as a means of getting rid of screen tearing. Even on AMD FreeSync Displays, NVIDIA GPU users can get very good results by simply force-enabling the NVIDIA Fast or Adaptive sync methods.

You don't need 144 FPS to see the benefits of a 144Hz Display; the benefits are in the overall panel quality and what its core features are, such as quick pixel response and anti-ghosting... already allowing for fluid like movement transitions, even at a steady FPS such as 30, 60, 72, 120... etc.

[FluffyPinkDecoyBunny]

I wouldn't recommend SLI after the 9xx series. 10xx series, the drop of tri and quad SLI is kind of an early warning that multi GPUs just may be a thing of the past in the near future, if you ask me.

So many games that are DX12 or game developers moving that direction with future releases, the developers need to implement the use of multi GPUs and so far it's not looking promising. Any games running DX9/10/11, SLI profiles are dependent on the driver and the performance increase can be anywhere from 50-near100%, as long as the game has proper driver support.

You then also run into the other issues for SLI; generates more heat, uses more power, micro stuttering or even the odd game you may come across that just won't run with SLI enabled.

If you feel the single 1080 isn't quiet enough, I'd suggest looking to a 1080Ti over picking up a second 1080 for SLI.

[Pasta]

Thanks for the replies guys. Deciding to sell my current 1080 and get a 1080ti and the LG 34UC79G 144HZ ultrawide monitor 👍🏻

[Monk]

If you don't have the monitor, don't buy it, it's freesync which won't work with nvidia cards,well, it will, you just won't get the benefit, you need a gsync screen to get the best out of a 1080ti and a 144Hz panel to eliminate tearing.

Also, at legatus, cheers, though I wish I wasn't the one paying for it, I think it's sitting at around £6k right now lol

[Baosas]

Bad_Motha eredeti hozzászólása:

Baosas eredeti hozzászólása:

1080 Ti, full stop. If you have a choice between grabbing a single powerful GPU and two less powerful ones, always take the single option. This resolution may not look like much, but 144fps takes a lot of horsepower to realize, and you'd do well to be a bit more prepared.

Why do folks keep thinking Refresh Rate but saying FPS...

144Hz has zero to do with having your GPU output a solid 144 FPS at any rate, if ever at all.

Higher refresh screens will always be a benefit to users, regardless of your FPS.
Sure large dips up and down in FPS is never good and you can clearly see that with your eyes well regardless of pixel response, actual tearing or ghosting... But having a GPU maintain UNDER the refresh rate, is what you want... you can always utilize NVIDIA's VSync Method such as Fast or Adaptive to help keep a more steady FPS pacing. It will not 100% sync, but it will be better then anything full VSync will provide. Sure you can overcome certain issues that could occur, by going GSync... however that is not a need really any longer just as a means of getting rid of screen tearing. Even on AMD FreeSync Displays, NVIDIA GPU users can get very good results by simply force-enabling the NVIDIA Fast or Adaptive sync methods.

You don't need 144 FPS to see the benefits of a 144Hz Display; the benefits are in the overall panel quality and what its core features are, such as quick pixel response and anti-ghosting... already allowing for fluid like movement transitions, even at a steady FPS such as 30, 60, 72, 120... etc.

I never said he has to reach 144fps at all times; it's impossible even with certain games on the market. I merely said it's something to aspire for, and a bit more GPU power won't hurt.

[Revelene]

If you find the 1080 isn't enough, then I'd recommend upgrading to a 1080 Ti or 1080 SLI.

I'd really only recommend 1080 SLI if you can find one for fairly cheap.

That said, do you feel that the 1080 is not enough?

I have a 1080 and manage more than fine with 2560x1440 resolution, which is more demanding than 2560x1080. Most games run at fairly high frame rates without lowering settings.

What are your system specs? Perhaps you have a weak link in the system? Or are you trying to maintain 144 fps? Even a 1080 Ti wouldn't be able to, unless the game in question on the 1080 was not too far off from that goal already.

[John Doe]

With a 1080 Ti with a fine-tune in-game & Nvidia Control Panel settings (maybe also add overclocking the GPU), he CAN get 144 FPS in the lesser demanding titles such as Overwatch, and even, on either software or hardware side, V-sync or G-sync to 144. That resolution isn't too high to make that impossible. According to this, it's possible:

https://www.techspot.com/review/1352-nvidia-geforce-gtx-1080-ti/page5.html

He should be able to maintain a consistent 144 FPS for the most part. Although not in the more demanding titles, but still, it's not impossible for some well played games.

Regardless of all that, LG, Samsung, and especially Acer (coming with a gaming oriented one) and another company are prepping 38 inch ultra-wide panels with 3840x1600 resolution. The Acer one will, IIRC, have G-Sync up to 75 HZ or something, which would suit perfectly with a 1080 Ti. In fact, I'm thinking to change my current BDM3275 with one of those new Acer 38 inchers when they're out here.