Are GTX series video cards capable enough to last the next 6 years?

[Lil C]-[ew C]-[ew is ☂д☂]

I'm building a new pc which I'm mostly buying NVIDIA GeForce GTX1080 Ti 11GB card because of my budget value cannot exceed $1 thousand ( R$3-4 mil reais ) and for that I was in doubt between this choice or NVIDIA RTX 2070 SUPER 8GB or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, 6GB. But watching how games can be the third choice wouldn't be lasting the next 2 years.

[GOD RAYS ON ULTRA™]

They will last as long as driver support lasts. Maybe three more years.

[Lil C]-[ew C]-[ew is ☂д☂]

Didn't know about that. Always though the operating system would determine the limitation. But video cards do as well?

[GOD RAYS ON ULTRA™]

Yeah, for example I have a gtx 650 2g and driver support stopped already (Kepler). No new games will work unless requirements are met. This GPU has only directx 11 support.

Originally posted by Lil C-ew C-ew is ☂д☂:

Didn't know about that. Always though the operating system would determine the limitation. But video cards do as well?

The operating system decides the API. For example, if a new directx 13 showed up maybe 10 series wouldn't support it.

[Lil C]-[ew C]-[ew is ☂д☂]

Ok then I should be picking series Nvidia RTX 2xxx or 3xxx instead? Even though I'm trying to retrieve the years I've lost using a weak machine in the last 6 years what would be the risk if I start using Windows 11 late this year and grab Nvidia GTX 1080?
3 years still far but I wished I could have 6 years by at minimum.

My current NVidia GTX 750 ti last untill 2021 when Nvidia antecipated to stop launching WHQL drivers.

[nullable]

Originally posted by Lil C-ew C-ew is ☂д☂:

I'm building a new pc which I'm mostly buying NVIDIA GeForce GTX1080 Ti 11GB card because of my budget value cannot exceed $1 thousand ( R$3-4 mil reais ) and for that I was in doubt between this choice or NVIDIA RTX 2070 SUPER 8GB or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, 6GB. But watching how games can be the third choice wouldn't be lasting the next 2 years.

The 1080 ti is six years old already, it was the king of the hill in 2017. But it's gonna be pretty hard up in 2029, twelve years after release. Hard to say how well it will fare. For perspective how well do the AMD 6990 or Nvidia GTX 590 fare in 2023? I mean that won't predict the future definitely, but there's a limit for how long hardware can really be serviceable too.

And while the GeForce 2070 Super has less raw power, DLSS support has some arguable benefits that may help it be more viable for the next 6 years. If you don't think DLSS is worth it, you always have AMD FideltyFX to fall back with the 1080 ti.

Still driver support for the 1080 ti will end sooner. Games won't really target for or optimize for it.

I just gave my 1080 ti away for free, either because I'm a saint or a monster depending on your values. But I am speaking as someone who actually had a 1080 ti in their possession until three days ago.

[nullable]

Originally posted by Lil C-ew C-ew is ☂д☂:

Ok then I should be picking series Nvidia RTX 2xxx or 3xxx instead? Even though I'm trying to retrieve the years I've lost using a weak machine in the last 6 years what would be the risk if I start using Windows 11 late this year and grab Nvidia GTX 1080?
3 years still far but I wished I could have 6 years by at minimum.

My current NVidia GTX 750 ti last untill 2021 when Nvidia antecipated to stop launching WHQL drivers.

I think looking at a 3060 ti would be a reasonable consideration. A bit more performance over a 1080 ti, has newer features than the 2070 Super, is going to have longer driver support. If I was going to try and keep a card going for 6 years between a 1080 ti, 2070 Super, 3060 ti, I'd go 3060 ti.

[Lil C]-[ew C]-[ew is ☂д☂]

I'll take a look into. The problem remain about the inner space in the desktop but I'll leave that for the technnician to make the arrangement. I find series GTX 1xxx big but 2xxx and later a gigantic and I'm always about faulty could them be with the connection.

I'l be giving a look on those series Nvidia RTX 3xxx. Any of them will or some in particular I should be looking into? And again it will depend on the estimative of value because of my tight budget.

[GOD RAYS ON ULTRA™]

Originally posted by Lil C-ew C-ew is ☂д☂:

My current NVidia GTX 750 ti last untill 2021 when Nvidia antecipated to stop launching WHQL drivers.

Okay, so 750ti must be Maxwell 1st gen. The next one to go then is Maxwell 2nd gen aka GTX 960. That leaves one more generation of driver support after that (pascal aka 10 series).

I agree with nullable. You might want to get something newer just for future drivers. The 3060ti might give you buyer's remorse down the road when you want more VRAM. I would actually consider the rtx 3060 12g. It's slower than 3060ti but a little faster or at least equal to the 1080ti. Plus you get dlss and ray tracing.

The rtx 3060 I can actually vouche for because I'm using one right now. It handles ray tracing well. It also handles 1440p well. They are really cheap now.

But! If you don't care about Nvidia tech then feel free to explore AMDs offerings because you can get starfield premium edition for free! If you got something like the Rx 6700 XT, that has 12g VRAM and is affordable with different options and all of them come with starfield!

[Monk]

I'd learn to budget and plan to upgrade after a year or two if I was you.

Failing that, the gpu won't cease to function if there are no new drivers, it just won't get any improvements or fixes, as long as it supports the games api and it has the power, it will continue to run games.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

I would rather get RTX 3060 12 GB or RX 6700 XT. While GTX 1080 Ti was great card back then it wont last that long.

[Karumati]

Originally posted by Lil C-ew C-ew is ☂д☂:

I'm building a new pc which I'm mostly buying NVIDIA GeForce GTX1080 Ti 11GB card because of my budget value cannot exceed $1 thousand ( R$3-4 mil reais ) and for that I was in doubt between this choice or NVIDIA RTX 2070 SUPER 8GB or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, 6GB. But watching how games can be the third choice wouldn't be lasting the next 2 years.

No, 1080ti is not that great even at 1080p.

[A&A]

GTX 900 is still fully supported, but it is still unknown when Nvidia end their support.

GTX 1000 probably will be fine the next 2-3 years

GTX 1600's support will end with RTX 2000

[Bad 💀 Motha]

RTX 3060 and 3060 Ti costs less then GTX 1080 / 1080 Ti and yet are better.
DO NOT buy ANY GTX card. Waste of time and money.

Go with AM4 B550 Motherboard and Ryzen 5600X or 5700X to save money.
2x 16GB DDR4 3200 or 3600

Another way to save money is simply buy and use SATA SSDs.
Most people will never benefit from NVME, especially most who are just doing Gaming.

[Agent]

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

Most people will never benefit from NVME, especially most who are just doing Gaming.

I still think NVMe is great for PC gaming. Not only for DirectStorage in the future, but being able to quickly create back-ups of games before modding them which a lot of people do.

[Illusion of Progress]

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

Another way to save money is simply buy and use SATA SSDs.
Most people will never benefit from NVME, especially most who are just doing Gaming.

SATA doesn't really seem any cheaper than M2 though. Pricing is pretty close on parity, favoring NVMe if anything once you factor in speed.

You're right that most people don't need NVMe (because typical OS use and games don't really justify faster SSDs so they are a waste), but it still begs the question of if two things are similar in price, why you would choose the slower one?

If you don't have open M2 ports, sure, that's fine. SATA is usually fine, but I'd never opt for the slower thing of two comparatively priced things. The days of SATA being markedly cheaper and saving you anything substantial are long gone a couple years ago now. You're usually just getting something slower for the same price by choosing it.