GTX 1080 / Ti still able to play new games at max settings in 2025. Amazing

[01X]

https://youtu.be/516OexsGlO0

As this video talks about in 2023, we are still seeing the 1080 cards able to hold their own in 2025 and beyond, this is simply incredible when you realize these cards are a decade old. The only reason that people wanted to upgrade beyond these cards was for the ray tracing variants which now many gamers have seen was mostly hype and not necessary for a fun gaming experience.

What really blows my mind tho is that there really isn't a need to upgrade the graphics cards anymore. We have hit a point in time where there has been a halt in graphics quality increases in gaming, it's not like the old days of graphics increases where we are seeing major improvements in graphics quality.

The only major improvement came with lighting and shading with ray tracing, and that is basically it. It's so funny that in fact now there are some games which are forcing you to use ray tracing like the new Indiana Jones game, so that people using older powerful graphics cards will not be able to play them simply because the cards do not have ray tracing, which is a sad reality. The cards like a 1080 Ti could easily run this game on max settings but the developer chooses to force only the RTX series cards to play.

What do you think about this? For me I'm going to continue using my GTX 1080, I do not see any reason to upgrade when all of my games run great and above 60fps on max settings.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Depends on the game.

You say max settings, yea per what that GPU allows for maybe. And what screen res? Yea 1080p of course. Cause in many games you're going to get maybe 40-50 fps on a 1080 or 1080 Ti where as with a 3080 or better its 90-120+ and with even better graphics quality options, and that's before any DLSS comes into play

[01X]

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

Depends on the game.

You say max settings, yea per what that GPU allows for maybe. And what screen res? Yea 1080p of course. Cause in many games you're going to get maybe 40-50 fps on a 1080 or 1080 Ti where as with a 3080 or better its 90-120+ and with even better graphics quality options, and that's before any DLSS comes into play

Can you imagine an almost decade old graphics card is playing new games at max settings tho, that is simply amazing. This is proof that graphics quality hasn't been improving like it did in the past.

It's because we're not seeing huge graphics increases in games anymore like compare the graphics of the PS1 vs the PS5. This was the huge increases in graphics where they increased the polygon count and you needed better hardware to play, that isn't happening anymore.

The major reason is because when the GTX 1080 and Ti came out, they already were top of the line for processing large amounts of polygons and since there has been no real increases in this type of graphics in the past decade and likely never will be again, the PC gamers don't have a reason to upgrade anymore, unlike console users who are basically locked into buying the latest console to play new games.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BbB-dE6oB8

[nullable]

Not quite a decade old. Th e 1080 came out in 2016, the 1080 ti in 2017. In the case of the 1080 ti rounding up two years is a bit too much, imo.

I mean still, the 1080 ti has fared very well, a lot better than my GeForce 2 GTS 32MB card did.

[ˢᵈˣ FatCat]

generally high end gpu wont stop being high just because his time already passed
dont believe influecer and corpo bulldung doctrin

[01X]

Originally posted by nullable:

Not quite a decade okd. Th e 1080 came out in 2016, the 1080 ti in 2017.

I mean still, the 1080 ti has fared very well, a lot better than my GeForce 2 GTS 32MB card did.

I was going to make a similar analogy. There has never been a time in my life where I've been able to go without upgrading my PC for this long. The fact is simply that there are no more games coming out with some major graphics improvement that would require a better graphics card because we have hit a point where the PC graphics are simply not going to improve anymore. There is a point where it's too costly to make a video game that looks hyper realistic so it's never been made and probably wont ever be made.

This would be a game that is indistinguishable from real life, but I do not think that game will ever be made!

[01X]

https://youtu.be/Sz-_Nw8JNe4

This video is explaining it very well, basically PC graphics are actually getting worse believe it or not, and even the latest games do not have major improvements like from what I said, PS1 to PS2 type improvement that is noticeable and actually needs stronger hardware.

This is because in order to make a game look extremely realistic it costs a ton of money and most studios are not spending billions of dollars to make a game look realistic,

What we are seeing is even the top AAA titles are looking in some cases worse graphics than they did 5 years ago.

[nullable]

Originally posted by 01X:

Originally posted by nullable:

Not quite a decade okd. Th e 1080 came out in 2016, the 1080 ti in 2017.

I mean still, the 1080 ti has fared very well, a lot better than my GeForce 2 GTS 32MB card did.

I was going to make a similar analogy. There has never been a time in my life where I've been able to go without upgrading my PC for this long. The fact is simply that there are no more games coming out with some major graphics improvement that would require a better graphics card because we have hit a point where the PC graphics are simply not going to improve anymore. There is a point where it's too costly to make a video game that looks hyper realistic so it's never been made and probably wont ever be made.

This would be a game that is indistinguishable from real life, but I do not think that game will ever be made!

Well your predictions about graphics is wrong. Easy raw performance increases might slow down, but they'll still exist.

The orher limiting factor is consoles. Many games are cross platform and consoles will dtive the devisions.

At least there's been times where I thought it might be pointless for games to look better, but then I see what better is, and it's usually impressive.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Unless the games have features that only newer GPUs have, you'll be just fine.

Indiana Jones is a great example.

[Monk]

If you are gappy with 1080p 60 fps then, yes, the 1080ti is still very viable, though, most who buy top tier gpu's tend to upgrade every generation or 2 at most as they are after the best experience not dropping down to the bare minimum.

Having gone from sli 1080ti's to a single 2080ti, 3090, 4090 and now 5090 and wanting a constant 120fps at 4k with raytracing, id say there is a need to upgrade IF you want to maintain a certain performance and fidelity level, if you don't, then if course you don't need to change, but it us disengenuous at best to suggest that the 1080ti is the power house it once was.

Also, raytracing is incredible lighting, reflection and shadow tech and the only people I really hear say that it's not are those that cannot use it.

Games have gotten far more complex over the past 10 years with more detail in both characters and environments plus larger scale overall.

[St✩rlight]

I don't get why people always say no graphical improvements in the last 10-20 years. That probably just means you haven't been spoiled by the newest and greatest graphics (not surprising if you're still on a 1080). Or your nostalgia tells you tat games that looked great 10 years ago still look great now (they don't).

[r.linder]

Depends on what you're playing as there are plenty of instances where the 1080 Ti shows its age and others where it's perfectly fine.

[C1REX]

Originally posted by 01X:

I do not see any reason to upgrade when all of my games run great and above 60fps on max settings.

I was playing on consoles exclusively for a while and I came back to PC because I wanted a superior experience over the ps5.
1080 and 1080Ti can’t handle 4K60fps and can’t do DLSS upscaling. Few games don’t run at all.

If a SteamDeck can run most PC games then so does the 1080 Titanium but if someone wants a better than consoles (ps5 pro) experience then 1080Ti and regular 1080 are not enough any more regardless of how fantastic that card is and how well it aged.

[UserNotFound]

I have a GTX 1080 in my soon to be sold entertainment rig, it used to be connected to the TV in my living area. Pretty decent GPU, actually capable of handling many games at 1080P, and to some degree, 1440P. But with much toned down ingame settings to run well.....realistically speaking.

Even my much more capable RX 6900XT (in my 2nd rig) can do many games well enough at 3440x1440, but some AAA titles require some visual compromises via in-game graphics setting to net smooth framerate. But as long as the card can handle games at pretty decent ingame graphics setting and still net smooth enough framerate, I can deal with it.

The GTX 1080 Ti is capable of decent enough graphics setting at 1080P, even at 1440P, but for graphically intense game. I haven't gotten Doom TDA yet, but I believe the minimum requirement is a card that is RT capable, minimum being RTX 2060, AMD RX 6600. IF more games are made with such requirement, it'd be harder and harder for the GTX 1080 Ti to stay relevant. With the passage of time, the GTX 1080 Ti would fade into obsolescence and irrelevance.

I must state that the GTX 1080 Ti is truly a revolutionary card that set the standard at the time, it is indeed a testament to the high quality and capability of the card that's surprisingly, still relevant to this day.

[Monk]

That last paragraph could be said of any high end gpu, it's such waffle as to be meaningless.

In some ways, the 1080ti remained relevant for less time than previous high end cards as it was incapable of the tech developed on the very next generation.

The 1080ti was a good card, but a 2080ti has stood the test of time far better and was a much better gpu overall.

[C1REX]

Originally posted by Monk:

The 1080ti was a good card, but a 2080ti has stood the test of time far better and was a much better gpu overall.

I agree. And it’s kind of ironic considering how disliked it was on launch compared to celebrated 1080ti.