Arthur Posted May 7, 2016 Posted May 7, 2016 (edited) Worth the wait? Source: Ars Technica After numerous rumours and a supposed "several billion dollars" spent on R&D, Nvidia's first consumer graphics cards based on its Pascal architecture are here: the GTX 1080 and GTX 1070. The GTX 1080 will retail for $599 (~£450), $50 more than the GTX 980 cost at launch, while the GTX 1070 will retail for $379 (~£270), again $50 more than the previous generation card. The 1080 launches on May 27, with the 1070 following on June 10. While it's surprising Nvidia has raised the price of its flagship graphics cards—particularly given AMD's bold claims that its Polaris architecture will offer VR-ready performance at a "mainstream" price point—the company claims that both cards are significantly faster than its current flagships, the GTX Titan X and GTX 980 Ti, which retail for $1000 (£800) and $650 (£550) respectively. In the case of the GTX 1080, Nvidia claims it's twice as fast as the Titan X in certain VR applications and three times as energy efficient—it even says it's faster than dual-SLI 980 setup. The performance boost comes from the combination of a new GPU microarchitecture (Pascal) with a leaner TSMC 16nm FinFET manufacturing process. The GTX 1080 also makes use of faster Micron GDDR5X memory, resulting in an impressive 10Gbps memory clock. Meanwhile, the GTX 1070 will use standard GDDR5 memory. Nvidia hasn't revealed the full technical specs for the cards—likely saving them for when reviews drop later this month—but did confirm that the GTX 1080 will push around 9 TFLOPS of (likely single-precision floating point) performance from a chip built around 7.2 billion transistors. By comparison the Titan X pushes around 7 TFLOPS from its 8 billion transistors. The GTX 1070 is said to push 6.5 TFLOPS. Edited May 7, 2016 by Arthur
Zoom7000 Posted May 8, 2016 Posted May 8, 2016 I've got a borrowed 970 in my system at the moment, so I will definitely be looking at the 1070 as a suitable purchase when it comes out. Still, amazing to see how much better the cards are than the Titan X.
Xellpnz Posted May 10, 2016 Posted May 10, 2016 Why i got a 970 to tide me over for now. Buying a new system after checking how well these beasts act in benchmarks. Cant wait to own one =)
GuyJD Posted May 10, 2016 Posted May 10, 2016 I'm tempted to get a 1070 too as my 970 is the bare minimum to run VR at 90fps
Xellpnz Posted May 10, 2016 Posted May 10, 2016 (edited) I'm tempted to get a 1070 too as my 970 is the bare minimum to run VR at 90fps Grab that 1080, if the benchmarks going to be as good as i feel.... might be worth the extra bank for your buck if you sell that 970 Edited May 10, 2016 by Xellpnz
DalekSec Posted May 10, 2016 Posted May 10, 2016 Getting the 1080, currently have a 980ti but always room for improvement!
Xellpnz Posted May 10, 2016 Posted May 10, 2016 Getting the 1080, currently have a 980ti but always room for improvement! Wish i had the cash to spend all that dosh! Still on a i5 2500k and 970, which only got this year from my dying 560ti =P
DalekSec Posted May 10, 2016 Posted May 10, 2016 Wish i had the cash to spend all that dosh! Still on a i5 2500k and 970, which only got this year from my dying 560ti =P Plus side of being single and living at home! Downside is I'm single and living at home 1
Xellpnz Posted May 10, 2016 Posted May 10, 2016 Plus side of being single and living at home! Downside is I'm single and living at home Hay im at home! and only lately not single!..... admitted i am a bit to sociable and other geeky stuff comes into effect =p
Arthur Posted May 30, 2016 Author Posted May 30, 2016 NVIDIA GTX 1080 Founders Edition Owners Complain of Fan Revving Issues NVIDIA's decision to sell its reference-design GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card at a $100 premium over the SKU's MSRP of $599, is beginning develop cracks, with early adopters complaining of erratic default fan behavior. The GTX 1080 Founders Edition graphics card features NVIDIA's reference lateral-blower-type cooler, which didn't exactly blow us away, in our review of the card. Customers across the forumscape, including on NVIDIA's own GeForce Forums, are complaining of an issue where the fan of the cooler has a mind of its own, and revs up from 2,000 RPM to 3,000 RPM intermittently, and drops back to its idle speed. This, users complain, is particularly annoying if you're not gaming. The users observe that these sudden and unpredictable spikes in fan-speed are not in response to rising GPU temperatures or clock speeds. Sudden variations in fan-speed are worse than gradual variations in response to legitimate triggers, as it also means sudden changes in noise, which is distracting. Users also observe that you can't even use third-party software (eg: EVGA Precision) to stabilize or override the fan-behavior, as the speed-spikes don't respect custom settings.
Arthur Posted July 22, 2016 Author Posted July 22, 2016 NVIDIA announces “NVIDIA Titan X” Video Card: $1200, available 2nd August
Arthur Posted March 1, 2017 Author Posted March 1, 2017 Anyone getting a GTX 1080 Ti? www.anandtech.com/show/11172/nvidia-unveils-geforce-gtx-1080-ti-next-week-699
DalekSec Posted March 1, 2017 Posted March 1, 2017 Think i'll stick with my 1080 for now! Seeing as i've just brought £1000 work of new parts ....
jaminben Posted March 1, 2017 Posted March 1, 2017 Anyone getting a GTX 1080 Ti? www.anandtech.com/show/11172/nvidia-unveils-geforce-gtx-1080-ti-next-week-699 Cool, I've been waiting and saving.... anyone know if the trade in rumour for a 980Ti came about?
Arthur Posted March 4, 2017 Author Posted March 4, 2017 anyone know if the trade in rumour for a 980Ti came about? Nothing is mentioned on NVidia's website (which isn't surprising since the step-up programme was never officially announced). www.geforce.co.uk/hardware/10series/geforce-gtx-1080-ti/ (£699)
Arthur Posted March 6, 2017 Author Posted March 6, 2017 There are some good price cuts on the GTX 1070 and 1080 this week. Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 price cuts in UK better than expected Last Wednesday we saw Nvidia launch the "world's fastest gaming GPU" the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti. Alongside the news of the tech enhancements and performance improvements delivered by the new graphics card we received news that the previous champ, the GTX 1080, would receive a significant price cut. I've done a bit of checking around and the Nvidia GTX 1080 price cuts in the UK are, despite the pound's weakness, looking pretty good. If you are in the market for an Nvidia graphics card for 1440p or 4K gaming then the new prices at your favourite e-tailers such as; SCAN, OCUK, Amazon, Box, eBuyer, Aria, or Novatech could be tempting. I've spotted a number of third party cooler equipped GTX 1080 cards for well under £500. If you like the Asus Strix graphics cards, there are extra sweeteners to be had. For example the Asus Strix 1080 Advanced A8G Gaming retailed between £669 and £699 last week, depending upon retailer. Now it's available for £579. It doesn't stop there, as Asus is currently running a £50 cashback promo on sales of this graphics card in the UK. Purchases between now and the 31st March qualify but the card must be purchased from a participating reseller, as listed on the linked page. With the £50 discount applied you could end up with the Asus Strix 1080 Advanced A8G Gaming card costing you 'just' £529. The launch of the GTX 1080 Ti hasn't has such a big impact upon GTX 1070 pricing. However, there have been some signs of easing in prices for this SKU. This is likely to be as demand is slipping - those who wanted a GTX 1070 at the price set have mostly already bought one. Thus Nvidia and its partners cast the net slightly lower. Again, Asus has a promotion for those who fancy the Strix GTX 1070 O8G Gaming. This card retails at places such as SCAN for £429 currently, down from £449. However with the £30 cashback promo you can snag it for an effective £399. Amazon.it are also selling an MSI GeForce GTX 1080 for €493.86 (£427.09).
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