Hey I bought a GTX 770 2 GB about 4 months ago, but with Maxwell coming out I seem to be constantly wondering how long will my graphics card last before I have to buy another one. I would be willing to reduce future games graphics settings to overall medium. How many years do you think this card can last without going lower than medium settings. BTW Assume 1080p for the 3 years until 4k actually becomes more affordable.
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How long do you think a GTX 770 would last?
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Considering that the consoles just updated and neither can do 1080P on every game still, the 770 will last quite a while, at least the 3 years you are assuming to run 1080p.
That does depend though as is the XB1 takes a more prominent role in game development we could see DX11 become more fully utilized and PC games might get a boost to utilize the hardware more.
I would say a safe bet is 2 years.
That does depend though as is the XB1 takes a more prominent role in game development we could see DX11 become more fully utilized and PC games might get a boost to utilize the hardware more.
I would say a safe bet is 2 years.
The two major trends in GPUs have been more horsepower for the same amount of money and marginally less power use. A GTX 770 is roughly equal to a 680, a 670 was roughly equal to a 580 (if i remember correctly), a 570 was roughly equal to a 480 (again, iirc). Cost per X amount of horsepower goes down.
I personally upgrade every other generation (260, 570, 770) and have had plenty of graphics power. Granted, your results may vary. I think a GTX 770 will last you three years. If you upgrade to 4k, consider a newer graphics card.
That said, you don't always need more horsepower. Bear in mind most gamers have less than a GTX770 in their machines. High end graphics cards are still somewhat of a niche market. I have a buddy who runs Borderlands 2 on two 9800gt's! Talk about a blast from the past.
I don't think graphics are going to change substantially in the next three years. At 1080p, not enough is going to change in three years that you have to move from maxed settings to low settings. A GTX 770 won't suddenly become a stuttering laggy mess in three years at 1080p.
Hell, my cpu came out four years ago and it still runs just fine. First gen i7. Perhaps a little lacking in single threaded performance, but it still runs great. I'd expect the same to apply to current generation graphics cards.
I personally upgrade every other generation (260, 570, 770) and have had plenty of graphics power. Granted, your results may vary. I think a GTX 770 will last you three years. If you upgrade to 4k, consider a newer graphics card.
That said, you don't always need more horsepower. Bear in mind most gamers have less than a GTX770 in their machines. High end graphics cards are still somewhat of a niche market. I have a buddy who runs Borderlands 2 on two 9800gt's! Talk about a blast from the past.
I don't think graphics are going to change substantially in the next three years. At 1080p, not enough is going to change in three years that you have to move from maxed settings to low settings. A GTX 770 won't suddenly become a stuttering laggy mess in three years at 1080p.
Hell, my cpu came out four years ago and it still runs just fine. First gen i7. Perhaps a little lacking in single threaded performance, but it still runs great. I'd expect the same to apply to current generation graphics cards.
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Depends on what settings you want to run. The 770 will probably do high/ultra for another year, then with newer games you'll probably have to turn down some settings.
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