Maxwell Titan X vs GTX 1080

eedijs · Feb 6, 2017

Hello.

I know that the GTX 1080 is a faster and better card than the old maxwell titan x, but how does it look in the long run? GTX 1080 has 8GB VRAM while the Titan X has 12GB - which would be better to get? I guess it's worth mentioning that I will be playing on 1440p resolution 27 inch 144hz monitor.

leeashton · Feb 6, 2017

GTX 1080 has 8GB VRAM will be fine

n0ns3ns3 · Feb 6, 2017

the video ram beyond 4GB in almost useless for under 4K.
there are very few games that even at 4K are going to over 4GB vram usage.
that means that 8GB is overkill for many years.
Since you do use 144Hz, you want the GTX 1080.

envy14tpe · Feb 6, 2017

The VRAM difference is irrelevant. If you got the budget and can afford the Titan P then get it. Did you consider SLI? You could get 2 x 1070. Great performance for the price.

eedijs · Feb 6, 2017

I'm asking because Watch Dogs 2 uses 6GB of VRAM when maxed out on a maxwell titan x, that's why I'm wondering if soon 8GB won't be enough? Single 1080 vs SLI 2x 1070s? I've heard that some games don't support SLI?

n0ns3ns3 · Feb 6, 2017

Watchdog 2 has an option to preload as much as possible to vram.
if you have a card with 4GB, it will just use less without perfromance drop.
SLI is bad for gaming. Not all games support it. Those that do support have perfromance issues quite often. And finally, multi GPU setups have higher input lag by design.

eedijs · Feb 6, 2017

So it's just a pre load and soes not actually need 6gb of vram? I'm not sure what is causing me to have low fps on Watch Dogs 2 on my current PC - either CPU or low vram (4gb gtx 770). I have a i5 3330 - it's pretty old but other games run fine with it.

envy14tpe · Feb 6, 2017

Watch Dogs 2 is really demanding on a system. The GPU is why. A gtx 1060 6gb almost hits 60fps on 1080p. So, its the game mostly. Here is in depth on that game and GPU: http://www.gamersnexus.net/game-bench/2700-watch-dogs-2-gpu-benchmark-11-video-cards

eedijs · Feb 6, 2017

Ok. So I guess a 1080 would be a better choice if vram doesn't matter that much. Do you know how much vram do games use nowadays and how long can i expect to be able to use a 1080?

n0ns3ns3 · Feb 7, 2017

this video discuss VRAM usage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYZwYsIMmuw
the topic is a bit different, but the content is exactly what you asking.

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