Is It The 1080 TI The Best GPU Ever?

[thesmokingman]

This is like the NBA coming up with wackass stat combinations to get ppl too vote on their lame made up polls.

 

[oxrufiioxo]

4070Ti.

There I said it

3090 like performance at a fraction of the power draw, and price

Definitely the Goat of most overpriced 12GB cards ever made it's good to be greatest at somthing...

That being said regardless of how I feel about it generally performance wise it's pretty great at least by modern gpu standards. Although I'm glad Nvidia killed it lol.

 

[mxthunder]

in the last 10 years, probably yes.
Although I have to say RTX3080 10GB was/is a darn good card too.
Of all time - probably the 8800GTX, but for some reason I much preferred the GTX280/2nd gen Tesla cards to the 8 series.

 

[freeagent]

Although I'm glad Nvidia killed it lol.

Harsh!

I would have rather had a 4080 but man it was 2 thousand beaver bucks, couldn't do it. I could have, but 2K is a deep investment for a part that will be good for just a few short years. I paid like 900 beaver bucks before tax.. still a hella good deal

And it runs at 3GHz lol

I am surprised no one has mentioned a GTX295 yet.. that thing was a monster..

 

[Fokker]

I agree with everything but this. The new connector is totally crap but 3080 uses good old double 8-pin. Triple 8-pin models do probably exist but none of that ATX 3.x BS in 3080. The only 3000 series GPU with this connector is 3090 Ti.

However, 3080 is now significantly cheaper than 6900 XT / 7800 XT / 4070 on the Russian aftermarket, also providing better performance at 4K than either of the trio. Be me in the market for a 400-dollar used GPU, I'd no-brainerly pick a 3080.

EVGA 3080 FTW3 has 3 8 pin.

 

[Space Lynx]

Harsh!

I would have rather had a 4080 but man it was 2 thousand beaver bucks, couldn't do it. I could have, but 2K is a deep investment for a part that will be good for just a few short years. I paid like 900 beaver bucks before tax.. still a hella good deal

And it runs at 3GHz lol

I am surprised no one has mentioned a GTX295 yet.. that thing was a monster..

While I feel the same way, I am considering getting a RTX 5090 on launch day, I haven't quite decided just yet. I still have a weird feeling in the back of my head World War 3 is right around the corner. That could mean 10+ years of no new PC hardware or even longer depending on the devastation. My medical issues disqualify me from service, so I'd like to be able to just chill out and play games offline while the rest of the world goes insane.

China will most likely take over Indonesia and Malaysia really quickly, which means all the new silicon fabs being built in USA will be useless, because they need diffused in those two regions. lol

 

[Beginner Macro Device]

World War 3 is right around the corner.

This thing has already ended. It's known as the Cold War. We are currently into some of the WW4 phases.

However, I doubt you can efficiently use an RTX 5090 during the war. It's about to be very power hungry and power shortages aren't that uncommon when shellings and all that stuff happens. Of course you can get yourself some generators but I don't think it's a very survival-proof purchase. I'd consider moving to Brazil or Iceland because who the darn nukes Brazil and Iceland.

EVGA 3080 FTW3 has 3 8 pin.

Nice. Must be a real OC deal.

 

[oxrufiioxo]

Harsh!

I would have rather had a 4080 but man it was 2 thousand beaver bucks, couldn't do it. I could have, but 2K is a deep investment for a part that will be good for just a few short years. I paid like 900 beaver bucks before tax.. still a hella good deal

And it runs at 3GHz lol

I am surprised no one has mentioned a GTX295 yet.. that thing was a monster..

Not entirely sure why but I always feel like the 200 series was the forgotten generation... Sure the 295 was fast but it wasn't really doing anything special at least from my memories. The 4870 was fine for most people and way cheaper at that point and the X2 model was faster in some games regardless of frame pacing etc.

From my memory I think the 260 was 400 usd lol I remember not being very impressed.

 

[Space Lynx]

I wish I could remember what GPU I used in 2004 to play the WoW beta, for me that card is the GOAT, simply because of the memories it gave me, right time/right place and it worked well enough.

 

[oxrufiioxo]

I wish I could remember what GPU I used in 2004 to play the WoW beta, for me that card is the GOAT, simply because of the memories it gave me, right time/right place and it worked well enough.

probably something from the 9000 ati series or 5000 nvidia series... The 9200SE was actually pretty good back then and cheap.

 

[freeagent]

Not entirely sure why but I always feel like the 200 series was the forgotten generation... Sure the 295 was fast but it wasn't really doing anything special at least from my memories. The 4870 was fine for most people and way cheaper at that point and the X2 model was faster in some games regardless of frame pacing etc.

From my memory I think the 260 was 400 usd lol I remember not being very impressed.

To be fair, the 295 was only good sometimes, other times the 285 was better. I had a couple of those too. I did have the Asus 4890, with the big cap and 1GHz core. That was ok too. It was the last card from team red that I owned.

 

[Beginner Macro Device]

I wish I could remember what GPU I used in 2004

I had a joke of a GPU back in 2004, namely a GeForce 4 MX 440. My dad wasn't the most brilliant IT specialist and he bought a random $500 computer and I was a 9 y.o. kid and couldn't influence it anyway.
I don't miss these times because this GPU was probably the best thing about it. Adulthood is MUCH better.

 

[Space Lynx]

probably something from the 9000 ati series or 5000 nvidia series... The 9200SE was actually pretty good back then and cheap.

I remember I bought the GPU at Best Buy to upgrade my Compaq CRT bundle desktop I got at Walmart the year before. Well that my mom got me, as I was quite young back then. Pretty awesome of my mom, not going to lie.

 

[oxrufiioxo]

I remember I bought the GPU at Best Buy to upgrade my Compaq CRT bundle desktop I got at Walmart the year before. Well that my mom got me, as I was quite young back then. Pretty awesome of my mom, not going to lie.

I think the 9800 pro 128 was only like 199 ish and was pretty great back in 2004.... I think the 5000 series from Nvidia was hit in miss and I believe that is when ATI had an image quality advantage due to how they handled texture filter or some stuff but could be wrong I think Nvidia did some things better as well but it was so long ago and back then I could not afford gpu's from both camps like I could over the last 14 years lol.

 

[chrcoluk]

I don't remember it being that cheap across the pond it was 700 usd for a 1080ti min here at launch.

The new range-topping Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti is here. Here's what you need to know

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It got heavily discounted not long before turing launch. They also threw in a free AAA game as well. Was a crazy price when they dropped it.

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Just checked my order history on the retailer, I owe the thread an apology, it was discounted but to £600 not £500.

I got mine after price started creeping up, I think the Auros were the last ones to sell out.

 

[ty_ger]

The poll clearly indicates agreement that the 1080 Ti is the best GPU ever. 40.9% say yes. All other GPUs from all companies comprise various fractions of 45.5%.

 

[Space Lynx]

I think the 9800 pro 128 was only like 199 ish and was pretty great back in 2004.... I think the 5000 series from Nvidia was hit in miss and I believe that is when ATI had an image quality advantage due to how they handled texture filter or some stuff but could be wrong I think Nvidia did some things better as well but it was so long ago and back then I could not afford gpu's from both camps like I could over the last 14 years lol.

it was an ATI card for sure, I remember that much. probably was the 9800 pro, my mom keeps all her receipts, so I could probably find it lol I might ask her to have a look someday. I am genuinely curious now. i wish I still had that CRT setup. its funny how things vanish over the years. I don't remember throwing it away. heh

 

[crazyeyesreaper]

Having owned.

7300 LE Turbo Cache 512 mb came with a dell prebuilt it was trash couldn't even run Rome Total War back in the day without severe issues

7800 GTX 512mb got it when Medieval II Total War and Oblivion launched care let me fully enjoy PC gaming for the first time

8800 GTS 640mb Early on it was barely better than my 7800 GTX but as time went on it proved to be a stellar performer and let me enjoy the original FEAR in all its glory

4870X2 xfire issues, bad drivers, eventually died after just 8 months got store credit from newegg bought 2x 5850s

5850 Xfire was more stable than previous generations performance was awesome and they overclocked like crazy, this was the peak time in terms of tweaking and seeing what hardware could do.

7970 dumped crossfire got similar performance far more stable but like the 5850s this radeon GPU also suffered from driver bugs so Autodesk Maya was impossible to use ( could not UV texture map 3D assets at all between the 2 generations I waited 3 years but a fix didn't come until after I sold out and moved to team green.

GTX 780 Ti solid card but a buddy was willing to buy mine so I swapped to the 1080Ti. did everything I asked of it with little issue.

GTX 1080Ti used it from when it released until the RTX 3080 series launched. Never a coil whine or a hiccup every game I wanted to play it did just fine at 1200p.

RTX 3080 current GPU I have no real complaints besides the limited frame buffer. I am noticing stutter and other problems more frequently but lowering textures settings seems to eliminate the worse of it. DLSS and RTX are nice tools with RTX looking great in Control. That said, it will need to be replaced sooner rather than later meaning it just doesn't have the staying power the 1080Ti had for me.

I can say from a longevity / problem free / relevance / price to performance the 1080 Ti is the best GPU I have owned. I used it for the longest of any GPU series by far with no complaints.

 

[Dirt Chip]

Still using one, even the FE edition is good enough.

 

[Vayra86]

The poll clearly indicates agreement that the 1080 Ti is the best GPU ever. 40.9% say yes. All other GPUs from all companies comprise various fractions of 45.5%.

Glad thats settled then!

 

[DudeBeFishing]

Is the 1080Ti the most cost effective 2 slot GPU? Seems like everything is 3+ slots. I recently got an RX 6600, not for power but simply because it was only 2 slots wide. I miss the 1 slot GPU era. I had two 9600GT in SLI. Plenty of airflow for the upper card. Now you need to watercool to get that slim profile, and even then a lot of blocks take up 2 slots.

I had a joke of a GPU back in 2004, namely a GeForce 4 MX 440. My dad wasn't the most brilliant IT specialist and he bought a random $500 computer and I was a 9 y.o. kid and couldn't influence it anyway.
I don't miss these times because this GPU was probably the best thing about it. Adulthood is MUCH better.

I had one in an old Dell Optiplex, the Dell's with the rounded front and gray flap. Volt modded it with a pencil and got 50% more core clock.

 

[FoulOnWhite]

EVGA 3080 FTW3 has 3 8 pin.

my msi 3080 has 3x 8pin too

 

[Outback Bronze]

I think the 9800 pro 128 was only like 199 ish and was pretty great back in 2004

I had to pay over $600 AUD for a Power Color BNIB and boy, did I love it. That card started my whole PC adventures. Upgraded from a GeForce MX 440. There was nothing that came close to the ATI 9800 Pro. Dominated. Still vividly remember playing Far Cry fully maxed. Me and my mates were all like WOW!!

4070Ti.

There I said it

I wonder how many hits my 4080 gona get lmao

 

[chrcoluk]

Just changed my vote and it changed the leader lol, one vote in it.

 

[Shou Miko]

I would say it properly was the best performance gpu for it's time also price was good compared to the RTX 30 and 40 series for what you got.

I owned Nvidia's reference card sold by MSI which I mounted EVGA's Hybrid AIO cooling solution which made the card run cooler, more low noise and even performance better.

Link: https://www.evga.com/articles/archive/01107/evga-geforce-gtx-1080-ti-sc2-hybrid/default.asp

I don't know if I would call it "The best GPU ever" but as I started my post out with, I would call it the best for it's time and it will not be forgotten I am sure and I can see it's still available on the used market and enjoyed by many still.