Just picked up a 32" 144hz monitor and now i feel its time to update my gtx1060.
Right now I can get 1080gtx and 2060RTX at same price, which would be better?
All the reviews show 1080gtx being faster, but would I really miss out rtx features in the future?
thanks guys.
Obvious flame bait.You won't be doing any rtx ray tracing at 1440p with any card currently available. Including the 2080ti at $1300.
Isn't it as likely that the 2060 runs into ram problems ,having only 6gb vs 8gb, as well in the future?Obvious flame bait.
Certainly you won't be ray tracing much with a 2060 @ 1440p but the faster FP16 and simultaneous fp/int support that the 2060 has and the 1080 is lacking is going to come into play more as time goes by (as Nvidia will push that feature now that they support it). Hence it's likely the 2060 will pull ahead of the 1080 in performance with new games.
That is possible, some of the DX12 implementations have been less memory efficient then the DX11 ones (e.g. BF5). If that trend continues then memory might prove more important.Isn't it as likely that the 2060 runs into ram problems ,having only 6gb vs 8gb, as well in the future?
What else then gaming would he buy a 144hz monitor for? To watch 30fps movies? Don't be silly.OP creates thread to ask which affordable card to buy for the newer monitor, gets pigeonholed to buy more expensive GPU in order to justify the 1440p 144Hz purchase. Nobody bothers asking what the monitor was bought for anyway.
What else then gaming would he buy a 144hz monitor for? To watch 30fps movies? Don't be silly.
And yeah, if he bough such a monitor and paid so much money for it, then getting a proper GPU for it is important and neither the 1080 or 2060 will do.
I remember some posts from @RussianSensation (*not showing up as a user anymore?) talking about how to really check out a 1080P card, was by looking at the 1440P benchmarks for those cards, to extrapolate the demands that future (1-2-3 years out) 1080P demands would place on the card.I game at 1080p180hz and my previous card, a 1070 is now a 1080p60 card for these newer games like Anthem and Division 2. I find this crazy considering it was used for 4k60 on many games from just a few years ago.
the sensation from Russia is dearly missed here.I remember some posts from @RussianSensation (*not showing up as a user anymore?) talking about how to really check out a 1080P card, was by looking at the 1440P benchmarks for those cards, to extrapolate the demands that future (1-2-3 years out) 1080P demands would place on the card.
I guess, in hindsight, that makes sense.
Just because your monitor supports 144hz doesn't mean you need 144 FPS to justify it. Most those monitors include G-sync or Freesync, making them great for the variable refresh rates alone. Even without variable refresh rates, 144hz makes things a lot smoother for lower FPS as well, without using any kind of sync.What else then gaming would he buy a 144hz monitor for? To watch 30fps movies? Don't be silly.
And yeah, if he bough such a monitor and paid so much money for it, then getting a proper GPU for it is important and neither the 1080 or 2060 will do.
Just because your monitor supports 144hz doesn't mean you need 144 FPS to justify it. Most those monitors include G-sync or Freesync, making them great for the variable refresh rates alone. Even without variable refresh rates, 144hz makes things a lot smoother for lower FPS as well, without using any kind of sync.
Given the choice, after experiencing both 60hz and 120hz, I'd always choose 120hz, even for 60 FPS average game play.
Personally I would chose based on the specific cards available (build quality, thermals, noise & overclock potential). Whatever the choice, both types of cards have their perks and will require some sort of compromise in the future (relative to eachother).
If I had to make a blind choice, I would go with the 1080.