Very nice reviews so far, but I'm not sure what to think about the 1080 yet.
Objectively, single GPU performance is very impressive and better than anything that came before it. For a mid-sized die chip it very very fast and bodes very well for the big chips to come. If you need a new high end GPU, this is the one to get until we see Big Pascal or Vega next year.
Subjectively, even though it is technically a 980 replacement, it is priced similarly or more expensive than the 980 Ti was, so I am having a hard time deciding what to compare it against. Basically mid-range chip at high-range price.
The Performance gains over the 980 is very impressive, but it did take 2 years to get here (Fall 2014 vs Summer 2016) so it shouldn't be too surprising to see these gains. It is disappointing they raised the price yet again for mid range chips.
Against the 980 Ti, it does seem a bit disappointing. Yes the 1080 is faster, but it was released a year later, had a die shrink, boosted with mega clock speeds, cutting edge new GDDR5X, but it doesn't seem to raise the bar in performance any while costing as much or more than the 980 Ti did.
As I read what I wrote, I really think it comes down to pricing. At $500 this would be a very impressive step forward. But as it sits, it delivers approximately the same performance to dollar ratio we've been sitting on since the 980 Ti was released last year, so I am having a hard time getting excited about it.
Objectively, single GPU performance is very impressive and better than anything that came before it. For a mid-sized die chip it very very fast and bodes very well for the big chips to come. If you need a new high end GPU, this is the one to get until we see Big Pascal or Vega next year.
Subjectively, even though it is technically a 980 replacement, it is priced similarly or more expensive than the 980 Ti was, so I am having a hard time deciding what to compare it against. Basically mid-range chip at high-range price.
The Performance gains over the 980 is very impressive, but it did take 2 years to get here (Fall 2014 vs Summer 2016) so it shouldn't be too surprising to see these gains. It is disappointing they raised the price yet again for mid range chips.
Against the 980 Ti, it does seem a bit disappointing. Yes the 1080 is faster, but it was released a year later, had a die shrink, boosted with mega clock speeds, cutting edge new GDDR5X, but it doesn't seem to raise the bar in performance any while costing as much or more than the 980 Ti did.
As I read what I wrote, I really think it comes down to pricing. At $500 this would be a very impressive step forward. But as it sits, it delivers approximately the same performance to dollar ratio we've been sitting on since the 980 Ti was released last year, so I am having a hard time getting excited about it.