Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Review: Ridiculously Powerful & Overall Breathtaking [VIDEO]
Nvidia's new flagship GPU, the GeForce GTX 1080, has been unveiled, and as far as power and performance go, the firm's newest graphics card is the best it has created yet. Designed as a GPU which would redefine what graphics cards are capable of doing, the GTX 1080 definitely does not disappoint, with power and performance that is, in many ways, beyond ridiculous.
Currently the world's fastest graphics card, the GTX 1080 was able to run The Witcher 3 at maximum settings with Hairworks turned on. During its test, the GTX 1080 showed a performance bump of about 28 percent over the firm's previous top GPU, the Titan X. Against the GTX 980, the GTX 1080 proved to be 55 percent increase in performance while running at 2560x1440 resolution.
Even against the GTX 980 Ti running at 1920x1080 resolution, the GTX 1080 proved to be 33 percent faster as well. Indeed, against Nvidia's top dogs of previous generations, the GTX 1080 really does reign supreme. The fact that the GTX 1080 manages all these feats while consuming less memory bandwidth is yet another reason why the firm's newest GPU is really just that awesome.
However, as much as the GTX 1080 is GPU perfection on almost all fronts, aficionados are stating that consumers are better off waiting before purchasing Nvidia's newest flagship GPU. This is partly because the firm is only releasing the Founder's Edition of the GTX 1080 on May 27, with the regular GTX 1080 to be released later.
Considering that the Founder's Edition is priced at a relatively steep $699, it is then better for fans to wait for the regular GTX 1080 to be released, since the standard 1080 would be priced a full $100 less. Apart from this, the upcoming release of the GTX 1070, which promises almost comparable performance for a fraction of the GTX 1080's price, is also yet another good reason for fans to wait.
Regardless of whether players would opt to wait for the standard GTX 1080 or if they opt to go for the pretty costly Founder's Edition, one thing is sure. Those who purchase Nvidia's latest GPUs are in for a visual treat.
