Would you upgrade from a 1080 to a 1080ti?

lovelyhead · 20 Sep 2020 at 16:05

I was hoping to get myself a 3080 (ha ha good joke) but for obvious reasons this isn't likely to happen any time soon. So to scratch the upgrade itch I was thinking of maybe just getting a 2nd hand 1080ti. I can get one for £300 and can sell my 1080 for about £180.

Am I likely to be able to buy either a 3070 or 3080 this year? Would you do this upgrade?

danmackers · 20 Sep 2020 at 16:11

Only you can answer that really - the ti is a decent little upgrade in general performance from the 1080, so it wouldn't be a bad upgrade for £120 quid. Just look at some comparison benchmarks and see if you think the increased fps is worth it. I mean if you're already playing games to the level you'd like, then Id question if you're just buying something cos you got excited about an upgrade, or if it's something you'd want regardless.

Stock wise we'll obviously know more once there are more stock updates, but it depends when you ordered regarding how long youd have to wait

lovelyhead · 20 Sep 2020 at 16:14

danmackers said:
Id question if you're just buying something cos you got excited about an upgrade, or if it's something you'd want regardless.

I think you may have hit the nail on the head. I'm disappointed about missing out on a 3080 so am still trying to scratch that itch. I could have bought a 1080ti at any time previously but didn't even think about doing it and now I have money burning a hole in my pocket.

chaparral · 20 Sep 2020 at 16:17

Or if you could pick up a 2080ti for around £400 that will give you close to double the speed of your 1080

lovelyhead · 20 Sep 2020 at 16:19

chaparral said:
Or if you could pick up a 2080ti for around £400 that will give you close to double the speed of your 1080

I'd jump at the chance of a £400 2080ti but people are paying more than £650 in a lot of cases on ebay right now.

Devious · 20 Sep 2020 at 16:21

I went from 1080 to 1080ti and it was a nice bump in performance.

chaparral · 20 Sep 2020 at 16:22

lovelyhead said:
I'd jump at the chance of a £400 2080ti but people are paying more than £650 in a lot of cases on ebay right now.

I was mainly thinking of this as i saw that Tom picked one up for £450 only a day or 2 ago

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/forums/threads/2080ti.18899150/

Tom|Nbk said:
Managed to get a 2080Ti for £450, officially off the 3080 hype train thankfully.

I'll now use this card until 3080 refreshes with 20Gb or if Big Navi wipes out NV we will see.

koooowweeee · 20 Sep 2020 at 16:23

No.

Even a 980ti to a 1080ti wasn't all that for me.

SniperSmithy · 20 Sep 2020 at 16:27

lovelyhead said:
I'd jump at the chance of a £400 2080ti but people are paying more than £650 in a lot of cases on ebay right now.

Prices might start to fall as people eventually get hold of 3080s and then decide to sell 2080tis and such. Personally I wouldn't recommend going from then 1080 to the ti, unless there's some game and setting you are desperate to play and can't, but I doubt that on the 1080. I'd wait for now I think 20 series will fall more once 30s are actually getting delivered.

chaparral · 20 Sep 2020 at 16:29

lovelyhead said:
I can get one for £300 and can sell my 1080 for about £180.

Would you do this upgrade?

No...As i wouldn't pay £300 now for a secondhand GPU that doesn't support RT

chaparral · 20 Sep 2020 at 16:32

Also maybe worth holding on till after the 3070 release to see what happens with prices & stock as this release may knock the 2080ti prices down or up

lovelyhead · 20 Sep 2020 at 16:35

chaparral said:
Also maybe worth holding on till after the 3070 release

After the cluster**** that was the 3080 launch I can't see the 3070 launch being much better! Might be worth a punt though.

turbot1984 · 20 Sep 2020 at 16:38

lovelyhead said:
After the cluster**** that was the 3080 launch I can't see the 3070 launch being much better! Might be worth a punt though.

What about they do XX70, 80 & 90 on the same day next time, that would be a laff?

eeii · 20 Sep 2020 at 17:03

Dear OP No.

DarrenM343 · 20 Sep 2020 at 17:41

I wouldn't upgrade within the same old generation and the extra £120 is a huge % cost of the 1080 to upgrade.
Wait for the 3070 or 3060 even and buy something brand new, not some used old tat for £300. If not even bothered about RT then maybe even see what AMD bring to market. The earliest Ti's would be 3 years old or more now. For £469 can get a 3070 brand new, when they arrive. Sure, that's a lot more money but will bring up to date with the tech and an iron clad new GPU warranty. Just hold tight

tyler_jrb · 20 Sep 2020 at 17:49

Depends on the model and the use case.

1080Ti is 40% faster than 1080.

I would try source a cheap 2080Ti for around £3-400 which will be another 30% again over the 1080Ti and have some DLSS and RTX capabilities.

3070 will probably be in stock next year at this rate. And likely won’t match the 2080Ti anyway.

varkanoid · 20 Sep 2020 at 18:00

2nd hand prices are still way too high I`m after a 2nd hand RTX 2060 but no way can I get one for less than £200 so far that I have been watching. Good luck on getting a 2080ti for £300-£400.

Also have you seen those "items" being advertised on that certain auction website which is not actually an item its just telling you dont buy a 2nd hand 2080ti when you can get a 3080 etc. Very amusing.

Minstadave · 20 Sep 2020 at 18:04

I've got a 1080 and I'd aim for the 2080 rather than the 1080Ti. There's little in it second hand and the newer card seems worth the extra.

Minstadave · 20 Sep 2020 at 18:06

tyler_jrb said:
I would try source a cheap 2080Ti for around £3-400

These don't exist apart from a few panic sellers last week.

Wrinkly · 20 Sep 2020 at 19:09

Hang on for a 3070, maybe even a 3060 if money is tight. 1080Ti's are fantastic, but your not getting any new features.