Opinion on gpu??????

[mikeymike 360]

Hey guys 

I have 2 gtx evga titans 6gb sc in sli atm and am in the process of selling them. 

To buy the Asus strix 1080ti 

is it worth  the upgrade ??

thanks 

mike

[Sartanius 399]

You are trading 12GB (2x6GB) of VRAM for 11GB in the 1080Ti configuration.  Other than eliminating SLI, I don't think this would be a significant upgrade. 

If instead you were to consider the 2080Ti (pricey!), then you would likely have a more significant upgrade over your current configuration.  Of course, this is just my opinion.  Others will chime in for sure.

[mikeymike 360]

15 minutes ago, dmiannay said:

You are trading 12GB (2x6GB) of VRAM for 11GB in the 1080Ti configuration.  Other than eliminating SLI, I don't think this would be a significant upgrade. 

If instead you were to consider the 2080Ti (pricey!), then you would likely have a more significant upgrade over your current configuration.  Of course, this is just my opinion.  Others will chime in for sure.

Thanks for the reply 

but does P3d v4.4 utilize both cards well in sli?

and vram both together as 1?

thsnks

[vortex681 806]

40 minutes ago, dmiannay said:

You are trading 12GB (2x6GB) of VRAM for 11GB in the 1080Ti configuration.

The VRAM on the cards runs in parallel in SLI, not in series, so you're still effectively working with 6GB. Each card renders an alternate frame and has access to only its own VRAM.

Edited January 23, 2019 by vortex681

[mikeymike 360]

4 minutes ago, vortex681 said:

The VRAM on the cards runs in parallel in SLI, not in series, so you're still effectively working with 6GB. Each card renders an alternate frame and has access to only its own VRAM.

Thanks for the reply 

What about power? 

Both cards combined? 

[vortex681 806]

Just now, mikeymike said:

What about power?

Two cards means twice the power draw.

[mikeymike 360]

3 minutes ago, vortex681 said:

Two cards means twice the power draw.

Thanks for the reply

so I guess not worth the upgrade then?

sorry for the stupid questions.

mike

 

[ckyliu 1,749]

Reportedly P3D does not benefit all that much from SLI. It certainly doesn't double performance, I seem to remember it was in the order of 20%. So definitely a single more powerful card is a better investment than two weaker ones.

[mikeymike 360]

Thanks for the replies!

I live in Canada.

do you think that 500 for both cars is a reasonable price?

thanks

mike

[mikeymike 360]

Anyone please?

[BrettT 63]

A quick way to check the cost is to see what they are going for on ebay.  You can check recent sales etc for the type of card you have

[Sartanius 399]

20 hours ago, vortex681 said:

The VRAM on the cards runs in parallel in SLI, not in series, so you're still effectively working with 6GB. Each card renders an alternate frame and has access to only its own VRAM.

Thanks for that @vortex681.  I learned something... and for that I'm grateful.

Apologies to @mikeymike for peddling bad information.

Edited January 24, 2019 by dmiannay

[mikeymike 360]

4 hours ago, dmiannay said:

Thanks for that @vortex681.  I learned something... and for that I'm grateful.

Apologies to @mikeymike for peddling bad information.

Np.

thank you all for the information

appreciated!

mike