Alright guys,

Got a GTX 1060 6gb installed atm, might switch to a used GTX 1080 8gb, would I see like 10-15fps increase?

I plan to leave settings the same.

CPU: i5 8600k 5ghz, delided, water cooled

RAM: 16GB DDR4 (8x2)

Storage: p3d V4.5 on my HHD, really cba to put it on a ssd, hardly do alot of simming nowdays anyway, got fed up with low fps and poor graphics, cba to install everything on v5/get xp12/mfs2020.

Running at 60Hz on a 1080p monitor. Hate locking it at 30, looks all werid and not crisp.

Any input would be appreciated. Cheers ols.

Edited April 9, 20215 yr by ols500

If its not going to cost you and arm and a leg, I would do the upgrade to 1080.

Cant say for sure what the resulting increase of FPS will be exactly at the same settings but you could probably get another 8-10FPS out of the switch I would imagine. A few people here have had good experiences with the 1080 series.

 

My rough guide to upgrading is in reference to Tom's GPU benchmarks for cards.

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html

 

If I look at the relative computing power of the 1060 you have which is rated at 26.5% in the list from Tom's H vs the 1080 rated in comparative terms at 45.2%, I usually consider any GPU upgrade worth doing if that delta is more than 20%. Anything less than that and its really not worth the hassle upgrading to a lesser card on that list IMHO.

This is just my personal approach to gauging whether a specific GPU upgrade is even worth considering for flightsimming.

 

Regards
Mark

Cheers Mark, I should be able to get one from ebay for a decent price. 8-10 fps would be worth it, especially in those low fps situations.

 

 

As someone who decided to stick with the 1060 for now, my reasons are as follows:

1. At 1920 res, all sims perform well

2. FS2020, in particular, can be set to ultra and still run at appx 30 fps ( I've got a 10600k)

3. The cost of graphic cards is crazy. I don't want to spend my money on super inflated cards

4. The dust on sim performance has not settled, so patience is wisdom.

5. graphic card memory is very important, so I am waiting for cheap 12 gig cards at a minimum

All of this is not important if you like to spend money because you have it.

3 hours ago, ols500 said:

Hate locking it at 30, looks all werid and not crisp

Out of curiosity - what frame locking has to crispiness ?

On 4/9/2021 at 4:56 PM, Beardyman said:

Out of curiosity - what frame locking has to crispiness ?

At 30 it makes the plane look blurry when panning, really don't like it personally.

I was thinking of selling my msi lightning z 1080ti for a 3080 or 3070 oc is it worth it?

thanks

mike

On 4/19/2021 at 5:47 AM, mikeymike said:

I was thinking of selling my msi lightning z 1080ti for a 3080 or 3070 oc is it worth it?

thanks

mike

No, IMHO..

On 4/19/2021 at 9:47 AM, mikeymike said:

I was thinking of selling my msi lightning z 1080ti for a 3080 or 3070 oc is it worth it?

DO NOT DO IT! Buy the new one first!

Look those sad people: