I don't think I've seen a post here about this yet, and I just came across this tidbit thanks to PCGamer. Anwyay, NVIDIA is about to release their newest cards: GTX 1080 and 1070.

Now I don't really go way into the details myself usually since all that technical gobbledy-gook doesn't mean much to me more often than not - that's why I wait for reviews so they can put it in some more general terms - but it looks like both new cards will be quite the upgrade. According to NVIDIA at least the 1080 is set to spank the pants off of the Titan X for a significantly lower price (still pricey though), while the 1070 may rival, maybe even exceed, the 980/Ti for a price not much higher than the 970 is currently going for. It'll definitely be interesting to see real-life performance reviews.

I keep thinking one of these days I'll buy/put together a proper gaming PC and it looks like this new line-up may be worthy... That is if I don't wait long enough for there to be another generation of cards. ;)

As for AMD, I think they've got their work cut out for them. I wasn't at all impressed by their current cards and the comparatively disappointing price-heat/power-performance ratio in comparison to NVIDIA. Let's see if they're going to be able to address that issue with their new line-up, but somehow I'm doubtful. *shrug*

Thanks for the info, impressive cards :)

Unless I really need a card right now (still using a 780 Ti), I'll just wait for the Ti versions of these newer cards.

Worst case, you'll be able to buy the current/new gen of cards at an even better price by then. It's a Win/Win deal, either way.

Also, nice rep score. ( Rep: 1337 ) :D

Yeah, I'd been putting off buying a new card since before February, so it looks like I'll only have to wait a little longer till the cards are released and reviews and comparisons start coming in. The prices are quite agreeable as well.

Yeah, i'm looking at getting the 1070, but i'll probably wait until my old GTX 670 dies. :P

I'll be getting a new PC about the time these roll out. the 1070 looks tasty for the price. If the pre purchase info is to be believed. I'll wait for some actual tech specs before I start creaming my shorts though.

Seriously, if it's short of revolutionary for actual game performance then I'm happy to stick with my 980ti.

A tech demo can be impressive... but that's all it is - a demo for the tech.
Numbers can be impressive but again, until in game results from varying developers' games are proven then it's just numbers.

I honesty don't think I'll need to buy another card until the end of this console generation.
In any case... congratulations for those looking to buy something new to replace their ancient piece of hardware. For those who buy a new top card every generation 'just because'.... well, you're just baited money slaves that will never learn :)

Regardless of the performance improvement of the new GPU generation, a GTX 980(ti) should easily be enough for the next few years. Game developers optimize their games for a range of graphics cards which are most commonly used, not for the fastest/newest ones available. So unless you want to get into any heavy VR or 4K gaming, your GPU should be capable of maxing out any new game for the foreseeable future. It's much more powerful than the current average of console and PC hardware.

The gpu that i'll buy will be an AMD Navi model. Will have to wait till 2018 though...

i have a GTX 750 Ti and i'm quite ok with the performance. Although since i upgraded there seems to be some pretty weird crashes while i play certain games...

I'm waiting for the low-end release, replacements for 750ti/950/960 ... hoping for a passively cooled 1060(ti)

I've been waiting for the 4K age, and it's seems that they've started turning the wheels. I'm still on a GTX 670 (not bad
for 1080p(Get it?)). But, now considering that there is a graphics card powerful enough to play it, 4K screens might
become cheaper.

Yes well, let's wait for the actual cards before blowing a load, shall we? The "technical gobbledy-gook" is quite important.

But really, for a person who claims no particular knowledge of "technical gobbledy-gook", you're certainly not shy of parading out with "price-heat/power-performance ratio" proclamations, which would be entirely based on "technical gobbledy-gook".

For instance, AMD GPUs are far better at compute, OpenCL and executing asyncronous compute than any Nvidia card, including Pascal cards. All AMD cards perform as well or better than any Nvidia GPU in DX12 in the same price class. This is because of "technical gobbledy-gook", namely the "technical gobbledy-gook" on which GCN cores were designed.

This has meant that GPUs old as the HD7970 are capable DX12 GPUs, while the Nvidia GTX680 is not. That's an example of good value, price/performance and quite impressive, since they're already almost 5 years old. The Nvidia 970 was advertised to have 4GB VRAM, and had functional only 3.5GB at full speed. That's not impressive or value.

These are just a few examples, and quite frankly they make Nvidia GPUs look anything but a "sure thing" when it comes to "technical gobbledy-gook", but clearly they've managed to market their products in such a way that people who admittedly know nothing about "technical gobbledy-gook" feel quite confident to express their expert opinions on technical matters. Good for them.

I'm very curious to see what the prices will be, here in Europe, and to witness how the hype will be develop when these cards hit the shelves. No doubt that the 10 series card will offer more performance at higher résolutions, but when it comes to actual gameplay at the actual résolutions we play, will it actually be revolutionary?