A purchaseoneonline, hopingtoshowcaseitinthisveryvideo.
But a dayortwoafter I boughtit, thecompanymessagemetosaythatitwas, infact, outofstockbecauseithadbeensoldtosomeoneelsemomentsbefore I purchasedit.
Now I havetosay I was a littlebitdisappointed, tosaytheleast, butafterlookingthroughmyvideoshereonYouTube, I thought, Youknowwhat?
Wehaven't taken a lookbackat a GTX 9 80 versus a moderngames.
Andconsideringyoucanpickoneoftheseupfor a prettydecentpricethesedays, and I thoughtwhy?
No, andarethereforesettledononeofthese.
I foundthisadditionoffthe G Tex 9 87 Now, saywhatyoulikeaboutthecoolerhere, thebloodofstylecaller.
Buttome, I thinktheseareamongthebestlookingcarsthatvideohaveevermade.
I thinkThey'reabsolutelyfantasticlookingthesilverandblackwiththegreenlogoonthetop, Therejustlooksabsolutelywonderful.
Thisis, ofcourse, thestandardvariantsofthe 9 80 Notthe 98 E T.
I, which, assomeofyoumayhaveseen, canactuallyholditsownverywellinmoderntitlesandstillcomparestosaythat 10 60 or 10 70 in a lotofgames.
This, though, onlyfeaturesfourgigsofRAMasopposedtothe 9 86 Soweinterestingtoseehowthisperformswhenitcomestoplaying a fewmodernondemandingtitles.
SotheGTX 9 80 launchedinSeptemberof 2014 at a costof 549 U.
S.
Dollars.
I payjust £140 hereintheUKforthisone, which I thinkis a fairprice, consideringthisis a prettydesirablefoundersadditionaswell.
Now I'm notsureaboutothercountries, butthesefounderseditionsseemtobeworthquite a bitcomparedtoothermodels, especiallywhenitcomestosomeoftheseolderhighendcards.
Ofcourse, the 9 80 wouldn't beconsideredthathighendanymore.
Butas I mentionedpreviously, itshouldstillgive a 10 60 a goodrunforitsmoney.
It'll, as I saidbefore, evenundertheseintensecircumstances, letmeknowifyou'd liketoseemekeepthisformatintermsoftheliveonscreenstatisticsthereorifyou'd rathermewritethemonthescreenassetnumbers.
Justcause 4 10 80 p alsorunverywellwiththehighsettings.
Nowwhat I wanttosayaboutthe 0.1% lowsinsomesituations, especiallyhere, isthattheymayappearoritmayappeartobe a littlelow.
Basically, the 180.1% lowfigurerepresented a singlestutterthatoccurredduringthishalfhourgameplayperiod, whichdroppedthefiguredownbutbecausethiswasdowninrealtime, itdidmakeitswaybackupagain.
And I thinkit's moreimportantheretofocusonthe 1% lowerinsteadandhowmuchthatdiffersfromtheoverallaverageframerate, whichis, youcanseestayedabove 60 inthisgameaswell.
Soit's anotherdecentresultforthe 9 80 evenMetroexodus, a modernandverydemandingrelease.
RenfinewiththeUltrasettingsonceagain, a 10 80 p.
Nowbearinmind, I didonlyplaythroughtheintroductoryscenehere.
I hadgotfurtheringthegame, butmysavegameseemstohavedisappeared.
Forwhateverreason, I swappedtheharddrivesinmyPCaround a littleearlieron, anditseemstohavemessedup a fewofmygames, butnonetheless, I playedthe 1st 20 minutes, asyoucansee, withourexcellentframerighthere, thiswilldrop a littleandmoreintensivescenes, and I'm sureyou'llsee a differenceonceyou'reoutonthesurfaceaswell.
NowyoumaynoticethatinsomeinstancestheGPUwasactuallyrunningat 100% usageindicatingthatitwasholdingoursystembackoveroverwatchwasoneofthosetimeswheretheusagesortofswitchbetween 90 and 99% butoverwhichstillsawroughly 70 framespersecondwiththeultrasettings a 10.
80 p, meaningthatonceagainit's a verydecentgameplayexperience.
Evenwhenplayingonlinehere, the 1% on 10.1% lowsalsostayedprettysolid, soyoucanexpectverylimited, ifany, stutterwhenplayingthisgameonthissetupagain.
But I havetosaytheperformanceofwatchdogstocomebequite a statuaryoneanyway.
Sometimesitweren't absolutelyfine.
I thinkafterabout 10 minutes, theframeratesofffinditselfoutorbit, andwesaw a verylimitedstater's andframedrops.
Butfortheinitialfirstfewminutesafter I firedupthegame, wewereseeingsomeprettyheavydips.
Now I decidedtoendwith a coupleofgameswherethe M asideafterBoehneroverlaydidn't work, thefirstofwhichbeingApexlegendshereagainwassettothehighestsettingsandwestillsawatleast 60 framespersecondat 10 80 p.
Well, I thinkit's fairtosaythatin a lotofinstancesthistripyouwerestillcomparedto, say, atGTX 10 66 gigabyteversion.
Nowwhichoneshouldyoubuybetweenthosetwo?
Well, ittotallydependsonhowthey'repricedwhereyoulive, andyou'vegottorememberthatthe 10 60 astwomoregigsattheRamit's basedon a newarchitectureonDDEismorewidelyavailable, I thinksimplybecauseit's thenewercard, I thinkiftheywerepricedverycloselywhereyoulivedinthe 10 60 willbethenobrainer.
Butenoughaboutthat, because I havetosaythatthe 9 80 isstill a veryimpressivecard, and I stillthinkitdoesanexcellentjobofrunningeventhemostmodernoftitlesonwhenyouconsiderthatitcanbefoundforperhapslessthan £150.
Hereinthe U.
K.
Whichisquiteclosingpricetoattend 50 t I, forexample, I thinkyou'regetting a prettygooddeal.
Ifthepriceisright.
Remember, thereisnosuchthingas a badGPU.
Just a badprice.
I can't remember.
I heardthat.
Butitmakessomuchsense, Let's sayfor a minute, thenyouwanttoperhapsplayathigherresolutionsaswell.
Howdoes a 9 80 handlethat?
Well, I wentbackand I ran a coupleoffthemostdemandinggamesontoday's thelistagainofFourcade, Resolution 38 40 by 2160 onDhe.
Thetwo I chosewereMetroExodusandBattlefieldfiveinBattlefieldfive.
All I hadtodowascreatetheresolution.
I leftthepresetultra, and I sawaround 30 framespersecond.
I think 30 is a moresensiblesortoftargettoaimforwiththe 9 80 becausefour K 60 f.
P.
S isgonnabeoutofthequestioninmostsituations.
30 f.
P s, though, ismorethandoable.
A lotoftimeinmetroexodus.
Itwasn't quitesimple.
I couldn't remainwiththeultrasettings, whichwasprobablyoff.
Yes, but a mixtureofmediumandhighshouldnetyouthat 30 f.
P s averageatfour K.
I think.
No, thiscardiscertainlybestsuitedthesedaysto 10 80 p.
M.
Perhaps 14 40 people.
Havingsaidallthatwell, I reallyhaveenjoyedmytimewiththisstreetpeople, ifonlyoneofmyfavoritegraphicscards I'veeverused.
Andofcourse, if I hadtogiveit a fewmorepointsanywhereelse, I'd bringitbacktothatdesign.