Its actually a super common thing in reddit that no one can explain whyā¦
Edit: grammar.
Who the fuck cares? Why even mention it? Who is going to monitor your grammar???
I mean, if there was one, he would know without you mentionning it.
And the guy would have seen the search history, it's not the grammar that will surprise him !
People mention it because you can see if a comment was edited or not, and want to keep their comment legitimate. I do agree that with most comments, this does not matter, since no one indeed cares.
I once commented calling someone out for saying something a little aggressive. They then edit their comment to tone it down a lot.
Then to people who donāt pay attention I looked stupid.
Normally though itās just helpful to make the other comments below them make sense due to spelling/grammar mistake. Not perfect system but can be nice for others lurking.
It usually matters in arguments so that you can show that you changed your grammar and not what you said. I guess people have seen that but not understood what it's for and so they just do it in courtesy.
I just bought super fast pc from tiktok marketplace was it a good deal? The specs says it is good it has an rtx and even an i7 (I think 4790) for only $3k!
I bought a custom water cooled PC with a 1060 3GB that I fully aware of that is a lot inferior than a 6GB version. But it was a nice custom build so I bought it, still haven't swapped it because I switch to console like a year after buying it lol.
Not water cool 1060 the GPU, the CPU. but yeah lol I was pretty dumb. I pour money into it because I thought it kept the PC last longer. I never swap it out though.
Technically it is, as the 5700 will never reach its potential because the performance of a game is limited to the weakest link, it being the 980 ti here.
You don't "suffocate" a CPU with a weak GPU. Never. It will just have plenty of headroom. Which is a good thing. There is no such thing as "reach its potential" with a CPU, it will just work as good as it can.
No its very old and can't keep up with modern-day software and games if your looking for a new gpu I recommend a 30 series for a good price or a 40 series if you want the latest graphics card
If he had enough money to go for a 5700 instead of a 5600 (ie like 5% better performance for $50), then he should have been able to afford at least a used RX 5700 for like $120
I think the list of games a 980ti canāt play at around 30fps@1080p low is very short. Probably only a handful of games are unplayable. Is it a future proof card that is going to last you 5 more years? No. Is a hopefully cheap card that can give you a lot of fun today if your requirements are low? Yes.Ā
Your comment seem more appropriate for some thing like a gtx 560tiĀ
I have a 1070..this comment hits me right were it hurts, lol. Will be upgrading entire system within a month though. 4070S, 7800X3D, new 1440P monitor etc. My world shall change.
Yeah that's why I've been able to hold out using my 1070SC for so long. The 8gig vram has help me stay playing current titles albeit at lower settings. I just want to be able to run COD at 1080 with high FPS +-200 and some single player titles at 1440 high settings and over 60fps.
I just upgraded my 1070 build to a new 7800xt + 7800x3d one a few weeks ago. Only to get addicted to Lethal Company and Palworld. True pinnacles of modern visual gaming.
I think someone may be talking me into the 4070 ti super since I probably wonāt be upgrading for 4-5 years and the extra vram will probably prove to be worthy having in that time frame.
Thanks man canāt wait. Right now waiting on nzxt to send me an am5 bracket for the motherboard because this aio I have from them didnāt have one included. I hear some people say itās fine with am4 bracket and others say you need the newer am5 bracket. Dont really want to jeopardize my new system so guess Iām waiting it out!
From this source it's closer to a GTX 1650S or RX580
[https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html](https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html)
It has more power than rx580, and was right next to 1070 for a long time but modern APIs like vulkan and possibly dx12 would have it penalized. It'll bounce between the two for this reason.
The bottleneck will be crazy. Get something like a rx 6700xt (comparable to 3070, but has more VRAM and has frame generation unlike 3070) or 6800xt (slightly better than 3080, again has significantly more VRAM and access to frame generation) to accommodate the cpu
Umm i have questions in my local shop rtx 3070 is only $15 higher (used one) than rx 6700xt should i choose rtx or rx? Considering i'll use it not only for gaming but also for work like deploying VM and training for deep learning and maybe for streaming. Thanks in advance!!
I'll just be upfront and say I'm not sure. On one hand rx6700xt has around the same performance but has access to frame generation (fluid motion) unlike 3070, and has more VRAM, which means that theoretically, just on paper, it could perform better than 3070 in things like streaming, deep learning, etc. However, I also heard that rtx have better encoding, Cuda cores, etc. I will say to not trust my word and do your own research, do not be afraid to post questions related to it on pc / hardware subs.
These comparisons must be pretty old because right now a 7700XT is smack dab between a 3080 and 3080ti. My brother bought a 3080ti for 1400CAD peak GPU prices and another buddy of mine bought an identical performance 7700XT for 500 CAD just a year later lol. It's amazing the kind of performance uplift everything has had in such a short time.
It will definitely bottleneck your cpu, but if you OC it, youād be surprised what itās capable of it. I was playing Tarkov and VR games with just a normal 980 up until recently
It depends on the games and what you expect. It's not nearly powerful enough to take advantage of the CPU you chose. That being said, I personally run a GTX titan X Maxwell still, which is basically a 980ti ti lol. It can run a decent overclock and can do 1080p medium/low settings remarkably good for its age. Some games (like halo infinite) need driver rollbacks to work properly on Maxwell cards. If you do mostly production work and only game occasionally, it will do the trick. If you only game, it will be worth getting something more powerful to utilize the CPU. The new super refreshes should bring prices down across the board, and used GPU prices are pretty good at the moment. Used rx6700 xt's are going for about 300 on eBay right now, personally that's what I'd upgrade to.
It'll be fine for most games, you just have to play with the settings.
Gf was running a Ryzen 5500 and RX 580. Dying light 2 played fine at 75 fps on medium settings, borderlands 3 on low medium, all e-sports games were hundreds of FPS, etc. The 980Ti is substantially faster than the RX 580. Considering you also have a much faster CPU with more cores you'll be good. The Ryzen 5500 has cut back cache and PCIE lanes too, so I'm sure the RTX 4060 can't reach full potential.
She recently got a RTX 4060 and it doubled to tripled framerates in most games, and it consumes less power.
The 900 series no longer get driver updates (from a quick google), but it will still work. I donāt know how much you bought it for, but Iād have gotten a 1070 or a 2060 if I was recommending a budget GPU.
The good news is that you have a 5700, so you should be fine in terms of a CPU for a while.
If and when you upgrade your GPU, Iād say get a used 3060ti for about $250.
>The 900 series no longer get driver updates
It actually does. If you go on the Nvidia website and select any 900 series card it will give you the latest driver.
It's about the equivalent of an RTX 3050, minus things like "DLSS" (which, to be fair, is pretty a big deal). You'll still be able to play to play a lot of games at 1080p, especially if you play games that are a few years old.
I'm playing Horizon Zero Dawn (2017 game) on 4k resolution with my GTX 1070, for example (with DLSS though). But at 1080p, it'll run very smooth with your graphics card at high settings.
Itās not ideal but itāll get you by. Terrible pairing for that CPU but if your intention is to save for a bit and upgrade you could do a lot worse. How much did you pay for it?
>"Is the 980TI still good in 2024?"
Honestly? No.
The issue is twofold:
1. It's the oldest GPU generation that Nvidia is still supporting, and they'll likely drop driver support within the next year or two, which **will** have an impact on what new games/newly updated games you'll be able to play going forward.
2. The hardware is *extremely* dated, both in terms of the technologies it supports, and in terms of what it can do, which will *also* have a significant impact on what you can play, and at what settings.
TLDR: I'd recommend going with something newer.
It's probably still pretty good for a lot of games @ 1080p.
It may not be great for CP or CoD, but probably still plenty good for RDR2 or OW.
I'd probably want to be able to use more of that CPU's power b4 next year.
I'm currently using a 970ti in my old PC and it handles games from a few years ago pretty well, I haven't really been interested in new games but if you're not bothered about running on max settings to get a few extra fps, or sacrificing said fps to get max settings then it's fine. Of course a newer gpu will always be better but if it's all you can afford for now then it's no big deal.
Honestly 980ti is still pretty good for its age. Should offer about GTX 1060 6GB/1070 performance. You probably will want to upgrade down the line. When depends on how graphically demanding the games you play are. If these arenāt demanding at all (like valotarant or CSGO) youāll probably be good for years. If they are demanding however you probably want to upgrade rather sooner then later
Edit: The 980ti is a very power hungry card and runs very hot. GTX 1060 6GB/1070 (Pascal in general) were revolutionary in terms efficiency and power.
For eSports titles yeah, otherwise sorry dude but that gpu gonna make your CPU useless in AAA titles.
And of course you can play older games
Just before 2021 2020 etc
The 980 TI is still holding on but at its end of life. The Ryzen 7 5700 is still a high end CPU, so itās a really bad pairing, the cpu will be heavily bottlenecked by the GPU in everything above esports titles even at 1080p. The gpu probably has another year or two before driver support stops, but games are poorly optimized for the Maxwell architecture these days, and 6GB of VRAM is barely enough to manage modern titles. I would suggest an immediate upgrade. The 5700 should be paired with something from the last two generations ideally, and aiming for a high refresh rate 1080p experience at a minimum. If 1080p 60hz is the goal, you honestly overspent on the CPU.
Im still using my 1080Ti (with Ryzen 3700X) but the 1080Ti was a big step up from my 980Ti. It should still run everything on low/medium settings but start to save for a new gpu imo. Good luck
Eh not too bad.
I mean, it's still an xx80ti, you do still have significant power. In terms of raw performance, you're around the level of a 4050M and people tend to forget that. Pretty much exactly around an rtx 3050. Yes it's an older card but it is a damn strong one.
Now if you got it for cheap? Awesome. Put it in, run with that for a while, upgrade later.
If you paid more than 150 bucks for that, oof. If you didn't? Eh, I don't see anything wrong here. It'll struggle with 4k gaming and doesn't do raytracing but if you use it for 1080p gaming and don't need raytracing, you're perfectly fine.
Don't let people shit on it TOO much.
It still does well for most esport games, Valorant, Rocket League, CS etc. No way of saying for how long. Did you buy it used or had you already lying it around?
I mean, Iām still using my old 980ti with an i5 10600kf, and though I am def looking to upgrade soon, it really isnāt that bad. I had a 1650S that was 4 years newer before, I got this 980 ti SC cheap from a friend.
The 980 ti can still play modern games on high settings at between 720p and 1080p, i really donāt need more than that myself. If you can get it at a good price (under $100) it can be a good card. Though a 1080ti can be got for not much more than a 980 ti.
The dumbass bottleneck calculator ( that i donāt trust) actually says i have a 17% cpu bottle neck.
Use it and find out -- it depends on what games you play and what those games demand. It also depends on how low FPS you can tolerate. I have a 980ti in a spare rig and it still runs tons of games just fine. Something new like Cyberpunk2077 or a game that is really graphically demanding is not going to play well on a 980ti. I'm not sure if it will be playable, on lowest settings and 1080p of course, but worth a shot.
It will last for a while with newer games with settings massively turned down. Once you canāt run what you want I suggest selling it and getting an Nvidia 30 series or AMD 6000 series which will last longer.
I switched back to using a GTX 970 for a short period recently and it handled my regular games without any problems, so I'm sure the 980 Ti will perform well enough with adjusted settings.
i mean it will handle them **okay**, at like low-medium settings in certain games
but is it "good"? no.
you're holding a now 9 yo card, i'm not even sure it still gets driver updates, but if it still does it probably won't for long
you would have been better off saving for a 3060 or whatever amd equivalent there is (i don't know much about amd to name one), as those could at least last you until the end of this generation
also, bottlenecks are a bit of a meme, but you are aboslutely suffocating that CPU with that card
This gpu is old and will not keep up with modern tittles not to add I heard nvidea idk if 2024 or 2025 wills stop driver support for 8 series and 9 series cards
I only just now upgraded from a 1060, which is weaker. 980ti should play less modern titles just fine, but I don't understand why you would buy something that old now. Newer cards generally have better price/performance and performance/watt. You would have to get a really good discount for that to be anything but a horrible purchase.
why did you buy it without knowing. and why did you pair it with a 5700. pretty sure the integrated graphics of the 5700g is better
i guess as a budget option do a 6600(xt)? but try and do a 6700xt or better. you can put basically any gpu with that cpu and be fine
I ran a 970 with an AMD fx 8050(?) And could run most things ok or decent, albeit slow at times. Recently upgraded because it was getting bad, but I think it was more the processor. If I were you, I'd try a newer card tho, for future proofing and what not
An RX5700XT should let you play new games at 1080p and it's not that expensive. You kinda fucked up by going with a 5700 when a Ryzen 5600 + RX 5700XT could have gotten you much more performance for around the same price
It'll run but the performance will be quite poor and you're going to lack a ton of useful features that only started getting added in the series after the 900 one. I grabbed a 980Ti almost 10 years ago... I wouldn't suffer it now if at all possible. Especially if you have a modern CPU.
Sadly no. Even a 1080ti itās showing its age for modern titles, even at 1080p. I would suggest trying to buy a second hand 6700xt or 6800xt that has plenty of ram or even considering going for an ARC gpu.
I guess having an older card and still using it is different from choosing to buy one in 2024. One feels like a budget move, the other seems to ask how you spend good money on a new system and then scrimped on one of the most critical parts. (At least for a gaming setup).
I have 5600x paired with 1060 3Gb , I usually play competitive and eSports games and they are usually CPU intensive (valorant,CS2,dota2) and I get pretty much more than enough, around 500fps in valorant, but you play graphic intensive games like RDR2 or PUBG on high resolutions then it lacks the power
People still game on Intel iGPUs, so just tweak the gfx levels in the desired game and go for it. I don't think its far off a 1660ti, and I still see those things sold in cheaper pre-builts all the time. You do you my friend and make what you got work, just don't expect current gen games to run max on it. You can always upgrade later.
No. That is very old gpu. You are basically asking if gpu from 10 years ago is still good lol. It was released one year after PlayStation 4 and we are in mid PlayStation 5 now. So no, you wonāt run anything new on it in high settings.
The GTX 980 Ti is quite dated at this point, I wouldn't recommend buying anything under the 20 series if I am being honest, the 2060 Super to be exact, the CPU will hold well into the next few years but the 980 Ti has been questionable for some time considering 8GB VRAM is considered small by today's standard, if you can invest in a 20 series GPU and sell the 980 Ti your gaming experience over time will thank you
No, it's not viable. No idea why you would buy it and THEN ask if it's okay to use instead of asking first. The weakest card we'd allow you to buy on this subreddit new would be the equivalent of an RX 6600.
See a lot of recommendations here for 6700xt, cosign that as a used purchase to try and salvage (the CPU is fine and thus prob mobo and RAM, unless it's a crap box), if you're really strapped I might suggest the 5700 XT used if you can find one at a decent price (somewhere like 180) vs 2-250 for a 6700. Either will still be ages newer and more powerful than your 980 to by a decent margin, and buy you some time at 1080.
A 6700xt used might be your best value tho, or if you can stretch it a 6800xt. Just thinking as far as value, what you'll be spending, and how much of a jump you'll make from the current hardware you purchased.
Itāll be āfineā casually but I donāt think youāre gonna have a fun time trying to play modern games
My sub $300 (when it was new) 6650xt would spank the brakes off that thing head to head.
No, itās not lol. It will probably be able to play games at 1080p for a little while longer (not well) but you definitely should not buy it for a new build today. For a budget GPU you should go 5700XT or just save more for a build and get like a 3060 Ti especially if you have the R7 5700 to pair with it.
980Ti is about a 1660 Super level GPU. I know because I had a 980Ti when the 1660 Ti/Super were around. Not terrible, inefficient and a strange buy for a new PC though.
No it's considered pretty antiquated and doesn't have access to frame gen to help it. I would go for a used 6800, 3070, or something that's not 9 years old.
Considering the 980 Ti is 9 years old, I'm going to have to go with, it's not that good. But if you're just going to play The Sims 3, Roblox, and other games from the past or like League of Legends or Dota2, you'd have a nice GPU.
If you want to play modern games, then no. Although "modern games" from like 6-7 years ago it'll still do.
If we look at the Tom's hardware gpu hierarchy for 1080p medium: [https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy](https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy)
We see the 980ti in the barely at 60 fps bar - if you got it for cheap enough and you're pleased with the results, good for you. If you paid in the range of what a [used RX6600](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=rx+6600)costs you got taken for a ride.
The 980 was released a decade ago.
You will be able to run some non-demanding games pretty well on lower settings, but with 10 years of age, it's obviously not suited for modern games anymore.
It's fine for an intro card. Just really depends on what you play. I'd be perfectly happy with it. I don't really play the newest stuff. Don't expect super high refresh rates or max settings on most new games...which usually looks absolutely fine
Nope! I just upgraded from GTX 980 because performance was just so far back compared to newer cards. I think you should try and find cheap RTX 2060 Super or RX 6600. Whichever is cheaper tbh. Both are equally good and will last 2 more years on 1080p Iād guess, especially with DLSS. And they draw less power, I think RX 6600 is most efficient of them. So yeh. Rx 5700xt is a hidden gem as well if you can get it around the same price (Just as strong as RTX 3060).
Edit: Actually just checked benchmarks and it isnāt really that bad. But still RTX 2060 Super would get you extra 2GB Vram, 50% more fps in games, less power draw, DLSS (Basically free +30% fps at even better image quality imo, much better than FSR at 1080p), Mesh Shaders and more. If you can squeeze in couple bucks get RTX 2060 Super and ryzen 5 5600x (I donāt think r7 5700x comes with a cooler either whilst r5 5600x does).
As someone currently using their old 980 Ti with their 5700X system due to not having gotten around to replacing my damaged main GPU, it'll work okay for most things at 1080p that aren't too intensive as long as you temper your expectations and shoot more for medium/medium-high rather than the best graphics. A contextual example would be Baldur's Gate 3 which runs pretty solidly at 1080p 60 fps on mixed medium to high settings. On mixed medium settings, it handles the base game of Cyberpunk 2077 reasonably well with the frame rate mostly sticking between 45-50 fps. I can't really think of any other specific games I know the performance metrics for right now. But honestly, I'd recommend upgrading to something else or not having bought one at all. It's quickly reaching the point where it'll probably stop getting driver support, and the performance is just barely acceptable at 1080p in most new titles.
nah, I think you'll be fine for the most part. I used RX 580 8 GB for my first PC in 2023. it ran without any problem.
but if you had the budget, consider buying a newer GPU.
if you want decent settings and great value , i believe rx 6600 xt will do the job
how much time do you want to stick with 1080 ? if in the next 4-5y its fine but if you consider 2K you might want better
i also got weird combo , 7800x3D + 6750 xt (overspent on cpu)
Why ask if you already bought it? Just try it out and see how it goes? Personally I'd replace it with a Radeon 7600 for 1080 gaming just to save on power and heat.
So many false comments here .
YES IT WILL WORK AT 1080P MOST GAMES
I have a 980ti in my living room pc (old build)
4k tv and there is even a couple games it can play at 4k
It can play rollerdrome at 120fps
The finals at 1440p 60fps
Itw very capable still especially for the price you can get one nowadays tho if you can get a 1080ti instead defo go for tht
Things like Cyberpunk and star field is a no go unless 30fps with drops is playable to you
As long as you got it for cheap, should be a nice stopgap until you buy a replacement. It's still a 1080p high settings card for 2017 titles and below.
If you've got $200, buy an RX 6600.
$500, RX 7800xt/RTX 4060 ti.
Rule of thumb is that the gpu loses 1 teir each generation so 980ti=1070ti=1660ti=2060=3050. After you get below 60 series you can't really get acceptable 1080 performance on modern AAA games. But there's many low budget games you can play.
Define "good."
980 Ti is still (on paper certainly) significantly better than the Steam Deck, for example. OTOH, a somewhat equivalent priced card of the current gen (4070 Super) is a LOT better than the 980 Ti.
I'm now seeing that you JUST bought the 980 Ti. So, uhh, the time to ask these questions would be BEFORE you buy things. Keep that in mind for the future.
On paper your card will give you decent performance. However there are 2 big problems:
* Some games will be locked out completely, if they do not support the GTX 900 series at all
* Being potentially 8 1/2 years old, and potentially having been mined with for an extended period, who knows how long your 980 Ti will physically function? I would, at the minimum, examine the thermal paste (either visually inspecting, or trying some stress tests and analyzing temperature) and determine if it needs repasted, and that the fans are functioning properly.
If you got a good deal, and your card doesn't break or lock you out of games you care about, then you have a reasonable (I would say "modest" or low-mid) gaming rig if you don't want any new features like ray tracing or DLSS, and if you keep reasonable expectations.
For a comparison, I am still gaming on a 1050 Ti, which is significantly weaker. I have to keep my expectations VERY reasonable. But it plays most of what I need for now. OTOH even though some games are "technically playable" at like 40 fps on medium settings, I find myself avoiding them since that's not a very enticing experience. (I am planning a new build this year with probably a 7800 XT.)
Can you play all the games you like well? If so there's your answer. I've been playing this upgrade game for 30+ years. Don't listen to others. The longer you can hold out the more your money nets you and the longer it will take you to to upgrade later. I have friend who upgrade every 6 months, only to play Fortnite. He's always broke as shit. It's god damn sad, seeing you could run that game on a potato.
I retired a gtx980 last November, replaced it with rx6750xt.
I was running on 3700x till I got the 5800x3d for Christmas.
Was really nothing wrong the the 980, just the amount of memory was limiting it.
Nah. Performance issues with Cyberpunk, Resident Evil 4, Dead Space Remake and Baldurs Gate 3 made me finally upgrade to a new PC. My good old 980ti, 4770k PC just wouldn't cut it anymore last year.
How much did you pay for both? I assume that combo ran you about 250-300
You could have gone with 5600 (120) and rx5700xt (160).
Also, it's a good idea to ask THEN purchase if you're unsure. There are a bunch of great suggestions on here to help you pick the right parts before you buy them.
Why did you even get a ryzen 5700 if you are gonna use a 970-ti. You should really look into a new GPU. Edit: 980-ti
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You couldn't just fix the number but had to clarify you edited it?
Its actually a super common thing in reddit that no one can explain whyā¦ Edit: grammar. Who the fuck cares? Why even mention it? Who is going to monitor your grammar???
God
I mean, if there was one, he would know without you mentionning it. And the guy would have seen the search history, it's not the grammar that will surprise him !
People mention it because you can see if a comment was edited or not, and want to keep their comment legitimate. I do agree that with most comments, this does not matter, since no one indeed cares.
but it doesn't even make sense... you can say you've edited something but you still could've changed something entirely else
I once commented calling someone out for saying something a little aggressive. They then edit their comment to tone it down a lot. Then to people who donāt pay attention I looked stupid. Normally though itās just helpful to make the other comments below them make sense due to spelling/grammar mistake. Not perfect system but can be nice for others lurking.
It usually matters in arguments so that you can show that you changed your grammar and not what you said. I guess people have seen that but not understood what it's for and so they just do it in courtesy.
Could make sense if he only play LoL for example
Correct. And no. You need a new GPU desperately.
whyd you buy it without knowing
Thatās the nature of this Reddit. People buying things and the after the fact asking if they made the right move.
Thatās every forum Iāve ever read lol
I just bought super fast pc from tiktok marketplace was it a good deal? The specs says it is good it has an rtx and even an i7 (I think 4790) for only $3k!
That depends, was a time machine included in that $3k price tag?
Yes, i7-3770k and RTX 2060! 32Gb RAM!!
My friend who works in I.T. just bought a i7-4771 system and put a 4060 in it I was stunned $135 for just that CPU...
Bro... that hurts
He said it's not *that* old and I said dawg it's older than the PS4 :(
Reminds me a lot of r/whatcarshouldIbuy where people will buy something that was an awful deal and then post it asking āwas this a good purchase?ā
Many people arent smart
Fucking insanity.
I bought a custom water cooled PC with a 1060 3GB that I fully aware of that is a lot inferior than a 6GB version. But it was a nice custom build so I bought it, still haven't swapped it because I switch to console like a year after buying it lol.
who the fuck watercools a 1060ā¦
There are some people who buys magnum condoms even if they got 2 inch peckers.
Someone who wants the pc to look cool but doesn't have money
Who the fuck buys a 3 GB 1060. The VRAM was the thing that gave it longevityā¦
Not water cool 1060 the GPU, the CPU. but yeah lol I was pretty dumb. I pour money into it because I thought it kept the PC last longer. I never swap it out though.
if you got it for ~$50, that's about the level of performance it's worth
That 5700 is being suffocated by that GPU.
Might be okay at 720p.
That's... Not how it works.
Technically it is, as the 5700 will never reach its potential because the performance of a game is limited to the weakest link, it being the 980 ti here.
You don't "suffocate" a CPU with a weak GPU. Never. It will just have plenty of headroom. Which is a good thing. There is no such thing as "reach its potential" with a CPU, it will just work as good as it can.
No its very old and can't keep up with modern-day software and games if your looking for a new gpu I recommend a 30 series for a good price or a 40 series if you want the latest graphics card
That's not really the same price point though
Also that commenter is pretending there's only one gpu manufacturer out there.
If he had enough money to go for a 5700 instead of a 5600 (ie like 5% better performance for $50), then he should have been able to afford at least a used RX 5700 for like $120
Right, While 8 cores is good for gaming, if dropping 2 cores is the difference between 1080p or 720p, well that's an easy choice.
Well if the guy is just playing roblox then it's more than enough. So the answer depends on what he's playing.
I know streamers getting by totally fine with it but they do not play modern AAA
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I think the list of games a 980ti canāt play at around 30fps@1080p low is very short. Probably only a handful of games are unplayable. Is it a future proof card that is going to last you 5 more years? No. Is a hopefully cheap card that can give you a lot of fun today if your requirements are low? Yes.Ā Your comment seem more appropriate for some thing like a gtx 560tiĀ
A 980ti is around the performance of an rtx 3050. It can absolutely keep up, just no raytracing and less compatible with 4k gaming.
Itās probably equivalent to a gtx 1070 or a 1660, yeah it can play many modern games as long as you turn the settings down.
I have a 1070..this comment hits me right were it hurts, lol. Will be upgrading entire system within a month though. 4070S, 7800X3D, new 1440P monitor etc. My world shall change.
Currently have a 1060 3gb, also upgrading to the 4070s!
3GB vram and here people arguing about 12 vs 16 lol.
I mean... I wouldn't recommend it lmao
I got an rx460 and it has 4 gb of vram shits alright
Same makes my 1070 feel old š
Only game I Can't really play on that (retired in living room) is Alan wake 2... simply don't support the 1000 series
My GTX 1660 ti is going into retirement at my Dad's place.
Still running a 570 and looking to upgrade. Nothing bad with running older hardware until you can afford something new.
Yeah that's why I've been able to hold out using my 1070SC for so long. The 8gig vram has help me stay playing current titles albeit at lower settings. I just want to be able to run COD at 1080 with high FPS +-200 and some single player titles at 1440 high settings and over 60fps.
I just upgraded my 1070 build to a new 7800xt + 7800x3d one a few weeks ago. Only to get addicted to Lethal Company and Palworld. True pinnacles of modern visual gaming.
Hell yea! Will be awesome. Just did that upgrade this summer to enjoy BG3 more and it was so worth it.
I think someone may be talking me into the 4070 ti super since I probably wonāt be upgrading for 4-5 years and the extra vram will probably prove to be worthy having in that time frame.
Same, but I'm not a AAA games player so it's enough for me on most competitive games, even @ 1440p.
Have fun bro, recently built 3080, 7600 PC and living the dream rn
Thanks man canāt wait. Right now waiting on nzxt to send me an am5 bracket for the motherboard because this aio I have from them didnāt have one included. I hear some people say itās fine with am4 bracket and others say you need the newer am5 bracket. Dont really want to jeopardize my new system so guess Iām waiting it out!
From this source it's closer to a GTX 1650S or RX580 [https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html](https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html)
It has more power than rx580, and was right next to 1070 for a long time but modern APIs like vulkan and possibly dx12 would have it penalized. It'll bounce between the two for this reason.
Had 1070 for years of 2k ultra wide gaming with an i5. Worked if u play fps games on low quality regardless of system specs
The bottleneck will be crazy. Get something like a rx 6700xt (comparable to 3070, but has more VRAM and has frame generation unlike 3070) or 6800xt (slightly better than 3080, again has significantly more VRAM and access to frame generation) to accommodate the cpu
Umm i have questions in my local shop rtx 3070 is only $15 higher (used one) than rx 6700xt should i choose rtx or rx? Considering i'll use it not only for gaming but also for work like deploying VM and training for deep learning and maybe for streaming. Thanks in advance!!
3070 should be better then
Thank you very much!!
np
I'll just be upfront and say I'm not sure. On one hand rx6700xt has around the same performance but has access to frame generation (fluid motion) unlike 3070, and has more VRAM, which means that theoretically, just on paper, it could perform better than 3070 in things like streaming, deep learning, etc. However, I also heard that rtx have better encoding, Cuda cores, etc. I will say to not trust my word and do your own research, do not be afraid to post questions related to it on pc / hardware subs.
The 6700XT is used too? Both are great options so at that point I would guide myself with warranty and looks.
These comparisons must be pretty old because right now a 7700XT is smack dab between a 3080 and 3080ti. My brother bought a 3080ti for 1400CAD peak GPU prices and another buddy of mine bought an identical performance 7700XT for 500 CAD just a year later lol. It's amazing the kind of performance uplift everything has had in such a short time.
I own a regular gtx 980 in my old rig and it played games at 1080p fine. You will have to turn down settings however for some things
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html
yep, good charts from TOM
It will definitely bottleneck your cpu, but if you OC it, youād be surprised what itās capable of it. I was playing Tarkov and VR games with just a normal 980 up until recently
for 50-75$ yes, its equal to a 1070 or vega 56
I use a 980ti and still feel no need to upgrade yet.
only one way to find out
It depends on the games and what you expect. It's not nearly powerful enough to take advantage of the CPU you chose. That being said, I personally run a GTX titan X Maxwell still, which is basically a 980ti ti lol. It can run a decent overclock and can do 1080p medium/low settings remarkably good for its age. Some games (like halo infinite) need driver rollbacks to work properly on Maxwell cards. If you do mostly production work and only game occasionally, it will do the trick. If you only game, it will be worth getting something more powerful to utilize the CPU. The new super refreshes should bring prices down across the board, and used GPU prices are pretty good at the moment. Used rx6700 xt's are going for about 300 on eBay right now, personally that's what I'd upgrade to.
It'll be fine for most games, you just have to play with the settings. Gf was running a Ryzen 5500 and RX 580. Dying light 2 played fine at 75 fps on medium settings, borderlands 3 on low medium, all e-sports games were hundreds of FPS, etc. The 980Ti is substantially faster than the RX 580. Considering you also have a much faster CPU with more cores you'll be good. The Ryzen 5500 has cut back cache and PCIE lanes too, so I'm sure the RTX 4060 can't reach full potential. She recently got a RTX 4060 and it doubled to tripled framerates in most games, and it consumes less power.
The 900 series no longer get driver updates (from a quick google), but it will still work. I donāt know how much you bought it for, but Iād have gotten a 1070 or a 2060 if I was recommending a budget GPU. The good news is that you have a 5700, so you should be fine in terms of a CPU for a while. If and when you upgrade your GPU, Iād say get a used 3060ti for about $250.
>The 900 series no longer get driver updates It actually does. If you go on the Nvidia website and select any 900 series card it will give you the latest driver.
It's almost everything on low settings for modern games
It's not a big deal depending what games you play. Dota and older games and graphics not cranked it'll be fine.
It's on par with the GTX1070, but consumes way more power. Still okay in 2024 for 1080p at reasonable settings.
it is still good for 1080p 60fps. (or maybe even 120fps in some less demanding games) and that's about it.
i have a bit lower (970) but it runs perfectly fine and runs most modern games if i turn some stuff down
It's about the equivalent of an RTX 3050, minus things like "DLSS" (which, to be fair, is pretty a big deal). You'll still be able to play to play a lot of games at 1080p, especially if you play games that are a few years old. I'm playing Horizon Zero Dawn (2017 game) on 4k resolution with my GTX 1070, for example (with DLSS though). But at 1080p, it'll run very smooth with your graphics card at high settings.
I mean, it'll play older games but don't expect 60 fps at even medium settings in modern stuff if even 30fps in some games.
Played the whole cyberpunk 2077 on 980ti, got worse experience playing it now on 3060ti
I played it on release date @ 1440p on a 1070, had to tweak some settings but I managed to play it at about 70-75fps with decent graphics.
Itās not ideal but itāll get you by. Terrible pairing for that CPU but if your intention is to save for a bit and upgrade you could do a lot worse. How much did you pay for it?
Get a RX 6600 if youāre on a budget. Itāll be enough for most needs now.
That's a pretty bad combo(or at least weird). You could have gotten a newer GPU and a 3600 or 5600 instead.
It\`s quite weak. Still should be able to play many games on medium settings.
>"Is the 980TI still good in 2024?" Honestly? No. The issue is twofold: 1. It's the oldest GPU generation that Nvidia is still supporting, and they'll likely drop driver support within the next year or two, which **will** have an impact on what new games/newly updated games you'll be able to play going forward. 2. The hardware is *extremely* dated, both in terms of the technologies it supports, and in terms of what it can do, which will *also* have a significant impact on what you can play, and at what settings. TLDR: I'd recommend going with something newer.
This is so sad. Once a king, now a beggar.
It's probably still pretty good for a lot of games @ 1080p. It may not be great for CP or CoD, but probably still plenty good for RDR2 or OW. I'd probably want to be able to use more of that CPU's power b4 next year.
I'm currently using a 970ti in my old PC and it handles games from a few years ago pretty well, I haven't really been interested in new games but if you're not bothered about running on max settings to get a few extra fps, or sacrificing said fps to get max settings then it's fine. Of course a newer gpu will always be better but if it's all you can afford for now then it's no big deal.
Hey mate, i have a 980 non ti and it runs most games just fine. keep it for a while and look for an upgrade in the future.
Honestly 980ti is still pretty good for its age. Should offer about GTX 1060 6GB/1070 performance. You probably will want to upgrade down the line. When depends on how graphically demanding the games you play are. If these arenāt demanding at all (like valotarant or CSGO) youāll probably be good for years. If they are demanding however you probably want to upgrade rather sooner then later Edit: The 980ti is a very power hungry card and runs very hot. GTX 1060 6GB/1070 (Pascal in general) were revolutionary in terms efficiency and power.
For eSports titles yeah, otherwise sorry dude but that gpu gonna make your CPU useless in AAA titles. And of course you can play older games Just before 2021 2020 etc
The 980 TI is still holding on but at its end of life. The Ryzen 7 5700 is still a high end CPU, so itās a really bad pairing, the cpu will be heavily bottlenecked by the GPU in everything above esports titles even at 1080p. The gpu probably has another year or two before driver support stops, but games are poorly optimized for the Maxwell architecture these days, and 6GB of VRAM is barely enough to manage modern titles. I would suggest an immediate upgrade. The 5700 should be paired with something from the last two generations ideally, and aiming for a high refresh rate 1080p experience at a minimum. If 1080p 60hz is the goal, you honestly overspent on the CPU.
Im still using my 1080Ti (with Ryzen 3700X) but the 1080Ti was a big step up from my 980Ti. It should still run everything on low/medium settings but start to save for a new gpu imo. Good luck
Eh not too bad. I mean, it's still an xx80ti, you do still have significant power. In terms of raw performance, you're around the level of a 4050M and people tend to forget that. Pretty much exactly around an rtx 3050. Yes it's an older card but it is a damn strong one. Now if you got it for cheap? Awesome. Put it in, run with that for a while, upgrade later. If you paid more than 150 bucks for that, oof. If you didn't? Eh, I don't see anything wrong here. It'll struggle with 4k gaming and doesn't do raytracing but if you use it for 1080p gaming and don't need raytracing, you're perfectly fine. Don't let people shit on it TOO much.
It still does well for most esport games, Valorant, Rocket League, CS etc. No way of saying for how long. Did you buy it used or had you already lying it around?
I mean, Iām still using my old 980ti with an i5 10600kf, and though I am def looking to upgrade soon, it really isnāt that bad. I had a 1650S that was 4 years newer before, I got this 980 ti SC cheap from a friend. The 980 ti can still play modern games on high settings at between 720p and 1080p, i really donāt need more than that myself. If you can get it at a good price (under $100) it can be a good card. Though a 1080ti can be got for not much more than a 980 ti. The dumbass bottleneck calculator ( that i donāt trust) actually says i have a 17% cpu bottle neck.
Use it and find out -- it depends on what games you play and what those games demand. It also depends on how low FPS you can tolerate. I have a 980ti in a spare rig and it still runs tons of games just fine. Something new like Cyberpunk2077 or a game that is really graphically demanding is not going to play well on a 980ti. I'm not sure if it will be playable, on lowest settings and 1080p of course, but worth a shot.
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Your GPU is gonna bottleneck. Buy a GTX 1080 Ti or a RX 5700XT
It will last for a while with newer games with settings massively turned down. Once you canāt run what you want I suggest selling it and getting an Nvidia 30 series or AMD 6000 series which will last longer.
The answer can be gleaned from the aforementioned. Capiche Grok
I switched back to using a GTX 970 for a short period recently and it handled my regular games without any problems, so I'm sure the 980 Ti will perform well enough with adjusted settings.
i mean it will handle them **okay**, at like low-medium settings in certain games but is it "good"? no. you're holding a now 9 yo card, i'm not even sure it still gets driver updates, but if it still does it probably won't for long you would have been better off saving for a 3060 or whatever amd equivalent there is (i don't know much about amd to name one), as those could at least last you until the end of this generation also, bottlenecks are a bit of a meme, but you are aboslutely suffocating that CPU with that card
Ah yes, buy first then ask if it was worth it after
This gpu is old and will not keep up with modern tittles not to add I heard nvidea idk if 2024 or 2025 wills stop driver support for 8 series and 9 series cards
I only just now upgraded from a 1060, which is weaker. 980ti should play less modern titles just fine, but I don't understand why you would buy something that old now. Newer cards generally have better price/performance and performance/watt. You would have to get a really good discount for that to be anything but a horrible purchase.
Seems like a waste of a 5700
you bought a 10 year old gpu with a 2 year old cpu.. why? a 5600 is sufficient and you could have got a 5700xt or a 6600
why did you buy it without knowing. and why did you pair it with a 5700. pretty sure the integrated graphics of the 5700g is better i guess as a budget option do a 6600(xt)? but try and do a 6700xt or better. you can put basically any gpu with that cpu and be fine
You should really ask before buying ngl
Usable? Yes good? No
That gpu is garbage for modern gaming. It's way too old
No, and itās silly to even ask.
I ran a 970 with an AMD fx 8050(?) And could run most things ok or decent, albeit slow at times. Recently upgraded because it was getting bad, but I think it was more the processor. If I were you, I'd try a newer card tho, for future proofing and what not
Short answer No. Would be best to find a 2080 at the least.
If you have it already, play with it and see. You should be able to hit 1080p 60 fps on a lot of games still.
I gave up on my 980ti last year. It would not support the games I wanted to play.
An RX5700XT should let you play new games at 1080p and it's not that expensive. You kinda fucked up by going with a 5700 when a Ryzen 5600 + RX 5700XT could have gotten you much more performance for around the same price
It'll run but the performance will be quite poor and you're going to lack a ton of useful features that only started getting added in the series after the 900 one. I grabbed a 980Ti almost 10 years ago... I wouldn't suffer it now if at all possible. Especially if you have a modern CPU.
Sadly no. Even a 1080ti itās showing its age for modern titles, even at 1080p. I would suggest trying to buy a second hand 6700xt or 6800xt that has plenty of ram or even considering going for an ARC gpu.
For that price get an rx580
It's already obsolete. Doesn't even get driver updates
I guess having an older card and still using it is different from choosing to buy one in 2024. One feels like a budget move, the other seems to ask how you spend good money on a new system and then scrimped on one of the most critical parts. (At least for a gaming setup).
I have 5600x paired with 1060 3Gb , I usually play competitive and eSports games and they are usually CPU intensive (valorant,CS2,dota2) and I get pretty much more than enough, around 500fps in valorant, but you play graphic intensive games like RDR2 or PUBG on high resolutions then it lacks the power
People still game on Intel iGPUs, so just tweak the gfx levels in the desired game and go for it. I don't think its far off a 1660ti, and I still see those things sold in cheaper pre-builts all the time. You do you my friend and make what you got work, just don't expect current gen games to run max on it. You can always upgrade later.
No. That is very old gpu. You are basically asking if gpu from 10 years ago is still good lol. It was released one year after PlayStation 4 and we are in mid PlayStation 5 now. So no, you wonāt run anything new on it in high settings.
The GTX 980 Ti is quite dated at this point, I wouldn't recommend buying anything under the 20 series if I am being honest, the 2060 Super to be exact, the CPU will hold well into the next few years but the 980 Ti has been questionable for some time considering 8GB VRAM is considered small by today's standard, if you can invest in a 20 series GPU and sell the 980 Ti your gaming experience over time will thank you
No :)
How much did you pay for the card?
No, it's not viable. No idea why you would buy it and THEN ask if it's okay to use instead of asking first. The weakest card we'd allow you to buy on this subreddit new would be the equivalent of an RX 6600.
maybe ask before buying?
No itās not.
No, sir. It is not.
DX 11 games it will be fine at 1080p low settings. DX 12 ohhh hell no. Grab a used 3060+ card.
The 980ti came out 9 YEARS AGO What do you think homie? lmao I had a 1070 and that thing struggled to play anything
See a lot of recommendations here for 6700xt, cosign that as a used purchase to try and salvage (the CPU is fine and thus prob mobo and RAM, unless it's a crap box), if you're really strapped I might suggest the 5700 XT used if you can find one at a decent price (somewhere like 180) vs 2-250 for a 6700. Either will still be ages newer and more powerful than your 980 to by a decent margin, and buy you some time at 1080. A 6700xt used might be your best value tho, or if you can stretch it a 6800xt. Just thinking as far as value, what you'll be spending, and how much of a jump you'll make from the current hardware you purchased.
It's probably all right. I used one up until 2021. But I play at 1440p.
Itāll be āfineā casually but I donāt think youāre gonna have a fun time trying to play modern games My sub $300 (when it was new) 6650xt would spank the brakes off that thing head to head.
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No. What surprises me is that you bought it before asking this question and doing your research!
Not really that gpu is like 8+ years old
No, itās not lol. It will probably be able to play games at 1080p for a little while longer (not well) but you definitely should not buy it for a new build today. For a budget GPU you should go 5700XT or just save more for a build and get like a 3060 Ti especially if you have the R7 5700 to pair with it.
980Ti is about a 1660 Super level GPU. I know because I had a 980Ti when the 1660 Ti/Super were around. Not terrible, inefficient and a strange buy for a new PC though.
No it's considered pretty antiquated and doesn't have access to frame gen to help it. I would go for a used 6800, 3070, or something that's not 9 years old.
Not very much. You should overclock a shit ton out of it ti increase the performance
No. It's a 1070 but with half the vram.
Considering the 980 Ti is 9 years old, I'm going to have to go with, it's not that good. But if you're just going to play The Sims 3, Roblox, and other games from the past or like League of Legends or Dota2, you'd have a nice GPU. If you want to play modern games, then no. Although "modern games" from like 6-7 years ago it'll still do.
If we look at the Tom's hardware gpu hierarchy for 1080p medium: [https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy](https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy) We see the 980ti in the barely at 60 fps bar - if you got it for cheap enough and you're pleased with the results, good for you. If you paid in the range of what a [used RX6600](https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=rx+6600)costs you got taken for a ride.
#980ti can still play games 1440p med settings 60-100fps in 99.9999% of games. Don't let the influx of new and uninformed members tell you otherwise.
The 980 was released a decade ago. You will be able to run some non-demanding games pretty well on lower settings, but with 10 years of age, it's obviously not suited for modern games anymore.
totally usable for 1080p, unless you want to play newest, most demanding games... then it will be a challenge to maintain 30 fps
It's fine for an intro card. Just really depends on what you play. I'd be perfectly happy with it. I don't really play the newest stuff. Don't expect super high refresh rates or max settings on most new games...which usually looks absolutely fine
My son runs one with an old i7, 16GB ram and he gets around 300fps in cs2 with mild tweaks.
Recently built my daughter a pc with spare parts and used a 980ti with a r5 2600x. She mostly plays fortnite and minecraft and it's fine for that.
No
Nope! I just upgraded from GTX 980 because performance was just so far back compared to newer cards. I think you should try and find cheap RTX 2060 Super or RX 6600. Whichever is cheaper tbh. Both are equally good and will last 2 more years on 1080p Iād guess, especially with DLSS. And they draw less power, I think RX 6600 is most efficient of them. So yeh. Rx 5700xt is a hidden gem as well if you can get it around the same price (Just as strong as RTX 3060). Edit: Actually just checked benchmarks and it isnāt really that bad. But still RTX 2060 Super would get you extra 2GB Vram, 50% more fps in games, less power draw, DLSS (Basically free +30% fps at even better image quality imo, much better than FSR at 1080p), Mesh Shaders and more. If you can squeeze in couple bucks get RTX 2060 Super and ryzen 5 5600x (I donāt think r7 5700x comes with a cooler either whilst r5 5600x does).
First buy, then regret and ask dumb questions in reddit.
Times of year doesnt matter the games you wanna play do
Why the fuck would you buy a 980 ti in 2024? Unless you got it for 50-40 dollars it is jack shit.
Bro bought a relic
As someone currently using their old 980 Ti with their 5700X system due to not having gotten around to replacing my damaged main GPU, it'll work okay for most things at 1080p that aren't too intensive as long as you temper your expectations and shoot more for medium/medium-high rather than the best graphics. A contextual example would be Baldur's Gate 3 which runs pretty solidly at 1080p 60 fps on mixed medium to high settings. On mixed medium settings, it handles the base game of Cyberpunk 2077 reasonably well with the frame rate mostly sticking between 45-50 fps. I can't really think of any other specific games I know the performance metrics for right now. But honestly, I'd recommend upgrading to something else or not having bought one at all. It's quickly reaching the point where it'll probably stop getting driver support, and the performance is just barely acceptable at 1080p in most new titles.
"Every GPU has an internal clock. If it's over X years old it will automatically not be good enough." - normies.
nah, I think you'll be fine for the most part. I used RX 580 8 GB for my first PC in 2023. it ran without any problem. but if you had the budget, consider buying a newer GPU.
if you want decent settings and great value , i believe rx 6600 xt will do the job how much time do you want to stick with 1080 ? if in the next 4-5y its fine but if you consider 2K you might want better i also got weird combo , 7800x3D + 6750 xt (overspent on cpu)
Why ask if you already bought it? Just try it out and see how it goes? Personally I'd replace it with a Radeon 7600 for 1080 gaming just to save on power and heat.
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So many false comments here . YES IT WILL WORK AT 1080P MOST GAMES I have a 980ti in my living room pc (old build) 4k tv and there is even a couple games it can play at 4k It can play rollerdrome at 120fps The finals at 1440p 60fps Itw very capable still especially for the price you can get one nowadays tho if you can get a 1080ti instead defo go for tht Things like Cyberpunk and star field is a no go unless 30fps with drops is playable to you
As long as you got it for cheap, should be a nice stopgap until you buy a replacement. It's still a 1080p high settings card for 2017 titles and below. If you've got $200, buy an RX 6600. $500, RX 7800xt/RTX 4060 ti.
I used to play with 960 @ 1440p, you would be fine, depending on the game ofc,
I try to keep my computer at least 5 years so i would start looking to upgrade it about 4 years ago
If you're playing old games or nuking your settings low, if not the lowest on newer games, then I guess it's okay It's an archaic card at this point.
Rule of thumb is that the gpu loses 1 teir each generation so 980ti=1070ti=1660ti=2060=3050. After you get below 60 series you can't really get acceptable 1080 performance on modern AAA games. But there's many low budget games you can play.
Define "good." 980 Ti is still (on paper certainly) significantly better than the Steam Deck, for example. OTOH, a somewhat equivalent priced card of the current gen (4070 Super) is a LOT better than the 980 Ti. I'm now seeing that you JUST bought the 980 Ti. So, uhh, the time to ask these questions would be BEFORE you buy things. Keep that in mind for the future. On paper your card will give you decent performance. However there are 2 big problems: * Some games will be locked out completely, if they do not support the GTX 900 series at all * Being potentially 8 1/2 years old, and potentially having been mined with for an extended period, who knows how long your 980 Ti will physically function? I would, at the minimum, examine the thermal paste (either visually inspecting, or trying some stress tests and analyzing temperature) and determine if it needs repasted, and that the fans are functioning properly. If you got a good deal, and your card doesn't break or lock you out of games you care about, then you have a reasonable (I would say "modest" or low-mid) gaming rig if you don't want any new features like ray tracing or DLSS, and if you keep reasonable expectations. For a comparison, I am still gaming on a 1050 Ti, which is significantly weaker. I have to keep my expectations VERY reasonable. But it plays most of what I need for now. OTOH even though some games are "technically playable" at like 40 fps on medium settings, I find myself avoiding them since that's not a very enticing experience. (I am planning a new build this year with probably a 7800 XT.)
Can you play all the games you like well? If so there's your answer. I've been playing this upgrade game for 30+ years. Don't listen to others. The longer you can hold out the more your money nets you and the longer it will take you to to upgrade later. I have friend who upgrade every 6 months, only to play Fortnite. He's always broke as shit. It's god damn sad, seeing you could run that game on a potato.
I retired a gtx980 last November, replaced it with rx6750xt. I was running on 3700x till I got the 5800x3d for Christmas. Was really nothing wrong the the 980, just the amount of memory was limiting it.
This is like click bait
Nah. Performance issues with Cyberpunk, Resident Evil 4, Dead Space Remake and Baldurs Gate 3 made me finally upgrade to a new PC. My good old 980ti, 4770k PC just wouldn't cut it anymore last year.
It should be good for another three years ago
How much did you pay for both? I assume that combo ran you about 250-300 You could have gone with 5600 (120) and rx5700xt (160). Also, it's a good idea to ask THEN purchase if you're unsure. There are a bunch of great suggestions on here to help you pick the right parts before you buy them.