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GTX 1080 Ti in 2026: A Review of the Legendary Graphics Card 9 Years Later
The review examines the GTX 1080 Ti video card 9 years after its release. The author tests it in modern games, evaluates performance, and concludes whether it is advisable to buy it now. It is emphasized that, despite its venerable age, the card is still capable of showing decent results in some games, albeit with compromises in graphics settings. It is noted that modern games rely more on DLSS and FSR technologies, which affects the performance of older video cards. Overall, the author is pleasantly surprised by the capabilities of the 1080 Ti, but does not recommend buying it due to the risks associated with its age and history of use in mining.
1. 🔥 Introduction: The Legendary GTX 1080 Ti Almost 10 Years Later
- ✅ The author reviews the legendary GTX 1080 Ti video card, which will soon be 9 years old.
- ✅ Notes that he has not previously reviewed or practically used this card.
- ✅ Plans to find out what remains of the former glory of the 1080 Ti and whether it is still relevant.
00:00 - 00:35
1. 🔥 Introduction: The Legendary GTX 1080 Ti Almost 10 Years Later
- ✅ The author reviews the legendary GTX 1080 Ti video card, which will soon be 9 years old.
- ✅ Notes that he has not previously reviewed or practically used this card.
- ✅ Plans to find out what remains of the former glory of the 1080 Ti and whether it is still relevant.
00:36 - 01:25
2. 💰 PC Selection Consultations and the Author's Personal Experience
- ✅ Offers consultations on PC selection for 500 rubles and PC assembly with full setup from 3,000 rubles.
- ✅ Says that in 6 years on YouTube he has reviewed almost all desktop video cards released in the last 10 years.
- ✅ Notes that the GTX 1080 Ti is the only card from the thousandth series that he did not have in personal use.
- ✅ Explains that when the card was released, he was a schoolboy and could not afford it.
01:26 - 02:40
3. 💸 Reselling Video Cards and the Mining Boom
- ✅ Talks about his experience of reselling video cards, in particular the 1060, and why he did not resell the 1080 Ti.
- ✅ Notes that after the launch of the channel, the 1080 Ti simply did not fall into his hands.
- ✅ Mentions the mining boom and the release of new lines, which is why he did not try to find and review this card.
- ✅ Emphasizes that now there is a reason for the review, since almost 9 years have passed since the release of the card.
02:41 - 03:52
4. ⚠️ Inexpediency of Buying a 1080 Ti Today and Risks
- ❌ Immediately states that today there is no point in buying a 1080 Ti.
- ✅ The market for this card is random, the price varies from 14,000 to 20,000 rubles.
- ⚠️ The card consumes 250 W and does not have modern technologies such as ray tracing.
- ⚠️ Emphasizes that the 1080 Ti was a participant in two mining booms, which increases the risk of its failure.
- ❌ Does not recommend taking these cards due to the high risk.
03:53 - 04:39
5. 💰 Price Comparison and Inflation
- ✅ Notes that at the time of release, the card cost 800 dollars, which today, taking into account inflation, is approximately 1,100-1200 dollars.
- ✅ Emphasizes that tops today cost two, or even three times more.
- ✅ Gives an example of the 5090, which costs 2-3,000 bucks, and may soon cost five grand.
04:40 - 05:21
6. 😌 Carefree Time of the 1080 Ti Release and the Current Situation
- ✅ Emphasizes that the 1080 Ti was released at a time when there was no mining boom and memory shortage.
- ✅ Notes that the situation is completely different now, and every news is usually bad.
- ✅ Mentions that the video is being watched on a blocked platform.
05:22 - 06:41
7. 🔄 Generation Change and AMD and Intel Technologies
- ✅ During the existence of the 1080 Ti, as many as five generations of video cards have been released.
- ✅ Even the youngest RTX 5050 will be more powerful than the 1080 Ti.
- ✅ The 1080 Ti is the last full-fledged generation without marketing frills, with an emphasis on dry performance.
- ✅ Notes that the increase between the nine hundredth and thousandth line was huge and real.
- ✅ Emphasizes that FSR3 from AMD works perfectly fine on the 1080 Ti, which allows you to turn on frame generation.
- ✅ Mentions that you can always turn on Intel technologies.
06:42 - 07:41
8. 🚫 Problems with Launching Some Games and Transition to Tests
- ⚠️ Notes that the lack of ray tracing is a problem today, as some games simply do not start.
- ❌ Gives an example with the new Doom, which does not run on the 1080 Ti.
- ⚠️ Suggests that there will be more and more games like Doom, and sooner or later you just won't be able to play.
- ⚠️ Mentions that AWake 2 will also run poorly, as the game requires m shaders.
- ✅ Moves on to tests with a 7800 X3D processor and 32 GB of DDR5 memory.
07:42 - 08:40
9. 🎮 Tests in Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Mafia: The Old Country
- ✅ Kingdom Come: Deliverance on high graphics settings in 1080p runs at 70-75 FPS.
- ✅ Notes that the game has good optimization and is on a fairly old engine.
- ⚠️ Emphasizes that modern games do not pull not because their performance is outdated, but because game developers rely exclusively on DSS and multidegeneration of frames.
- ❌ Mafia: The Old Country on minimum settings runs at 40 FPS, and the author hates games on the fifth Unreal due to poor optimization.
08:41 - 10:01
10. 🎮 Tests in Metal Gear Solid and The Witcher 3
- ⚠️ Metal Gear Solid runs on minimum settings at 40-50 FPS, as the developers don't care how their brainchild works.
- ✅ With FSR on quality, the situation becomes better.
- ⚠️ The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (updated version) on ultra settings in 1080p with FSR on quality runs at 50-60 FPS with a stretch.
10:02 - 11:45
11. 🎮 Tests in Cyberpunk 2077 and Dying Light 2
- ✅ Cyberpunk 2077 runs perfectly, without upscaling on high settings.
- ❌ Dying Light 2 on medium graphics settings without upscaling runs at 40-50 FPS.
- ⚠️ Notes that everything below 60 FPS is unplayable garbage for him.
- ✅ Recommends turning on FSR to get 60-70 FPS.
11:46 - 12:49
12. 🎮 Tests in Arc Raiders and Battlefield 6
- ✅ Arc Raiders runs in 2K on medium graphics settings.
- ✅ With FSR on quality, it gets 70-80 FPS.
- ✅ Battlefield 6 in Full HD with FSR on quality runs at 70-80 FPS.
12:50 - 14:02
13. ⏱️ Rendering Video in DaVinci Resolve
- ✅ Rendering a 4K video (21 minutes) with a bitrate of 80,000 in DaVinci Resolve on the 1080 Ti took 16 minutes 27 seconds.
- ✅ For comparison, the 5060 coped faster.
- ❓ Asks subscribers to write in the comments whether they are interested in comparing the 1080 Ti and 5060 in a separate video.
14:03 - 16:19
14. 👍 Conclusion and Thank You for Watching
- ✅ Emphasizes that the 5060 will never have the same status as the 1080 Ti.
- ✅ Admits that he did not expect the card to be so good.
- ✅ Notes that it is no longer possible to play many games due to new mandatory technologies.
- ✅ Emphasizes that even taking this into account, he was able to play comfortably in those games that he was able to play.
- ❌ Believes that buying a 1080 Ti now is impractical, but it's very cool that it's so old and can do something.
- ✅ Thanks for watching, asks to like, subscribe to the channel and write comments.