Let's say....

[TechLarry]

The Vega and the 1080ti both come out at $699.

The Vega has FreeSync.

The ti does not of course.

You have a high end FreeSync monitor.

But...

The 1080ti turns out to be 20% faster than the Vega.

So.... Do you say screw FreeSync and get ths1080ti instead, or are you better off getting the Vega ?

 

[SighTurtle]

If the 1080Ti is 20% faster...

I would wait for a price cut.

 

[Supercharged_Z06]

The problem with your supposition is that Vega comes out anytime soon. The 1080Ti hits the shelves next week. It'll work just fine with your monitor sans FreeSync. Just turn vsync on. The 1080Ti will handle 3840×1600 @ 75Hz just fine.

 

[chenw]

Depends on the definition of the said "FreeSync", as well as what the specs of Vega (crucially, its VRAM).

Unless Vega is actually a complete disappointment, I would most likely not give up FreeSync unless I am upgrading the monitor itself (not simply switching Syncs, as that is not really worth the money either way) AND switching to G-Sync, so I'd stick with Vega. Besides, chances are Vega will have better DX12 support due to AMD supporting it better anyway, if you are part of the "worried about future" crowd. I am more of a "I'll worry about the future when it gets here" crowd, and prefer nVidia because I let my games choose my hardware (which are mostly DX11) than the other way round.

 

[ChosenUno]

Depends on the definition of the said "FreeSync", as well as what the specs of Vega (crucially, its VRAM).

Unless Vega is actually a complete disappointment, I would most likely not give up FreeSync unless I am upgrading the monitor itself (not simply switching Syncs, as that is not really worth the money either way) AND switching to G-Sync, so I'd stick with Vega. Besides, chances are Vega will have better DX12 support due to AMD supporting it better anyway, if you are part of the "worried about future" crowd. I am more of a "I'll worry about the future when it gets here" crowd, and prefer nVidia because I let my games choose my hardware (which are mostly DX11) than the other way round.

Funny that Nvidia is dropping a driver bomb soon which promises up to 16% performance improvement in DX12 games. So I wouldn't worry too much about DX12 and Nvidia.

Get the Ti now. I'd rather have that 20% that can stick at 75FPS with more eye candies than *Sync technology any day.

 

[HeavensCloud]

I would wait. I'm one of those people with a Freesync monitor I don't want to depart with. As I said in another thread, 1080 performance for $500 (hopefully closer to $400) or less and I'll buy. And that would only be so I could get rid of Crossfire. If Crossfire profiles were better I wouldn't bother upgrading at this time.

 

[bildad]

"Free" isn't so hot if it's so slow. You really want SlowSync? With AMDs track record that's what you're waiting all these months for is the latest iteration of SlowSync.

 

[ChosenUno]

Funny that Nvidia is dropping a driver bomb soon which promises up to 16% performance improvement in DX12 games. So I wouldn't worry too much about DX12 and Nvidia.

Get the Ti now. I'd rather have that 20% that can stick at 75FPS with more eye candies than *Sync technology any day.

Just to add, Nvidia has FastSync as well, so there's really no reason to cap yourself at 75FPS either.

 

[TechLarry]

The problem with your supposition is that Vega comes out anytime soon. The 1080Ti hits the shelves next week. It'll work just fine with your monitor sans FreeSync. Just turn vsync on. The 1080Ti will handle 3840×1600 @ 75Hz just fine.

Good point.