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PC gamers: What's your GPU timeline?
- Thread starter TaySan
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2015: R9 290 - MSI model
2016: GTX 1070 - MSI model
2018: RTX 2080 - Founder's Edition
right now i'm telling myself that i'll be keeping my 2080 until it is really struggling but i might just change my mind. we'll see what happens next year.
2016: GTX 1070 - MSI model
2018: RTX 2080 - Founder's Edition
right now i'm telling myself that i'll be keeping my 2080 until it is really struggling but i might just change my mind. we'll see what happens next year.
Geforce 256 (returned it as a kid cause I didn't know I need an AGP port) - 1999
Voodoo 3 3000 - 1999
GeForce4 MX440 - 2003
Radeon 9800 Pro - 2004
..Long Hiatus..
AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 2012
.. VR comes out ..
GeForce GTX 980 - 2016
GeForce GTX 1080ti (used, good deal) - 2018
Voodoo 3 3000 - 1999
GeForce4 MX440 - 2003
Radeon 9800 Pro - 2004
..Long Hiatus..
AMD Radeon HD 6850 - 2012
.. VR comes out ..
GeForce GTX 980 - 2016
GeForce GTX 1080ti (used, good deal) - 2018
Voodoo 2
Riva TNT 2
Radeon 8500DV
Connect3D Radeon X800 XL (7/2005)
Club 3D GeForce 7600GS (12/2006) - first PCIe, cheapo card as temp solution - ended up using until it broke.
Sapphire Radeon HD6870 (12/2010)
Asus GeForce GTX 970 Strix (6/2015)
Next: Super 2070 / 5700 XT
Riva TNT 2
Radeon 8500DV
Connect3D Radeon X800 XL (7/2005)
Club 3D GeForce 7600GS (12/2006) - first PCIe, cheapo card as temp solution - ended up using until it broke.
Sapphire Radeon HD6870 (12/2010)
Asus GeForce GTX 970 Strix (6/2015)
Next: Super 2070 / 5700 XT
Radeon 7500 PCI (my shitty HP computer only had a PCI slot)(for Morrowind) -2002
ATI X1800XT (for Oblivion) -2006
8600 GT (for Bioshock) -2008
GTX 460 SE (for Skyrim) -2011
GTX 960 -2015
GTX 970 -2016
Looking to build a new machine with tax returns.
ATI X1800XT (for Oblivion) -2006
8600 GT (for Bioshock) -2008
GTX 460 SE (for Skyrim) -2011
GTX 960 -2015
GTX 970 -2016
Looking to build a new machine with tax returns.
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NVIDIA 5200
NVIDIA 5600
NVIDIA 6600
NVIDIA 8600M
NVIDIA 470
NVIDIA 760
NVIDIA 1060
-soon- NVIDIA 2070 Super
Favourite: 470. First time I had a PC that could max almost everything for a while, BUT...
Most hated: 470. Shame it was a cheap Gigabyte blower model that run hot and basically melted. Will never buy from them again. To be fair, I had an amazing case and didn't do enough research on ventilation. Should have gone with an open air card.
Really loving my 1060 though, but I happen to have saved money and want to go from 1080p/60 to 1440p/144 so a 2070 seems like a good treat.
Contrary to what my timeline suggests, I'm very interested in AMD. But they've never released something as good as to make me trade colours in the moment of my upgrades. They got fairly close with Navi but, for once in my life, I happen to be able to pay a bit extra and get the better 2070 Super.
NVIDIA 5600
NVIDIA 6600
NVIDIA 8600M
NVIDIA 470
NVIDIA 760
NVIDIA 1060
-soon- NVIDIA 2070 Super
Favourite: 470. First time I had a PC that could max almost everything for a while, BUT...
Most hated: 470. Shame it was a cheap Gigabyte blower model that run hot and basically melted. Will never buy from them again. To be fair, I had an amazing case and didn't do enough research on ventilation. Should have gone with an open air card.
Really loving my 1060 though, but I happen to have saved money and want to go from 1080p/60 to 1440p/144 so a 2070 seems like a good treat.
Contrary to what my timeline suggests, I'm very interested in AMD. But they've never released something as good as to make me trade colours in the moment of my upgrades. They got fairly close with Navi but, for once in my life, I happen to be able to pay a bit extra and get the better 2070 Super.
An ancient ATI card or two that I can't remember the models.
HIS IceQ Turbo HD 7870
Sapphire R9 Fury Nitro
Maybe 5700 XT Anniversary Edition for the higher binning and eventual liquid cooling, if it benchmarks well?
HIS IceQ Turbo HD 7870
Sapphire R9 Fury Nitro
Maybe 5700 XT Anniversary Edition for the higher binning and eventual liquid cooling, if it benchmarks well?
FX 5200
8400 GS
These two were when I was growing up, and mostly played on consoles. Good enough for more basic games. Did play stuff like Fallout 3, Borderlands, and Spore on the 8400 GS though (lol).
GTX 960
GTX 980 Ti
Been tempted to upgrade to a RTX 2080 Ti, but now I'm waiting. Dunno whether to wait until next year with the likely 3000 series release, or until the rumored 2080 Ti Super drops... 980 Ti is still working well though—can still max out most games at 1080p, and it handles a decent number of games well at 1440p and 4K. Would like to run pretty much everything at 4K though. Also have a large Steam backlog to work through, and those older games run really well.
8400 GS
These two were when I was growing up, and mostly played on consoles. Good enough for more basic games. Did play stuff like Fallout 3, Borderlands, and Spore on the 8400 GS though (lol).
GTX 960
GTX 980 Ti
Been tempted to upgrade to a RTX 2080 Ti, but now I'm waiting. Dunno whether to wait until next year with the likely 3000 series release, or until the rumored 2080 Ti Super drops... 980 Ti is still working well though—can still max out most games at 1080p, and it handles a decent number of games well at 1440p and 4K. Would like to run pretty much everything at 4K though. Also have a large Steam backlog to work through, and those older games run really well.
2007: 8800 GT
2012: GTX 680
2014: GTX 960
2016: GTX 1070 FE (6700k build)
2018: GTX 1060 (1600 build)
Worst: GTX 680 2GB even though it was one of the top of the line GPU's at the time a bunch of games started releasing soon after that it just couldn't handle, it started showing it's age real fast, I ended up buying another one for SLI and well, we all know how great SLI is.
Best: GTX 1060 6GB surprisingly, since I bought an ROG Strix I could overclock the crap out of it and hit 2100Mhz stable, it's clocked so high that I only really lost about 8% performance from my 1070 FE which would max out at 1730Mhz @ jet engine fan speed, and because the Strix's cooler is complete overkill for this card it's damn near silent and never goes above 60c.
2012: GTX 680
2014: GTX 960
2016: GTX 1070 FE (6700k build)
2018: GTX 1060 (1600 build)
Worst: GTX 680 2GB even though it was one of the top of the line GPU's at the time a bunch of games started releasing soon after that it just couldn't handle, it started showing it's age real fast, I ended up buying another one for SLI and well, we all know how great SLI is.
Best: GTX 1060 6GB surprisingly, since I bought an ROG Strix I could overclock the crap out of it and hit 2100Mhz stable, it's clocked so high that I only really lost about 8% performance from my 1070 FE which would max out at 1730Mhz @ jet engine fan speed, and because the Strix's cooler is complete overkill for this card it's damn near silent and never goes above 60c.
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3dfx Voodoo 2
Riva TNT2
3dfx Voodoo 3
ATi Radeon 9000 Pro
--No PC gaming for a while
ATi Radeon 5770
AMD Radeon R9 290
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Current)
The 5770 is closest to my heart as that card brought me back to PC gaming and lasted ages, it seemed like it would run anything thrown at it for a long time.
I bought the Riva TNT when I knew very little about hardware and the system it was paired with didn't do it justice.
This thread makes me feel very old.
Riva TNT2
3dfx Voodoo 3
ATi Radeon 9000 Pro
--No PC gaming for a while
ATi Radeon 5770
AMD Radeon R9 290
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Current)
The 5770 is closest to my heart as that card brought me back to PC gaming and lasted ages, it seemed like it would run anything thrown at it for a long time.
I bought the Riva TNT when I knew very little about hardware and the system it was paired with didn't do it justice.
This thread makes me feel very old.
ATI something-or-other (circa 2002-4) off the shelf from Best Buy or Circuit City
Nvidia 9800gx2
AMD 5870
AMD 5870 CFX
AMD R9 390
Nvidia 980 SLI
Nvidia 1080 TI
Nvidia 9800gx2
AMD 5870
AMD 5870 CFX
AMD R9 390
Nvidia 980 SLI
Nvidia 1080 TI
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Nvidia Riva 128
ATI something (circa 2000)
Nvidia GeForce 4 TI 4200
Nvidia 8800 GT
Nvidia GeForce GT 555M
Nvidia 1060 6gb (current)
I probably overspent on the 1060 as it was during the crypto mining craze, but it does everything I ask of it and has been rock solid. The 8800 GT was freaking fantastic, such a great card paired with the Q6600.
ATI something (circa 2000)
Nvidia GeForce 4 TI 4200
Nvidia 8800 GT
Nvidia GeForce GT 555M
Nvidia 1060 6gb (current)
I probably overspent on the 1060 as it was during the crypto mining craze, but it does everything I ask of it and has been rock solid. The 8800 GT was freaking fantastic, such a great card paired with the Q6600.
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2003 - Geforce 5200
2004 - Geforce 5900 (Purchased "upgrade", I was ignorant)
2005 - Geforce 6800
2007 - Geforce 8800 GTX ("value" ignorant) (New PC build)
2009 - Geforce GTX 260 Core 216 (over heated my 8800 and killed it)
2011 - AMD Radeon HD 6950 (New PC build)
2014 - GTX 970 (still in use by 2017)
2016 - GTX 1070
2020 - GTX 3070(?)
2004 - Geforce 5900 (Purchased "upgrade", I was ignorant)
2005 - Geforce 6800
2007 - Geforce 8800 GTX ("value" ignorant) (New PC build)
2009 - Geforce GTX 260 Core 216 (over heated my 8800 and killed it)
2011 - AMD Radeon HD 6950 (New PC build)
2014 - GTX 970 (still in use by 2017)
2016 - GTX 1070
2020 - GTX 3070(?)
ati xpert@play 98
+voodoo 2 8Mo
Geforce 2 GTS
Ti 4200
6600 GT
HD4850
HD5770
HD5850
GTX 470
HD 6950@6970
HD7870
HD7970
R9 280X (7970 RMA)
R9 290
GTX 970
GTX 1070
GTX 1080
RTX 2070
RTX 2080
RX 570 presently waiting be replaced
Must have forgot some
I buy and sell regularly
+voodoo 2 8Mo
Geforce 2 GTS
Ti 4200
6600 GT
HD4850
HD5770
HD5850
GTX 470
HD 6950@6970
HD7870
HD7970
R9 280X (7970 RMA)
R9 290
GTX 970
GTX 1070
GTX 1080
RTX 2070
RTX 2080
RX 570 presently waiting be replaced
Must have forgot some
I buy and sell regularly
Nvidia 550ti (to play diablo 3 and BF3)
AMD 7970 (to play BF4)
Nvidia 770 (to play BF1)
Nvidia 1070 (because I upgraded to 1440p144hz)
CPU:
i3 (prebuilt office PC)
i5 3570k (new case/psu/mobo/ram/cooler)
i7 3770k
amd 3700x (with new Mobo and ram)
AMD 7970 (to play BF4)
Nvidia 770 (to play BF1)
Nvidia 1070 (because I upgraded to 1440p144hz)
CPU:
i3 (prebuilt office PC)
i5 3570k (new case/psu/mobo/ram/cooler)
i7 3770k
amd 3700x (with new Mobo and ram)
Well, the m3d was great as it was PowerVR based. Great little card.
The Mystique was pretty bad (came with a PC - last pre-built PC I would ever own) but it was reasonably fast. It didn't support texture filtering either which was bad at the time but, looking back, was not a bad thing as bilinear filtering isn't something I love on old low-res textures. That's one of those features I've done a 180 on. It's very useful, yes, but it destroys low-res art.
Wait, do you own both or did you downgrade from the 2080 to a 570?
Hmm, it's hard to remember.
I think:
S3 Trio (no idea which model)
Diamond Monster Fusion (3DFX Voodoo Banshee)
Geforce MX 440
Geforce 6800 GS
Geforce 8800 GT
Geforce GTX 460
Geforce GTX 560ti
Geforce GTX 670
Geforce GTX 970
Geforce RTX 2060
I probably missed something before or after the MX 440.
Favourite is probably the GTX 460. It had such conservative clocks and overclocked so well.
Least favourite was the MX 440. I think it was all I could get at the time.
I think:
S3 Trio (no idea which model)
Diamond Monster Fusion (3DFX Voodoo Banshee)
Geforce MX 440
Geforce 6800 GS
Geforce 8800 GT
Geforce GTX 460
Geforce GTX 560ti
Geforce GTX 670
Geforce GTX 970
Geforce RTX 2060
I probably missed something before or after the MX 440.
Favourite is probably the GTX 460. It had such conservative clocks and overclocked so well.
Least favourite was the MX 440. I think it was all I could get at the time.
I'm a late bloomer to PC.
My first GPU was a Radeon 7970. Great GPU was a beast at its time, and it aged quite well too.
Second and current GPU a 980Ti. What can I say, another great GPU that has given me great value over the years. It's fantastic.
I plan on upgrading soon. I'll wait for 2080 Super reviews and see, or maybe even wait for Nvidias 7nm or AMD 's high end RDNA. We'll see.
My first GPU was a Radeon 7970. Great GPU was a beast at its time, and it aged quite well too.
Second and current GPU a 980Ti. What can I say, another great GPU that has given me great value over the years. It's fantastic.
I plan on upgrading soon. I'll wait for 2080 Super reviews and see, or maybe even wait for Nvidias 7nm or AMD 's high end RDNA. We'll see.
Voodoo2 Banshee
Geforce 2 GTS
Radeon 9000
I had two laptops for school here
- a Geforce 4 MX
- Radeon Mobility 9600 Pro
Radeon HD 4850
Geforce 660GTX
Geforce GTX 970
We'll see how Navi does price/performance, as the Nvidia cards just do not seem a good value for me gaming at 1080p right now.
Geforce 2 GTS
Radeon 9000
I had two laptops for school here
- a Geforce 4 MX
- Radeon Mobility 9600 Pro
Radeon HD 4850
Geforce 660GTX
Geforce GTX 970
We'll see how Navi does price/performance, as the Nvidia cards just do not seem a good value for me gaming at 1080p right now.
i don't remember my first GPU, it was a PC in 2001, with Pentium 4 and RIMM memory
it was for the family
my first PC in 2004 with Geforce MX440, then i shortly upgraded to FX5200 next year, then upgraded to 6600GT
then i got laptop with 8600M GT, then another laptop with GTX660m that am still using it
so
GeForce MX440 64MB
GeForce FX5200 128MB
GeForce 6600 GT 128MB
GeForce 8600M GT 256MB (laptop)
GeForce GTX 660m 2GB (laptop)
it was for the family
my first PC in 2004 with Geforce MX440, then i shortly upgraded to FX5200 next year, then upgraded to 6600GT
then i got laptop with 8600M GT, then another laptop with GTX660m that am still using it
so
GeForce MX440 64MB
GeForce FX5200 128MB
GeForce 6600 GT 128MB
GeForce 8600M GT 256MB (laptop)
GeForce GTX 660m 2GB (laptop)
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GPUs:
year name VRAM fab
_________________________________________________________________________
1993 Spea Video 7 Mirage 0001MB
1995 Diamond Stealth? 0002MB
1997 Matrox Mystique 220 0004MB 350nm
1998 Voodoo² 12MB 0012MB 350nm 3dfx
2000 GeForce 1 256 DDR 0032MB 220nm
2001 GeForce 2 GTS/Ultra 0064MB 180nm Elsa
2002 GeForce 4MX 0064MB 150nm
2002 Geforce 3 0064MB 150nm Elsa Gladiac
2004 GeForce FX 5900XT 0128MB 130nm GW Ultra/1100 XT GS
2005 GeForce 6800GS 0256MB 110nm GW
2007 GeForce 8800GTS 0640MB 090nm Leadtek PX8800 GTS
2009 GeForce GTX 260 0896MB 065nm PointOfView
2011 GeForce GTX 560Ti 1024MB 040nm Sparkle
2012 GeForce GTX 670 2048MB 028nm Gigabyte Windforce3 OC
2013 GeForce GTX TITAN 6144MB 028nm EVGA Hydro Copper
2017 GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB 016nm EVGA Hydro Copper
3dfx Voodoo Banshee
3dfx Voodoo 3 PCI (didn't know what I was doing)
Nvidia GeForce 2 GTX
Nvidia GeForce 4 4200
AMD 9800pro
Nvidia 6800gt
Nvidia 8800 GTX
Nvidia 770gtx
Nvidia 1080ti
Of all of of those. The 9800pro, 8800gtx and 1080ti are all the kings of their domain, great purchase at the perfect time, all lasted FOREVER it feels like.
The 6800gt was a misstep at the time, always felt underpowered. The 770gtx was a fine a card but I honestly wasn't playing many games at that time, so it kinda just sat there.
3dfx Voodoo 3 PCI (didn't know what I was doing)
Nvidia GeForce 2 GTX
Nvidia GeForce 4 4200
AMD 9800pro
Nvidia 6800gt
Nvidia 8800 GTX
Nvidia 770gtx
Nvidia 1080ti
Of all of of those. The 9800pro, 8800gtx and 1080ti are all the kings of their domain, great purchase at the perfect time, all lasted FOREVER it feels like.
The 6800gt was a misstep at the time, always felt underpowered. The 770gtx was a fine a card but I honestly wasn't playing many games at that time, so it kinda just sat there.
Unlike my CPU which has been the same 4690k since 2015, mu GPU has changed twice since then.
290X (The beautiful XFX cooler! best looking GPU ever)
R9 Fury
Vega 64
I only had the Fury for about 8 months before I had to sell it to try to pay off my school debt not covered by my loan, and then a couple of months later I got the Vega 64 once it had dropped to $500 in like October 2017. Actually, pretty soon I'll have had my Vega longer than I had my 290X, damn!
I actually made money off the Fury though, since a friend sold it to me very cheap ($200) since it could not OC really, and I was able to resell for $250. Which was good because my school was threatening me if I didn't pay up
290X (The beautiful XFX cooler! best looking GPU ever)
R9 Fury
Vega 64
I only had the Fury for about 8 months before I had to sell it to try to pay off my school debt not covered by my loan, and then a couple of months later I got the Vega 64 once it had dropped to $500 in like October 2017. Actually, pretty soon I'll have had my Vega longer than I had my 290X, damn!
I actually made money off the Fury though, since a friend sold it to me very cheap ($200) since it could not OC really, and I was able to resell for $250. Which was good because my school was threatening me if I didn't pay up
3dFX Voodoo 3 (I still have it in a box somewhere)
Geforce 4mx
6600gt
Radeon 6950 (I think?)
Radeon 290x
Radeon 480
Geforce 4mx
6600gt
Radeon 6950 (I think?)
Radeon 290x
Radeon 480
2000 - 3Dfx Voodoo 3000
2002 - Geforce 2 MX
2003-ATI Radeon 8500 SE
2005-ATI Radeon X700
2007-GeForce 7600 GT
2008-GeForce 9600 GSO
2009-GeForce 9800 GTX
2011-GeForce GTX 460
2013-GeForce GTX 760
2015-GeForce GTX 970
2017-GeForce GTX 1060
2018-GeForce GTX 1660 ti
2002 - Geforce 2 MX
2003-ATI Radeon 8500 SE
2005-ATI Radeon X700
2007-GeForce 7600 GT
2008-GeForce 9600 GSO
2009-GeForce 9800 GTX
2011-GeForce GTX 460
2013-GeForce GTX 760
2015-GeForce GTX 970
2017-GeForce GTX 1060
2018-GeForce GTX 1660 ti
GeForce MX400 (first desktop)
GeForce 4800 Ti SE (first upgrade)
GeForce 5500 (randomly found for cheap after the 4800 broke)
GeForce 8200 M G (first laptop, now largely inoperative)
GeForce 330M (second laptop, now stolen)
Intel HD 4000 (current, tablet hybrid, only remaining PC)
Yeah, my experience with 'gaming' hardware hasn't been that extensive. >_>
GeForce 4800 Ti SE (first upgrade)
GeForce 5500 (randomly found for cheap after the 4800 broke)
GeForce 8200 M G (first laptop, now largely inoperative)
GeForce 330M (second laptop, now stolen)
Intel HD 4000 (current, tablet hybrid, only remaining PC)
Yeah, my experience with 'gaming' hardware hasn't been that extensive. >_>
I really don't remember them all....
3dfx Voodoo 1 (1st 3d graphics: Mechwarrior 2, Tomb Raider, and QuakeGL were amazing!)
3dfx Voodoo 2
Riva TNT
Various Nvidia cards I don't remember
ATI 9800 Pro (destroyed the Nvidia competition at the time, a classic)
Various Nvidia cards I don't remember
Nvidia 8800 GT (another amazing card for its price)
Radeon 5870
Another Nvidia card I think
Radeon 7970 (water cooled)
Radeon 290X (water cooled)
Geforce 970 SLI (never will do SLI again, that was a shit show)
Geforce 1080
Geforce 1080 Ti
For some reason I can remember all the AMD/ATI cards I had, but for the life of me I can't remember the various Nvidia cards I had after the Riva TNT until the Geforce 970 other than the fact that I owned a 8800 GT at one point (amazing value).
3dfx Voodoo 1 (1st 3d graphics: Mechwarrior 2, Tomb Raider, and QuakeGL were amazing!)
3dfx Voodoo 2
Riva TNT
Various Nvidia cards I don't remember
ATI 9800 Pro (destroyed the Nvidia competition at the time, a classic)
Various Nvidia cards I don't remember
Nvidia 8800 GT (another amazing card for its price)
Radeon 5870
Another Nvidia card I think
Radeon 7970 (water cooled)
Radeon 290X (water cooled)
Geforce 970 SLI (never will do SLI again, that was a shit show)
Geforce 1080
Geforce 1080 Ti
For some reason I can remember all the AMD/ATI cards I had, but for the life of me I can't remember the various Nvidia cards I had after the Riva TNT until the Geforce 970 other than the fact that I owned a 8800 GT at one point (amazing value).
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Just like the CPU list, I'll be including my laptop GPUs as well:
- Radeon HD 7660M (on die with the AMD A10 4600M laptop APU)
- AMD MSI Twin Frozr Radeon R9 290
- AMD MSI Lightning Radeon R9 290X (last time AMD had a competitive GPU imo)
- Nvidia GTX 960m (used while away from gaming desktop)
- Nvidia Asus Strix GTX 1070 OC
- Nvidia EVGA SC Black Edition GTX 1080 ti (best GPU I've ever owned thus far)
- Radeon HD 7660M (on die with the AMD A10 4600M laptop APU)
- AMD MSI Twin Frozr Radeon R9 290
- AMD MSI Lightning Radeon R9 290X (last time AMD had a competitive GPU imo)
- Nvidia GTX 960m (used while away from gaming desktop)
- Nvidia Asus Strix GTX 1070 OC
- Nvidia EVGA SC Black Edition GTX 1080 ti (best GPU I've ever owned thus far)