Old Graphics Card vs Ultrawide Monitor!

[@semyonzhigunov671]

980 is not old... wait, 10 years?

[@RandomGaminginHD]

Yep that was my reaction too haha

[@mikeycrackson]

Me on my 970: 💀

[@lol-nk3up]

@@RandomGaminginHD me on my 980 ti

[@BalancedSpirit79]

I still have two Rx 480s lol

[@user-wq9mw2xz3j]

antique. from an antique time and antique people you're anique

[@distrusts]

I upgraded from a 980 ti, still have it too loved that card used it for like 8 years. 980, 980 ti still perform pretty well all things considered.

[@bob-g3e3x]

Unfortunately 10 series cards were just too good

[@whohan779]

A buddy of mine upgraded to a 3060 Ti I could snack for him at 4 AM during launch-week. Crazy times. He basically only paid ~€90 for the upgrade and the buyers would even collect it to have i sooner (&maybe cheaper). He said it was a massive upgrade from his 770 back in the day.

[@modermonkula]

Went for a 980 ti to a 1080 ti, both excellent for many many years. Only just this year went to a 7900XT

[@RazorPF]

Would love to see a comparison video between the Modded GTX 980 and stock GTX 980

[@Ciffer-1998]

Isn't the difference only the amount of vram?

[@cpuwizard9225]

@@Ciffer-1998 Physically, yes. But does that physical difference lead to any useability difference? Like, does a game that's just barely playable on a stock one (think 30 fps but stuttery) become perfectly playable (think 30fps but absolutely no stutter) on the modded one?

[@whohan779]

He should be able to do that with some sort of VRAM limiter or a stock BIOS. No need for a physically different model.

[@cpuwizard9225]

@@whohan779 yeah but he has both so why not?

[@B.M.Skyforest]

10 years? Are you kidding? :O Man I'm old!

[@IceCreamePudding]

This could also have been an engineering sample 8GB 980.

[@RandomGaminginHD]

Nah I check with Nvidia and apparently it’s a diy job

[@IceCreamePudding]

@@RandomGaminginHD Ahh unfortunate, that would have been really cool to have in a collection.

[@tobiwonkanogy2975]

I've seen a few of these being done in a workshop . Never any in the wild . It must make a large difference in the end . Hopefully doesn't need special drivers for the memory setup.

[@criznittle968]

@@IceCreamePudding having a VRAM modded GPU is even cooler considering how much effort goes into it

[@FrostarmyN7]

Glad to see you testing out higher ultrawide resolutions! It shows that old GPUs can handle some relatively modern titles even at high resolutions and shouldn't be straight out thrown away. If you turn down a few irrelevant graphical settings down, a mid-range GPU can run most modern/popular games at ultrawide (like 3440x1440) with a 60 fps aim. So you don't really need to empty your pockets out in order to enjoy games at high resolutions. There are always exceptions with some of the most recent graphically intensive games like Black Myth Wukong so it depends on the range of games you play. I am currently testing the best GPU for SFF PCs in Ultrawide in terms of price/performance which was also covered by RandomGaminginHD, I think 2 years ago: the RTX A2000 6GB which is close in raw performance to a GTX 980 TI with the extra that it has all the features available for 2nd gen RTX cards (since the chip it uses is a cut down version of RTX 3060). So far I am really impressed by it. It's up to personal preference whether you want to play maxed out games, but don't be too hasty in throwing your old GPU out and buying a new one.

[@balaam_7087]

Looks like you needed a special camera lens just to get the entirety of that super turbo ultra wide monitor in frame 😅

[@RandomGaminginHD]

It was the iPhone with the wide angle mode haha

[@Mr.Atari2600]

Modern Graphics Card vs CRT Monitor

[@masterkamen371]

RTX 4090 on an 800x600 CRT

[@mrbobgamingmemes9558]

More like modern cpu to be honest, cuz you will hit cpu bottleneck unless you play above native resolution or you play with ray tracing, maybe even path tracing

[@ffwast]

I got a displayport to vga converter for my 30 series card to do this,it generally works fine.

[@Tech.Closet]

I bet the monitor immerses you in the game like no other

[@RandomGaminginHD]

Yeah it’s such a cool experience

[@bluej511]

Ive had 21:9 for the past like 8 years probably now, i would never go back to 16:9

[@rexcatston8412]

we need to effectively make an entire sphere out of them for 360 immersion

[@daelionmr4782]

@@bluej511 I've also switched to 21:9 in 2019 and I aint going back to 16:9 thats for sure. I don't play competitive games at all and in singleplayer games this ratio looks great imo even if it requires some tinkering here and there with some games.

[@hrayz]

I cannot stand weirdly wide monitors. It's like being half blind, not being able to look up! Or, got binders on, snow-blind slit glasses.

[@UncommonKnowledge587]

Maxwell still hanging on, in the Switch and your channel 👍

[@andyshtroymish4997]

Nice one! Not a huge fan of ultrawide gaming(feels much more applicable towards workload rather than FoV mess for most games imo) but good old 980 surprised me.

[@RandomGaminginHD]

Yeah definitely some surprising results

[@Rizouge]

Have to agree. A lot of games are just too much trouble to get ultra wide to work.

[@saricubra2867]

​@@RizougeEither ultrawide or 4:3 is a mess. Why games nowadays aren't flexible with resolutions and aspect ratios? No idea.

[@Ciffer-1998]

​@@Rizougenot a huge suprise considering nowdays everything is a console port or pc being afterthought

[@thedawn-rt9rx]

i love gaming on my 3440x1440p, its perfect for single player gaming (open world rpg's) but this seems too much...maybe its fun for a racing sim or something this is also super ultrawide, not ultrawide

[@Jomenaa]

These Maxwell cards were known to be good overclockers, though not sure if that reference model can handle much more heat. Maybe with some voltage tuning :) Great video again!

[@whohan779]

Yeah, it's arguable if this card would've fared better with more potent cooling instead of the bump in VRAM. For a card that's basically only for low details or 1080p, 4 GB is still barely enough.

[@louisandjake]

The 980 was the last gpu i got brand new. Im shocked it has been 10 years.

[@Daniel_Martin777]

Jumped from a 970 to a 6750. 10yo i7 4790 holding strong at 2K. I wanted the 4790K and the 980 atm (2014) but my pocket was at the limit. Case huge NXT 820 PSU XFX 500w and giant speakers Microlab 7c which I cant recomend enough

[@DanielCardei]

That 10 year old 980 still performs surprisingly well, especially with a modded 8GB VRAM. While it struggles with the latest AAA titles, it handles older games and esports titles well. Great benchmark.

[@Choralone422]

The Maxwell GPUs were awesome cards! I still have a 750ti in my wife's PC although she doesn't do any gaming on it these days. Also, that monitor is stupidly wide but my wife would probably love one just like it for work!

[@Frittentheo]

Now i feel old. Back in 2015 (GTA 5 launch for PC) i upgraded my Radeon 7850 to a GTX 970 to play this game (full HD).

[@Xeonzs]

I had one of the 980Tis, gifted it to my friend in Russia when I bought the 1080ti, the jump to 1080ti for myself was really a big difference, but this card did feel like a beast at it's time.

[@asdfghbjnkmlswedrft9438]

what cpu u tested these games?

[@excess.subiefl0w]

Awesome video! Please try the legendary 1080 Ti next!

[@laurensterpstra7137]

I loved my 980. Used it for a couple of years on a 1080p ultrawide and it could keep up in most games I played. When i upgraded to a 1440p ultrawide, I sold it and upgraded, but it's nice to see the 980 get some love. Can't believe it's now 10 years old!

[@reallukki]

You mentioned you have a 4060? I'd love to see you use that card in the scenarios you tested for this video; I am actually on the fence about getting a 32:9, but THIS gave me a lot of hope :D

[@adem1781]

I love that monitor. It's been my daily driver for the past year and it's not let me down.

[@SFearox]

Nice i got the same model for a budget build. Repasting it is a pain in the ass with this model. Lots of little screws.

[@barrycheesemore2928]

They were pretty good results for an old car like the GTX980. To be honest anyone still running one of these cards is not likely to be playing the latest games though. Great video!

[@Mazazamba]

I have that exact card, but stock. It holds up surprisingly well.

[@roboman2444]

Another good contender for "10 year old card that does well" is a r9 fury x (or r9 nano with some tweaks) can still do pretty well on high res. The absolutely massive memory bandwidth really helps, but the 4GB is a little limiting.

[@RandomGaminginHD]

Yeah those old fury cards are great. I had the nano for a while

[@Drewtheelder]

What a monitor, that's the best I've ever seen you play on Counter-Strike.

[@pattymeals2395]

I'm using it now. My first gpu my given by my cousin. Still an upgrade from integrated graphics.

[@Chiefgeargrinder]

Good stuff I love your content. I personally use the Deco Gear 40. It's only 75HZ 8 Bit or 10BIT 60Hz IPS 5120X2160. I personally use 8BIT 60Hz. I also use a High Polling Rate Razor v3 Pro Mouse. No need for High Refresh Rates with that mouse. I also use a 7800XT. I couldn't get past the 4090 plug issue. To Risky for me.

[@wertywerrtyson5529]

I complain about Nvidia a lot when it comes to pricing but I have to give them respect for still supporting a 10 year old card. That’s a lot better than a certain other graphics card manufacturer.

[@otacon5648]

New camera?! You have a 4K option now??

[@drakeb6168]

i agree, the england setting was much cooler imho than mexico

[@VikingDudee]

Nah no biased, I agree that FH4 is much better less brown the seasons actually mean something, its got better city layout, heck even the map layout as a whole, thats coming from an American.

[@Boosted0ne]

On my back-up living room gaming PC I still use my GTX980 with an HPZ400 X5687 Xeon. It does great actually. Even Flight Sim 2020 plays decent. Does excellent PS2 emulation. For how old it is not bad!

[@RandomGaminginHD]

Nice

[@POLARTTYRTM]

this monitor is gorgeous, I need that!

[@bulutcagdas1071]

Ah the nostalgia, I really wanted one of these back in the day but only could afford the 960 ;_;

[@shaneeslick]

G'day Random, The reason I would want one of these 2x Wide Monitors is for "In Cabin" ETS2 Driving , but instead of just widening the image with the steering wheel still in the middle... I would want it to have the steering wheel in the same position relative to the side of a 16x9 Monitor (LH/RH Drive) adding the passenger side view to the extra screen area

[@hassanbeydoun2460]

I'm running a similar setup! GTX 960 on a Samsung ultrawide 3440 x 1440 @ 60Hz. I don't remember specifics but Mafia II (Classic) runs way OVER 30fps at max settings. GTA V though lags at medium graphics. Recently tried NFS:Heat and that at high graphics settings is fine but noticeable blurring, medium is better, low is smooth.

[@digitaljon1109]

The 980 is a nice GPU! Is the 980 Ti much better? I have a 980 Ti, I really like it, but have to limit it to 60% power limit to keep it from reaching 90C.. I don't have a correct heatsink, the heatsink I have on it is similar to the one on my 750 Ti, so it's not good.

[@Zerbey]

The 980-Ti is about 20-30% faster and came with 6GB VRAM. These days you'd be better off looking for a 3060 on the used market, it'll stomp on a 980-Ti.

[@user-wq9mw2xz3j]

980=gtx1060, 980ti=gtx1070. And then the vram difference. As person said above.

[@digitaljon1109]

@@Zerbey funny enough I actually own both of those cards. The RTX 3060 and GTX 980ti. They both are extremely solid. I also have the Intel arc A380.

[@QuentinStephens]

For VRAM you might try the Titan - essentially a 12 GB 980 Ti. My old one was still in service until last year.

[@FrietjeOorlog]

I did this back in early 2008! Almost 17 years ago. Two 30" Dell panels powered by a Radeon X1950 Pro. 2560 x 1600 times 2 = 5120 x 1600. Games mostly freaked out but Google Earth was magical 😎

[@danielivanov930]

I'm curious can you play on a high refresh rate on lower resolutions like 1280:1024 at 165 or 180hz for example ? I was thinking on getting a budget high refresh rate monitor but on the pdf manuals the lower resolutions are at 75hz looking at the documentation . Or i need to select the resolution from the nvidia or amd drivers or create custom ones from there ?

[@NathanSaul-q2w]

Such an amazing card, my biggest regret was getting rid of mine, hoping to buy one back one day 😁

[@nono-oz4gv]

modding one of these with more vram would be awesome, lots of games limited by that and overclocking is usually limited by the 4 gigs.

[@anhiirr]

i wonder what titles even have crossfire support XD i had a 7990 in the past but it sure wasnt fun having a 7970ghz "only" when new titles came about then again i was able to modify some game files when F04 was hot/new to support my gpu for duel gpu mode. Then i enabled VSR which was also nice.

[@mclarenf1gtr99]

Not a fan of such wide monitor for gaming, mostly because they are not big enough to go around my FOV, and the sides look too stretched in games (more of games fault tbh). Being too small, one begins to feel like there is not enough view from top and bottom. I think a big 38" 21:9 is better choice.

[@Qdiglet]

Currently running a 57 inch samsung ultrawide off of an old EVGA 980, would not entirely recommend it (can't get max resolution OR refresh rate), but hey, it absolutely still gets the job done!

[@clubbering32]

can i ask what keyboard that is that you're using?

[@qualitycontent1021]

Seeing this ultrawide monitor taking a lot of resources for peripheral vision makes me wonder if games could implement some kind of resolution scaling for edges of the screen, just like VR does. Maybe even make it a gradient, so the shift in quality is not too apparent.

[@stealthyadrian]

Do you think a Vega 56 or 64 will run this fine despite lack of driver support?

[@asifhoque7854]

I too love FH4 but my reasoning is something different bro. Bcz I live in India I can relate to the Left Lane driving like in Forza Horizon 4. Honorable mention - Sleeping Dogs ✌️😅

[@hyperturbotechnomike]

I used the 980 back in the day in 4K until i got a 2070 super, since llast year the RTX 4070. My first graphics card i used in 4K was the GTX 770Ti 4GB in 2012, as far as i remember.

[@isaacwood7919]

you could potentially be able to set a custom resolution with a higher refresh rate with cru as long as you stay within the bandwidth limitations with CRU

[@conyo985]

Wow 4K video upload.

[@Crustified_Steven]

It's really easy to update FSR in RDR2. Might be worth looking into mate.

[@HiTechReviewsUK]

A 980ti with 8GB would have been killer even a couple years after launch, I sold my 980ti in 2021 it was great up till then!

[@CaptainMacbeth]

I have a soft spot for the 980 because it was my first GPU. Still holding it's own ❤

[@Zerbey]

Gosh is it really 10 years old now? I loved my 980-Ti, served me well for a long time.

[@canthearu4876]

"Must have done something to upset someone" ... throws grenade!

[@MusicHavenSG]

That additional 4GB of RAM soldered on actually helped this card a tonne with this high a resolution.

[@joeykeilholz925]

The vignette on the bottom of the screen in CS2 is so obnoxious. Volvo won't give a setting to turn off :(

[@Rmm1722]

Great GPU 😅🎉

[@mikek92]

Have a 34" ultrawide that's 2560x1080. Any game I tried on it defaulted to 1440p, so I overclocked the monitor to 2560x1440 at native 75hz. That's with 2 980tis in SLI.😊 I retired my triple monitor setup w/3 GTX 470s for it...

[@soulshinobi]

Shockingly capable. I believe that generation can't do VRR if I remember correctly, otherwise I'd recommend for super budget builds. GTX 1080 family is still viable if you can stand not having DLSS.

[@WhiteCz1]

And what same older titles like Far Cry 3 or similar?

[@Jason-zh7wo]

It did well considering its age 👍👍 nice monitor 👍👍

[@Namredel]

I use to roll an ultra wide but that one is way large and looks awkward in my opinion. The lack of cutscene support for ultra wides is usually what kills immersion for me.

[@bry159]

What's the make and model of the monitor?

[@Taorakis]

Do you actually know the meadows of (fps)death in GTA? There are 2 of those that, if you turn the grass detail up too much, and you go there at night, it will reck your fps, like always...... I play in 4k and on a 3090 and I never managed to get that running at 60fps consistently.

[@ironsteal]

run at lower resolution and use a factor to upscale

[@abijeetrs6522]

did you use DP cable?

[@RandomGaminginHD]

Yep :)

[@stat1c102]

980 is legendary

[@RandomGaminginHD]

Yeah still hanging on!

[@45eno]

1440p super Ultrawide like in this video has 89% of the pixels of 4K. As a reference point to compare how hard these monitors are to run. I run a 6950XT with one at 240hz and I love the setup.

[@DESARD12]

As time goes on, I'd imagine modding gpu's to eek out a few more years from them to become more commonplace, ampere and ada lovelace being what I'd assume to be modded most, given the 8gb problem. Though that will depend on whether or not denser memory chips become available. I could just be completely wrong too, who knows.

[@Geeba]

What's the monitor?

[@armando1is1great]

Back when Nvidia was innovating and generous. Crazy its been so long. So much of the 900 series was legendary. Had a 970 myself. Ultrawide looks very cool to try, but when my monitors finally eat it, i will prefer to go for normal 1440p oled

[@StroggKingu]

Damn extra wide looks interesting, but then i rarely play, any perspective games, it won't help strategies and other more top view games. |:

[@RussGreeno]

I'd be interested to know what resolution closest matches the human field of view. Ultraside looks great, but I do wonder if it's unnaturally wide.

[@TheBigExclusive]

Because the biggest issue affecting framerate these days is high resolution. Not graphics quality. Graphics quality has stagnated. It's why older cards are still good enough for most games at 1080p resolution on medium settings. Not like the old days in the 90s and 2000s where it was all about big leaps in graphics quality every 1 to 2 years.

[@TheVektast]

yeah, gtx 980 is a 11 years old technology but you can still use it in a gamer machines with fsr 1080p. Amazing! I wonder how long my RTX 3080 will go.

[@marcelosoares7148]

Graphics quality stagnated but newer games are still way more demanding than older ones, even if they look the same or worse.

[@Ciffer-1998]

​@@marcelosoares7148indeed the problem is that there are improvement but in less visible details thats why it seems like new games look exactly like the old ones for example to me Ryse Son of Rome and AC Unity could be released nowdays and no one would say that they look outdated except ofcourse thos few few who has eyes for details who would quickly point out the flaws like bad texture resolution or low geometry

[@GugureSux]

@@Ciffer-1998 I would argue that there's practically no real "improvements" to be found either. The nu-devs just don't understand optimization, and try to compensate with the modern upscalers. Or just outright tell you to go buy a new GPU.

[@yeetus59]

I beg to differ UE5 can destroy GPUs on max settings. But the lowest settings make the game playable on anything. Fortnite is a good example of this.

[@michaelw2263]

I still remember when this launched

[@pablo_p_art]

GTX 980... now I feel old... this monitor is insane!

[@624static]

Memory modded😮 someone must have really loved using this card

[@fffrrraannkk]

That ain't ultrawide, it's super ultrawide.

[@arch1107]

yes, it is basically two normal monitors together, the ultrawide is like a monitor and a half

[@VL125]

Can someone please tell me the name of the monitor?

[@yourboyjosiahgaming2910]

I wonder how an r9 fury or r9 380 would hold up

[@johnjay6370]

The fact that a 10 year old graphic card looks nearly as good as modern games is the main reason why newer game and consoles are not nearly as popular!!! I mean those games look GREAT and would never think they are not modern!

[@undertone2472]

$540 80 class GPU. What a time! We took it for granted.

[@_RedsTech_]

In the last 10 years, my monitor has been my best upgrade and I've used at least 5 or 6 different GPUs.

[@gdjohny]

I am using 980 ti with Asus predator 34A ultrawide monitor.....

[@criznittle968]

can't believe Crysis only uses 1.6GB VRAM at that resolution

[@kacperjestfajny]

I used such monitor with my Old rx580 8gb. Surprisingly it was acceptable :D

[@anonytuser711]

That wide FOV would make me spew my guts out!

Lack of perspective correction makes it look weird.

[@kodokuj]

I thought by the thumbnail and title you’d use the GTX 780, not the 980. Wtf I’m old??

[@OldPoi77]

make sure you use the correct FOV to make out those extra pixels ;)

[@JerameatC]

They came in 8gb variants?

[@DragonBane299]

no its a frankenstein'd card, they only really shipped with 4gb of vram

[@user-wq9mw2xz3j]

no. custom mod, changed the 512mb vram modules to 1gb modules instead. Same as with 16gb rtx 3070, 22gb rtx 2080ti.

[@Samuel-nj4vb]

I think if you use lossless scaling the experience may be better

[@RobloxianX]

It's funny how an RTX 4050 running at just 30W while thermal throttling in the body of a Dell XPS 14 is still faster than even a GTX 980 Ti that ran at 250W in an entire tower

[@FuZZbaLLbee]

I use a 1080 for a 5K 21:9 monitor. But almost never use the full resolution

[@Goatfer]

These old cards could do many higher end resolutions. I remember even my GTX 680's could do 4k 60Hz.