Short version: the GTX 1080 Ti we wrote about launched in March 2017 as NVIDIA’s gaming flagship. Today’s GeForce lineup is the RTX 50 series. NVIDIA said October 2025 would bring the last Game Ready driver for GTX 10-series cards, followed by quarterly security updates until 2028. Still on a 1080 Ti? The RTX 5070 is the sensible upgrade and the RTX 5080 is the high end.
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The 1080 Ti earned its legend status: 11 GB of memory in 2017 kept it useful for years. Here’s how it lines up against the current cards, based on NVIDIA’s spec pages and published specs (we didn’t test these cards hands-on).
| Spec | GTX 1080 Ti (2017) | RTX 5070 | RTX 5080 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUDA cores | 3,584 | 6,144 | 10,752 |
| Memory | 11 GB, 352-bit | 12 GB GDDR7, 192-bit | 16 GB GDDR7, 256-bit |
| Power (TDP / total graphics power) | 250 W | 250 W | 360 W |
| DLSS | Not supported | DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation | DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation |
| Driver support | Security updates only | Current | Current |
Specs from the GeForce 10 series specs on Wikipedia, NVIDIA’s RTX 5070 family page, NVIDIA’s RTX 5080 page, Engadget’s driver support report. Checked October 2026.
What matters in real use
- Drivers are the real deadline. New games no longer get Game Ready optimizations for the 1080 Ti.
- Same power budget. The RTX 5070 lists 250 W total graphics power, the same figure as the 1080 Ti, so many existing builds can take it. The 5080 needs more (360 W).
- DLSS 4 is the big jump. AI upscaling and Multi Frame Generation are RTX features the 1080 Ti can’t run.
- Check case fit and connectors before you buy; partner cards vary in length and slot width.
- Two RTX 5070 options sold by Amazon: the ASUS Prime below or the PNY RTX 5070 EPIC-X.
Gift it to: the PC gamer still running a 2017 build, or the teen who has been saving for a real graphics upgrade.
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