Nvidia’s Newest Geforce RTX line of GPUs has just been announced at Gamescom 2018 in Germany. The gaming world has witnessed something spectacularly powerful and minds have been blown. You should read our article on the three announced Turing GPUs asap if you haven’t already. Believe me, it is nothing like you have ever imagined. The absolute raw processing power of these GPUs has launched us leaps ahead into the technological timeline. According to the CEO and founder of Nvidia, Jensen Huang who was also presenting the conference, the sort of technological advancement that has taken place in the RTX line of GPUs would have only been possible in 10 years had Nvidia progressed at the same pace as they have been till the last gen GPUs. However, naturally a question is being asked around different forums, Can Nvidia Pascal GPUs (GTX 1070, 1080) Support Nvidia RTX Technology? The same technology that is the hallmark of the latest line of GPUs.
Well to cut the answer short, No!. The simple explanation being that RTX technology utilizes special hardware that is only available in the Turing GPUs that have just been announced, so don’t sit around hoping that your last gen Nvidia GPU will handle RTX tech.
Despite some members on Reddit hoping for a software update that will enable their 1070s and 1080s to utilize Nvidia RTX technology, it is simply not possible. However, the good news is that the GPUs are not as expensive as people had feared and the RTX 2070 can be acquired for 499 USD only.
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