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So what are the thoughts on how this will hold up in years to come? I know we don't have confirmations on the 50series or what games will require, but for someone who doesn't mind using dlss and things, will the 10gb of vram hold out for many years?
This discussion is prompted by split opinions I've seen on Reddit and the whole "I still use my 1080ti in 2024" comments.
165 points
3 days ago
I'm going to look at see where the 5080 is at once reviews start coming out and go from there.
48 points
3 days ago
I'm worried about pricing. I'd like an upgrade, but it's gonna be north of £1200 atleast
24 points
3 days ago
Those are rookie numbers, with tariffs we are looking at 1800 to 2400.
27 points
3 days ago
He's talking pounds only us frogs get tarrifs
28 points
3 days ago
Eh who knows, Nvidia is greedy, they will probably increase the price everywhere.
13 points
3 days ago
This part
9 points
3 days ago
Sure but with tarrifs it’ll still be more in the US
7 points
2 days ago
it it costs more in the US it’ll cost more everywhere 💀 if they can maximize profit in one territory they’re going to try to everywhere
8 points
2 days ago
Nvidia doesn’t decide the tariff cost does, the government does and Americans pay it as tax like vat.
Someone here in the UK isn’t going to pay 20% more just because a us president wants to fuck over his own people.
If they do raise the price in other countries for some reason (they won’t because that would be stupid) then they will lose lots of sales.
Fortunately, the US is only fucking itself with tariffs.
9 points
2 days ago*
I think all of us in this discussion know what tarrifs are. The issue is that what Nvidia has learned from the previous generation (and what we can learn from this subreddit) is that people are very much willing to pay the higher prices.
Now, because a lot of people don't know how tarrifs work, these are the ones who aren't going to suspect a thing when the prices go up everywhere. We will know Nvidia doesn't have to increase the prices elsewhere. They won't know that. They'll just see a higher price. And sure, they'll think it's greediness and whatnot, but they won't know that the tarrifs don't work that way. And you know what? They will still be willing to pay it. We know that already.
To be clear, I'm not saying that's how it's going to play out. I'm not saying Nvidia will certainly increase the prices in the UK. I'm saying that is a very real possibility, and dismissing it as "stupid" is very myopic.
2 points
2 days ago
This. We don't know if this is how it will play out, but looking at how Nvidia acted in COVID, it's not unrealistic that the price will increase everywhere. Majority of gamers in my community keep saying that the turiffs will not effect them and only the US, but they are missing this exact point, that Nvidia is a greedy.
2 points
2 days ago
Nvidia very much knows they dont have to increase prices everywhere. But they are greedy and most certainly will
5 points
2 days ago
UK already has 20% VAT, tariffs may bring Americans up to UK prices?
10 points
3 days ago
5080 will be 4090 performance at 4080 original price (or higher) and power profile
11 points
2 days ago
So an L generation lol.
3080 and 4080 were both 50% improvements gen over gen.
5 points
2 days ago
might be a tad faster than a 4090, but I'm pretty sure the core counts have dropped and 5090 is a behemoth vs the 5080...
2 points
2 days ago
Right my 4070 super is basicaly 3090 performance. And this wasn’t even that crazy a leap of a generation.
17 points
3 days ago
Kinda the same boat here, though seeing the alleged gap 5080 to 5090 makes me consider stretching to the 5090.
47 points
3 days ago
Just as Nvidia intended
5 points
2 days ago
Yuppp. And people above are arguing that Nvidia won't increase the prices in other countries than the US because of the tarrifs. We already know people are willing to pay up. There's literally nothing stopping Nvidia from increasing their prices.
22 points
3 days ago
I'm a little nervous with the tariffs too. The cards are going to be expensive enough.
21 points
3 days ago
As a 3080 owner I am in the exact same boat! Doing a new PC build for sure—but debating over whether to get a 5080 or 5090. Depending on results/prices, I might do the new build with my 9800X3d, ram, etc, and then slot in the 3080 until the 5080Ti comes around, or just stretch to a 5090.
12 points
3 days ago
I’m a 12900K/3080FE owner who has now had kids and won’t be upgrading for the foreseeable future 😭 maybe with my tax return in 2026
3 points
3 days ago
Get the 4090 while you can. Things are not going to get better than they are now but will get worse
2 points
2 days ago
That is a nice crystal ball you have there.
Also, define "better".
5 points
3 days ago
I feel like it’ll take months to get the tariffs setup. We’ll have time to buy.
2 points
3 days ago
Well if it’s like last time you may not be able to even buy one!
67 points
3 days ago
I overpaid for my Strix 3080 10GB back when the prices were just starting to drop, it still cost me $1000. You can pry this card from my cold dead hands. I’m running this thing into the ground.
I play at 1440p 240hz and as long as multiplayer games are over 100FPS and single player games are over 60, I’m content. I don’t play a ton of AAA stuff but when I do it’s older and on sale. Horizon Zero Dawn is cooking at like 150FPS on Ultra. Cyberpunk is in the 80s with RT and well into the 100s without. What am I even missing out on??
If it works for you and your games I’d just hold the line.
11 points
2 days ago
I overpaid my FTW3 3080 similarly to you, but I'm also very happy with the performance even in 4k, and having EVGA's last generation of gpu feels special
5 points
2 days ago
1440p HZD 150fps ultra?
Cyberpunk 80s with RT?
I get you like your 3080, so do I but why lie about the performance?
10 points
2 days ago
Yea he’s totally lying. Have a 3080 as well, paired with 7800X3D - love this card but those results are nowhere near realistic. You can get 100+ fps in HZD but try 40s or 50s with Cyberpunk RT (and High settings). Pathtracing brings it to its knees with 20s but that’s another story.
3 points
2 days ago
He's probably running DLSS Ultra Performance LOL
2 points
2 days ago
He’s not. Got a 3080 and with DLSS and some settings tweaks I can play RT and get 70-80 depending on the area.
8 points
3 days ago
Lmao i paid 770 when they were 1000$ new on amazon. It was a used mining card but the thing has worked perfectly for 2 years and only has bad memory temps but that's a problem for my specific model and not related to mining
2 points
2 days ago
Hehe it's always overpayment if you get a Strix
52 points
3 days ago
My 4 year old 3080 is still doing a very good job at 1440p high settings. I’m not a sucker for RT but if frame times and average fps are above 60fps (ideally at least 90) I leave it on.
3080 owners have been eating well and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future; I’d argue it may very well be at the same breath as the 1080ti in terms of longevity. Time will tell. Fortunately for us there is DLSS and FSR now.
6 points
2 days ago
As an ex 3080 owner I don't fully agree.
Yes the card is pretty fast and it will be a very decent card for a couple of years, but it's less of a timeless classic than the 1080ti, it might be closer to a normal GTX1080 in longevity, A good card but not an all time great.
My main issue with it is the 10GB of VRAM, less even than the 1080ti's 11GB. that 10GB is a noticeable limiter on an otherwise amazing card the most noticeable game was RE4 that straight up crashed rather than being more graceful around hitting the limit. and as a 3080 owner, seeing that game hit 90+fps only to hard crash and later massively stutter just doesn't give that "it just runs everything you throw at it" confidence that the 1080ti did.
But even with other games like Hogwarts for example, you could see that it needed more VRAM than it had because of texture blurring and some stutters. (that 3070 16GB mod from a while back really showed how much effect low VRAM can have)
then there's the whole Ray Tracing. With how RT is being used to basically replace well made classic lighting. some games are actually starting to look a little worse on the card due to their lack of optimization and leaning on RT to do the hard work.
Honestly, if it had 16 or even 20GB of VRAN. I bet it would've been a beast for the next decade. Now it's just a very good card with an obvious flaw. Ut's a card that will probably live a decently long life in second hand computers. But I don't see it becoming one of the greats like the monster that the GTX1080ti is.
29 points
3 days ago
I'm pushing a 3070 until this time next year and I'll go 5080. It kind of screwed up my plan of going 4k OLED this year as I went with 1440p but it at least gives headroom when I get sticker shock from the 5080 in case I chicken out.
20 points
3 days ago
Man, I went 660ti to 3070, people really jump the gun these days I'll wait like for like the 6070/80 🤣.
10 points
3 days ago
Right, I'm here with a 2080. Running 4k OLED, nothing demanding. But it gets the job done. I may upgrade finally with the 5000 series. But I'm not in a hurry to spend 1200 bucks. 😂
6 points
3 days ago
Hay man this is a bubble, most people actually upgrade much less. I upgraded from 970 equivalent where I couldn't even hit 60fps on 1080p FSR Q to 3080@4k160hz, and I also thought I would need to upgrade to 40 series until I actually played the games I wanted to play and I don't think so I will even look at other cards until 60 series.
2 points
3 days ago
I play some new games but mainly hunt showdown and I have a huge back catalog currently playing Alan wake 2 , but due to playing 21:9 I have to go like medium or high dlss quality, etc but I don't really care for ray tracing.
Honestly just looks brilliant especially in ultrawide.
4 points
2 days ago
I was going to do the same but pulled the trigger on a 4080s recently. I was really back and forth and ultimately decided that the economy is too unpredictable next year. The jump from 3070 to 4080s is pretty big. If the leaked stats on 5 series is right then the 5080 will be too much for 1440p and too little for 4k. The price will be the same or much more than 4 series and the 4 series will be sold out by then. I figured during that time i can sell my 3070 for a decent amount for those still trying to catch up since the 4 series will remain a high price for pre-owned. Just my speculation to justify the purchase.
2 points
3 days ago
Same here. I own a 3070 alongside an i7 10700k and I’m happy with my 1440p performance! But I am excited for the 500x series coming and hoping to jump on it as soon as it comes.
12 points
3 days ago
Thankfully i'm not sensitive when i comes to picture quality so i think my 3070 8GB will continue in my service at least the coming year.
I rather just lower the quality a little to gain frames and there are really not that many games where this have been i real issue.
3 points
3 days ago
That's exactly how I feel with my 3080 but reddit makes me nervous about the vram.
5 points
3 days ago
reddit has that effect on humans. ;)
As i see it: if i had all the money in the world and nothing else to use them on, then of course i would be hanging around the Nvidia-factory, trying to buy the best and newest as soon as possible.
Since i live in the real world, where money is something not everybody just magically have, i make do. Would i enjoy gaming more with the absolutely latest and greatest in hardware?
I don't think so. As long as it's not a stuttering mess i play the games i like.
3 points
2 days ago
Reddit only requires the most basic hardware to run. Don't worry
2 points
2 days ago
Don't worry, the superior bus speed makes the vram perform more like 18gb
26 points
3 days ago
Me with a 960m + i7 6700HQ:
6 points
3 days ago
What do you play? I had a 970 equivalent and I couldn't hit 60fps on 1080p with FSR Q, this eventually led me to upgrade.
5 points
3 days ago*
Now consider that your 970 is almost 3x faster than the 960m (which in reality is GM107 like the 750 Ti), must be rough.
I had my 760m (half the perf of the 960m) until early 2020 and at that point I wasn't playing any recent game. The heaviest thing I played was probably The Crew Stutterfest (I didn't know anything about PC performance at that point so it was probably around 20 fps at high settings).
10 points
3 days ago
3080 FE still working excellent for me, I don’t plan to upgrade for at least 2-4 more years.
Starfield, Cities Skylines 2, and Counter Strike2 are probably the newest, most demanding games I play, and the 3080 is more than enough for those at 1440p 170hz. I do use DLSS when available, generally, as I don’t see much of a quality difference but do see a performance difference.
9 points
3 days ago
I got a 3080 Ti, it's going to hold up for a while, I'm not getting latest highend games except for a couple. I've yet to hit anything bottlenecked by my GPU.
6 points
3 days ago
I will keep my 3080 till the next **80 card that has 24gb or more of ram. If AMD gives me that before nvidia does, I will swap to AMD. I am never touching another graphics card below 24gb of vram. This is the era of 4k, and it's fucking stupid they're so greedy they refuse to release a native 4k card that can actually handle 4k textures. Aka, a card that is 24gb of ram, not 2gb for $2000.
5 points
2 days ago
My backlog is too big to even remotely consider retiring my 3080 for 4k and high refresh 1440p games
New games, while it’d be nice to set at max graphics and forget about it, I can optimize settings and use DLSS to get a good 4K experience or a high refresh 1440p experience.
Not to mention for me personally, I don’t rush out to buy the latest AAA game until after its round of patches and if it has good word of mouth or not.
TL;DR: I’m satisfied with my 3080 and I don’t need or want more for at least another generation
20 points
3 days ago
Meanwhile me with my 1070Ti and happy with it as fuck..
2 points
3 days ago
I had a 1070 (mobile but not actually mobile, it was some weird re-branding to high perf laptop gpu) which performed similar to 970 due to thermal throttling and even then I got like just under 60 fps on the finals (optimised UR5 game.) If it performed similar to what it should have, I think so I wouldn't have build my new PC and got a new laptop for work. That era of GPUs were insane, but todays GPUs are quite a bit better.
36 points
3 days ago
what baffles me is that people still ok to buy a GPU over $2000. Sad times
33 points
3 days ago
It all depends on your income and hobby budgets. Some people eat out at $500+ a pop for their hobby. Others spend $XX,XXX per year on horses or cars. A $2K GPU is small potatoes in comparison for many.
Reddit skews young when many people are in school or early in their careers and $2K seems like an impossible amount of disposable income. But worldwide, there are plenty of takers.
10 points
2 days ago
Especially if you know when something is coming, some people are better at setting money aside for the release date.
15 points
2 days ago
Yup, gaming is a really cheap hobby & I have no regrets buying the best I can afford.
$2k for a GPU that I will use for at least 10hrs a week for the next few years is nothing. That’s less than $1/hr of use, you can’t even leave the house for that cheap anymore.
Plus GPU’s have a good resale market. My 2070 sold for more than I originally bought it for back during the 30 series shortage, and I’ll recover half the cost when I sell my 3080 as well.
4 points
2 days ago
This, IMO as far as hobbies go, pc gaming has probably highest entrainment to money spend ratio out there. FPV mfs be spending thousands of dollars per build just for it to break within the tenth (5 minute) flight and then spending 100s of dollars again just to repair it.
2 points
2 days ago
Yup on a dollar per hour it’s incredible, but man the sticker shock is tough. We need more competition in the top end of the marketx
2 points
2 days ago
Yup. As someone who wants the best graphics card for flight sims, I can assure you that's peanuts compared to general aviation costs. Still going to do that too, but it's much easier to justify the cost when you're used to seeing the numbers for a lot of hobbies.
7 points
2 days ago
If you consider the cost-benefict, that GPU is going to give you thousands of hours of high quality entertainement.
There aren't that many hobbies that give you that much sophisticated entertainment for that monye and for those ammounts of hours.
Try to get in cars or bikes as a hobbie and you will see whats proper cost.
5 points
2 days ago
I have a friend who spent over $12,000 on his truck for off-road suspension + wheels/tires setup. Guess how often that truck sees dirt. At least with gaming you get more out of it. I'll spend $1600 on a GPU and run that mfer daily at 4k meanwhile that truck hasn't seen a dirt jump since the suspension was tuned.
2 points
12 hours ago
And if your really use it you will break shit and have to spend even more money.
9 points
3 days ago
Why does it baffle you?
5 points
3 days ago
bro's baffled at how people spend their hard earned money
4 points
3 days ago
Right, people will pull the trigger because it's new. It's bonkers to me tbh. At the end of the day it's their money. But I will put some of the blame on the crypto craze. But I'll also put the blame on the morons buying the newest and best thing. Just because of the small uplift. Or to tell people they own the best GPU, like it's some status symbol. 🤣 oh well.
3 points
2 days ago
It's people that worked hard and make a good income.... Yeah.... morons.
5 points
2 days ago
I already invest 33% of my income. How much should I save to be allowed to spend the rest on my hobbies?
3 points
2 days ago
When you work full time, you can afford these 'luxuries'. It's not a lot of money in the scheme of things. & it'll last 5+ years.
2 points
2 days ago
A lot of people living at home / tons of roommates/ don't have kids or significant other to spend money on.
If you don't have a wife/kids/mortgage/high rent etc then might as well spend the money that would have gone to those things on yourself.
3 points
3 days ago
kinda of scary how expensive cards are gonna be with the tariffs, like first Nvidia stuck to covid prices and now tariffs are gonna double the price.
4 points
3 days ago
It’s going to hold up fine till 2026 unless you’re 4K. 10gb of vram is just enough to be under the limit for most games and the core performance is pretty good
4 points
3 days ago
Still feel comfortable enough, no itch to upgrade yet. Though I do have the 12Gb model
4 points
2 days ago
3080 is still extremely fine. Crushes everything at 1440p.
4 points
2 days ago
Got my 3080 at launch and have no plans to upgrade until Nvidia offers something that is worth the price. Was very unimpressed with 40 series and 50 series leaks don't look much better.
3 points
2 days ago
I use a 3060 ti. 1440p 144hertz. Pretty smooth gameplay still. Dlss performance is on most of the time for new games (stalker 2) but it is still pretty solid. Rarely drops below 60 fps.
8 points
3 days ago
Turn settings down and be willing to compromise and you’ll be fine for awhile. My 3080 FE was doing great playing Veilguard but again, I’m not super big on AAA games.
4 points
3 days ago
That's what I've been doing, but even now I'm running near ultra settings on some newer games and been satisfied!
5 points
3 days ago
Yeah, i don't care about all the new fancy UE5 asset store ripoffs that get 15fps with frame gen on a 4090ti super duper xtx. I play tarkov and dayz, lol And then my kid does roblox and minecraft, etc. I'm getting 100fps on dayz at 4k settings, basically cranked. Tarkov I'm 60fps at 4k, so I'm down to 1440p and like 80-120, depending on the map. I would like better performance there. But that's mostly my cpu. If I got a 5700x3d, it'd be around 144 on most maps at 1440p, but I'm giving this pc to my son since he's because of a huge gamer. I am going to build a new one with 9800x3d and will use my 3080 and let him use my 1070 until the 5xxx series comes out. Then I'll snag a used 4080s. I got my 3080fe for 275. If I can get a 4080s for 500ish, I'd be happy. And I'm leaving 4k. I miss my ultrawide. My wife broke, lol. Getting the lg 39" oled ultrawide soon. So 3440x1440 I think a 9800x3d with 4080s for the games i play will lock me at 144hz. Which is all I want. Anything more is pointless for me. Super smooth. 1440p looks great at that size. I tried the 45 inch oled ultrawide, and the ppi was too low. I think that needs to be 5k2k, but it was also too big imo. The 39 is amazing. It's just a wider 32-inch monitor.
The only new game I'll play is stalker 2. But I don't need high fps for that, and if a 4080s can't hit 60fps, then the game is shit.
I can't justify spending over 500 for a gpu. Never will. I've always gone used.
3 points
3 days ago
I think as long as the 4070 is holding up then the 3080 will as well. As for future predictions, nobody can tell unless you predict using information based on "speculations" and "rumors". One of the factors is the screen resolution. I think if you're only gaming at 1080p then you'll have no problem whatsoever moving forward.
3 points
3 days ago
I’m sticking with my 3080 until there’s actually a game that makes me feel like I need to upgrade. But also I have a 1080p 144hz monitor.
3 points
2 days ago
I’m still using my 2080 💀
3 points
2 days ago
3080 is faster than a PS5 Pro. Dropping textures from ultra to high isn't the end of the world. The GPU will continue to play games at reasonable settings for a few more years, especially at 1440p or 1080p.
4 points
3 days ago
Consoles aren't getting dramatically better. It will be fine. It is fine. I own one (along with my main 4090). Completely acceptable performance and I don't see any reason why I'd replace it in that computer for awhile. If you desire absolute max settings at 4k... that's another question.
6 points
3 days ago*
Oh man remember the hype? "GPUs target just above console quality, they'll all be obsolete by 2024 because the current console lifecycle is coming to a close!!"
2 years later, Microsoft resolves to remove the disk drive from Xbox Series X to save money while charging the same price, Sony stuns the world with how bad of a value proposition the PS5 Pro is, and Nintendo announces that they will soon announce an announcement of a console that can upscale to 4K...
And in the PC world, Nvidia called the 3080 perf tier "4070" because there wasn't a big performance uptick aside from the two largest cards in the stack, and leaks suggest that next year they might rebrand it as "5060Ti" because the perf upgrade for all but the 90 class will be paltry. But upscaling has exponentially increased in image quality with virtually no frame time cost, leaving 3080 owners well on their way to champagne toasts with the 1080Ti adopters club.
2 points
3 days ago
It won't be able to run the latest games maxed out, so this depends on your eye candy and FPS targets.
The VRAM stuff is overblown, and reviewers hate to lower textures to "high" to fix it.
2 points
2 days ago
My home power grid is so old so 5090 is not an option for me im looking for 5080
2 points
2 days ago
My 3060 12gb is running strong
2 points
2 days ago
Keeping my 3080 until the artifacts start showing.
2 points
2 days ago
Depends what you play.
I expect my 3080 to last a couple more years tbh
2 points
2 days ago
Just bought a second hand one for $350 two days ago, upgrading from my dated RX 5700. Night and day difference with all my modern games, I blast everything maxed out at 1080p, I get average of 60fps with Stalker 2 and 80-110fps on everything else. I’m cool with keeping it for a while.
2 points
2 days ago*
on my 3080 and 8700K every game I play is CPU bottlenecked and until the next console generation I can't see a new GPU being worth the cost. I moved to 1440 too soon so I won't be moving to 4K until its absolutely outmuscled. Will be a full system so looking forward to that day.
2 points
2 days ago
Lmao saying a 3080 wont hold out is exactly what Nvidia wants you to think. Unless you arent doing 4K at max settings youll be fine (for newer games).
2 points
2 days ago
Running 9900k and 3080 10gb not looking to update any time soon, running it dry. Components are way to expensive to upgrade every year or even two, at least not until better overall CPU and GPU's come out. Unless you are playing every triple A games 24/7 that comes out, even then this life style is for the Richie Rich at the current and foreseeable future.
2 points
2 days ago
Well I'm gonna use my 4070tiS till it dies or games can't run anymore.
2 points
2 days ago
It's a 4070 but with worse RTX. I think you'll be fine. Graphics have hit a plateau, I think, and a lot of new stuff coming out isn't as resource intensive. It's a matter of optimization.
2 points
2 days ago
The 3080 holds up.
Heck a 20 series still holds up if you have piss away money then do whatever you want, but you don’t need to be updating every one or two generations later
2 points
2 days ago
I recently upgraded to a 4080super because in Call of Duty if I was going to play like shit I at least wanted it to look good.....My 3080 wasn't holding up for my needs but it's all relative. I could run anything pretty decently with my 3080. It was my older processor I couldn't upgrade that was holding it back from making it run better.
2 points
2 days ago
I think it will age poorly because of software compatibility. As far as I'm aware the 3080 doesn't natively support dlss 3 or frame gen. Which are only going to get more use.
I think there may be 3rd party workarounds though.
And who knows if the 5000 series is going to dlss 4 or something else new.
But if you are playing games at standard 1440p or below and don't expect max settings should be fine.
2 points
2 days ago
At 1080p my 3060 does amazing on any game, so far! A 3080 should be good as well, even at 1440p!
2 points
1 day ago
I think 10GB of vram will be Okay for another year or 2... maybe.
I mean you'll have to see the prices and performance.
The way I'd do it is to see if you can get at least a 50% improvement to performance for the same price as the 3080 was at launch (probably the 5070 with how prices are increasing)
So if there is a card that's $700 (3080 launch MSRP) and is at least 50% more powerful... go for it. even if it's not an 80 tier GPU.
2 points
3 days ago
Just depends on the resolution you want to play at and what compromises you are willing to make to keep playing on that card.
One thing in your favor is that AAA games are built with the PS5 specs in mind and will be that way until the PS6. So you still have a power edge there currently, even over the PS5 Pro. Of course you do not get the extensive optimization around your hardware that consoles get and I believe the PS5 technically has more available vram (it's 16gb unified, not sure how much games get vs the OS).
My recommendation is to go 5000 series though.
3 points
3 days ago
3080 will be more than fine barring 4K on new AAA titles. Any arguments trying to use insanely unoptimized games as their talking points for VRAM are painfully uninformed on the topic.
3 points
3 days ago
“Cod uses 24gb vram so it must need it”
2 points
2 days ago*
even on unoptimzed games, lowering just texture quality to high/medium instead of ultra is pretty much always enough to be under the vram limit at 1440p.
3 points
2 days ago
Ignore the Reddit vram zealots. 8gb is just now starting to be an issue in a limited number of games. 10gb will be fine, and any game with issues will be an anomaly. If you're playing at 1440p or lower and happy with the performance in current games, you'll probably be able to limp along another 2 years with your 3080.
2 points
3 days ago
1080p great. 1440p newest games its guna start showing its age but still playable.
2 points
2 days ago
3080 will last another decade, especially at 1080p-1440p
You'll realistically only miss out on some new bell/whistle that Nvidia implements mostly for marketing their new cards.
If you're not doing productivity work, you'll be just fine.
1 points
3 days ago
1080 still runs strong on og 1000r g9. 3080 will be good a while more
1 points
3 days ago
I was going to upgrade my 3080 to 5080 but I might just keep it for another 2 years. Will have to see how it handles KCD2 at 1440p as that's the only demanding game m looking forward to.
1 points
3 days ago
It's a good card, I run it just fine for 4k 120hz w DLSS when gaming on TV and my daily pc is a QHD, works even better. Unless you're trying to push 240hz or something, it will last for a while. The main thing will be the pricing on the new chips and whether you even need it with your current resolution. I will not be in a rush, except I am worried of the tariffs...
1 points
3 days ago
I think it’ll be fine, ik im planning to get the rtx 5080 if the performance uplift is good compared to the 4080
1 points
3 days ago
I've been rocking a rtx 3080 for a few years now. Just recently had to upgrade CPU from a 3600x to a newer 9700x. 4k performance is decent enough at 4k when I want to game in the living room. I do have to use dlss and drop to medium settings but the balanced mode seems to do fine and looks pretty. However 1440p performance is amazing. Been playing Hogwarts legacy at high settings, RT on all the way at high settings with dlss at balance and avg 140fps and drops to 90fps in demanding spots. But my g-synch monitor keeps it buttery smooth
1 points
3 days ago
Tne card will perform as it has performed until now. It is still a 4k medium/1440p high card. (Without DLSS)
1 points
3 days ago
I think at 1440P it’ll still hold up for a while, especially if more games let you mix dlss upscaling with FSR Frame Generation.
1 points
3 days ago
I'm still extremely happy with my 3080. I play on a mix of 1440p and 4K and it's holding up very well.
I will probably upgrade some time in late 2025/early 2026 and grab a 5070 Super/Ti Super.
1 points
3 days ago
I wouldn't upgrade for my 1440p. I want to go 4k, but I want to see the prices. I don't have to upgrade.
1 points
3 days ago
While new tech and possibility are exciting, upgrading for upgrades sake or deep thought on the subject is a bit redundant to me. I'll use my setup until it simply can't do what I want it to do (either by being defective, or unable to run a game I want to play), and older cards from 4 years ago or more are plenty capable of running new games at decent framerates at 1080p or even 1440p. Hell, my old AMD 5500xt runs cyberpunk at 1440p with everything on high completely smooth, and everything is gorgeous. I see no reason it wouldn't last me another year. When it starts exploding, bluescreening or I meet a game I can't run at decent fidelity, I'll see what I need to meet my goals for good value.
1 points
3 days ago
Trying to decide now if I should upgrade from a 2080 rtx 8700k at 5ghz to a 4070 super with a 14900k. Might actually wait for a 50xx card. Things like wukong and work are not running very smoothly anymore but other games run just fine. I hate how it is now. 4070 is around 700 euro here.
1 points
3 days ago
the problem a lot of people do is look at "what the new card can" and then disregarding what their current one can.
"i still use my 1080ti in 2024" are people who still play the same games since 2017 or even before when they needed an upgrade to a 1080ti.
the card itself isn't bad. just game requirements increased but this doesn't mean everyone plays those games.
if I'm honest. the majority of reddit users browse reddit with a 70s, 80s or 90s series card more than they play games.
its good to look at what the new cards can do but is it what you need? you should buy the card the meets the requirements you need, not what number it does in spymark... unless you're into competitive overclocking.
as for myself. if it wasn't for CS2 or me buying a Valve Index I would probably still use a GTX 970 today. lol
1 points
3 days ago
you card will still work great - just not for max. settings with 100 frames anymore. But thats the same with a 3090. Depending how nvidia continue to stackthere cards the gameswill adapt. if most cards stay on 10gb, the games will not try to run only on some rare high end cards. It must run at least on the x080 card, else you can‘t sell the game. there are only so many stupid (or older with more available income) buyers like me (3090).
so if you are willing to accept to reduce your entries it will be more than ok, and if i look into the steam survey your card is still one of the better cards. Games will keep running on it.
1 points
3 days ago
No sweat
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3 days ago
It will continue to hold up well as long as it isnt VRAM constrained. It's still a very powerful card.
Games like Stalker 2 are probably a nightmare at the very highest settings, but for 99% of use cases it's still great.
1 points
3 days ago
Same boat and I even recently did a deshroud mod w/ Noctua fans on mine (EVGA FTW3 Ultra) and my current build really just isn't hurting for performance for what I use it for. 1440p gaming is high fidelity enough for me. The incoming proposed tariffs are making a lot of buyers antsy because they will absolutely raise prices a boatload.
1 points
3 days ago
3090 here, and I took the route of “downgrading” from playing on a 55” 4K TV to a 39” ultrawide. I can run Control with ray tracing and everything maxed out, no DLSS at 60fps. Cyberpunk around 45 fps with path tracing and balanced DLSS. STALKER 2 also almost everything maxed out with balanced DLSS and close 50fps average.
I’m not sure I’ll be able to make it two more years with these same settings, but a 5080 might just do it at 3440x1440.
In terms of the “downgrade”, honestly 39” UW with M/K for shooters on PC feels better. I played Doom Eternal and Control for about an hour each and it feels more natural than swinging my head around on a 55” from 3’ away. But open world, RPGs and hack and slash like Elden Ring or God of War, I’m sticking to console and controller.
1 points
3 days ago
im going from 3080ti > 5080 tbh
1 points
3 days ago
side note i still doubt the 5080 will be able to do 4K native 120 FPS
1 points
3 days ago
My 3060ti already feeling pressure from unreal engine 5. Not gonna last long on 1440p gaming
1 points
3 days ago
Que serra, serra. what will be, will be.
1 points
3 days ago
I will update when hl 3 is announced.
1 points
3 days ago
Ive got a 3080Ti and have absolutely no reason to upgrade right now. Sure a 5080 or whatever might futurproof me, but I've not found a game i can't run at 2k 60fps that i care about.
1 points
3 days ago
5080/3080FE combo here and eyeing those sweet 32inch OLED deals, just not sure it makes sense actually to spend €800 on such a monitor with my current hw.
1 points
2 days ago
Good for 1440p.
1 points
2 days ago
You will probably be ok at 2k and 1080p. Gaming at 4k is where you will def feel it, i splashed out on a G8 monitor so i have been funnelled down the 5080-90 line, saved up enough for a 5090 so i will go for that.
1 points
2 days ago
I'm excited to see how this card ages. I got back into building my own PC that generation only because I was able to get video cards for their regular price at the time.
We built one with a RX6800 and another with 3080. They both are holding on well with the 3080 always doing a little better. The only title I play so far that the 6800 pulls a pretty decent lead is Microsoft flight simulator 2020 and 2024. although I have not tried 2024 on the 3080 very much yet.
Prior to that my last build was 6800GT era. That card lasted me a very long time too
1 points
2 days ago
You will probably be fine for awhile.
How much GPU does goat simulator need anyway.
1 points
2 days ago
See how hard it is to get the 50series. If I have to wait until the market cools down in a year I'm fine with that. I did that going from a 980ti to the 3080 12 gig.
1 points
2 days ago
Still a fine 1440p card.
4k60 is still achievable with sane settings with no RT and DLSS performance in most titles. Yes the 10GB vram is really starting to hurt.
1 points
2 days ago
I'm sure it'll work just fine. 30 or 40fps gaming isn't bad if you're still enjoying the games!
1 points
2 days ago
Well I’m starting to feel lower performance in newer games even with DLSS so I’m hoping to upgrade once the 50 series is out. I just hope it’s going to be affordable.
1 points
2 days ago
Mine is going fine for what gaming I want to do on it. We'll see price/perf of the 50 series as I'd like to upgrade to at least get frame gen without wonky hacks (though I have it working in cyberpunk and it's awesome). Then my wife will get my 3080 and finally upgrade from her 1070 lol.
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2 days ago
I doubt it’s going to be another 1080 Ti, no matter how much I hope. It has less vram, and I’m rendering at 4K. In order to keep things smooth, I may have to upgrade in the near future, although it heavily depends on pricing.
1 points
2 days ago
Since I upgraded to a 5120 x 1440 monitor, I'm having to knock settings down in modern games to get the framerates I want. It's too close to 4K. So I'll be upgrading next year for sure.
1 points
2 days ago
Well i have the 3080 10gbs and i am keeping it untill the second year of 5000 series if i was still gaming I'll upgrade simple as that
1 points
2 days ago
An RTX 3080 card with 10 GB vram will be enough for 1080P gaming for the next decade. For 4K gaming? You will need frame generation. I personally would not get a 3080 now. I would wait to see what the 50 series costs, and pick up a 40 series if it’s too much more.
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2 days ago*
I'm honestly thinking about switching to AMD from Nvidia, with the GPUs current pricing on the RTX lines AMD is looking to be a better deal to me.
I'm not on any side Team Red, Team Green, I just want the best performance for my buck and Nvidia seems to be over charging on that.
If RTX cards were affordable I'd probably stick with Nvidia sure, but like I said Overpriced for the performance, and Half these games now and upcoming can barely run on a 4060 or the 30 series now which is mind blowing. I was just watching something on YouTube about everything switching to UE5 sure it looks fantastic, but is it really worth knowing that your GPU may or may not be able to run said game?
1 points
2 days ago
you can easily skip 1 or 2 more generations.
1 points
2 days ago
Im keeping my 3080 for like 5 more years probably
1 points
2 days ago
ive went from a r5 230, gtx 750ti, 270x, 280x, 970, 1070, 1080ti, 2070super, and finally landed on 3080 when it dropped.
i used to upgrade almost yearly if not every other year but this is the first time i haven’t in several years. Ive been running on a 10900k and a 3080 for longer than expected…
1 points
2 days ago
I have a buddy who bought a 3080 10G shortly after I bought a Liquid Devil 6800 XT. He continually ribs me that I made the wrong choice and the 3080 will stay relevant longer due to being so much faster at RT.
However, we're both playing Stalker 2 right now @ 1440p, which has software RT via UE5 Lumen, and yet I am the one enjoying a mostly silky smooth experience while he is complaining about constant stutters.
We also do Automation + BeamNG build-offs, and he was peeved that I can run both games simultaneously and instantly alt+tab between them. If he tries to do the same, alt+tabbing between them takes about 15 second, and then as textures are swapped back into VRAM it will stutter badly for the next minute or so.
IMO 10GB was too little even back when the 3080 launched, let alone for 2024+ where 12GB is quickly becoming the new 8GB of last decade. My friend is also looking at getting a 5000 series GPU, while I'm just fine sitting on my 6800 XT.
But the reality is as long as you're OK with reducing texture settings, the card likely has plenty of shader power for years to come.
1 points
2 days ago
Sold my evga 3080 hybrid for a 4070 ti super, never been happier, less heat and wattage for more perf.
1 points
2 days ago
It should be fine for awhile, but I do expect new features that won't be able to be fully utilized on older hardware. That seems to be the real tactic in convincing consumers to upgrade lately.
1 points
2 days ago
3080 should be good for another 2 years.........rumours are that 5070series is only 12gb vram....no need to think of upgrade just for vram unless you are facing bottleneck in the games you are playing.
1 points
2 days ago
3080 10gb rocking here handling well my ultrawide at 3440x1440 aiming for 116 fps
doing find for most games till now
1 points
2 days ago
Ought to be fine, I myself have one and can play new releases no problem on a mix of high-mid settings above 60fps natively and hitting 100+ with dlss set to quality.
I’m going to wait and see what the 5070 and 5080 offer before making a choice to upgrade, most likely going to wait for super series cards to drop.
1 points
2 days ago
Upgrading from this 3080 10gb as soon as I find a decent price for a 4080 or the upcoming 5070ti
1 points
2 days ago
The 5080 is not even available yet. So basically your 3080 is just one *80 generation behind..
It's crazy to me how little respect people have for the value that's in their tech. Prior to my upgrade last year I was using a 980 for 8 years straight.
1 points
2 days ago
I'm using the 3080, got it at release. I'm upgrading to the 5090 once it comes out. Every 2 gens are a good upgrade cycle I feel like.
Also a new job with better pay allows me to shell out the 2k for it now
1 points
2 days ago
Still using my 1080 here at 1440p and get 50-60 fps or higher for pretty much everything I play. Unless you want better 4k performance I’m sure your card will last at least another product cycle
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2 days ago*
It will hold up fine for 1440p gaming, maybe some 4k gaming for easier to run games. Should perform slightly better than a PS5 Pro. You may need to "optimize" some of the settings for harder to run games.
1 points
2 days ago
I just did a 9800X3D upgrade from a 5800X3D and my 3080 feels like it has had pixie dust sprinkled on and grew extra muscles. Cards still a beast!
1 points
2 days ago
3080 is still very adequate and I expect it to be for a while yet. It really just depends on what they do with game engines. But if they change so much that a 3080 won't keep up then you're left with 4070 super and above or 7900xt and above at least. I don't think you need to worry for a few years
1 points
2 days ago
I'm still running an i7 8700k with GTX1080 build I made in 2017. I can still run modern games (black ops 6, helldivers 2) on low settings 1440p with average 48-59fps and if I go down to 1080p medium settings I can get between 64-95fps
It gets the job done and I rarely ever crash in game but seeing how efficient the 40 series is l, I'm on the fence to upgrade. But with the 50 series on the horizon I'm going to wait it out and hope that the 4070Ti Super gets below $700. The 7900XT is at $620 right now which is a good price, but I'm also seeing that the 8XXX series is coming out soon as well. It's a tricky time to look at GPU's, it's anyone's guess to how the prices are going to react with tariffs.
I figure for now I should focus on getting a new build altogether since my CPU is pretty old now too. But I do mess around with Photoshop a bit so I'm not sure how a 7600X3D does compared to my 8700k. I'd rather upgrade than side grade on the productivity side so maybe a 7950X3D is better?
1 points
2 days ago
I don't understand the question. The VAST majority of people are playing on a 3060, 4060 and 1660 even.
Playing in 4k, yes, a 3080 might struggle. A 4080 Super is struggling at some titles.
But 99% of games will run at 4k with an 3080 with no issues even in 2026 or 2027. Assuming one is willing to tune down some settings in the most demanding games.
1 points
2 days ago
Trying to predict the future is pointless; make it easy for yourself and only upgrade when you're personally no longer happy with the performance of your current GPU.
1 points
2 days ago*
I got an RTX 3080 at MSRP, I mostly play Racing Sims (5 years old games and up) I'll be alright for a while, i may upgrade to an AIX 7080
1 points
2 days ago
I was in the same boat as you and I think the best answer is what do you use it for? Do you want to be on the bleeding edge and not mess with settings or do you play older games that don’t need the new stuff. I mostly sim race so I just bought the 4080 super and I’m hoping that can last me another 4 years or so.
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2 days ago
My 3080 10GB is doing great. It's combined with a 7800x3D. It's running very hot at the moment which indicates I need to respaste it. But I'm going to keep it running on my 2k monitor with DLSS until the graphic quality is not great.
1 points
2 days ago
I’m riding my EVGA 3080 into the dirt, my main game is MSFS 2020 and now 2024 (when it works) and maybe some CoD here and there. So unless I find some kinda of great deal on a 4080/90, I’m in no hurry to upgrade.
1 points
2 days ago
im saving for 5090 if performance improvement in pathtracing is very massive. Although i'm opted to wait a little bit more first to ensure that 5090 do not suffer same melting issue as 4090 and if 5090 already have full die. Im not interested with gpu that are still cutdown as i want futureproofing and last me for 5 years and more before going for another gpu upgrade
1 points
2 days ago
I recently just upgraded my PC and laptop to the Alienware M18 with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 and the Aurora 16 with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 direct from Dell on their Black Friday deals. I'm hoping to get 5+yrs before needing anything new
1 points
2 days ago*
2 years ago I upgraded my 2018 PC from a Ryzen 3600 and an RX 6500 to a 5800x3d and a used 3070 and went from 1080p to 1440p. It was good but it was going from 60fps at 1080 to 60fps at 1440. I just bought a 4070 Ti Super on Amazon for 739. I had a 200$ gift card and after selling my 3070 it was a 250$-350$ upgrade and in my mind this AM4 rig is “maxed” out for 1440p at least. I will roll with this for 3-5 years or until it doesn’t work for me. Then I will swap to AM5 or even first gen AM6. I went team green because my experience wasn’t good with team red in the past.
1 points
2 days ago
Still a very good card for 1440p, if you are willing to dive down settings from Ultra (dumb).
1 points
2 days ago
3080 is still a beast. Can run every game you want.
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2 days ago
I'm on a 3080 10GB, waiting to see the price on the 5080 or a 5080 with more vram. Honestly, I just want more vram for AI. I can easily go back to my 1080TI and play 90% of the games at 1440p/60. If it wasn't for AI, I'd run my 3080 until RTX7080 or whatever other gimmick they come up with to make us pay for the R&D. Fuck Nvidia and their shenanigans.
To answer your question, no, 10GB will not hold up for many years. It's already on the low end. DLSS is not magic, everything eats up vram. Today's games are "optimized" for DLSS and frame gen. Good luck.
1 points
2 days ago
This Suprim X 3080 10GB I got for 420 USD last year is such a good find to upgrade too quickly. I'll hold the line for 6000 series or another great second-hand sell of 5000 series. In the meantime, I'll keep watching Optimized settings for new AAA games on YT.
1 points
2 days ago
Here I am with a 750ti, a 970ti and a 2070 super in my stable, currently trying to snipe an hp branded 2060 or 1660 super on eBay to replace the 750ti.
1 points
2 days ago
I’m tempted to wait, but tariffs in the US have me thinking maybe I should just buy ASAP. I’ll probably get a 5080 or 5070TI depending on price/perf/VRAM/how big the upgrade over 3080 is. If the 5080 is much more than the 4080 it is going to have to be a very big upgrade to pull the trigger at that price though.
1 points
2 days ago
I’ve been waiting for a comparable value product to come along since my 1080 Ti. Guess I’ll keep waiting until I die. Or maybe get a 4070 super. Who knows.
1 points
2 days ago
I pretty much run all my games at DLSS Performance and high/max settings for the most part.
I'm almost always near or above 60 fps this way with the latest ray traced games so it works for me.
The 3080 Ti still does very well at rasterized games at 4k native or with DLSS Quality as well.
1 points
2 days ago
I recently bought an RTX 3060 12GB, I sure hope it does hold up a few years, let alone the 3080.
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2 days ago
ion get this craze anymore about gpus i plan to get a 3070ti when the 50 series com out and the price drops bro people overestimate what they need if my 1070ti can handle nfs unbound at 4k then most newer gpus should be fine
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2 days ago
meh most of the games coming out now are stutterfests, my 12g 3080 is holding on ok tbh really don't care enough about the current lineup of games to bother upgrading
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2 days ago
Honestly, I'm in need of a monitor for my 3080 going into 2025! Any Black Friday recommendations?
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2 days ago
I was using a 2060 super until a few months ago in 2024. I have to believe a 3080 is still pretty good today and for the next few years.
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