If you are willing to turn settings down to get FPS up the 3800 is an outstanding step from your 1070 I’d say. It’s huuuuuuge
I don't know, the fastest thing available now with 8GB is the 2080 Super. If that card is running into situations where 8GB isn't enough, it's not hard to imagine 10GB being a limit in a year or two for a card that's almost twice as fast.10GB should be ok but 8GB definitely won't be. 8GB is already being squeezed now in some situations where the card has enough performance to handle the settings.
I'm in no hurry. I can easily wait all next year for a proper Ti replacement if necessary. 10GB is just baffling to be honest. They aren't fooling anyone when they call it their flagship GPU. It's the 2080 replacement, not the Ti replacement. Ti buyers should just wait IMO if you want the real deal or go for the 3090.
To quote Nvidia themselves (and not GPU-Z or EVGA precision with their dodgy VRAM consumption figures):
If you have a PCIE 4.0 system then the VRAM paging will also be 2x as fast; well written software should have ample resource to work with. The >10GB probably only comes into play for less optimize software (ok, console ports may fall into this category!)
Yes it is enough for 1440p and even for 4K. Again let me remind you that PC games have various graphics presets like Low, Medium, High, Very High and Ultra.That RTX 3070 is basically obsolete right out of the box IMO. 8GB should be for 3060 class cards for 1080p-1440p gaming. Is 8GB even enough for 1440p moving forward?
Yes it is enough for 1440p and even for 4K. Again let me remind you that PC games have various graphics presets like Low, Medium, High, Very High and Ultra.
Ultra is useless as it is just for showing off. 8GB is enough for 4K at medium or High settings unless you can prove otherwise.
ll have to bring to your attention the fact that people don't buy brand new "flagship" cards just to have to lower settings to get playable performance on day one! If the cards simply came with a couple more gigs of ram, this wouldn't even be worth talking about.
When in the history of PC hardware has a new flagship release ever had less of a component as critical as RAM? The answer is *never*. The 3080 is not the flagship. It's a 2080 replacement and suitable for 1440p gaming over the next few years. It's not a legit 4K card moving forward.
R9 Fury X is one that immediately comes to mind.
I've decided I'm going to go for the 3090. I'd love to spend as much as I did for the 1080ti this year but I also don't want to go back on the vram. I use my VR headset quite a bit and I've seen my card get used up quite a bit.
That is somewhat apples to oranges though, as the Fury X had HBM. Kind of odd that everybody was saying AMD was going to dominate the market with HBM, and we still arent seeing it.R9 Fury X is one that immediately comes to mind.
I don't know, the fastest thing available now with 8GB is the 2080 Super. If that card is running into situations where 8GB isn't enough, it's not hard to imagine 10GB being a limit in a year or two for a card that's almost twice as fast.
Is that sarcasm, or are 360Hz monitors like an actual thing now?is enough for the 360Hz 1080p guys.
Is that sarcasm, or are 360Hz monitors like an actual thing now?
Are you actually using more RAM at 1080 360Hz than 1080 144Hz at the same settings? 1080 isn’t really the issue, I run 4K and that’s where the concern is.10GB's is enough for the 360Hz 1080p guys. Not sure if the 3080 can hit that goal or not. Beyond that what the future holds is a unknown.