Keep 3080 or upgrade to 5070 Ti?

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MagicPistol@reddit

I've never seen the 5070 ti double the 3080 in any benchmarks or reviews ..

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Chris204@reddit

It's about +50%, no way you get double performance in any game.

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Its not even +50%🤣 its 12-30% mac and with 30% ur pushing it far. I just swapped from 3080 to 5070ti and watched and read numerous benchmarks and reviews. Never ever anywhere does it show +50% in total performance on any part of any test. I thought my 3080 was having issues which is why i replaced it, but already thinking of returning the 5070ti since it barely gives any benefit compared to the 3080. Not with the 800 euro price tag imo in comparison at least.

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FlowBall234@reddit

I'd argue it's closer to 50% than what you say, Stalker 2 for example, 3080 Low to medium settings 1440p, barely staying above 65fps, 5070ti Epic Settings DLAA 81-87fps depending on the model you get.

Jammanuk@reddit

5 months later, Im using a 3080 and I play nothing on anything lower than High. Ultra still on a lot of things.

That's exactly what I did! Set up with a 5070TI a few months ago. Since then it's even more of a beast; I have to TRY to get it below 100 FPS.

It was a pleasant surprise how well optimized BF6 is. I have my settings cranked fully up to ultra on everything, and even on 32v32 Conquest, it never dips below 120 FPS. Helldivers 2 was starting to occasionally get a bit crunchy, but to be honest....they've needed to fix performance for a while now.

See if you can wrangle a 5070TI at MSRP. I held off on paying $900+ until I had one come through at $750. Worth it at that price; seeing as the 16GB of RAM should carry me at least three more years.

I had a 48" C1 as my monitor and swapped it for a 42" C2. You know your preferences better than I do but I did find that 48 was too big at a desk.

Jump on it though these TVs second hand are OLED beasts for a great price.

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Which-Door-2707@reddit

I’m with you on this one sharp, I updated my motherboard ram and Chip and got a noticeable performance increase kept my 3080 overclocked gigabyte card. So on the fence 5080 is just too expensive but the 5070 TI is well, reasonably priced relative to the rest of them. I believe I paid 699 for my 3080 back in 19 2020?! maybe 799 but it’s a great card and a workhorse

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throwaway13630923@reddit

I’ve been on a 3080 for a few years and honestly I’ll be keeping this thing another 3-4. With 90% of games I play being esports FPS and maybe 10% being AAA titles it just makes no sense to upgrade.

get a 9070xt (at msrp)

Lol

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Matty0698@reddit

I'm a 3070 1440p and run games find on high/medium just keep the 3080

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Matty0698@reddit

I'm a 3070 1440p and run games find on high/medium just keep the 3080

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t90090@reddit

Keep it, but dont open it, put it away and in a few days you will know what you will want to do

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n2x@reddit

But you've bought it already so you must have accepted the price.

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birdman829@reddit

lmfao im hella 50/50

Thanks for the explanation.

Yeah I'm not too much into RT just want something that can handle the RT mandatory games in the future.

Got a flagship 9070 XT for (converted) $750 and I'm very happy with the performance especially after tweaks. Runs silent and cool. Prices here for 5070-ti (which was my target originally) are $1000 for the msrp models. That's 250 more for a lesser built item and the few percent it might perform better are just not worth it to me.

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MCFroid@reddit

Why though?

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Aromatic_Practice_75@reddit

Upgrade monitor. I have a 3080 and what a beautiful upgrade with the visuals especially playing BF6. I got a MSI 32inch qd oled and looks amazing with the 3080. The monitor will change your mind on the gpu. Then after upgrade gpu. Thats what im planning if the 6g cards come out

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porkchopps@reddit

It's a solid upgrade from a 3080 but I wouldn't pay that much over MSRP. Unless you have games actively giving you issues right now, I would keep an eye on the market and shoot for a 9070xt or 5070ti/5080 closer to MSRP.

Of course this may take a few months or tariffs could make things worse in the meantime. Still over $1knfor a 5070 ti feels way too high to me.

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Outrageous_Round6660@reddit

Thankfully I just picked up a 5070ti for 750

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Ozi-reddit@reddit

refund and wait for msrp, no way in hell paying 1k

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FatBoyStew@reddit

That assumes the price does go back to MSRP. Given the curren state of economics at the global scale who knows if that will ever happen or if we'll be looking at $1200 6060's next gen...

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Jammanuk@reddit

5 months later an a 5070ti for £720 in the UK.

Daddy chill.

Our future overloards aren't going to acknowledge your response if it's so angry.

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Typical_tablecloth@reddit

5080s are also overpriced though, I doubt he would have been able to actually secure one for only $50 more. Cheapest I’ve seen them anywhere is around $1,500 which is significantly more than he paid for the 5080ti

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LAHurricane@reddit

3080 to a 5070 Ti isn't enough of an upgrade to warrant what he paid. He could what until stock gets better and grab a lower priced 5080.

I bought a 3080ti for £200 (EVGA ftw3) and I have a buyer for my 2080ti (EVGA ftw3) at £200.

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Waste_Cut1496@reddit

9070 xt is the biggest scam card of the year. 800+ for less raw power and significantly worse AI features compared to Nvidia. Sure at MSRP it would be a great deal but MSRP is a lottery and not a price.

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Zulogy@reddit (OP)

Thank you! Could not find a 9700XT at all thats why I pulled the trigger on the 5070 Ti. 3080 runs everything well just want the upgraded vram tbh with you. Also I love upgrading every 5 years but the prices are ridiculous

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AsparagusInfamous@reddit

yeh 5 years is nice for me too - I tend to do a similar thing. TBH though, we aren't really seeing the uplifts we used to for every 5 years. The jump from a 1080ti for example to a 3080 was a good big bigger, and 780 to 1080 even more so. Things are starting to flatten a bit, hence the 2060 super being as fast as a 4060 haha.

That 5070 ti is amazing, and if you're excited than just keep. These purchases should feel fun though, not an ache. At the end of the day tho, we are talking a few hundred bucks here. If you are happy and excited, hold onto it. Otherwise, just return and wait for a better moment when it feels like a "HELL yes".

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Ramenshark1@reddit

Im in the same boat as you guys. upgrade every 5 years, I went from 1080 to 3080.

I wanted to do 3080 to 5080, but stock is non existent and prices are way to high.
Ive secured a order from best buy for a 5070ti for 1250cad+tax (1312$ cad). And its not sitting right with me....... it should be msrp at 1144.5cad. So paying an extra 170$ really pisses me off.

but looking back a 1080 --> 3080 was actually about the same upgrade as a 3080 --> 5070ti. although prices are a bit more, which is to be expected with inflation but the performance gain is about the same.

for comparison:

https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-RTX-3080-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1080/4080vs3603

https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-RTX-5070-Ti-vs-Nvidia-RTX-3080/4181vs4080

Its fuckin tough to make a decision. But it doesn't seem as bad as people are making it out to be. If your paying MSRP which I'm not....... god dammit. but are prices really going to come down?? will the tariffs make it worse? or Should I just not stress over 170 bucks are just enjoy my gaming gif

there is no winning

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Zulogy@reddit (OP)

Thank you so much for this insight I appreciate it! Going to keep gpu for few days and see if its worth the upgrade or not but going to swap mb/cpu this week too since my cpu is outdated as hell. If the performance doesnt wow me then ill wait for prices to fall and return

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AsparagusInfamous@reddit

Oh yeah CPUs rn are in a much better place, that might be the better upgrade even. What platform are you on?

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Historical_Bison_499@reddit

thinking of doing the same. I could get some money back by selling the 3080 10Gigs.. what is important for me also is that I also do 3D mapping and the stitching of the photos is a job for the GPU. cuda cores are the same but the extra Ram and Vram bandwidth could help with processing times.

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jwyao@reddit

Return the card it's not worth it. Youre paying extra just for a newer card that's barely better.

Also if you keep it you're letting Nvidia get away with their shady price controls.

You know it yourself that you could get better upgrades worth your money.

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FantasticMany151@reddit

Keep your card, don’t buy this BS, at least in 2020 there were global market chain disruptions and ethereum was still proof of work so crypto mining contributed to a short supply, we tried to wait and we did wait for years, it didn’t get better, at the same time we had transitioned into new generation of home gaming systems working on 8 core 16 processors with updated graphics and the 30 series was marketed as such a generational jump, upgrading for a new generation of games was a no brainer; many of us tried to wait longer but finally caved. Myself included…

By no fault of our own we demonstrated there are enough people with enough money to buy the cards at the marked up price. Why would they struggle to produce more cards for less money when they can make less cards for higher prices and make similar profit? This is greed at this point and they are playing us as the fools. I personally will be holding into my 3080 for a while despite being able to afford to upgrade anytime. When I first started of gaming, entry level cards were sub 100$ and premium cards were 300$. Be above the influence

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Zulogy@reddit (OP)

Thank you! I ended up trading back in my 5070 Ti and all the new parts I bought for my upgrade. Going to ride it out with my current rig for at least 2-3 more years then build a completely new pc. Can't justify the prices atm specially since my current runs well. I think prices will drop later on but thats just wishful thinking atm

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tobedeletedsoon_2024@reddit

Man, that’s very close to a 5080 MSRP..

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frantisek-dobrota@reddit

When ppl finally realise that not everyone is from USA where GPU for msrp actually can exist.

Take 750$ msrp (5070ti) add partner upgrade up to 150$ (for premium) for custom oc, fans, RGB and add tax 20%.

That makes 1080$ for a card. Everyone keeps talking about msrp crappy noisy cards that sound like vacuum cleaner.

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DramaticCoat7731@reddit

MSRP won't be a thing for quite a while. The tangerine tariffs have caused companies to jack up prices and then jack them up again.

I did upgrade from my 3080 to a 5070ti 2 weeks ago and it is amazing. Not only you got alot of more FPS in Games, you also have dlss 4.0 that is a Gamechanger and Framegeneration? On some Games that is just like Magic. On x2 you sometimes gain 60fps alone.

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Zulogy@reddit (OP)

Thank you! Yeah I think msrp is unrealistic sadly in todays economy. I think things will continue to rise and I don't want to regret not upgrading now before it goes even higher

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Zhac88@reddit

I've got a 3080 FTW and I'm keeping it for at least 1 more generation but I'm about done with Nvidia and their shitfuckery.

sniperpenguin_reddit@reddit

Basic Maths.

Look up used prices on your 3080 model.
Knock off 10% for fees/offers/hassle
Subtract that from the cost of the 5070ti

That number is your real cost. If that works for performance bump on your games, great. If not, return and invest it elsewhere (CPU, monitor)

Im running a 3080ti FE at the moment, and Im not changing. If anything my 5600x is bottlenecking on Space Marine 2, PoE2 etc so instead I'm throwing in a 7900x3D (weird choice I know, but I got it at an insane price)

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Lukouskis@reddit

Get 5070 ti it will bee good upgrade

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Content-Solid673@reddit

I'm in the same boat. 3080 was a beast of a upgrade over 2080. 4080 was pretty good so i was counting on 5080 being a big jump but sadly... only thing I keep leaning 5080 is the extra headroom on OC making up for a mediocre generational uplift.

I bought the 3080 in the first month by being obsessed and persistent. I think I paid $750 before price hike. I think 30 series owners know far more how shitty that release felt.

I'm going to resist markup just for principle but I've widened my choices. If I can get msrp on 9070xt,5070ti or 5080 I'll deal with it.

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FrankenBerryGxM@reddit

I got a 3080 ti on launch in 2021 for $1,250 and honestly have 0 regrets because how hard it was to get cards back then. I've kind of been thinking about it to, and I decided I am staying with it. If someone that didn't have a GPU or a worse GPU wanted to buy a card right now I would say that 5070Ti is a fine card to get.

Did you NEED to upgrade yet? If not, then don't.

50 series would make more sense if you were coming from a 10x or 20x card, but not a 30x card.

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recolations@reddit

Return.

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iPlayViolas@reddit

Wait… Best Buy has stock at the store?

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Halfgridd@reddit

I have both a 5080 and 5070 ti. 2 pc's for the family. I do not in any circumstance feel a difference in either, in any game, at any resolution. Both with 9800x3d's. Same ram same motherboard. They even seem to get similar frames if not like maybe a 10 percent increase with the 5080. Just like in stocks if you zoom to far into the graph you see volatility, but zoom out and youll see how similar they all are right now.

Get any gpu 4070 or above or 5070 and above for anywhere near msrp. And watch it gain value over time. The A.I. boom is only going to get worse before it gets better.

All reviews sum = Fuck you Nvidia.

All of us = Fuck it I wanna game. What other choices I got right now.

Also us = please save us amd and intel.

5070ti is close to 9070 xt, those can be had for 600 on a good day.

If you were on ultrawide or 4k its a maybe. On 16x9 1440p I think its a pretty easy pass.

Hahahaha! I was thinking more on the order of 8 hour hikes with 3000 feet of climbing, but, you do you! gif

What the hell are you looking at that says the 5070 ti is double the performance of a 3080

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LurkinSince1995@reddit

wtf is this thread?

Does the 3080 do everything you need it to do? Yes/no. If it does, return the 5070ti. If it doesn't, and you believe that the difference in performance is worth the price paid, keep the 5070ti.

Will your CPU even be able to keep up with the 5070? You already bought it, so unless returning it is an option youre stuck with it or would have to sell it.

I also have the 3080, and I feel a little FOMO from the new AMD cards coming out, but I have no real reason to upgrade. My 3080 is still going strong and handles everything I throw at it.

If you can, return the new card. if you're looking to upgrade something, maybe your CPU so you'll be more ready in the future for better GPUs.

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BI0Z_@reddit

I wish that Intel made higher end GPU's so at least some people would not be supporting a monopoly.

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Jawesome1988@reddit

Just install the 5070 and move on. Enjoy your life. If you can afford it and its not making you sacrifice anything or anyone elses way of life, don't even think about it. Enjoy it.

You can suck the joy out of something by overthinking it so here is how you do it.

Can you actually afford it? If its affecting nothing else and will bring you joy. End of contemplation. Install it and play.

If you have to sacrifice anything in your daily life because you bought the graphics card, return it and wait until you're at a better place financially.

tacticalmallet@reddit

Why would/did you go for the 5070ti over the 9070xt?

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hossofalltrades@reddit

For me, I tried to get a 9070XT the launch day and missed out. A 5070Ti popped up on Newegg. The 9070XT is a great card, great value at sub $700. The 5070Ti is overall a better performer and has better software support. I really wanted a 5080, but they are very hard to get if you don’t live near a Micro Center.

I am very pro-AMD. People need to read beyond the YouTube hype. This is a huge step forward for AMD and the industry. But benchmark tests consistently give advantages to the 5070Ti.

hossofalltrades@reddit

These are entertainment devices. Nobody ‘needs’ them. I don’t think buying a mid-tier card is about status. You can make the case that buying a 5090 Astral imparts ‘status’.

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Explosivpotato@reddit

Sometimes it’s a want but not about status. You can want nice things just for yourself.

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Zulogy@reddit (OP)

Thank you! Wish I could get for $750 id be the happiest man in the world. Yeah it looks like an amazing card just high price. May bite the bullet since tariffs may make things worse then it already is

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barritoes@reddit

I would say keep it...Prices will only go higher with tariffs looming.

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SpiritFingersKitty@reddit

I upgraded from a 3080 to a 4080s (used) tight after the 50 series launched. It is a decent upgrade, and the 5070ti is basically the 4080s. I paid $850 for the 4080s. You should be able to sell your 3080 for around $400 to offset the cost some, if that help.

Overall, I am quite pleased with the upgrade for that price. It gives significantly more FPS and allows me to run comfortably at 4K, as opposed to 1440p. The extra VRAM really helped as well, specifically with indiana jones. I buy high end PC's so I can crank settings, and I was able to get it to run with 10g with full ray tracing, but it required DLSS to be higher than I liked, and I still had an occasional crash due to VRAM, and FPS dropping to 30 in some areas. With the 4080 I can crank the settings and not have to worry about tweaking.

I was planning on waiting for the 60 series, or a 50 series refresh with more VRAM, but I'm glad I went ahead and bit the bullet. Is it worth it to you? I can't answer that, but I am happy and can definitely tell the difference.

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Napkin_14@reddit

Just keep it. Or return it if you feel like there’s not enough value. You have a return period with Best Buy so you can always try it out and if you still feel it wasn’t worth it then return it

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Zulogy@reddit (OP)

Thank you! May just test it out and see how it goes for a fee days