Is used RTX 4080 a viable alternative instead of new RX 9070 XT for about the same price in 2026 for productivity work?
Posted by decaxxx@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 18 comments
GPUs is to be used for the games and productivity applications, mainly for video editing (Resolve, Premiere), but I might also hop on programs like UE5, After Effects or even Blender.
I'm a learner - this would be my first full actually good PC, and I'd like to start learning this programs because I had no ability before on my crappy laptops.
Building in about 6 months, so yeah, much can change.
Making my mind about viability of used RTX 4080s, as the perform better in many tests than Radeons. With good luck, I could buy them for about the same price as new 9070XTs, or just slightly more expensive. I figure getting maybe used 5070Ti, but people rarely sell them for the same price as 9070XT, even if they are second hand.
5070Ti costs more then 30% than 9070XT if buying brand new.
If I could find one that I could test or ask seller to do this, should I go with 4080, or I'll be good with just 9070XT?
Specs:
CPU: Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus 3.7 GHz 24-Core Processor (probably, still looking at market)
CPU Cooler: ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE
Motherboard: MSI MAG B860 TOMAHAWK WIFI or other, depending on the budget, CPU and market
Memory: We'll see
Storage: Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB (got one already)
Video Card: ???
Case: Lian Li Lancool 207 ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Montech CENTURY II, 1000W or 1200W (probably the former)
Monitor: Gigabyte GS27QA 27.0" 2560 x 1440 180 Hz Monitor
IANVS@reddit
Not just viable, it's straight up better.
MyStationIsAbandoned@reddit
my PC is a work station. i have a 4080 Super with no complaints.
deeznutz133769@reddit
4080, no question. I'd take it in every scenario over a 9070xt unless it's damaged. Great card.
AceLamina@reddit
half expected this comment section to give Nvidia the Intel treatment and say to avoid them
FlatImpact4554@reddit
Yea man I had a 4080 I now have a 5090. The 4080 is a very capable card. Probably equal to the 9070xt or maybe 10% less.
decaxxx@reddit (OP)
Relative performance is about 5% higher then for 9070XT in here: https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-rtx-4080.c3888
But I'm not that interested for this 5% and all Raytracing and DLSS stuff that much, I'm more interested how better would used RTX could serve me in productivity apps than the highest Radeon right now, and if even paying a little more for used RTX and non-manufactured GPU could be better in my situation.
Lonely_Platform7702@reddit
It's about the same raw power in games as a 9070XT but with far better hard and software capabilities.
I would much rather have a 4080 than a 9070XT. For productivity AMD is pretty much 5 generations behind Nvidia.
decaxxx@reddit (OP)
5070Ti is very hard to find for the price of new 9070XT. Finding 4080 at this proce is also challanging, but not impossible. Mostly they’re listed used for around 120% of new 9070XT, but with 4080, I’ve seen that sometimes 100-110% deal is popping up, which is rarely the case with 5070Ti.
windowpuncher@reddit
Have you looked up benchmarks for your use cases?
Do you spend more time previewing or rendering? What software do you use the most?
Ask yourself a bunch of questions, look up benchmarks for various tasks for those programs, comparing both GPU and CPU's for those specific tasks. It helps if you make your own spreadsheet to keep track of things. Assign some metric or score, and compare price/performance. If there's any time savings, find out the cost difference and see if those time savings are worth the extra cost. Sometimes it's not. I could use a new CPU, rending meshes in Solidworks takes me FOREVER, but it gives me a good excuse to get up and get coffee so I don't mind that much.
WizardMoose@reddit
Key word you said was productivity. That made it a solid choice to go with the 4080.
Own-Indication5620@reddit
4080 u won’t regret.
lLoveTech@reddit
The 4080 is still a superior GPU than the 9070xt in every regard!
StunningPush8421@reddit
4080 is a bit faster in rt and rt. Much faster in path tracing and better productivity along with a better feature set.
However I doubt you could find a used 4080 for near the price of a used 9070 xt.
decaxxx@reddit (OP)
I was speaking about used RTX 4080 vs new 9070XT. 4080s are mostly priced on second hand sites for about the price of used 5070Ti, but you may find a deal that asks for about 800$, which is more or less local 9070XT price if you'd like to buy it straight from the shop brand new.
StunningPush8421@reddit
okay but how does that make sense why would you compare used vs new when you can get both used.
At 800 you could also just get a used 5070 ti instead so why would you get a 4080s
decaxxx@reddit (OP)
There is no second hand market for 9070XT right now, as used Radeons are for sligltly less than brand new most of the time. It may change in some months, but right now it’s hard to find a decent deal for one.
Electrical-Start4458@reddit
If it's mostly gaming, 9070XT is fine. If it's editing/rendering 4080 is the safer bet.
Blankthehustlerstone@reddit
Yea do 4080 then for ur use case