RTX 3080 Ti: What Reddit Really Thinks After Years of Use

Damn you have very high standards to already ditch the 3080 ti, it's no longer top tier and it lacks vram but it's still nothing to sneeze at.

It's a good card but I guess it depends on the final price. I see them go on ebay for between $550 and $600. I think i'd probably just pay the premium or get anything new. You can get a 5070 12GB that has comparable performance and a copy of Doom rn for a similar price.

I use a 10gb 3080 on a 34" ultrawide monitor now. In 1440p as well. It's served me so well. Little more power consumption than a 4070, but it's a great card. Dlss is huge if you play games that have it.

The 3080 Ti is basically a 5070, but the problem is that Nvidia screwed it out of framegen.

Yeah I know this is still completely solid GPU. But with recent AA and AAA releases I can see that games rely more and more on Upscaling and Framegen and I don't expect that trend to die any time soon.

People are still chugging along with 1080tis, and sure they're getting long in the tooth, but a 3080 has plenty of longevity left in it, certainly through the 50 series, probably through the 60 series as well if you want to push it.

I recently got a 3080 (not TI) and it is an absolute beast. It crushes everything, although I'm also not one who cares about the minute difference between extra high and ultra. 3080ti is going to last you a loooooooong time.

Absolutely pointless product. 5-10% more performance over the 3080 while being 70% more expensive. Nvidia should have just diverted all of these chips into more 3080's instead.

5 or 11% on average when compared to 3080 for + 500$ more? This is a robbery. How is this card can cost 1200$ is beyond me.

Your 3080ti has access to all upscaling tech. My recommendation is turn some settings from ultra to high or medium. You dont need a new card and you clearly see it as a necessity for the sake of it and not because you actually need it. Most modern games are unoptimized and wont run great even on the newest systems.

The 5080 is a conundrum — it should have had more VRAM, or it should have been cheaper MSRP. The inflated GPU prices across the board make a used 3080 Ti look a lot more reasonable if you can find one at the right price.

The 5070Ti is definitely a better card. It's quite a decent amount faster and although the 3080Ti has just barely enough VRAM to get by, the 16Gb you get with the 5070Ti is going to give you a lot more longevity. The fact that it pulls even further ahead if you use DLSS4 upscaling gives it even more of an advantage.

I'm waiting until the 6 series personally and then I'll retire my 3080ti.

I use my 3080ti in 4k every day. Tweak a few settings and it's fine. It's closer to a 3090 than it is a 3080.

Raw performance and best bang for your buck? 9070xt. Ray tracing and dlss? Either nvidia card. It's an easy choice for me but you may be different. Watch benchmarks, read reviews, this isn't your first time.

I have a 5070ti and it's the motherfucking shit. Overclock and undervolt and performs close to a 5080 anyway. Absolute slam dunk for 1440p gaming on ultra settings with Ray and path tracing.

I have an EVGA 3080 FTW3 and 1440p monitor, it's been a fantastic card, the only worry I have about it moving forward is the 10GB of vram. They're saying that 16GB of vram will be the new ground floor requirement for games moving forward. I think if the 3080 had 16GB of vram I wouldn't even be paying attention to reviews for the newer cards.

If you want to run 4k comfortably with current titles, even with dlss perf you should probably get a card faster than a 3080 ti. 4070 ti is kind of the lowest i would go for 4k.

A 5070 is very slightly better than a 3080ti in performance. Same RAM, newer technology and features, a new warranty, and maybe a free game or bundle. At the same $550 ish price. I dont see a point in getting a 3080ti unless you can get it for $400.

I'm on a launch 3080 as well along with a launch 8700k. I play on 1440p and no plans to upgrade for a while. Still have a huge backlog of games that can run fairly well on this to justify upgrading.

I have a 3080Ti and plays most titles great at 5120x1440 (which has about 10% less pixels than 4k res). I can usually max out settings UNLESS there is ray tracing. If you want to use RT, you can turn down other settings and use FSR frame gen. DLSS 4 really brought back life to the 30 series since you can use DLSS performance and it still looks great.

3080 10 GB with a 5700X3D here. Had the card for nearly 4 years now and handles pretty much everything I throw at it at 1440P. I was able to play Cyberpunk maxed with RT Ultra + PT, DLSS balanced and never dropped below 60 FPS. No plans to upgrade until a worthwhile option shows up.

It's good but only if you can make it run cool. Especially 3080Ti's are running hot. If you live in where the weather is always hot, you need to make sure it runs cool. It's very hot where I live and in default fan settings, it runs 80-85c.

So far 3080 10gb runs any game on 1440p for me. The only scenario I foresee that would make the 10gb a bottleneck is games like Indiana Jones that force ray tracing and are VRAM hogs on top of it.

The RTX 3080 Ti is still a great card for 1440p gaming, but if your budget allows, the 5070 Ti would be a better choice. With DLSS and Frame Generation support on the 5070 Ti, it handles modern titles more smoothly.

I have a 3080ti, 1440p high refresh rate is still okay (except on cp2077) 4k 60fps is a possible thing to achieve with dlss but forget 4k 60fps native.

I went with the 5080 from my 3080ti as well and it has greater performance and lesser power draw so no complaints, 250-280w vs 350-370w. My main monitor is also 1440p so less demanding games i have seen 144fps locked and the gpu is pulling 100-140w.

The 5070 TI uses a TON less power than the 3080 Ti. 3080 Ti TDP is around 350W. 5070 Ti TDP is 300W. And in practice my old 3080ti would use about 400w at 100% in most games while the 5070ti uses about 240w.

I play in 4k all the time on mine, dlss 4 performance looks pretty fantastic. Will you be path tracing? No. But thats experimental new tech anyways.

I have a 3080ti myself and it can still run basically everything at high settings at 1440p. If you have one then i wouldn't recommend upgrading.. BUT if you are looking to upgrade to one it depends solely on price.. If you can get one for $500-ish then go for it.. just know that it will likely need to be upgraded once the 6000 series come out.

Your 3080Ti has access to all upscaling tech. 3080Ti is pretty much as fast as a 5070. No point in upgrading it's a great card. I would wait for 6000 series, you dont have to max every settings for minimal visual gains and huge performance dip.

I've got one, its paired with 32GB 3600 DDR4 and a 12700K. I'm running 1440p and on ultra everything on DRG, and almost ultra everything on Exp33. CP2077 looks amazing on it but it is starting to struggle on some titles, most notably the new Indi Jones game.

The people saying 4k is fine on 3080 or lower cards etc aren't wrong but they're the same people who would buy a modern gaming laptop and keep the charger out to prevent temp issues causing the laptop to lose 40% or more of the performance you paid for. It works, it just isn't optimal.

I do 4k with my 3080 Ti. Yes the card is a beast.

If you already own a 3080Ti , it's worth keeping for another generation imo. I have one and I am still running games at 4K on my LG OLED. Looks amazing with G sync to smooth out any frame dips it might get. That being said, if I was in the market for a new card I would probably get the 5070ti.

Picked up a 3080ti 12gb recently for 450. I love it. People on reddit love to hype up all the new shit but imo this is a top tier card. Obviously newer gen will be better but the gains are marginal. The 30 series was the last series nvidia released that actually had massive gains compared to the previous.

Until last summer, I was running a 3080ti on a 4k TV. I play mostly single player, 3rd person games. While I didn't usually get to 120 fps, I was usually over 80 fps with the settings cranked, and ray tracing off. Games with DLSS support I would usually set to Quality.

You mention saving 200 bucks. Seeing as 5070ti are going for $800+, that means the 3080ti you are looking at is a $600 card, which isn't a good deal. If you have $600-800, you are better off with 5070ti or 5070.

Stalker 2 is the only game I've played on my 3080 that makes me want to upgrade. Everything else runs nicely 70-100fps on high settings with a bit of RT, which is pretty good.

My 3080 Ti Suprim games under or around 60c at 60% fans while gaming pulling 200-360watts. Stock clock and voltage curve usually locked at 2010mhz depending on load. Power and temp limit sliders maxed and altered fan curve are the only things i touched in afterburner. No clock or stability issues whatsoever.

I went from a 3080 ti to a 5080. If I were you I'd hold off for the 50xx series. The 3080ti not having Nvidias FG was KILLING ME. When AMDs version or lossless would work properly, I'd use them….but man I love having FG now. Especially when cranking RT/path on an OLED.

I think the 3080 Ti is still just as great as it was last year. Its pretty evident 40 series is OP compared to 30 series. Im rocking a 3090 till 50 series. Ive had a 4080 and 4090. The jump wasnt near enough for my gaming.

10gb is barely enough for today. If you're wanting to play the new Doom game, GTA6 or other AAA titles like that in coming years you will have to turn down textures to medium most likely.