Apparently they're pushing the next gen DLSS and Ray Tracing improvements. I think the number of people that actually need the jump in performance is small. If these new cards do have the rumored performance then I think the price is a fair jump. If you want anything other than those hideous stock cards you're going to be paying a decent amount. I paid almost $1,500 a few years ago for my 2080Ti. I'm not even upset about the price as a lot of people are. Now I'm only playing in 1440p but with a 240Hz monitor and my 2080Ti can easily handle anything I throw at it. I haven't seen any solid numbers yet but even with another leap in performance I think you'd have to be just wanting even higher frames in 4K to need the upgrade. If you’re in the same position as me, then it might be best to skip the RTX 40-series line and wait for the next Nvidia GPU generation or perhaps see if AMD finally releases a GPU Nvidia can truly be scared of.įorget the 30 series, for me personally it's not even worth upgrading from my Strix 2080Ti. Even as someone who wants the latest tech, it’s not worth it. But given how the RTX 3080 Ti currently residing in my gaming rig is providing me with 4K 60 fps experiences, I don’t see why I have to get a Lovelace card. If I had a GTX 10- or 20-series GPU then the upgrade would be worth it, even at such steep prices. Now that Nvidia has officially unveiled its latest graphics cards, I’m even less convinced. As such, I questioned the need for the new Lovelace GPUs. At the time, Ampere cards were notoriously difficult to find. I wasn’t exactly sold on the idea of the RTX 40-series when rumors first began percolating. Ready to skip the Nvidia GeForce RTX 40-series I’ll just say bluntly: Do not buy the RTX 4080 12GB GPU if you’re in the market to upgrade. I worry that unsuspecting buyers will opt for the cheaper card, thinking they’re only getting less memory. Though I can somewhat applaud Nvidia for releasing a Lovelace card that costs less than $1,000, it’s hard to ignore the fact that the RTX 4080 12GB is a significantly different GPU compared to the 16GB edition. It might as well be the RTX 4070, spec-wise. The RTX 4080 12GB is less powerful than the 16GB model. The latter isn’t a bad thing since this card will use less power, but a lower bus width means it won’t be able to access or transmit as much data as the 16GB card. In addition, the 12GB variant has a lower bus width and lower power draw. This means the $899 Lovelace card won't perform as well as the $1,199 version. But there are other differences that make the 12GB card seems more like what the RTX 4070 should be in terms of specs.īased on the specs Nvidia provided, the 12GB RTX 4080 has 7,680 CUDA cores compared to the 9,728 cores found in the 16GB model. Nvidia is marketing the RTX 4080 as a single card with two variants, which might make you think they're identical except for the 4GB difference in memory. I have to single out the 12GB version of the RTX 4080 since it’s the one most people (myself included) have the biggest issue with. The GeForce RTX 4080 12GB is borderline insulting Yes, the new card has more VRAM (memory), but as far as I’m concerned, you’re better off buying a cheaper last-gen card that can still run games at high or max settings. At $1,199 for the 16GB version and $899 for the 12GB edition, the GPUs cost $400 and $200 more than the RTX 3080 12GB and 10GB, respectively. I’m not a fan of the RTX 4090’s price but I can almost forgive it when compared to the pricing for the two RTX 4080 GPUs. Still, $1,599 is a steep price to pay, especially given the current state of the world economy. Nvidia claims the 4090 is two to four times more powerful than the RTX 3090 Ti, which would seemingly make it a great deal since it’s more affordable. However, it’s $100 more than its last-gen equivalent, the RTX 3090. (Image credit: Nvidia)Īdmittedly, the RTX 4090 is $400 cheaper than the $1,9 Ti that launched earlier in 2022. We didn't expect the RTX 40-series to be cheap but they each cost hundreds of dollars more than their last-gen equivalents.
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