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best GPU for 1080p @ £300 ish
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6700xt or 2080ti if you need Nvidia features. But also careful with second hand 2080ti's as they are known to come with free space invaders sometimes (bad VRAM) known issue so depends on model and make, so check for issues with the one you find online if none appear maybe worth a punt at a sensible price.
Cards with 8GB VRAM you shouldn't consider as they are on their last useful legs for new games. Also you may find a 3080 for around £350 10GB version and around £385-400 a 12GB version if you keep your eyes on the classifieds which will be better buys.
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I've been trying to pick up a couple of 2080ti cards for a while - currently seem to be the best bang for buck card around - amazing performance for the 2nd hand price at the moment - maybe I've been luck, but not had any issues with the ones I have. It's the new 980ti for my money 
i don't think it is TBF, if you see the OP you will see i just sold one. the 1% lows was very bad and it would stutter all the time.
i think for the same price the 3070 is well Infront in terms of 1% lows and stuff like that
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I cringe whenever I hear "fine wine", it's a load of ******** these days.
The 3070 is the best choice out that lot in my opinion, if only there weren't so many faulty 2000 series cards with space invaders issues then I'd have said 2080ti.
The AMD alternatives look weak in comparison, which they absolutely wouldn't at the higher end.
Either a used RTX 3060 TI from CEX, or I think it's worth waiting for the RX 7700 XT to come down in price. Ideally these have a £100 cut off the price.
AMD cards can do frame generation via drivers now, so I'd be leaning towards the RX 7700 XT, or maybe a RX 6700 XT for gaming at 1080p.
The RX 7700 XT is probably being priced high because they still have RX 6700 XTs to sell.
AMD cards can do frame generation via drivers now, so I'd be leaning towards the RX 7700 XT, or maybe a RX 6700 XT for gaming at 1080p.
The RX 7700 XT is probably being priced high because they still have RX 6700 XTs to sell.
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Just noticed that RTX 3070s can be had for £310 from CEX with a warranty. These are fast cards for 1080p.
8GB shouldn't be an issue for 1080p, should it?
It's not like you are going to be turning on the ray tracing (increasing VRAM usage), unless you are willing to take the FPS hit...
It runs Alan Wake II quite well at 1080p:
Much less well when the VRAM limit is exceeded (RT on):
8GB shouldn't be an issue for 1080p, should it?
It's not like you are going to be turning on the ray tracing (increasing VRAM usage), unless you are willing to take the FPS hit...
It runs Alan Wake II quite well at 1080p:
Much less well when the VRAM limit is exceeded (RT on):
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For 1080p any of them will do a great job
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Under £200 now which is a steal in my book for the performance!
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That's very good indeed, hella performance for that money.
I think the RTX 3070 (Ampere 1st gen) has aged fairly well, despite having 8GB of VRAM.
It's a shame there was nothing like this in the RTX 4000 series, e.g. a card with an MSRP of £470 that gave equivalent performance a card with an MSRP of £1,200 in the last generation (RTX 2080 TI).
It's worth remembering that the RTX 4000 series is the 2nd generation of Ampere GPUs, and is to some extent an iterative improvement on Ampere, using a much denser transistor fabrication process (Samsung 8nm down to a TSMC process with around a 170% increase in transistor density when comparing the RTX 3070 to the RTX 4070 and the 4070 Super).
But it does demonstrate that GPU companies can make significant improvements mostly just by using better fabrication processes for each generation. Wouldn't be surprising at all to see something similar with the RTX 5000 series (which has also been described by Nvidia as 'Ampere Next Next'.
It's a shame there was nothing like this in the RTX 4000 series, e.g. a card with an MSRP of £470 that gave equivalent performance a card with an MSRP of £1,200 in the last generation (RTX 2080 TI).
It's worth remembering that the RTX 4000 series is the 2nd generation of Ampere GPUs, and is to some extent an iterative improvement on Ampere, using a much denser transistor fabrication process (Samsung 8nm down to a TSMC process with around a 170% increase in transistor density when comparing the RTX 3070 to the RTX 4070 and the 4070 Super).
But it does demonstrate that GPU companies can make significant improvements mostly just by using better fabrication processes for each generation. Wouldn't be surprising at all to see something similar with the RTX 5000 series (which has also been described by Nvidia as 'Ampere Next Next'.
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you mean like the 4070, that's just under 3090 performance for £520 or the new 4070s that's over 3090 performance for £520 (you need to take the massive amount of inflation lately)
both of them cost less new than a used 3090, i thank that's a good thing..
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Not really.
The RTX 4070 is closer to the RTX 3080, and performs less well in many titles. On launch, it had a pretty lukewarm reception.
The RTX 4070 is around 22% faster than the RTX 3070:
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Specs
NVIDIA GA104, 1725 MHz, 5888 Cores, 184 TMUs, 96 ROPs, 8192 MB GDDR6, 1750 MHz, 256 bit
The Super cards are better, but they've come pretty late. No immediate large generational improvement. But the only one that is close to affordable is the RTX 4070 Super. If the original cards had been a large enough improvement, the Super cards wouldn't of been needed.
Also, solely looking at flagship GPUs, the RTX 3090 TI was around 80% faster than the RTX 2080 TI:
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Specs
NVIDIA TU102, 1545 MHz, 4352 Cores, 272 TMUs, 88 ROPs, 11264 MB GDDR6, 1750 MHz, 352 bit
It's just that not many could afford one
The biggest improvements come with new GPU architectures. With Ampere, they doubled the FP32 (floating point) processing power per SM (core), compared to the previous generation. There was also the move to GDDR6X VRAM on cards like the RTX 3070 TI and above, which helps a bit too.
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Pop a wanted thread in the Members Market and keep an eye on the hardware for sale section.
I've seen 3060ti's (including one I sold) and 6700XT's go for around the £200-230 mark pretty frequently, many will still have warranty remaining that sellers will be happy to help with too should the need arise.
I've seen 3060ti's (including one I sold) and 6700XT's go for around the £200-230 mark pretty frequently, many will still have warranty remaining that sellers will be happy to help with too should the need arise.
so you talking 4090? this is around 75% faster and i assume the TI or super is in the post to be fasterAlso, solely looking at flagship GPUs, the RTX 3090 TI was around 80% faster than the RTX 2080 TI:
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Specs
NVIDIA TU102, 1545 MHz, 4352 Cores, 272 TMUs, 88 ROPs, 11264 MB GDDR6, 1750 MHz, 352 bitwww.techpowerup.com
it's not its within a few FPS of a 3090.The RTX 4070 is around 22% faster than the RTX 3070:
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Specs
NVIDIA GA104, 1725 MHz, 5888 Cores, 184 TMUs, 96 ROPs, 8192 MB GDDR6, 1750 MHz, 256 bitwww.techpowerup.com
at a third of the cost its within 10%
RTX 3090 vs RTX 4070 Game Performance Benchmarks (i7-8700K vs i7-8700K)
RTX 3090 versus RTX 4070 performance benchmarks comparison. Compare graphics card gaming performance in 86 games and in 1080p, 1440p, and 4K at Ultra, High, Medium, and Low quality settings. Compare specifications, price, power, temperature, and CPU bottlenecks.
www.gpucheck.com
the 3070 can still be picked up new for £450, so for £520 you can grab a 4070s, where would your money go?
On a 2nd hand RTX 3070 (with warranty) for sure, especially for gaming at 1080p.
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No at new prices, the question was 450 for a 3070 or 520 for a 4070s that you find very underwhelming for an extra £70
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A used RTX 3070 I think would be the best option for the OP.