Upgrading an Asus Strix 2080 > Asus TUF 3080 worth it?

Musty Pie · 4 May 2025 at 10:49

Hi all,

I have recently made a small jump from the below specs:

9900k > 12700k
32GB ddr4 2000mz > 32GB DDR5 6000mz

I left the GPU as it is, as i only game casually at 1440p. However the old 2080 whilst holding up "ok" could perhaps do with an upgrade.

Looking at second hand, there is a 3080 available on MKT place near me for £299, but could probably squish a little on price.

Since ive been out of the hardware game for a while, would this be a worthwhile upgrade do you think? I can sell the old 2080 to help fund some, and i got about £180 back from selling the old CPU, board and RAM

What you all think?

heatonpkmassive · 4 May 2025 at 10:56

I'd probably try and save up for card with more VRAM given you're only increasing by 2GB. Even at 1440p now 10GB can sometimes not be enough.

If you had a lesser card I'd be more inclined to say to get the 3080, but I'd rather look for a second hand 4070 Super or something like that and get at least a 4GB uplift in VRAM.

Gibbo · 4 May 2025 at 11:10

I’d wait another month to see what AMD brings to the table.

Not sure how 5060Ti stacks up against a 3080 but they are £399 new and have 16G and I’m sure AMD will have a similar competitive product in a months time for similar money.

Check benchmarks as a 5060Ti may not be much quicker than a 3080 but important to check what games you play as 50 series can get some solid boost with fancy AI stuff.

Musty Pie · 4 May 2025 at 11:32

Hmmm

Its such a complicated place to upgrade from

mickyflinn · 4 May 2025 at 11:38

Musty Pie said:
Hmmm

Its such a complicated place to upgrade from

What resolution you gaming at ?

If 4k there some significant boost in FPS especially if you like high detail where the extra vram is helpful.

Musty Pie · 4 May 2025 at 12:59

mickyflinn said:
What resolution you gaming at ?

If 4k there some significant boost in FPS especially if you like high detail where the extra vram is helpful.

1440p

180hz.

Bloke said he would take 270 for it. Can probably chop / sell my 2080 for a chunk of that.

heatonpkmassive · 4 May 2025 at 13:03

It's ultimately up to you whether that's a good use of your money. Personally, I'd add another 100 quid to the budget and try to pick up something you'll keep for longer.

mickyflinn · 4 May 2025 at 13:09

Musty Pie said:
1440p

180hz.

Bloke said he would take 270 for it. Can probably chop / sell my 2080 for a chunk of that.

Think I would do it.

something daft already!! · 4 May 2025 at 13:10

I bought a low price 7900xtx and saw a massive uplift from a 2080 ti.

Tetras · 4 May 2025 at 13:34

Musty Pie said:
Bloke said he would take 270 for it. Can probably chop / sell my 2080 for a chunk of that.

If < £300 is your budget then there's nothing new that could match it, since something like a 7600 XT gets smashed by a 3080. There used to be 6800s around £350, which were a decent deal, but even the 7700 XT (similar performing) is usually well over that now. 6800 XT can match a 3080, but they've pretty much disappeared.

5060 Ti 16GB that Gibbo mentioned isn't that far off in raw grunt, but it'll be at least another £100-£150.

My ideal choice would be a 9070, but instead of the ~£500 odd they're supposed to be, you have to pay £600+.

willhub · 4 May 2025 at 14:10

I think if I had a 2080 I'd be considering both AMD and Nvidia as opposed to flatly Nvidia how it used to be. The 9070 maybe if it drops a bit.

Musty Pie · 4 May 2025 at 14:46

Its a hard choice!!

ive always had Nvidia GPUS really, apart from one many many moons ago - have just always been solid for me, but i guess that has changed a lot over the years

Always just had intel chips and Nvidia GPUS

willhub · 4 May 2025 at 15:00

I'd say Nvidia most reliable but that seems to have changed as of late re drivers.

Musty Pie · 6 May 2025 at 09:47

Well I missed out on the GPU that was available, through indecision! Back to looking for something suitable again!

Gray2233 · 6 May 2025 at 10:07

Musty Pie said:
1440p

180hz.

Bloke said he would take 270 for it. Can probably chop / sell my 2080 for a chunk of that.

I sold a 3060ti on here almost two years ago for £215 or so, it still had warranty I was willing to help with. That's around 2080 Super speeds.

I'd question a 3080 for the money you're looking to spend personally.

Musty Pie · 8 May 2025 at 21:38

Ive taken a punt on a B-grade 3080ti so I guess I will see how much of a difference it makes

mickyflinn · 8 May 2025 at 21:52

Musty Pie said:
Ive taken a punt on a B-grade 3080ti so I guess I will see how much of a difference it makes

Should be a nice bump in performance.

Below shows relative against a 2080 as well as other GPUs.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition Review

NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is the green team's answer to AMD's recent Radeon launches. In our testing, this 12 GB card basically matches the much more expensive RTX 3090 24 GB in performance. The compact dual-slot Founders Edition design looks gorgeous and is of amazing build quality.

www.techpowerup.com

Musty Pie · 8 May 2025 at 22:23

Thanks for that, thats a good site - how ive never come across that before is beyond me!

Hoping that its a decent B grade unit from OCUK - cross your fingers for me!

Tetras · 8 May 2025 at 22:26

Musty Pie said:
Hoping that its a decent B grade unit from OCUK - cross your fingers for me!

I hope you made a big offer and didn't pay £1k.

Musty Pie · 8 May 2025 at 22:33

Tetras said:
I hope you made a big offer and didn't pay £1k.

Absolutely!! Im not sure were allowed to say whats been agreed price wise? Hoping its just an open box return, or a DSR return or similar.

Wonder if there is a way to check its previous use or anything at all?