£500 to upgrade from 2080 super ??

chris draper · 5 Sep 2025 at 16:56

I have about £500 to upgrade my gpu from a 2080super. I keep running out of VRAM whilst playing MSFS24. Im probably looking at ebay for best bang for buck. I have a Ryzen 7 3700X + 32 GB RAM

its been a few years since I did an upgrade and the GPU designation is so confusing

MrRockliffe · 5 Sep 2025 at 17:04

What are you trying to achieve with the upgrade? Are you having issues with hitting high frame rates or running at higher resolutions? :-)

Is it just the VRAM?

Tetras · 5 Sep 2025 at 17:40

chris draper said:
and the GPU designation is so confusing

How so? Nvidia haven't changed since the 2000 series, that I'm aware of. You'd really want at least a 4070, to make it worthwhile, but perhaps better waiting for the rumoured 5070 Super with 18GB of VRAM, if VRAM is the primary issue for you.

chris draper · 5 Sep 2025 at 18:52

Im struggling with MSFS 24. I get about 30FPS max with pretty low settings. I just keep getting a VRAM error and stuttering when the sim hits 8gb of VRAM. 8GB seems to be the absolute minimum The Radeon cards like the Rx 7900 seem to get 16 or 20 Gb of VRAM for about the same price as I would get from a 4070.

robnut · 5 Sep 2025 at 23:45

I'm in the same boat and the best bang/buck seems to be a 9070 xt but obviously thats £99 more. how about a 9060?

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 6 Sep 2025 at 00:55

chris draper said:
Im struggling with MSFS 24. I get about 30FPS max with pretty low settings. I just keep getting a VRAM error and stuttering when the sim hits 8gb of VRAM. 8GB seems to be the absolute minimum The Radeon cards like the Rx 7900 seem to get 16 or 20 Gb of VRAM for about the same price as I would get from a 4070.

It is also very CPU limited. Maybe get a Ryzen 7 5700X3D and an RX9060XT 16GB?

heatonpkmassive · 6 Sep 2025 at 11:03

robnut said:
I'm in the same boat and the best bang/buck seems to be a 9070 xt but obviously thats £99 more. how about a 9060?

In the big scheme of things and considering price to performance on the current selection, worth ponying up that extra 99 quid.

mickyflinn · 6 Sep 2025 at 11:16

Make the stretch and get the 9070xt.

heatonpkmassive · 6 Sep 2025 at 13:48

mickyflinn said:
Make the stretch and get the 9070xt.

If it was 200+ quid price difference then maybe something to consider.

But not here. If the OP is prepared to front five hundred quid anyway, it's a no brainer.

mickyflinn · 6 Sep 2025 at 14:24

heatonpkmassive said:
If it was 200+ quid price difference then maybe something to consider.

But not here. If the OP is prepared to front five hundred quid anyway, it's a no brainer.

Agreed

Selling the 2080 makes it easier around £175 but it's also handy to have a back up GPU.

heatonpkmassive · 6 Sep 2025 at 15:29

mickyflinn said:
Agreed

Selling the 2080 makes it easier around £175 but it's also handy to have a back up GPU.

I'd be tempted to buy a 960 2GB for 20 quid on the second hand market, test it out and if it works, then flog the 2080 while it still has decent value.

tamzzy · 6 Sep 2025 at 15:52

CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
Maybe get a Ryzen 7 5700X3D

Very worthy CPU upgrade as this will give much smoother framerates

greatash · 8 Sep 2025 at 19:10

5700X3D and an RX9060XT 16GB as suggested by cat. 3700x will hold back modern GPUs.

IvanDobskey · 9 Sep 2025 at 13:29

9070xt, no question

Colapops · 9 Sep 2025 at 14:11

I upgraded from a 3700X 16gb ram and a 2070S to a 9800x3d 32GB ram and a 9700XT. Monster upgrade. Love it.

deviation · 9 Sep 2025 at 14:20

OP, definitely just wait another month or 2 and upgrade to a 9070XT, you'll kick yourself otherwise that you didn't spend the extra.
Then when funds allow again, chuck a 5700X3D in

That will make for a hell of a 1440P upgrade and last you a few years easily

chris draper · 9 Sep 2025 at 14:32

Thankyou everyone who has suggested things. Im going to have a look at those options. Does anyone know if my ROG Strix B450-F will work with a new CPU. Currently I have a 7 3700X. I know the BIOS is way out of date. I just checked and Im running the old 2019 one. I suppose I should update it !!

tamzzy · 9 Sep 2025 at 14:34

Yes your board will work with a 5700x3d if you upgrade the bios to the latest

deviation · 9 Sep 2025 at 14:35

chris draper said:
Thankyou everyone who has suggested things. Im going to have a look at those options. Does anyone know if my ROG Strix B450-F will work with a new CPU. Currently I have a 7 3700X. I know the BIOS is way out of date. I just checked and Im running the old 2019 one. I suppose I should update it !!

Just update your BIOS mate, nothing to loose bar re-inputing your settings

- take pictures of them on your phone, if you've got anything fancy going on with fan curves etc.
Can't loose