9070XT to 5080

[Bidley]

Latest Nvidia driver has introduced black screens for me. So they're still not out of the woods.

 

[Livewire88]

If you care about RT, then potentially worth it. But then the downside is all the other Nvidia issues like drivers and *shudder* 12VHPWR...

The 9070XT I returned was using 12VHPWR

 

[TheRealDeal]

I would take the deal if it's all legit with warrenty. The resale value of the 5080 is worth it alone if you want to sell down the line. It's not a night and day upgrade but for that amount of cash its a no brainer.

 

[IvanDobskey]

Depends if you need the bit of extra performance or not. I wouldn't bother myself as my 9070xt is overkill for me anyway.

 

[Kirkatron]

I wouldn't bother. The performance increase isn't significant enough to care about. Hopefully the 5080 Super can fill that giant gulf to the 5090.

 

[Kirby Wurm]

Hmm, tough call. It depends on the games you play and what additional performance the 5080 would offer in those, whether you're happy with the performance you're currently getting, and if it has a warranty; if it has no warranty I personally wouldn't go for it regardless.

On the driver front I had barely any issues with my last AMD card which I used for 4 years and is still in my wife's rig, but have also had only minor niggles with my 5080, none of the black screens others have been unfortunate enough to suffer.

 

[Alexrose1uk]

If it comes with warranty, and you've got games that'll use the performance, go for it - a lot of 5080s overclock well too as they've been relatively conservatively clocked for market segmentation purposes.

If you'd have no warranty, I'd skip.

 

[Zigwig]

I would, and I echo the advise of others here on warranty. If you OC the card you will get close to 4090 performance. But if you are only gaming on 1440p and not 4k maybe that money could be better spent elsewhere.

 

[mahius]

The 9070XT I returned was using 12VHPWR

Current Nvidia GPUs are 12VHPWR only. As you've mentioned, yes 9070XTs have a few 12VHPWR options too. But it's an option, we can still get 9070XTs without it.

My 9070XT bought at launch only has traditional 8-pin PCIe power and has been working fine for me ever since.

 

[Jacky60]

For £140 more I'd definitely go with the 5080. It's not hugely better but the 5080 will probably resell for more later too.

 

[GoogalyMoogaly]

AMD drivers haven't been bad for years. Adrenaline is also very nice to use.

I'm not saying and drivers are bad, in fact I have less worries when updating AMD drivers than Nvidia currently. However "Adrenaline is also very nice to use" is a subjective opinion and not fact.

As for the 9070XT to 5080 upgrade, that's a tough one for me. If the 5080 was me I'd be tempting if it's a reasonable model. 2nd hand is be more nervous, unless I knew the other person well. I guess there's also the consideration of what games you play.
Another possible consideration is that in the past Nvidia GPUs have seemed to retain their value a little better, but I'm not sure if that's still the case.

 

[Freddie1980]

Looking at their respective retail prices it's a terrible upgrade but for 140 Euros that's a decent deal assuming you get some warranty with it or it can be transferred.