10GB vram enough for the 3080? Discuss..

rn2 · 6 Dec 2020 at 16:58

Of course if you game at 1080p like me then it's all good

gpuerrilla · 6 Dec 2020 at 17:04

james.miller said:
Didn't say i understand why they did it

yeah but it sucks in those skids lol

LtMatt · 6 Dec 2020 at 17:16

Hickaru said:
https://www.notebookcheck.net/The-N...-GA104-GPU-and-6-144-CUDA-cores.508157.0.html

So a mobile 3080 will have 16gb vram lol? And they gave us only 10gb on their flagship.

Its gddr6 though so that is how they are cutting costs but still kinda stings...

I wish it was on the deskop 3080 too...

https://www.notebookcheck.net/The-N...gisters-eight-SKUs-with-the-EEC.508041.0.html

3080 20gb is back lol... if its like $800 or something im buying this.. The only way for them to do something like this is to do 20gb of gddr6 instead of gddr6x to save costs and if they use normal g6 they might even be able to discontinue the 10gb model and do a $700 3080 20gb gddr6 who knows
If its gddr6x 20gb its gonna be expensive

Feel good post of the day.

opethdisciple · 13 Dec 2020 at 01:04

No one has updated this thread since Cyberpunks release?

TNA · 13 Dec 2020 at 01:26

opethdisciple said:
No one has updated this thread since Cyberpunks release?

No need. It does not need more than 10GB at maximum settings. Simple as that. As it has been mentioned many times, the 3080 runs out of grunt before it does vram.

The two guys who went on and on about 10gb not being enough have gone on to purchase a 3080, so yeah, that is why the thread is dead.

K1LaW8tt5 · 13 Dec 2020 at 01:46

it has reduced lod, some rubbish textures outside ~10m and serious pop in.
it pushes the limits in some areas but is lacking in others. kind of a mixed bag.

Twinz · 13 Dec 2020 at 04:00

weldon855 said:
it has reduced lod, some rubbish textures outside ~10m and serious pop in.
it pushes the limits in some areas but is lacking in others. kind of a mixed bag.

"Reduced" LOD? Reduced from what?

Grim5 · 13 Dec 2020 at 04:34

TNA said:
No need. It does not need more than 10GB at maximum settings. Simple as that. As it has been mentioned many times, the 3080 runs out of grunt before it does vram.

The two guys who went on and on about 10gb not being enough have gone on to purchase a 3080, so yeah, that is why the thread is dead.

Actually - tests show that at 4k with Ray Tracing on the game uses 10gb vram - ok for the 3080 but enough to kill the 3070. Performance is still affected though - minimum framerates on Te 3090 is up to 45% higher than the 3080 with Ultra ray tracing at 4k

K1LaW8tt5 · 13 Dec 2020 at 07:04

Twinz said:
"Reduced" LOD? Reduced from what?

Reduced from 2020 standards to 2010...

To clarify the game is very aggressive at removing details it thinks are not needed/visible on screen

TNA · 13 Dec 2020 at 08:02

Grim5 said:
Actually - tests show that at 4k with Ray Tracing on the game uses 10gb vram - ok for the 3080 but enough to kill the 3070. Performance is still affected though - minimum framerates on Te 3090 is up to 45% higher than the 3080 with Ultra ray tracing at 4k

Forgive me if I do not take your word for it. Give me a few links showing me this. I have not seen my vram counter go much past 9gb. Could be because I use DLSS though I guess. But then again the settings you mentioned are not playable at 4K without DLSS anyway, so a moot point.

Firegod · 13 Dec 2020 at 10:37

The only VRAM thing I've seen recently for Cyberpunk is this - https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/cyberpunk-2077-pc-graphics-perf-benchmark-review,4.html - and it basically shows that 8GB, in my eyes is not enough, if you play with all the bells and whistles. So it's good that AMD have 16GB as a minimum on their cards; just a shame there is no RT ability yet. So as long as you have 10GB and above I think people will be OK. Hope the link is useful.

EDIT: However it does raise the question if this is just one of the latest titles to use over 8GB and touching 10GB VRAM... what games could emerge that need more than 10GB down the road during the lifetime of the 3070 / 3080? People may keep a GPU for 2-3 years. It could be possible that we find 10GB isn't enough sooner than expected.

pp111 · 13 Dec 2020 at 11:07

Firegod said:
The only VRAM thing I've seen recently for Cyberpunk is this - https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/cyberpunk-2077-pc-graphics-perf-benchmark-review,4.html - and it basically shows that 8GB, in my eyes is not enough, if you play with all the bells and whistles. So it's good that AMD have 16GB as a minimum on their cards; just a shame there is no RT ability yet. So as long as you have 10GB and above I think people will be OK. Hope the link is useful.

EDIT: However it does raise the question if this is just one of the latest titles to use over 8GB and touching 10GB VRAM... what games could emerge that need more than 10GB down the road during the lifetime of the 3070 / 3080? People may keep a GPU for 2-3 years. It could be possible that we find 10GB isn't enough sooner than expected.

I have to say that initially I was uninterested in how much memory was needed, I blindly thought "it's enough" but actually I am now starting to think that it isn't. I think 90% of people will be fine but I am not one of the 90% since over the years I've progressively increased the res I play at. I think I probably will need about 16GB to be on the safe side. Since there have been such delays in trying to get a card I may not wait to see what happens in Jan/Feb/Mar of next year.

Zernath · 13 Dec 2020 at 11:10

Whilst 10GB might technically be enough, it does seem inherently wrong to have anything less than 16GB at these kind of prices.

Chuk_Chuk · 13 Dec 2020 at 11:58

weldon855 said:
it has reduced lod, some rubbish textures outside ~10m and serious pop in.
it pushes the limits in some areas but is lacking in others. kind of a mixed bag.

Just checking are you talking about the PC version of the game?

K1LaW8tt5 · 13 Dec 2020 at 12:08

Chuk_Chuk said:
Just checking are you talking about the PC version of the game?

Yes that is my experience of playing it on PC.

Twinz · 13 Dec 2020 at 12:15

Zernath said:
Whilst 10GB might technically be enough, it does seem inherently wrong to have anything less than 16GB at these kind of prices.

I think this is a better argument than just "10gb is not enough", but GDDR6X seems to offer enough of a performance bump over the non-X variant that it should cost more.

-not sure how much more, but it's certainly worth more money than non X GDDR6.

Chuk_Chuk · 13 Dec 2020 at 12:57

weldon855 said:
Yes that is my experience of playing it on PC.

I'm just trying to connect a few dots.

Is this something you see constantly or after moving quickly (example driving a car)?
Does this happen when outside, inside or both?
What graphics settings are you running at?
Is it safe to assume that rig in your sig is what you are using?

opethdisciple · 13 Dec 2020 at 13:00

TNA said:
No need. It does not need more than 10GB at maximum settings. Simple as that. As it has been mentioned many times, the 3080 runs out of grunt before it does vram.

The two guys who went on and on about 10gb not being enough have gone on to purchase a 3080, so yeah, that is why the thread is dead.

How is the experience with the 3080 in CyberPunk? What settings are you managing to play on?

I am happy to wait for my card to arrive before playing the game. Also I am happy to wait a few months for the game to get patched as it sounds like it is in a bit of a state at the moment.

I'm still in position 730 ish for my GPU so could be March - April 21 before I get my card.

K1LaW8tt5 · 13 Dec 2020 at 13:16

Chuk_Chuk said:
I'm just trying to connect a few dots.

Is this something you see constantly or after moving quickly (example driving a car)?
Does this happen when outside, inside or both?
What graphics settings are you running at?
Is it safe to assume that rig in your sig is what you are using?

It's never safe to assume anything

.
I watched a walkthrough of someone using a 3090 in some of the areas I experienced this (not recommended for spoiler reasons obviously) and it was the same for him.
I posted a video in one of the other threads of indoor pop in of a manikin. There is a set distance (not very far) at which details are removed from the game.

Chuk_Chuk · 13 Dec 2020 at 13:26

weldon855 said:
I watched a walkthrough of someone using a 3090 in some of the areas I experienced this (not recommended for spoiler reasons obviously) and it was the same for him.
I posted a video in one of the other threads of indoor pop in of a manikin. There is a set distance (not very far) at which details are removed from the game.

Would you buy any chance remember what thread you posted the video in or have a link to the video I would like to take a look?

weldon855 said:
It's never safe to assume anything .

Very true.