3070 v 3080

[Jack Perkins]

Good Morning All,

What is everyones thoughts on the 3070 v 3080.

I am wondering if it is worth the extra money investing in a 3080 or would a 3070 be enough.

I would be looking to play games such as Warzone, Apex, Possibly cyberpunk

Many thanks

 

[JediFragger]

High hz 1440p I take it? Depends on how long you upgrade tbh, 3070 last you a good few years, the 3080 longer.

 

[montymint]

What resolution do you play at and what is your target fps?

without knowing that it's hard to say.

 

[Jack Perkins]

High hz 1440p I take it? Depends on how long you upgrade tbh, 3070 last you a good few years, the 3080 longer.

It would be indeed, i doubt i would be looking to play 4K.

So maybe at current pricing a 3070 will be a better investment to get me through until stock sorts itself out?

 

[JediFragger]

So maybe at current pricing a 3070 will be a better investment to get me through until stock sorts itself out?

Yup, 3080 is 25/30% faster give or take.

 

[Psycho Sonny]

3080 FE is a no brainer if you can get one.

If going AIB then 3070 and ocuk voucher deal

 

[Captain_Bosh]

So I am running a 3070 (still trying to get a 3080), i7 7700k with a 144hz 4K monitor and getting over 60 fps in all the games I've tried so far (Horizon Zero Dawn, Crysis 3, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Quantum Break). Mainly tested games I was not getting great performance at 4K with my 1080Ti or had RTX features.
Doom Eternal is getting 100-144fps and that is before the DLSS update coming later this month.
I've not run into VRAM issues with the 8GB yet or had to compromise settings but can see its using most of the allocation. Not had the 3070 all that long so cannot rule out issues with everything.

The 3080 would be worth it for me as have the extra performance to get out of my 4K 144hz monitor, but if you are running lower resolutions or even a 4K 60hz screen the 3070 is probably good enough for anything you are going to throw at it.

 

[Kevin Tanton]

3080 defo when the prices come down, that's if you want to enable RTX at 1440p or more.

 

[Game]

It would be indeed, i doubt i would be looking to play 4K.

So maybe at current pricing a 3070 will be a better investment to get me through until stock sorts itself out?

what games are you playing

 

[Benass]

if it was me: 3070 is a no-brainer and even that 500£ for a gpu is red line not to be crossed. (unless i win a damn lottery) so 3080 no brainer vs 3070 it depends on personal choice and willingness to spend money.

If money is not a factor then 3080 wins.

 

[oldestgregg]

If you can get one a 3080 is the better choice. Quite a jump in performance from the 3070 for not a great deal more....IF you can get one anywhere near the old MSRP.

 

[Cyber-Mav]

Whats more efficient? 3070 or 3080?

 

[oldestgregg]

Whats more efficient? 3070 or 3080?

3080 will use more power but does that really matter?

 

[Purgatory]

3080 will use more power but does that really matter?

Well it does to some, because it can save them buying a new PSU for one and they can get away with their current PSU. Then some well the electric bills are getting silly for them, so have to think about that too.

 

[BallistixOnZ490]

3080 offers the best price / performance out of the lot. 3070 / Ti are a lot slower for not much less, 3080 Ti is only a bit faster for too much more.

 

[oldestgregg]

Well it does to some, because it can save them buying a new PSU for one and they can get away with their current PSU. Then some well the electric bills are getting silly for them, so have to think about that too.

PSU I get.

As for electric bills though, if you are that concerned about a few watts and the electric it will use you are probably not spending £800 on a GPU. I get what that sounds like but I'm being realistic here. Its what...an extra tenner a month?

 

[Cyber-Mav]

3080 will use more power but does that really matter?

reason i ask is that the 3070ti has a lot worse power efficiency compared to the 3070. dont know if 3080 is better

 

[oldestgregg]

reason i ask is that the 3070ti has a lot worse power efficiency compared to the 3070. dont know if 3080 is better

Im more curious myself I think but is it about what PSU you have or are you concerned about something else?

 

[Psycho Sonny]

PSU I get.

As for electric bills though, if you are that concerned about a few watts and the electric it will use you are probably not spending £800 on a GPU. I get what that sounds like but I'm being realistic here. Its what...an extra tenner a month?

only if running it 24/7 at best its an extra £1 a month

 

[BallistixOnZ490]

My electric cost with my PC on most days is around £32 a month. Not really much.