6700k & RTX 3080 - play at 1080p

[tlrBeta]

Hi all,

I'm looking to upgrade my current 1080ti to a 3080 for future proof, but also general uplift in some games (HLL for example)

That said, i have a 6700k cpu and I play games (when time permits) at 1920x1080 res, usually low settings on a 144hz monitor. I come from the world of high fps > everything else

Now i appreciate i will get some bottleneck, however some of my reseach (so much around) is suggesting it may perform worse at 1080p, due to overpowering cpu.

Does anyone have some first hand experience or insight they could share?

I know i will need to do the cpu leap at some point, just not really wanting to spend on it right now

 

[Bencher]

It won't perform worse, but the thing is, the 3080 will be severely bottlenecked at 1080p low settings with a 6700k. If you don't plan on upgrading your CPU, go for an AMD card, they tend to do better with slower CPU's - nvidia drivers have some overhead in some games.

 

[Dg834man]

Its not going to perform worse than the 1080ti, fps fluctuates based on how cpu/gpu intensive a scene is, at worst your fps will be the same as your 1080ti is, at other times your fps will be way higher.

 

[tlrBeta]

Thanks both

Just to add, i will play with high or ultra settings instead of course.

Just wanted to make sure it wouldnt "flood" the cpu causing it to be worse

 

[muon]

What do you mean by future proof? When do you expect to get a higher resolution display?

Get a 3060 ti and keep the £280 for another card in 2 years. Who knows, if you stick to 1080p then the 3060 ti might be fine in 2 years for ultra.

https://store.nvidia.com/en-gb/geforce/store/?page=1&limit=9&locale=en-gb

As long as you apply a framerate limiter, the 6700k will be fine with the 3080. Some games may show judder when CPU limited even at very high fps. But than can be fixed with a frame rate limiter to something you aren't cpu bottlenecked.

 

[jigger]

A 6700K and RTX3080 is a pretty horrible configuration TBH. The system might actually perform worse, so I’d either keep what you have have now (already very GPU top heavy) or maybe drop in an RDNA2 card.

144 FPS will require a very highend CPU especially with an Nvidia GPU.

 

[throwaway4372]

not a worthwhile upgrade imo

 

[Tetras]

If you want a staggered upgrade, I think I'd go with the CPU first, something like the 12600K, you might be surprised how much extra oomph you get at 1080p in competitive shooters at low settings. Then, once the new cards are out in Q4/22, Q1/23 you can re-evaluate replacing the 1080 Ti.

If you're looking to 'future proof' the GPU to some degree, then buying a card that the architecture is several years old and about to be replaced, is probably not the best way to do it.