Graphics card for 3440x1440 144hz?

[Nexus18]

3080 @ 3440x1440 144HZ here, depends on the game really but usually it has no problems pushing 90+ on max settings with ease and if really intensive RT, then 65/70 fps when you throw DLSS into the mix and now also FSR + NIS, although I don't use the latter form of upscaling as it is very poor at anything but 4k.

Hmm which games did you test with DLSS and RTX? I would say it depends on game with how good they are, can be meh and can be very impressive performance gains for pretty much no visual loss (Death Stranding). But yeah buying a card just for those features isn't necessarily the best idea as there are still quite limited games using either

Not sure why people keep saying "limited" games for DLSS and RT now, the list is very extensive and is only growing more and more every month.

https://www.nvidia.com/en-gb/geforce/news/nvidia-rtx-games-engines-apps/

 

[jwilliamson47]

Quick update, managed to narrow it down to two cards. The Nvidia MSI Ventus 3080Ti costs £200 more than the 6900XT Gaming Z. Do you think the nvidia features are worth that extra?

 

[Nexus18]

Quick update, managed to narrow it down to two cards. The Nvidia MSI Ventus 3080Ti costs £200 more than the 6900XT Gaming Z. Do you think the nvidia features are worth that extra?

Have a look at the link above and see what games are important to you then look at benchmarks comparing the games.

If you don't care for RT or/and dlss/ai upscaling tech (it's uncertain whether RDNA 2 will ever get an equivalent due to lack of appropriate hardware required) then go with amd.

 

[Mesai]

Quick update, managed to narrow it down to two cards. The Nvidia MSI Ventus 3080Ti costs £200 more than the 6900XT Gaming Z. Do you think the nvidia features are worth that extra?

AMD will eventually get an AI upscaler (would be stupid not to), but I don't think the RDNA2 cards will be great at it. Same with RT; as RT becomes more common (and hopefully more effecient), the RDNA2 cards will lag behind. Will also depend on how long you want to keep the card for - unfortunately pricing is terrible at the moment so upgrading at a later date feels painful.

 

[jwilliamson47]

AMD will eventually get an AI upscaler (would be stupid not to), but I don't think the RDNA2 cards will be great at it. Same with RT; as RT becomes more common (and hopefully more effecient), the RDNA2 cards will lag behind. Will also depend on how long you want to keep the card for - unfortunately pricing is terrible at the moment so upgrading at a later date feels painful.

Thanks for the help. I tend to keep my GPU for about 3 years. FSR seems good but the RT performance is lacking.

 

[Mesai]

Thanks for the help. I tend to keep my GPU for about 3 years. FSR seems good but the RT performance is lacking.

It’s a tough one because the 6900XT is a good card, but I think RDNA3 will be a more complete card.

 

[Harlequin]

Depends on your games of choice. RT is a bit meh tbh, games with a lot so its actuslly noticeable when playing will bring a 3090 to its knees unless you play at 1080p upscaled ..... even then it can be iffy.

 

[sandys]

Yup the next generation of carsd should be more capable for RT if Nvidias leap from 2xxx to 3xxx can be repeated or even improved upon, right now its nice to look at for a bit but not really
to play with.