GPU is dead, should I buy a replacement 2080 or upgrade to the 3000 series?

[jnelsoninjax]

I have eliminated everything else on my system that could be wrong, and the GPU is the only other device that could be causing the issue. So the question is with the current market prices, the 3000 series are almost equivalent to the price of the 2080. Should I buy another 2080 or should I consider going to the 3000's?

[Mindovermaster Global Moderator]

Depends on your computer specs. Can your hardware benefit from a 3000 series card?

What you looking at? Like a 3080?

[jnelsoninjax]

On 31/10/2022 at 19:17, Mindovermaster said:

Depends on your computer specs. Can your hardware benefit from a 3000 series card?

What you looking at? Like a 3080?

Yes my system can easily handle a 3000 or even a 4000. I am considering most likely the 3080

[Xenon]

If you have the resources and want/need upgrade. It futures proofs your system that much more.

[Mockingbird]

GeForce RTX 3080 is overpriced

Radeon RX 6800 XT is cheaper with similar performance

[hellowalkman Reporter]

On 01/11/2022 at 04:52, jnelsoninjax said:

Yes my system can easily handle a 3000 or even a 4000. I am considering most likely the 3080

you sure of that? If you have the Ryzen 2700X, I am pretty sure it will bottleneck something like the 3080. I'd personally recommend going the AMD route since RX 6000 series cards seem to have lower driver overhead. A 6700 10GB or 6700 XT/ 6750 XT 12GB would be a nice upgrade.

according to techpowerup data, the 6750 XT is 40% faster than the 2070. https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-rtx-2070.c3252

[SnoopZ]

Is this related to your 'Moved Motherboard to new case' thread as you never reported back as to whether you finally fixed that issue?

[jnelsoninjax]

On 01/11/2022 at 04:39, hellowalkman said:

you sure of that? If you have the Ryzen 2700X, I am pretty sure it will bottleneck something like the 3080. I'd personally recommend going the AMD route since RX 6000 series cards seem to have lower driver overhead. A 6700 10GB or 6700 XT/ 6750 XT 12GB would be a nice upgrade.

according to techpowerup data, the 6750 XT is 40% faster than the 2070. https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-rtx-2070.c3252

I have the Ryzen 7 5800X

On 01/11/2022 at 06:13, SnoopZ said:

Is this related to your 'Moved Motherboard to new case' thread as you never reported back as to whether you finally fixed that issue?

Yes

[tsupersonic]

On 31/10/2022 at 18:52, jnelsoninjax said:

I have eliminated everything else on my system that could be wrong, and the GPU is the only other device that could be causing the issue. So the question is with the current market prices, the 3000 series are almost equivalent to the price of the 2080. Should I buy another 2080 or should I consider going to the 3000's?

If the 30x series are almost equivalent to the 20x, then why are you asking us? It seems like a no brainer

[goretsky Supervisor]

Hello,

If replacing the video card isn't urgent, perhaps waiting until the Black Friday sales begin will allow you to get a good deal on a 3080.

The two most recent RTX 3080s I have used are the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 OC Edition 12GB and the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING, 10G-P5-3897-KL.  Both are good cards, and I would recommend either as an option.  I have a slight preference for the ASUS model because of the additional 2GB of RAM and the the fact that it only uses two 8-pin power connectors, versus three for the EVGA model.

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky
 

[Mockingbird]

On 01/11/2022 at 04:33, goretsky said:

Hello,

If replacing the video card isn't urgent, perhaps waiting until the Black Friday sales begin will allow you to get a good deal on a 3080.

The two most recent RTX 3080s I have used are the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 OC Edition 12GB and the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING, 10G-P5-3897-KL.  Both are good cards, and I would recommend either as an option.  I have a slight preference for the ASUS model because of the additional 2GB of RAM and the the fact that it only uses two 8-pin power connectors, versus three for the EVGA model.

Regards,

Aryeh Goretsky
 

A "good deal" would have to be < $519.99 because he can get a Radeon RX 6800 XT for that price right now.

[hellowalkman Reporter]

On 01/11/2022 at 16:07, jnelsoninjax said:

I have the Ryzen 7 5800X

That's a powerful chip. If you are not in an absolute hurry, perhaps you can wait for AMD's RX 7000 series that releases tomorrow? https://www.neowin.net/news/alleged-amd-rx-7000-rdna-3-reference-card-leaks-and-its-already-better-than-rtx-4090/

Chances are previous gen RTX 3000 and RX 6000 series cards will probably start getting cheaper soon after.