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    • Buy RTX 2080 Ti now
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I have two graphics cards right now, a Radeon VII and an RX580. Unfortunately the Radeon VII is junk, and after warranty replacing it once, I've given up on it and reinstalled my RX580. If you're wondering, something is messed up on the hardware level when it comes to video encoding and decoding with these cards. I have spent months troubleshooting and can't be bothered with it anymore.

 

So anyways, I have this relatively low end graphics card paired with a Threadripper 3960X. I have two options (neither of which is to ever buy an AMD graphics card again). I can buy an RTX 2080 Ti now, or I can wait, since NVIDIA's next round of graphics cards is probably going to be out in a few months, and buy an RTX 3080 Ti or whatever it may be.

 

What do you think?

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For a top tier card, you're definitely better off waiting.

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I'd wait if I were you. Depends on how much you need a new card right now. Now is not the best time to buy a new gfx card as you seem to have noticed. Then again there will always be new things on the horizon.

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It's whatever your needs are. If you can live with what you have and don't like feeling burned by new releases.... wait.

If you need a better solution now, get it now.

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8 minutes ago, TheAncientLegend said:

I have two graphics cards right now, a Radeon VII and an RX580. Unfortunately the Radeon VII is junk, and after warranty replacing it once, I've given up on it and reinstalled my RX580. If you're wondering, something is messed up on the hardware level when it comes to video encoding and decoding with these cards. I have spent months troubleshooting and can't be bothered with it anymore.

 

So anyways, I have this relatively low end graphics card paired with a Threadripper 3960X. I have two options (neither of which is to ever buy an AMD graphics card again). I can buy an RTX 2080 Ti now, or I can wait, since NVIDIA's next round of graphics cards is probably going to be out in a few months, and buy an RTX 3080 Ti or whatever it may be.

 

What do you think?

Don't buy an RTX 2080ti now as the requirement for the pc games are increasing very fast.Take Doom Eternal for example the pc requirements are a monstrosity.Just wait for the new nvidia GPU launch.

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well the next release isnt till after May , nvidia with the 3000 series GPU's.

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You might be able to find a relatively cheap used 2080 or 2080s, would fill the gap for much less. Then upgrade as soon as the new ones come out. Wasn't expected before Q2/Q3, and with what's happening they might get delayed who knows how much longer.

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3 minutes ago, Karan Chopra said:

Don't buy an RTX 2080ti now as the requirement for the pc games are increasing very fast.Take Doom Eternal for example the pc requirements are a monstrosity.Just wait for the new nvidia GPU launch.

I don't game at all. I use my GPU for video editing and rendering. 

 

I'm mainly wondering if we have any reason to expect more than an incremental performance increase with their next generation of GPUs. Between the 980 Ti, 1080 Ti, and 2080 Ti, it's been around +20% each gen.

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1 minute ago, Kilrah said:

You might be able to find a relatively cheap used 2080 or 2080s, would fill the gap for much less. Then upgrade as soon as the new ones come out. Wasn't expected before Q2/Q3, and with what's happening they might get delayed who knows how much longer.

Good point.

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15 minutes ago, Karan Chopra said:

Take Doom Eternal for example the pc requirements are a monstrosity

Not really..

Recommended specs (1440p/60 fps/high quality settings)

  • CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K | AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
  • GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060, GTX 1080 | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
  • Memory: 8GB
  • HDD: 50GB

If you just want to play at 1080p with high settings

  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3200G or Intel Core i5-9400
  • GPU: AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT or Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
  • Memory: 16GB 
  • HDD: 50GB SSD

 

@TheAncientLegend There always will be something better around the corner but high end cards like 2080ti will still be high end even when newer cards are introduced. imho newer cards won't be that much more powerful to blow 2080ti out of the water. If you need it now, why wait?

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I would wait. Really curious to see if their highest card (not titan) is going to cost over $2kau. That would be nuts.

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9 minutes ago, noxdeouroboros said:

Not really..

Recommended specs (1440p/60 fps/high quality settings)

  • CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K | AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
  • GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060, GTX 1080 | AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
  • Memory: 8GB
  • HDD: 50GB

If you just want to play at 1080p with high settings

  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3200G or Intel Core i5-9400
  • GPU: AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT or Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660
  • Memory: 16GB 
  • HDD: 50GB SSD

 

@TheAncientLegend There always will be something better around the corner but high end cards like 2080ti will still be high end even when newer cards are introduced. imho newer cards won't be that much more powerful to blow 2080ti out of the water. If you need it now, why wait?

But if he will be buying such a high end graphics card then he would surely be playing the game at 4k and not 1440p.?

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Just now, Karan Chopra said:

But if he will be buying such a high end graphics card then he would surely be playing the game at 4k and not 1440p.?

 

13 minutes ago, TheAncientLegend said:

I don't game at all. I use my GPU for video editing and rendering. 

Gaming is not a concern for him.

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13 minutes ago, TheAncientLegend said:

I don't game at all. I use my GPU for video editing and rendering. 

 

I'm mainly wondering if we have any reason to expect more than an incremental performance increase with their next generation of GPUs. Between the 980 Ti, 1080 Ti, and 2080 Ti, it's been around +20% each gen.

If that's the case then you should probably wait for 3-4 months for the prices to drop and Purchase an RTX 2080ti.?

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1 minute ago, noxdeouroboros said:

 

Gaming is not a concern for him.

I read that after I replied you.?

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