RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 on 2K 144 Hz - Bottle Neck?

[Zberg]

5 hours ago, MadPistol said:

I would wait for benchmarks, but I'd bet money that 3080 is utter overkill for 1440p.

Unlikely; the 3080 would probably be the perfect 1440p card especially for those looking for high refresh. 

 

If we take the ads at their value (which we cant completely trust, but lets just experiment):

 

The 3070 is "on the level" of the 2080ti.  The 3080 is a good bit ahead.  Based on the graphs on their ad.

 

The 2080ti is still lacking for 1440p in terms of maintaining high refresh.   I have had multiple times playing apex, a game where high refresh would be beneficial, where I was getting 1440p 100-120 hz in busy areas with 2080ti.  This is nothing to scoff at, but also clearly for those wanting max fps (144-165 guaranteed) this is not sufficient.  

 

That is exactly where a 3080 would slot into.  High refresh 1440p.  It would be the perfect card for it, seemingly, if the graphs and ads can be trusted (which I am not sure of at this point!)

[dizmo]

On 9/10/2020 at 1:01 PM, Dedayog said:

I was joking.  If the concern for buying a new monitor is not maxxing a GPU, then the reverse may be true.  Like you had said, there is always a bottleneck (stupid ass term) and something is going to utilized less than 100%.

 

You just have to be learn which parts you can live with not being fully utilized. 

 

I think the OP is being a little TOO sensitive to the concept.  But if a new monitor lowers his anxiety then by all means go for it.  Cheaper than a shrink

 

I usually agree with you, dizmo.  We're on the same page mostly.

 

Hahaha, very true.

I just have a very distinct feeling there's other parts of the system that'll bottleneck him more than a monitor.

[Consul]

On 9/10/2020 at 10:48 PM, Quadriplegic said:

1. Why would you pair a RTX 3080 or 3090 with 1080p monitor?

Pairing a 3090 with a 1080p monitor doesn't make sense, and nobody would do that imo.

But pairing 3080 with a 1080p 144hz monitor doesn't sound bad in the long run since if one decides to upgrade to a 1440p monitor in the future it would be a great pair.

[BTGbullseye]

7 hours ago, Consul said:

But pairing 3080 with a 1080p 144hz monitor doesn't sound bad in the long run since if one decides to upgrade to a 1440p monitor in the future it would be a great pair.

Or if you plan on running everything at 200% render scale... Which is the same as 4k being downscaled to reduce aliasing. (what I plan to do with my system)

[Consul]

56 minutes ago, BTGbullseye said:

Or if you plan on running everything at 200% render scale... Which is the same as 4k being downscaled to reduce aliasing. (what I plan to do with my system)

Never thought of that, makes sense actually.

[BTGbullseye]

1 hour ago, Consul said:

Never thought of that, makes sense actually.

A lot of people don't. We've been unable to do it in most games for so long people don't even recognize it anymore.