Could I use a 1080p for a 3080

[SquiddyButler]

I dont care about if it looks stunning and amazing as long as the graphics don't look like playdough, if I used a 1080p 144hz monitor for a 3080 will I still get those frames and such

[NutronSe7en]

Using a 3080 in 1080p is absolutely overkill to the max and then some. In 1080p the 3080 can push out so much fps that your cpu will be bottle necking your GPU in almost every game. To answer your question yes you will get those frames and then much more.

[RAM555789]

Yes, but you'll most likely become CPU or 'optimization' bound at some point.

[jaslion]

Sure but it's silly to use a 1080p monitor for a 3080. The 3080 is aimed as a really high refresh rate 1440p card and no compromises 4k card. So you are essentially wasting a fair bit of money on the card when a 3070 or even 3060ti would get your the same performance at 1080p as you will run into a cpu bottleneck situation.

[PhoenixFire22588]

6 minutes ago, SquiddyButler said:

I dont care about if it looks stunning and amazing as long as the graphics don't look like playdough, if I used a 1080p 144hz monitor for a 3080 will I still get those frames and such

I'm suddenly reminded a cartoon where "fishing" consists of dropping grenades in a lake then collecting the mass amount of corpses lol

make a choice, my man!

[Mister Woof]

I mean, it will work.

[SquiddyButler]

4 minutes ago, RAM555789 said:

Yes, but you'll most likely become CPU or 'optimization' bound at some point.

What does that mean?

[PhoenixFire22588]

9 minutes ago, SquiddyButler said:

I dont care about if it looks stunning and amazing as long as the graphics don't look like playdough, if I used a 1080p 144hz monitor for a 3080 will I still get those frames and such

I suggest binging LTT channel on youtube. You have a lot of pretty simple questions that you wouldn't have if you had obtained basic pc building knowledge before diving in.

[D13H4RD]

You can, but it is absolutely overkill for such a resolution.

 

It's not bad or anything. It's just that you won't be utilizing all of your card's potential unless you super-sample.

[SquiddyButler]

1 minute ago, D13H4RD said:

You can, but it is absolutely overkill for such a resolution.

 

It's not bad or anything. It's just that you won't be utilizing all of your card's potential unless you super-sample.

So what would you recommend?

[WhitetailAni]

5 minutes ago, SquiddyButler said:

So what would you recommend?

A 3060 Ti or a 3070, as stated above.

[Biomecanoid]

26 minutes ago, SquiddyButler said:

I dont care about if it looks stunning and amazing as long as the graphics don't look like playdough, if I used a 1080p 144hz monitor for a 3080 will I still get those frames and such

Get the 3060 instead if you have not bought a GPU already

[D13H4RD]

7 minutes ago, SquiddyButler said:

So what would you recommend?

3070/3060 Ti or factor in a monitor upgrade if you want/already have a 3080

[PhoenixFire22588]

4 minutes ago, D13H4RD said:

3070/3060 Ti or factor in a monitor upgrade if you want/already have a 3080

my 1660 SUPER gets 144 @1080p max graphics with ease lol you still recommended overkill. with a 3k series you're "leaving money on the table" with less than 1440p resolution

[MadPistol]

Please get a 3060 Ti or a previous generation RTX 20 series. Don't waste your money on an RTX 3080 if you're only going to use it for 1080p.

[RAM555789]

8 hours ago, SquiddyButler said:

What does that mean?

So with a 3080 your going to have so much fps that most likely you won't be able to get higher frame rates because of the CPU rather than the GPU.(though when you are getting 200+ or even 300+ fps it really doesn't matter. The other thing would be the game could just be poorly optimized like Arma 3 and it doesn't matter what hardware you throw at it, your fps just won't go higher.

[D13H4RD]

18 hours ago, PhoenixFire22588 said:

my 1660 SUPER gets 144 @1080p max graphics with ease lol you still recommended overkill. with a 3k series you're "leaving money on the table" with less than 1440p resolution

It depends on which game you are playing though.

 

Not every game is going to run at 1080p144 on a 3060 Ti. I know because I have an overclocked 2070S and there are games that do fall short of that 144FPS mark. However, if the OP is mostly playing online multiplayer titles oriented for esports, then even a 1660 will be fine.

[PhoenixFire22588]

5 hours ago, D13H4RD said:

It depends on which game you are playing though.

 

Not every game is going to run at 1080p144 on a 3060 Ti. I know because I have an overclocked 2070S and there are games that do fall short of that 144FPS mark. However, if the OP is mostly playing online multiplayer titles oriented for esports, then even a 1660 will be fine.

What games do you play that struggle with 144/1080 on a 2070S? I play a few multi-player esports titles but they're only a small portion of my library. 1080/144 is considered "light" these days

[D13H4RD]

12 hours ago, PhoenixFire22588 said:

What games do you play that struggle with 144/1080 on a 2070S? I play a few multi-player esports titles but they're only a small portion of my library. 1080/144 is considered "light" these days

DiRT Rally 2.0, a lot of Need for Speed games, The Witcher 3, Battlefields and some other graphically heavy RPGs and racing games.