Thursday, September 24th 2020
NVIDIA: RTX 3090 Performance 10-15% Higher Than RTX 3080 in 4K
NVIDIA themselves have shared performance slides for their imminent RTX 3090 graphics card, the new halo product that's been marketed as the new Titan. Previous-gen Titans have achieved extremely meager performance uplifts compared to NVIDIA's top-of-the-line cards (see RTX 2080 Ti vs RTX Titan, an average of 8% performance difference in favor of the Titan. According to the company, users should expect a slightly higher performance uplift this time around, though the 10-15% higher performance in 4K still seems meager - in pure price/performance terms - for the average consumer.
The average consumer who isn't the main focus for this graphics card and its gargantuan 24 GB of GDDR6X memory, anyway - this is more aimed at the semi-professional or professional crowds working with specialized software, whether it be in rendering or AI-based workloads. The RTX 3090 is thus not so much a product for the discerning computer enthusiast, but more of a halo product for gamers, and a crucial product for professionals and academics.
The meager performance difference also raises the question of an RTX 3080 Ti being launched with more silicon differences other than a doubling of memory to 20 GB. If the RTX 3090's 20% increase in on-chip resources (10,496 vs 8704 CUDA cores) offers a 10-15% performance uplift against the RTX 3080 (with an almost doubling in price, from $699 to $1,499), then that is the ceiling for the performance increase we can expect from a RTX 3080 Ti/SUPER. There isn't as much space in NVIDIA's product stack for another high-performance product as we might expect based on pricing and execution units. The one call to fame the card has is its 8K DLSS support - but it remains to be seen how relevant this becomes (this editor's bet? Not much at all). Rest assured - we'll be providing you with our usual in-depth performance reviews for NVIDIA's latest (and biggest) brainchild available in the consumer space.
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The average consumer who isn't the main focus for this graphics card and its gargantuan 24 GB of GDDR6X memory, anyway - this is more aimed at the semi-professional or professional crowds working with specialized software, whether it be in rendering or AI-based workloads. The RTX 3090 is thus not so much a product for the discerning computer enthusiast, but more of a halo product for gamers, and a crucial product for professionals and academics.
49 Comments on NVIDIA: RTX 3090 Performance 10-15% Higher Than RTX 3080 in 4K
It's like saying that PC with 16GB of ram will run Battlefield V slower than the exact same PC with 32GB of ram.
Notice how the Titan RTX ($2500) is right up there with the RTX 4000 ($800) and a good margin ahead of the 2080 Ti ($1000).
If this card slots in like that in the current lineup of Ampere GTX's & Quadro's, and is at the top of the charts in 4K gaming, $1500 scales VERY well vs me having to buy a GTX AND a Quadro.
It's just, does it get certified driver support? Which I doubt it will for CAD apps like the Quadro's do.
Honestly, never seen a game that would needed more than 8GB card to run any game.
If you can find one to buy in its limited supply.
wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-users-report-crashes-black-screens-during-gaming/
It's a Titan through flagship performance ("Titan class"), but it's not a Titan due to very high TDP (Titans are usually 250W).
And Nvidia markets it to whoever wants to pay for it, gamers or pro users, miners, scalpers, whatever.
Besides, there is a lot of so-called proof people here are giving. 1080p uses 9GB vram for a card that has 11GB available but then you move to 1440p with the same game and still it uses around 9GB even though the resolution has changed.
For instance. Battlefield V
Here you have 2080 Super 4k Ultra
Here you have 2070 Super 4k Ultra with DXR enabled.
Both use around 7GB. Some games just load as many textures as much memory you have available. It doesn't mean they need so much vram.
Here you have 2080 TI running Battlefield V with DXR enabled. Usage of Vram around 9GB (like 8.5 GB mostly) but the 2080 Ti has 11GB available. Does this mean it must have at least 9GB or the game is using that much because it has more available? You know the answer since 2080 and 2070 run the game at 4k Ultra no problem no to mention the 2070 Super runs it at 4k with DXR on. If you reduce the settings it's only because of the frame rate.
Enjoy your card dude. :) If the 20GB 3080 come out and that would mean the 3080 10GB drops in price, I might buy it since it's been a while since I had a NV card :)
After/before... who cares....did you see what I linked?
It's a confusing message, for some, if the word Titan isn't in the name. People don't like to be outside of their box. I've linked a page where it says otherwise.... take that for what it is worth...marketed towards both, perhaps?NO SHIT?????!!!!
Except that the Titan classification ahs NOTHING to do with TDP.
Benchies over at IgorsLab
If anyone has $1500 they're going to dump on this card, you can just give me about half and spend the remainder on a 3080. You'll feel better about how you've spent the money and I'll feel better about keeping you from wasting $1500 on it. In the end, we both win!
God DAMN did Nvidia bork the naming by not calling this a Titan... sheesh.
If you can afford one and want a workstation card that doesn't cost an arm & a leg and/or a gaming card with the ultimate in performance, get one. Otherwise the pointless whining is pointless.
The 3090 is a waste of effort.
The 3090 is the ultimate in gaming performance for this gen of GPU's. If you want the ultimate, the best of the best, the 3090 is it. It's only a waste for those who can't afford it.It's not going to be $500 less and it likely will not be coming until next year if at all.