Are used RTX 3090s worth buying?

[Cyber2B]

The price is selling for $100 less then a 4070 Super which performs equal or better.

Is it worth buying the 3090 or better off waiting for blackwell?

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

I would say no because 3090s have horrendous power consumption. That $100 less you will be paying in no time with electricity bills.

[Guydodge]

Publicado originalmente por Rumpelcrutchskin:

I would say no because 3090s have horrendous power consumption. That $100 less you will be paying in no time with electricity bills.

lol..

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Publicado originalmente por Guydodge:

Publicado originalmente por Rumpelcrutchskin:

I would say no because 3090s have horrendous power consumption. That $100 less you will be paying in no time with electricity bills.

lol..

3090 is 350W and 3090 Ti 450W card, both known to spike higher in gaming. Nothing really funny about it when compared to 220W of 4070 Super.

[Guydodge]

Publicado originalmente por Rumpelcrutchskin:

Publicado originalmente por Guydodge:

lol..

3090 is 350W and 3090 Ti 450W card, both known to spike higher in gaming. Nothing really funny about it when compared to 220W of 4070 Super.

i own a 3090 and a 4090 while it does spike higher and run a few more watts normally it
runs well below 350watts

[N3tRunn3r]

Publicado originalmente por Cyber2B:

Are used RTX 3090s worth buying?

! ! N O ! !

[Χάρης]

No because it's too power hungry and has no support for DLSS 3.

[Cyber2B]

Publicado originalmente por N3tRunn3r:

Publicado originalmente por Cyber2B:

Are used RTX 3090s worth buying?

! ! N O ! !

Sad, how the mighty have fallen

[Illusion of Progress]

So I presume it's ~$500 then? Used?

Eh... I'd pass. There's too many things in the $500 to $600 price range (RTX 4070, RX 7800 XT, and RTX 4070 Super) that I'd choose new over it.

In my mind a $300 RTX 3070 was a meh deal used months or a year ago, and the RTX 3080 might be $100 on top of that (and that's pushing it if it's the 10 GB especially). The gap between the 3080 and 3090 isn't as large, and again, there's new stuff in that price range that is too close, new, with better features, and/or lower power consumption. Maybe closer to $400 to perhaps $450 I'd have to pause and consider it, but $500+ wouldn't get my attention at all.

[Cyber2B]

Publicado originalmente por Illusion of Progress:

So I presume it's ~$500 then? Used?

Eh... I'd pass. There's too many things in the $500 to $600 price range (RTX 4070, RX 7800 XT, and RTX 4070 Super) that I'd choose new over it.

In my mind a $300 RTX 3070 was a meh deal used months or a year ago, and the RTX 3080 might be $100 on top of that (and that's pushing it if it's the 10 GB especially). The gap between the 3080 and 3090 isn't as large, and again, there's new stuff in that price range that is too close, new, with better features, and/or lower power consumption. Maybe closer to $400 to perhaps $450 I'd have to pause and consider it, but $500+ wouldn't get my attention at all.

Sorry miscalculated the CAD to USD , it would be 600-700 USD

For that I could get a RTX 4070 Super.

I had about two chances to buy one 500 USD. Though I don't regret my decision not going for it when I think about it more.

[Andrius227]

I would say no. I have an rtx 3090 and while it is decent, the vrm runs at 108 degrees which is the max that it can even report which is pretty bad.

Some models might have that fixed but i would still not risk getting one.

[Kobs]

Publicado originalmente por Andrius227:

I would say no. I have an rtx 3090 and while it is decent, the vrm runs at 108 degrees which is the max that it can even report which is pretty bad.

Some models might have that fixed but i would still not risk getting one.

Plus you never know how it was treated / overclocked

[Illusion of Progress]

Publicado originalmente por Narukami:

Sorry miscalculated the CAD to USD , it would be 600-700 USD

For that I could get a RTX 4070 Super.

I had about two chances to buy one 500 USD. Though I don't regret my decision not going for it when I think about it more.

In that case, yeah, passing on one at $600+ isn't anything to miss out on.

Even at $500, I'd pass on it without a though and never think of it again. It's more towards $400 to $450 where they should be in my mind. $500 is pushing it. When new 7800 XTs are slipping below $500, new RTX 4070s are a bit above that, new 7900 GREs are ~$550, and new RTX 4070 Supers are $600, it's hard to see a used RTX 3090 at anywhere within $50 to $100 of all that.

That could be because I personally prefer certain hardware new, graphics cards definitely being one of them, so I tend to apply even less value to used ones than the market might.

A lot of people overpaid during the times cryptocurrency was sending valuation of GPUs high, and the RTX 3090 is also the former halo product, so it's probably always going to be priced higher than its performance and used status make it worth.

If the RTX 50 series does end up being nVidia's largest gen on gen uplift in history, makes you wonder if we'll be going "meh" at $500 to $600 used RTX 4090s two years from now. I for one hope we are, because it will mean progress has kept happening. If the RTX 5080 matches it, and then some, and is $999 new, and a $599 RTX 5070 isn't too far off it, then it could happen.

[Cyber2B]

Publicado originalmente por Illusion of Progress:

Publicado originalmente por Narukami:

Sorry miscalculated the CAD to USD , it would be 600-700 USD

For that I could get a RTX 4070 Super.

I had about two chances to buy one 500 USD. Though I don't regret my decision not going for it when I think about it more.

In that case, yeah, passing on one at $600+ isn't anything to miss out on.

Even at $500, I'd pass on it without a though and never think of it again. It's more towards $400 to $450 where they should be in my mind. $500 is pushing it. When new 7800 XTs are slipping below $500, new RTX 4070s are a bit above that, new 7900 GREs are ~$550, and new RTX 4070 Supers are $600, it's hard to see a used RTX 3090 at anywhere within $50 to $100 of all that.

That could be because I personally prefer certain hardware new, graphics cards definitely being one of them, so I tend to apply even less value to used ones than the market might.

A lot of people overpaid during the times cryptocurrency was sending valuation of GPUs high, and the RTX 3090 is also the former halo product, so it's probably always going to be priced higher than its performance and used status make it worth.

If the RTX 50 series does end up being nVidia's largest gen on gen uplift in history, makes you wonder if we'll be going "meh" at $500 to $600 used RTX 4090s two years from now. I for one hope we are, because it will mean progress has kept happening. If the RTX 5080 matches it, and then some, and is $999 new, and a $599 RTX 5070 isn't too far off it, then it could happen.

Definitely.

Once Blackwell releases this year it should plummet more.

I see the gpu at realistically $400 USD max at this point. Although I rather not negotiate for that number as I recieve more death threats lol

[r.linder]

Publicado originalmente por Tristan:

It has 24gb vram, of course it is worth it

Necro, and 24GB means nothing if the performance of the card is lower than that of a card with less. Capacity doesn't equate to performance as long as you have enough.

The 3090 is pretty easily matched by the 4070 SUPER, discounting Frame Gen which the 3090 doesn't support, and it's also considerably more power efficient.

In my opinion, unless the 3090 were being sold at a much lower price than a new 4070S, then I wouldn't even bother, and if you actually need 24GB, just get a 4090. Better performance, better power efficiency, especially if you undervolt.

[Guydodge]

Publicado originalmente por Andrius227:

I would say no. I have an rtx 3090 and while it is decent, the vrm runs at 108 degrees which is the max that it can even report which is pretty bad.

Some models might have that fixed but i would still not risk getting one.

YOU HAVE A HORRIBLE 3090 mine runs at the most 75c making the hot spot about 85c
and it happens rarely.normally around 65c.so many lies in this post hard to take you all seriously
id say for the right price the 3090 is a great card but if given a choice most of the time
newer series cards will normally give you newer features that are well worth it.