Is a 3080 good for the next 5 years?

[Vex Hilarius]

My current laptop is from 2019 and I made it work for the last few years but I definitely need an upgrade. Thing is, I only play like 1-2 newer games a year and I don't care about 4k-ultra-200+ fps with everything. The only games on my radar for this year are doom dark ages (which recommends a 3080) and GTA6 (which won't even come out this year for PC anyway). Im sure there will be future games I want down the line, but the next few years my main concern is finishing my backlog of games from 2018-2024. The most demanding games I own right now are RDR2, elden ring, and cyberpunk. My current laptop struggles with those. I'm not sold on the prices of the 40/50 series of gpus but I've been seeing "good" deals on the 30 series.

[404]

It's a stretch with 10gb but not impossible

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

With all the trade wars Trump is starting you will be lucky to get a GPU for $5000 so you probably gone have to use that 3080 anyway.

[MBK]

Barely, the gpu would be 10 years old by that time. Be sure to get the 12gb version if you can

[matt]

I guess it depends on your needs. For me, no, it probably wouldn't suffice. I would want more VRAM than that, especially if I were going to use that card for several years. That's why I switched to buying AMD cards, which I haven't done since the early 2000s, around the time of the Radeon 9700 Pro.

Speaking of which, you might want to see how much the 9070 XT costs before you buy an old card. If AMD drops the ball, Intel has some upcoming cards that will probably pick it back up again.

[Carlsberg]

Be aware that laptop gpu's are less powerful than desktop, ie; a 3080 will perform like a desktop 3060. Consider that when buying.

[Guydodge]

Rumpelcrutchskin の投稿を引用：

With all the trade wars Trump is starting you will be lucky to get a GPU for $5000 so you probably gone have to use that 3080 anyway.

so not true tariffs have always been around these countries have been screwing the US for to long.we dont need them they need us.and will bring back mfg to America.its a tactic dont be such a nincompoop !!!

[Guydodge]

in a nutshell no it will not,unless your expectations are very low.

[90054321564584560]

games are made on the console's spec so it will last that much. Ps6 hasn't been made yet

[ChickenBalls]

404NotFound の投稿を引用：

It's a stretch with 10gb but not impossible

well there is also a 12GB version which is almost as fast as the 3080Ti

and ffs avoid gaming laptops
the 3080 laptop is much worse

[Lord Flashheart]

Vex Hilarius の投稿を引用：

My current laptop is from 2019 and I made it work for the last few years but I definitely need an upgrade. Thing is, I only play like 1-2 newer games a year and I don't care about 4k-ultra-200+ fps with everything. The only games on my radar for this year are doom dark ages (which recommends a 3080) and GTA6 (which won't even come out this year for PC anyway). Im sure there will be future games I want down the line, but the next few years my main concern is finishing my backlog of games from 2018-2024. The most demanding games I own right now are RDR2, elden ring, and cyberpunk. My current laptop struggles with those. I'm not sold on the prices of the 40/50 series of gpus but I've been seeing "good" deals on the 30 series.

I have an RTX 3080.
If I get 2 more useful years, then will be pleased.
Ray tracing is mediocre on the card.
Some upcoming games will have ray tracing compulsory.
For the upcoming doom , the dark ages - recommended spec for nvidia - RTX 3080


5 years will be fine if you just play the same games as now.


The 10GB VRAM would be the biggest problem long term.

[Zenkaiboost Kekkei Genkai]

90054321564584560 の投稿を引用：

games are made on the console's spec so it will last that much. Ps6 hasn't been made yet

this

if the games are meant to run well on the current gen consoles the 30 series cards will do just fine

[AmaiAmai]

Vex Hilarius の投稿を引用：

The only games on my radar for this year are doom dark ages (which recommends a 3080) and GTA6 (which won't even come out this year for PC anyway).

Who told you that GTA 6 will need a 3080?

[ChickenBalls]

AmaiAmai の投稿を引用：

Vex Hilarius の投稿を引用：

The only games on my radar for this year are doom dark ages (which recommends a 3080) and GTA6 (which won't even come out this year for PC anyway).

Who told you that GTA 6 will need a 3080?

yes depends entirely on how you want your games to look
you can probably still get by with gtx 970 or at most maybe 1060 6GB
if you dont mind blurry textures, stuttering etc

[AmaiAmai]

ChickenBalls の投稿を引用：

AmaiAmai の投稿を引用：

Who told you that GTA 6 will need a 3080?

yes depends entirely on how you want your games to look
you can probably still get by with gtx 970 or at most maybe 1060 6GB
if you dont mind blurry textures, stuttering etc

I cannot comment too much about it, but I was just curious about that. Input noted...

[Sigma957]

You'll have to buy it used.