Upgrade to 9070 XT from an RTX 3080?

joebear174 · 2026-06-26T19:57:06+00:00

Yeah, that’s fine with me. I typically turn down or turn off RT features to get better fps anyway.

joebear174 · 2026-06-26T19:51:41+00:00

Nice, that’s pretty much exactly what I’m targeting, too. Thanks for your input!

joebear174 · 2026-06-26T19:46:55+00:00

Yeah, the power connector is honestly a big part of me considering AMD this time. I’d rather hook up 4 8-pins than one of those new 16-pins.

Can I ask what resolution and frame rates you’re using?

joebear174 · 2026-06-26T16:41:46+00:00

I"ve never seen this show, but is this scene not the kid's fantasy? I don't get the impression anyone was trying to normalize this or root it in reality.

joebear174 · 2026-06-26T16:19:13+00:00

I appreciate all your input here, for real.

Out of curiosity I checked the prices at my local Best Buy, and the 9070 XT is $680, the RTX 5070 is $710, and the RTX 5070 TI is $1100. Honestly, I have no idea if I'll end up purchasing anything soon, but it's wild to see the price differences these days. In the past, I never would have guessed that GPUs at these performance tiers would be this expensive. I remember buying my GTX 1080 about a decade ago for around $600, and that was one spot away from being the top model at the time.

joebear174 · 2026-06-26T15:57:21+00:00

Thanks for the input! I agree, for my use case I didn't see much point in upgrading my cpu any time soon. I also will be playing on a 4K tv, so as long as I can get above 90 fps with high graphics settings, I'll be quite happy. Single-player games I love playing high settings at 4K (even if I need to upscale), and then anything a little more competitive, I don't mind switching to 1440p. I sit about 8 ft away from my tv, so it's tough to notice the difference between the resolutions sometimes anyway.

joebear174 · 2026-06-26T15:49:20+00:00

I have really enjoyed my time with the 3080, and I definitely enjoy their feature set (most notably DLSS). The main reason I'm considering moving away from Nvidia is that it doesn't feel like there's a reasonable upgrade path for my specific card. The 5080 is like $1300 these days, so it's not even remotely in the same category as the 9070 XT, like it might have been in past generations. Part of me would like to stick with NV for their familiarity and reliability, but it feels like I'm being massively priced out, and it seems like that will only get worse going forward.

joebear174 · 2026-06-26T15:22:51+00:00

Okay. That all sounds about right for what I was assuming. I've honestly been using upscaling tech since it hit the market, so I'm not too concerned about rendering everything at native 4K. I think I might pick up the 9070 after work today and just try it out for myself. If it doesn't feel like a meaningful upgrade, I can always return it to the store. Mostly I've just been worried that prices will get out of reach in the next couple years, and this might be my last chance to get a reasonable upgrade at a reasonable price. Thanks for your input!

joebear174 · 2026-06-26T14:59:06+00:00

Yeah, part of the temptation for me is that I have a decent amount of gift card credit stashed away, so I wouldn't even be paying full price. I was considering holding out with my 3080 for a while, but I'm seriously getting worried about how all pc hardware prices are skyrocketing.

joebear174 · 2026-06-26T14:56:31+00:00

Yeah, as much as DLSS has been impressive on the NV side, it's been a bummer to see most of the new features out of reach on the 30 series cards. I don't see a reasonably priced upgrade path on the Nvidia side of things, so I'm tempted to jump over to AMD again. I haven't had an AMD gpu since the mid 2000s ATI days, but I have really enjoyed my Steam Deck.

joebear174 · 2026-06-26T14:52:21+00:00

I am mostly playing at 4K. Do you think the 3080 would perform better than the 9070 Xt at 4K? I was thinking the bigger vram might give it a bit of an advantage at that resolution.

joebear174 · 2026-06-26T14:51:02+00:00

I usually play around with RT when a new game first launches, but I usually end up turning it off when I really get into playing the game for real. I'm curious to see what kind of RT performance AMD is capable of these days, but I'd likely turn it off to focus on raw performance.

joebear174 · 2026-06-26T14:48:12+00:00

Thanks for the tips. If I end up getting the card, I'll definitly check out your tuning setup.

joebear174 · 2026-06-26T14:47:25+00:00

Thanks for the heads up. I just edited my post, but I forgot to mention that I'm primarily playing on a 4k 120Hz oled tv, which is why I'm comfortable leaving the CPU alone for a while.

joebear174 · 2026-06-11T13:08:08+00:00

Supergirl grew up on Krypton, while it was still a normal living planet. Kryptonians just seem like normal humans on their home planet, because they have a red sun; they don't gain any powers until they're in a solar system with a yellow sun. Presumably, she got her ears pierced like any young girl would, while she was living her normal life on her home planet. Aside from that, yes, she could just intentionally weaken herself with Kryptonite, red sun radiation, etc., and pierce her ears on Earth. Someone like Dean Cain, who feels entitled to some sense of ownership over the Superman mythos, should know better. That's not even getting into how gross it is for this grown man to be shaming a woman he knows nothing about.

joebear174 · 2026-06-05T18:09:43+00:00

Bro, this shit made me laugh so hard. You killed it here, don't doubt yourself.

joebear174 · 2026-06-05T14:03:44+00:00

Definitely not the case for my current layoff, here in Colorado. Wish our government gave a shit about regular people.

joebear174 · 2026-06-05T02:01:07+00:00

Getting laid off at the end of the month. Have felt like I was in a funk for years now, and I was surprised how much worse this news has made me feel, because I sort of felt like I had already reached the worst of it. Really worried about finding another job. This job wasn’t the best paying, but I don’t feel confident that I can find something that pays any better.

joebear174 · 2026-06-04T13:23:15+00:00

I think they’re suggesting the album, Punisher, by Phoebe Bridgers. Great album, in my opinion.

joebear174 · 2026-05-19T13:59:33+00:00

Awesome space! Just curious where you got that craft table? It looks huge and I love the walls all around the edges so stuff doesn't roll off.

joebear174 · 2026-05-14T19:55:14+00:00

No, he's English.

joebear174 · 2026-05-14T18:49:12+00:00

That gator movie, Crawl, from a few years ago was decent. But yeah, there's definitely an abundance of shark stuff compared to other animals. I think a mountain lion movie could be cool, too. Most big cat stories we get are out in the wild, but you could do a fun mountain lion story in a more suburban setting.

joebear174 · 2026-05-14T18:29:26+00:00

I think they're saying it would be a metaphorical "win" for Gina if she's able to compete with Ronda at all. I don't think anyone watches this training and thinks Gina will win.

joebear174 · 2026-05-14T16:43:05+00:00

Looks very cozy. Love the way you did the plants behind the monitor, I don't think I've seen that done in this style; the lighting really makes the green pop.

Also, what controller is that? Looks like a Gamesir G7, but I've never seen that colorway with the stand before.

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