Is the RTX 4080 worth it?

With the new generation of cards you may start to wonder if its even worth it

Updated: Oct 25, 2022 11:49 am

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On September 20, 2022, Nvidia’s special GeForce Beyond broadcast marked the release of the RTX 4080. Although Nvidia hasn’t officially announced a release date, it has stated that the cards would arrive in November.

Originally there were two models planned to launch but the 12GB model was unlaunched. The most intriguing aspect of the RTX 4080 models’ raw specifications is that their clock speeds have significantly increased. Core counts have increased slightly, but the 800MHz increase is the real game-changer, especially given that the RTX 4080 uses the 5nm node from chipmaker TSMC.

In addition, it has DLSS 3 and Shader Execution Reordering (SER). By prioritizing ray tracing operations based on the available computational capacity, SER improves ray tracing performance. The updated version actually anticipates new frames, unlike DLSS 2. Without the GPU producing a single pixel, some of the frames in your game will be entirely produced.

Does your gaming PC have trouble running the newest titles, even on medium or low settings? If so, upgrading your computer or constructing a brand-new setup with the GeForce RTX 4000 series is undoubtedly a good idea.

The new GPUs’ incredible power is another incentive to take them into consideration. Thanks to new streaming multiprocessors from the latest “Ada Lovelace” architecture, Nvidia promises the RTX 4080 will perform better than the RTX 3090 and the RTX 40-series will deliver two times the performance and power efficiency of the preceding “Ampere” RTX 30-series graphics cards.

Speaking of resolutions, the new RTX 40-series GPUs are compatible with Nvidia’s third-generation deep learning super sampling technology (DLSS 3), which utilizes AI to upscale images to higher resolutions (like 4K) without sacrificing the same amount of native rendering speed. According to reports, DLSS 3 will provide “extra high-quality frames” and up to double the performance of the game.

In conclusion, the new GeForce RTX 4080 will most likely be on your radar if you want to construct the most excellent gaming PC of 2022 with top-notch specs.