Is the RTX 3080 worth it for 1080p?

A question of scale. While the RTX 3080 is a popular graphics card (even though it's notoriously difficult to find), there's no reason that it should be recommended for 1080p gaming, as it's a 4K GPU, especially when an RTX 2070 is what's recommended for the lower RT preset at the same resolution.
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Is 1080p good for RTX 3080?

A 3080 can handle it, and downscale to 1080p for FPS games if you can't stay locked at 144hz on 4k/low. Most content is 1080p/4k, IMO 1440p is great for gaming but not as good for every day usage.
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Is 3080 overkill for 1080p gaming?

The short answer is yes. If you have the budget for a 3080 card but only a 1080 p monitor it's a better investment to get a new screen. New 1440 p monitor then a 3070 /3060/3060ti will be fine. If you go 4k a 3080/3090 I'd recommend..
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What resolution is best for RTX 3080?

Those going for the flagship, the RTX 3080, should get at least a 1440p 144Hz monitor. 1080p, even at 240Hz, isn't the best use scenario for this card. The sweet spot is 1440p@144Hz or 240Hz, 1440p Ultrawide also at 144Hz, or 4K@60Hz.
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Is RTX good for 1080p?

Best Graphics Card for 1080p Play at Top Quality Levels

The GeForce RTX 3050 is a strong junior entry into Nvidia's peerless lineup of "Ampere"-powered RTX 30 Series GPUs, and it's a corker for 1080p play at a near-budget price.
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Is RTX 3090 Overkill 1080p?

The 2080Ti is generally considered overkill for 1080p. The RTX3070 is supposed to be 2080Ti level. The 3090 will be beyond overkill. You could get a 3080 and 1440p monitor for the price of the 3090.
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Is RTX 3080 Overkill?

2k is frequently used for both 1080p and 1440p, which is why one should use 1080p and 1440p, to prevent from being confusing. And the 3080 is likely overkill. But you really should wait for benchmarks if you don't want to roll the dice.
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Does 3080 bottleneck 1080p?

The RTX 3080 only saw a 56% performance improvement when lowering the resolution from 4K to 1440p and then 27% from 1440p to 1080p. We also find no CPU bottleneck in Gears 5 with the RTX 3080, all the way down to 1080p. The 2080 Ti does scale better from 4K to 1440p, but it's not a significant difference.
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What CPU will not bottleneck a RTX 3080?

The AMD Ryzen 9 5950X is a killer CPU that will have no issues keeping up with the RTX 3080. 16 cores, 32 threads, and a boost speed up to 4.9GHz with 105W TDP.
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How many FPS can I get with a 3080?

GeForce NOW RTX 3080 members will have exclusive access to the new servers, streaming at up to 1440p at 120 FPS on PC, 1600p at 120 FPS on most MacBooks, 1440p at 120 FPS on most iMacs, 4K HDR at 60 FPS on NVIDIA SHIELD TV and up to 120 FPS on select Android devices.
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Is a 3080ti overkill for 1080p?

So yeah, 3080 maybe an overkill for 1080p but it is a good investment in the long run.
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Is the 3080ti worth it over 3080?

That really drives home that the two cards are significantly different from one another. If you're looking to do 4K gaming, the RTX 3080 Ti is simply going to be better at it than the original RTX 3080. And that means less compromising on fancy graphics effects like ray tracing.
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Is 3080 much better than 3070?

The RTX 3080 has just under 48% more CUDA cores than the RTX 3070, and the RTX 3090 a further 21%. Although clock speeds do lower slightly the higher you go, that differentiator leads to a big jump in performance between these cards in specific workloads.
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Is RTX 3080 a good graphics card?

TechRadar Verdict. The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 is an absolute powerhouse of a graphics card, bringing about one of the largest generational leaps in GPU history. Anyone that's interested in 4K gaming should be paying attention to this graphics card – even if the benefits diminish at lower resolutions.
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Is the 30 series overkill?

Not if you want to play games at ultra settings and high refresh rates. Also, games like Microsoft Flight Sim and Red Dead Redemption 2 can't even be completely maxed at 1080p and hold a steady 60 FPS for my RTX 3070 and i7-10700K.
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Is the RTX 3090 Overkill?

The question is - who's going to buy it? For a start, unless you're aiming to play the very latest games at 8K resolution, then the RTX 3090 Ti will likely be overkill. No games currently properly stress the RTX 3090, and the RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3080 are plenty capable.
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What bottlenecks a RTX 3080?

We said in the RTX 3080 review that it's a card primarily designed for 4K gaming, and that it starts to hit CPU bottlenecks at 1440p. That applies even more at 1080p with medium settings.
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Is RTX 3080 good for 1440p?

You can also find the same games tested at 4K resolution below. All games were tested at max or ultra settings on the RTX 3080 Ti, and most exceeded an average of 100fps at 1440p. On paper, the RTX 3080 Ti is very close to an RTX 3090, and my testing showed that plays out in most games at 1440p.
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Do I need a RTX 3080?

If you have a 4K monitor with a 60Hz refresh rate or better and want to play modern games without sacrificing quality, the RTX 3080 remains the right GPU for you. That's especially true if you're looking to future-proof for years to come. Just note that it's going to cost, in general, about $200 more than the RTX 3070.
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How do I optimize my RTX 3080 for gaming?

Tips to get the most out of your new Nvidia RTX GPU
  1. Enable Re-Sizeable BAR. ...
  2. Remove old graphics drivers with DDU. ...
  3. Install the latest drivers and GeForce Experience. ...
  4. Activate Game Mode. ...
  5. Turn on Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling. ...
  6. Change your power settings. ...
  7. More.
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Will an I9 9900K bottleneck a 3080 TI?

Nope. i9-9900k is sufficient. My troubles are that according to this graphics looks like a Ryzen 7 1700 (and also Ryzen 3300) released in 2017 just have bottleneck with a 2080 TI (released in 2018). Maybe an I9 9900K released in 2018 will have bottleneck with next GPUs.
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Can the 3080 run ray tracing?

The GeForce RTX 3080 is the fastest GPU on the market for ray tracing, and the performance on offer brings proper ray tracing capabilities to a new tier of use cases (yes, the RTX 3090 is even faster, but honestly we don't see many gamers buying it over the 3080).
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Can a 3080 TI handle 4K?

The RTX 3080 Ti goes beyond simply playable frame rates in 4K. Its AI-based upscaling feature, DLSS, can raise frame rates a ton: On the Shadow of the Tomb Raider benchmark, for example, 4K frame rates at High quality jumped from 85 to 130 frames per second without visible degradation in quality.
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Is a 3080 overkill for 4K?

Certainly, for those playing in resolutions below 4K, anything beyond the 3080 is absolutely overkill. In fact, the 3070 would arguably suffice. For acceptable 4K performance, the 3080 remains the absolute sweet spot of value and power - if you're lucky enough to scoop one at the RRP.
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What is 1080p vs 1440p?

A 1440p monitor has 78% more pixels than a 1080p monitor. A 27-inch 1080p monitor has about 78 pixels per inch while a 27-inch 1440p monitor has about a hundred and eight pixels per inch. This represents as you can see a thirty-eight percent difference between PPI.
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