This is really not news for anyone Players are not exactly the line for the NVIDIA RTX 50 series (Not that they are in stock anyway). I was among the many hoping Go to the RTX 5080 of the RTX 3080But this ship sailed. Nvidia did not offer any imperative reason to change, as well as prices and availability have been horrible, to say the least. Although I initially decided to wait for it, I now have some alternatives in mind.
The easiest thing to do is do nothing – keep using my RTX 3080 in the predictable future. The next option is to look for a good deal on the RTX 4080 Super (believe me, it’s not easy). And the only remaining alternative I see is Move to an AMD GPU. THE RX 9070 XT has been officially unveiled and looks like a decent upgrade on my RTX 3080, provided that it is actually available for around $ 600.
Keep my RTX 3080
Always strong in 2025
The famous RTX 3080 was the last time that Nvidia has really offered a convincing high -end graphics card, at least for those who obtained it at the PDSF at $ 699. I was one of these rare and I have been using it for about two and a half years now, enjoying sweetness 1440p game With any title, I launched it. Flight Simulator 2020, Dying Light 2, Cyberpunk 2077, And Alan Wake 2 – These are the most demanding titles that I have played so far, and it has not disappointed me.
All cards of 80 classes that Nvidia has launched since then have not been close to the value of the value of the RTX 3080. Whether it is RTX 4080 at poor prices, the cheapest RTX 4080 SuperOr the latest RTX 5080, the price / performance ratio has undergone due to price or performance. The RTX 5080 is the most disappointing upgrade I have seen for years, and offers nothing on the RTX 4080 Super. Speaking of this, this is where my second alternative comes into play.
Find a good RTX 4080 at a good price
“Prepare for your quest, adventurer!”
Since third -party criticisms of the RTX 50 series were launched, I have hunted the super units RTX 4080 at a decent price. It turns out that the stock for the RTX 40 series is as non -existent as that of the RTX 50 series. That you verify Amazon or Newegg, you will not find an RTX 4080 super less than $ 2,000 – a GPU which should cost less than $ 999.
Nvidia would have stopped the production of high -end standard GPU for months ago, so it’s not a surprise, but it is nevertheless disappointing. I hoped that some retailers would have leftover stock on which I could get an attractive case, entering an RTX 4080 Super or even the RTX 4080. However, the GPU drought created an impossible situation, where I could have to Look at the used market. However, sellers will not separate from their 40 GPUs at reasonable prices, because the demand equation is in their favor for the moment.
Upgrade to the RX 9070 XT
Make the most of a bad situation
We all hoped that AMD did not feel behind RX 9000 launchAnd for the most part, this is not the case. THE RX 9070 XT is a PDSF graphics card of $ 599 head-to-head with the RTX 5070 TI, offering performance similar to a theoretical discount of $ 150. These are AMD figures, so our RTX 5070 Ti review could paint a worst image for Team Red. However, we are considering well -improved tracing performance of the new AMD GPUs.
It would not be also revolutionary of an upgrade to the RTX 4080 Super, but the investment could also be considerably lower. If the actions of the actions of the RX 9000 Building RX 9000 series in recent weeks are indeed true, I could find an RX 9070 XT around the PDSF, which would be a much more attractive matter compared to the lists of $ 1,000 + RTX 5070 Ti (when they are in stock, that is to say).
The RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT of AMD offer 16 GB of VRAM compared to the 12 GB of RTX 5070 Ti, and the FSR 4 seems largely improved by FSR 3.1. The tracing performance of the native shelves of these RX 9000 cards are still lagging behind the RTX 50 series in many games, so I should perhaps compromise on this front. However, turning DLSS or FSR on may not leave much difference in the experience perceived when reading these demanding titles in the department department.
Nvidia’s disappointing RTX 50 series has made things clearer
The RTX 50 series could be far from what consumers hoped, but it has made things clearer for those who seek to upgrade their GPU at the moment. For the owners of the 40 series, there is not even a reason to consider the last cards, and for the owners of the series 30 like me, the upgrading of the 40 series or one of the GPUs of the RX 9000 series of AMD seems more reasonable. Of course, you can also wait for the RTX 60 series if your existing card is high -end enough, opting for a much more impactful upgrade at the end of 2026 or at the beginning of 2027.