Skip to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.

The AVSIM Community

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.

Featured Replies

  • Replies 30
  • Views 5.6k
  • Created
  • Last Reply

12GB of VRAM...that's pretty underwhelming for anyone that already has a 1080Ti or 2080Ti.  16GB just feels like the obvious sweet spot...here we go with another big miss.

Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc
ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V

Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE
Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro
Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case

Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090
Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz,
3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU
Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro
PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box

Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090
Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus,
TM TCA Officer Pack
, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case

2 hours ago, w6kd said:

12GB of VRAM...that's pretty underwhelming for anyone that already has a 1080Ti or 2080Ti.  16GB just feels like the obvious sweet spot...here we go with another big miss.

Especially for the retail price of $1,199.00 😞

Gigabyte x670 Aorus Elite AX MB; AMD 7800X3D CPU; Deepcool LT520 AIO Cooler; 64 Gb G.Skill Trident Z5 NEO DDR5 6000; Win11 Pro; P3D V5.4; 1 Samsung 990 2Tb NVMe SSD: 1 Crucial 4Tb MX500 SATA SSD; 1 Samsung 860 1Tb SSD; Gigabyte Aorus Extreme 1080ti 11Gb VRAM; Toshiba 43" LED TV @ 4k; Honeycomb Bravo.

 

3 hours ago, w6kd said:

12GB of VRAM...that's pretty underwhelming for anyone that already has a 1080Ti or 2080Ti.  16GB just feels like the obvious sweet spot...here we go with another big miss.

Totally agree. It seems these cards were meant for a different demographic other than flight simmers in mind.

Francisco Blas
Windows 11 Pro | X-Plane 12 | ASUS Hero Z790 | Intel i9-13900K | G.SKILL 64GB DDR5 | ASUS STRIX 4090 | WD 4TB SN850X NVMe | ASUS Ryujin II AIO 360mm | Corsair AX1600i | Lian Li 011D EVO | DELL Alienware 38 G-SYNC

  • Author
56 minutes ago, mokeiko said:

Totally agree. It seems these cards were meant for a different demographic other than flight simmers in mind.

The worry is if 12GB of ram is not enough for flight sims it`s going to become even more of a niche product and will put users off. due to cost of hardware.

 

Raymond Fry.

PMDG_Banner_747_Enthusiast.jpg

15 minutes ago, G-RFRY said:

The worry is if 12GB of ram is not enough for flight sims it`s going to become even more of a niche product and will put users off. due to cost of hardware.

Well then, the question I would ask is: Exactly how much ram does MSFS use at Ultra on a 3090 card?

We are all connected..... To each other, biologically...... To the Earth, chemically...... To the rest of the Universe atomically.
 
Devons rig
Intel Core i5 13600K @ 5.1GHz / G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB Series Ram 64GB / GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 Ti GAMING OC 12G Graphics Card / Sound Blaster Z / Meta Quest 2 VR Headset / Klipsch® Promedia 2.1 Computer Speakers / ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q ‑ 27" IPS LED Monitor ‑ QHD / 1x Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB / 2x Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB /  1x Samsung - 970 EVO Plus 2TB NVMe /  1x Samsung 980 NVMe 1TB / 2 other regular hd's with up to 10 terabyte capacity / Windows 11 Pro 64-bit / Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX Motherboard LGA 1700 DDR5
1 hour ago, HiFlyer said:

Well then, the question I would ask is: Exactly how much ram does MSFS use at Ultra on a 3090 card?

At 4K too! I’ve always wondered about the total volume of vram.

FAA: ATP-ME, 737 CA, enough time in the 757/767 to be dangerous 🤠

Matt Kubanda, 7950X3D, 64GB RAM, RTX 5090@4k, MSFS 2024

 

 

 

  • Author
7 hours ago, ahsmatt7 said:

At 4K too! I’ve always wondered about the total volume of vram.

Well some testers are not benchmarking in 1080P as the GPU is CPU Bound and a total waste of time. which makes me wonder why some are buying them with old CPUs.

And low res monitors.

Edited by G-RFRY

 

Raymond Fry.

PMDG_Banner_747_Enthusiast.jpg

9 hours ago, HiFlyer said:

Well then, the question I would ask is: Exactly how much ram does MSFS use at Ultra on a 3090 card?

mine use in 4k with my settings most on ultra , in avarge 13-14gb  have seen up to 19gb 

  • Author
1 hour ago, westman said:

mine use in 4k with my settings most on ultra , in avarge 13-14gb  have seen up to 19gb 

Well there you go then you need a 2 Grand plus GPU in the future for flight sims, that should kill off some new simmers. and they still have some 2,000 addons to do aircraft and scenery lets hope they get the 4090 out soon ill sell my car 😁.

 

Raymond Fry.

PMDG_Banner_747_Enthusiast.jpg

I turned down a 3080Ti today.

My 3080 started to crash, sent it back and they rang me today to say there were sending me a new card out tonight but since it was classed as a build card ( only sold with a new PC build) I noticed they have 3080Ti in stock for builds only. It was going to cost me £700 to "upgrade". To gain 2 fps.....

Yer...."no thanks"

My 3080 was/cost me £795 ( the day/hour of release), later a few months later when I last saw it listed for sale (one day only) it was £1300 (3090 9 in stock £2,500 all sold that day), so at plus £700 that makes a 3080Ti £2000. 🙄

The only time i have seen my 3080 want more VRAM is London all ULTRA but it still runs fine. 

I hope, unlike the terrable way P3D v5 users VRAM, i hope/think MS and Asobo will not need the same kind of VRAM  P3Dv5 needs in DX12. But who knows? If you want to run MSFS in 4K then the 3090 is the card to use. A snip at £2,500 if you can get one. If you do have one, I say good for you, enjoy! it should last a long time.

 

Edited by Nyxx

David Murden  MSFS   Fenix A320  PMDG 737 • MG Honda Jet • 414 / TDS 750Xi •  FS-ATC Chatter • FlyingIron Spitfire & ME109G • MG Honda Jet 

 Fenix A320 Walkthrough PDF   Flightsim.to •

DCS  A10c II  F-16c  F/A-18c • F-14 • (Others in hanger) • Supercarrier  Terrains = • Nevada NTTR  Persian Gulf  Syria • Marianas • 

• [email protected] All Cores HT ON   32GB DDR4  3200MHz RTX 3080  • TM Warthog HOTAS • TM TPR • Corsair Virtuoso XT with Dolby Atmos®  Samsung G7 32" 1440p 240Hz • TrackIR 5 & ProClip

17 hours ago, HiFlyer said:

Well then, the question I would ask is: Exactly how much ram does MSFS use at Ultra on a 3090 card?

I think I read Ian saw 14GB in London with full Ultra. At 4K

With Orbx London and Orbx EGLC with full Ultra at 1440p it shows am at 10GB. But runs fine.

LA for me tops out at 9.2 GB same settings.

Edited by Nyxx

David Murden  MSFS   Fenix A320  PMDG 737 • MG Honda Jet • 414 / TDS 750Xi •  FS-ATC Chatter • FlyingIron Spitfire & ME109G • MG Honda Jet 

 Fenix A320 Walkthrough PDF   Flightsim.to •

DCS  A10c II  F-16c  F/A-18c • F-14 • (Others in hanger) • Supercarrier  Terrains = • Nevada NTTR  Persian Gulf  Syria • Marianas • 

• [email protected] All Cores HT ON   32GB DDR4  3200MHz RTX 3080  • TM Warthog HOTAS • TM TPR • Corsair Virtuoso XT with Dolby Atmos®  Samsung G7 32" 1440p 240Hz • TrackIR 5 & ProClip

Everyone needs to watch the video that Nyxx linked.  70% price increase over the 3080 for less than 10% performance gain.

Is that with Render scale set to max, thats 8k as you know Rob? yer I know it adds SS but running at 8K is not really a great bench mark. Also how far above LOD 200 did you manualy go?

4K yes. 8K no. Gaming/siming at 8K is years away and not for 3000 cards. They should give SS setting that dont meen a render scale of 8K

Edited by Nyxx

David Murden  MSFS   Fenix A320  PMDG 737 • MG Honda Jet • 414 / TDS 750Xi •  FS-ATC Chatter • FlyingIron Spitfire & ME109G • MG Honda Jet 

 Fenix A320 Walkthrough PDF   Flightsim.to •

DCS  A10c II  F-16c  F/A-18c • F-14 • (Others in hanger) • Supercarrier  Terrains = • Nevada NTTR  Persian Gulf  Syria • Marianas • 

• [email protected] All Cores HT ON   32GB DDR4  3200MHz RTX 3080  • TM Warthog HOTAS • TM TPR • Corsair Virtuoso XT with Dolby Atmos®  Samsung G7 32" 1440p 240Hz • TrackIR 5 & ProClip

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Account

Navigation

Search

Search

Configure browser push notifications

Chrome (Android)
  1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
  2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
  3. Adjust your preference.
Chrome (Desktop)
  1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
  2. Select Site settings.
  3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.