Possible Upgrade?

[kfd 60]

Hi All,

Looking to see if my system could handle a Graphics card upgrade.  

My specs are:  Desktop: i9-9900K @ 4.9GHz | ASUS Z 390E | 64Gb DDR4 | ASUS Nvidia GeForce RTX2080Ti 11Gb | 2 x Samsung 970 EVO M.2 NVMe SSD 2Tb | Crucial MX500 2Tb SATA SSD. | Samsung 32” 60Hz Monitor.

K

[MaDDogz 242]

Also consider :

Power supply.

whether it'll fit in your current case.

[stans 746]

Depends upon which flight sim you are using.  MSFS makes good use of powerful video cards, P3D less so.  As MaDDogz said, is your computer case large enough to handle a 4xxx series Nvidia card and will the PSU be able to supply adequate power?

[kfd 60]

Thank you MaDDogz and stans, I have a 750W power supply and a large case - my real problem is whether all my current system as above, can cope with a faster upgraded card - and to what level ie a3 series or a 4 series.  Some coleagues have said that my RTX2080Ti is OK for Microsoft Flight sim, which is my main simulator.

Kind regards,

Kev

 

[stans 746]

The 2080Ti card is no slouch and is very nearly equal with the 3070Ti performance, but you have 11 GB of VRAM, whereas the 3070 has only 8 GB.  Realistically, you would need to look at a 4080 card to see a significant performance increase and with that, a new PSU.  750 watts would be minimum, an ATX 3.0 PSU providing 850 watts is a better choice.

[kfd 60]

Thank you stans, That sounds good, Based on what you say, I think I will stay with the current rig for a while.  I did not know that the 2080Ti was that close to the 3070Ti. Thank you.

Kev

[Reader 2,056]

While they are not definitive, the scores on this site are a reasonably good guide:
UserBenchmark: Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti vs 3070-Ti
As you have been told, the two graphics cards are near enough identical in performance.
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Edited April 9, 2023 by Reader

[kfd 60]

Thanks Reader!  I might hang on to my cash for a while!

Kev