sure would be nice to have more high end competition in this space

Not needed it the most recent test FS2024 the GPU4090 was only doing 40-50%.

3 minutes ago, G-RFRY said:

Not needed it the most recent test FS2024 the GPU4090 was only doing 40-50%.

Which in itself is a problem with MSFS2024 … way too much time waiting for scenery to download and resolve to a better resolution leave the GPU with not much to do.

Yes. I’m running triple 1440p monitors with the 4080. More power the better.

Edited November 24, 20241 yr by Rivanov

I run a 4080Super in 4K no problem, the 5080 will blow the 4090 away. The 4070S may be the sweat spot for value.

Edited November 24, 20241 yr by G-RFRY

But can the 5090 handle 8K?

On 11/24/2024 at 7:21 PM, G-RFRY said:

I run a 4080Super in 4K no problem, the 5080 will blow the 4090 away. The 4070S may be the sweat spot for value.

There are reports that it will be only marginally faster than a 4090, why do you think it will blow away a 4090? Besides this, at least in MSFS2020, my VRAM is hammered when using Fenix and/or a complex addon airport such as EDDF or KLAX with AI traffic. Needed to reduce texture resolution to "high" instead of "ultra". In MSFS2024, the 16GB VRAM of my 4080 is full all the time, even when using a GA plane on a small airfield. 

So no, I doubt that a RTX 5080 will be a relevant upgrade over a 4080 for us flightsimmers. With its nowadays ridiculously small VRAM, it will also be not the 4K card nVIDIA claims it is going to be. 

Yeah, VRAM will be key. My 4090 is often full using the 24Gigs.

Never. Ever.

Overpriced, not really required, insane power consumption. Just no. The 3090 was kind of ok, but then nVidia screwed up completely.

If AMD make good on crossfire app support with the 8000 series GPUs, and the power consumption and cost of two 8000 series GPUs is less than the 5090 … with no concerns over melting power connectors … I think AMD GPUs will be the choice for many enthusiasts.  Should be an interesting Q1 in 2025 … and as suggested before, buy it ASAP before the orange baboon increases tariffs on Asian imports.

1 hour ago, CO2Neutral said:

If AMD make good on crossfire app support with the 8000 series GPUs, and the power consumption and cost of two 8000 series GPUs is less than the 5090 … with no concerns over melting power connectors … I think AMD GPUs will be the choice for many enthusiasts.  Should be an interesting Q1 in 2025 … and as suggested before, buy it ASAP before the orange baboon increases tariffs on Asian imports.

Test have shown in Gaming even at 4K They don't draw more 300w. The 4090 was aimed at developers.

2 hours ago, CO2Neutral said:

...buy it ASAP before the orange baboon increases tariffs on Asian imports.

Can't keep your politics out of it eh?

21 hours ago, somiller said:

Can't keep your politics out of it eh?

Facts.  Are you denying there will be another Tariff increase on Asian imports when our government “peacefully” exchanges hands?  

Believe it or not politics does impact lives, more specifically a stupid and delusional individual has promised to raise tariffs on Asian imports.  That will have a huge impact on US economy as 90% of the products related to electronics/computers are imported from these Asian countries into the US.  It was a trigger for inflation before and it will be again, so my comment is for the benefit for those that want to buy new PC components to do it as soon as possible before the Tariff’s hit.

Rather than pursue a line to try to get this post removed (oh the tyranny), maybe do something that is beneficial for those thinking of buying new PC components.

No more insulting descriptions of the President-elect please. Otherwise the whole post will be hidden.

Demand is the main driver on prices when a retailer ups the price to 300 dollars over RRP and they still buy them.