7 hours ago, MrFuzzy said:

4070 Ti to 5070 is barely an upgrade, I don't think it's worth it...

Not sure I agree. I upgraded (not by choice) from RTX4070 ti super to RTX5070 ti, and I can honsetly say I can tell the differernce. It's not dramatic but there is definitely an improvement. I can't say whether upgrading just to a 5070 would be the same...

I also since had to upgrade from an 11700k to a 14900k, and that was definitely a positive difference. I can run 2024 on ULTRA settings now (@2k)

16 minutes ago, Captaintull said:

Is a 3060 to a 4070ti worth it…I fly in VR and FS24 struggles with my 3060?? 

Yes, it depends on how much $$$ of course. 

Just now, rayharris108 said:

Not sure I agree. I upgraded (not by choice) from RTX4070 ti super to RTX5070 ti

The 5070 Ti is much faster than the 5070 and has more VRAM. The other user was talking about the 5070.

2 hours ago, MrFuzzy said:

The 5070 Ti is much faster than the 5070 and has more VRAM. The other user was talking about the 5070.

Yes. The hole point would be to go from 12 to 16gig of ram

 

On 8/16/2025 at 6:42 AM, 40track said:

The 9080 XT isnt so much bound to the CPU and would allow older CPUs (11th gen upwards) to use it more efficiently without bottleneck. But watch the power draw.

The Sapphire Nitro+ would be the best of them.

 

Personally im holding out for the 5080 Super.

 

so im guessing this is the sapphire are this cards

 

 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DRPPXB5X?tag=track-ecpc-uk-322490-21&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1&language=en_GB&ascsubtag=ecSEP10yfdgjmefxcec8  or this

 

 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sapphire-nitro-radeon-rx-9070-xt-gaming-oc-16gb-gddr6-pci-express-graphic-gra-spr-03987.html?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21646411144&gbraid=0AAAAABRAesEFu3YsvkaxkJnbFGSHdBQPp&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-4XFBhCBARIsAAdNOkvl-Ln_sldor4gUM02FNq51pa74r7lnfgtR8bmGy-sAlbRemLaTwbEaAtPqEALw_wcB

 

and the 5070 super will have 24 or 33 gigs or ram ??

 

 

 

10 hours ago, fluffyflops said:

so im guessing this is the sapphire are this cards

 

 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DRPPXB5X?tag=track-ecpc-uk-322490-21&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1&language=en_GB&ascsubtag=ecSEP10yfdgjmefxcec8  or this

 

 https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sapphire-nitro-radeon-rx-9070-xt-gaming-oc-16gb-gddr6-pci-express-graphic-gra-spr-03987.html?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21646411144&gbraid=0AAAAABRAesEFu3YsvkaxkJnbFGSHdBQPp&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-4XFBhCBARIsAAdNOkvl-Ln_sldor4gUM02FNq51pa74r7lnfgtR8bmGy-sAlbRemLaTwbEaAtPqEALw_wcB

 

and the 5070 super will have 24 or 33 gigs or ram ??

 

 

 

Thanks for the reply. Yes Take your pick just avoid the pulse version.

 

As for what may be coming i know only of the 5080 Super having more than 16GB so as to be semi future proofed ie 5 yrs and beyond. The rest like others have no idea.

Edited August 18, 2025Aug 18 by 40track

33 minutes ago, 40track said:

 

Addendum 

Power connectors would be the same ATX 2.0 on the 9070XT design too so there would be no risk of shorting or fire. Added bonus the cards clock can reach near 5080 specs too.

Edited August 18, 2025Aug 18 by 40track

4 hours ago, 40track said:

Thanks for the reply. Yes Take your pick just avoid the pulse version.

 

As for what may be coming i know only of the 5080 Super having more than 16GB so as to be semi future proofed ie 5 yrs and beyond. The rest like others have no idea.

thanks much appricated 

You could also wait for the last part of this year, there could be a lot of 24GB Vram GPU appear on the market for interesting prices...
 

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/future-hardware-releases/#ryzenx3ddualcc

23 minutes ago, virtualstuff said:

You could also wait for the last part of this year, there could be a lot of 24GB Vram GPU appear on the market for interesting prices...
 

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/future-hardware-releases/#ryzenx3ddualcc

Nice find.  5070TI Super 24gb looks like the trick.

Edited August 18, 2025Aug 18 by 40track

By "interesting prices", I assume you mean "stupidly high prices"?

Edited August 18, 2025Aug 18 by Christopher Low

2 hours ago, Christopher Low said:

By "interesting prices", I assume you mean "stupidly high prices"?

chris my boy at some point you are going to have to part with that 980ti

You can pick up a 7900xtx new for £700 currently in UK.......6% Faster than a 5070ti across the board of their review suite according to Guru3d reviews, and 24GB of Vram. Vram IS king in MSFS.

Source; I own a 7900xtx.

I use FSR3 and FSR 3 frame gen ultra settings 4k. Lock my frames externally with RTSS, butter smooth everywhere, including heavy airports with full AIG ai traffic.

It is also supremely easy to power boost, undervolt and overclock these cards straight from the drivers.

People need to stop being ripped off by nvidia. If you bought a 5070ti or 5080 solely for MSFS, then I don't know what to say. Same reason why I can't recommend 9070 cards. Not enough Vram. 

3 hours ago, 4L0M said:

 If you bought a 5070ti or 5080 solely for MSFS, then I don't know what to say. 

What does this statement mean. They are good cards for MSFS or bad cards for MSFS in your opinion.

They are a bad choice for the money in my personal opinion. 16gb vram is not enough for MSFS.

The  amount of threads with "I have a 4080/5080,yet I have stuttering at airports" on these boards is laughable.

Buying a gpu for £1200 only to have to lower gfx/texture settings to stop stuttering is ridiculous. 

Nvidia stopped caring about gamers a long time ago. Remember the "see this 5070, it's actually a 4090" fake frame nonsense? Yet people keep buying them, just to get screwed over 12 months down the line when the"super" versions get released, which are normally what the cards in question should have been in the first place. 

The only good cards Nvidia have released in the last 3 cycles are the 3090,4090 and 5090.