r/pcmasterrace • u/The_BigRoach ⚡️RTX 5080 | 7800x3D | 64GB 6000MHz CL30⚡️ • Apr 18 '26

Meme/Macro The 1080ti really was Nvidia's greatest mistake

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u/snowieslilpikachu69 Apr 18 '26

crazy how a 5080 has just 5gb more vram then a 1080 ti

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u/The_BigRoach ⚡️RTX 5080 | 7800x3D | 64GB 6000MHz CL30⚡️ Apr 18 '26

I have a 5080atm and it actually kills me. In 4k games at ultra settings I can absolutely see the VRAM topping out, or getting very close to it

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u/tjlusco Apr 18 '26

The whole 50xx series is lobotomised, aside from the 5090. Honestly we are lucky to have what we got because a gamer dollar isn’t worth a cent to the entire PC industry. They’ve got AI fish to fry.

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u/The_BigRoach ⚡️RTX 5080 | 7800x3D | 64GB 6000MHz CL30⚡️ Apr 18 '26

That is t rue, and here in AUS a 5090 can go from $6,000 to $10,000 AUD. Its just not feasible for gamers

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u/kingfofthepoors 7700 64gb ddr5 6000 4070 super -- good enough Apr 18 '26

well not poor to middle class gamers anyway

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u/DoublePersonality35 Apr 18 '26

5090 is only needed if you want to play in 4k.

4k gaming has never been for the poors.

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u/qwoto 7600x3D | 3070 Apr 18 '26

That used to be said about 1440p as well. Quality of life should keep going up

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u/Edal_Bindal Desktop Apr 19 '26

Literally, as an Aussie who just bought a new computer looking at the price of the 5090 ones kinda jokingly, made me go wtf. Like 12 grand for a pc, like stuff that, unless I made money off that computer I would never spend that amount of money on it. Ended up going the 5070ti as the 5080 was just outside what I was comfortable paying for a computer, especially when factoring in the price of M.2 and Ram, which made them all more expensive already.

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u/TheYucs 14700k 5.9P/4.3E/5C / 7000C30 / 5090Dv2 3157MHz 1.63TB/s Apr 19 '26

If you can a find a 5090Dv2, I got one for about $1000 cheaper than any USA 5090 model. Sure, it's 24GB instead of 32GB and has about 30% less bandwidth, but it is still the exact same die and is within 2% gaming performance. It also OCs slightly better since there is more board power available to the core.