Which GPU Should I Buy?

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Which GPU Should I Buy?

Whether you are debating which GPU series to buy or if you want to know the differences between the 30 series and previous GPU generations – I’ve included the comparison tables below detailing everything you need to know.  

30 Series:

GeForce RTX 3090Ti

GeForce RTX 3090

GeForce RTX 3080Ti

GeForce RTX 3080

GeForce RTX 3070Ti

NVIDIA CUDA
Cores 

10752 

10496 

10240 

8690/8704 

6144 

Ray Tracing
Cores 

2nd Gen 

2nd Gen 

2nd Gen 

2nd Gen 

2nd Gen 

Tensor Cores 

3rd Gen  

3rd Gen 

3rd Gen 

3rd Gen 

3rd Gen 

Clock Speed 

1.67GHz 

1.40GHz 

1.37GHz 

1.26/1.44GHz

1.58GHz

Boost Speed 

1.86GHz 

1.70GHz 

1.67GHz 

1.71GHz 

1.77GHz 

NVIDIA
Architecture  

Ampere  

Ampere 

Ampere 

Ampere 

Ampere 

DirectX 

Version 12 Ultimate  

Version 12 Ultimate 

Version 12 Ultimate 

Version 12 Ultimate 

Version 12 Ultimate 

NVIDIA
G-Sync  

Enabled  

Enabled

Enabled 

Enabled 

Enabled 

4K Support 

Yes 

Yes  

Yes  

Yes  

Yes  

NVIDIA AI DLSS 

Enabled 

Enabled 

Enabled 

Enabled 

Enabled 






















20 Series:

GeForce RTX 2080TiGeForce RTX 2080 SuperGeForce RTX 2080GeForce RTX 2070 SuperGeForce RTX 2070
NVIDIA CUDA
Cores 		4352 3072 2944 2560 2304 
Ray Tracing
Cores 		1st Gen 1st Gen 1st Gen 1st Gen 1st Gen 
Tensor Cores 2nd Gen 2nd Gen 2nd Gen 2nd Gen 2nd Gen 
Clock Speed 1.35GHz 1.65GHz 1.52GHz 1.61GHz 1.41GHz 
Boost Speed1.64GHz 1.82GHz 1.8GHz 1.77GHz 1.71GHz 
NVIDIA
Architecture		Turing Turing Turing Turing Turing 
DirectXVersion 12 Ultimate Version 12 Ultimate Version 12 Ultimate Version 12 Ultimate Version 12 Ultimate 
NVIDIA
G-Sync		Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled 
4K SupportYesYesNoNoNo
NVIDIA AI
DLSS		Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled 
Credit: NVIDIA

NVIDIA Technology:

RTX 30 SeriesRTX 20 SeriesGTX 10 SeriesGTX 9 Series
NVIDIA
Architecture		AmpereTuringPascalMaxwell
Streaming
multiprocessors		2 X FP321 x FP321 X FP321 X FP32
Ray Tracing
Cores		Gen 2Gen 1N/AN/A
Tensor CoresGen 3Gen 1N/AN/A
NVIDIA AI
DLSS		EnabledEnabledN/AN/A

What About My Old GPU?

If you are attached to your old GPU and we’ve not quite tempted you into upgrading yet, I’ve included a comparison down below between a 1080 and a 3060Ti.  

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 GPU:

Specs:

  • NVIDIA Pascal architecture  
  • Base clock: 1607MHz  
  • Boost clock: 1733MHz  
  • CUDA Cores: 2560  
  • 8GB GDDR5X memory 
  • Achieves a steady 136FPS on average 

Features:

  • VR Ready  
  • G-Sync compatible  
  • NVIDIAGameStream enabled  
  • DirectX 12  

Credit: zWormz Gaming on Youtube – Tested using The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 at 1080p on high settings

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060Ti GPU:

Specs:

  • NVIDIA Ampere architecture  
  • Base clock: 1410MHz  
  • Boost clock: 1670MHz  
  • CUDA Cores: 4864  
  • 8GB GDDR6 memory  
  • Achieves 174FPS on average  

Features:

  • 2nd Gen Ray Tracing Cores (Real-Time Ray Tracing)  
  • G-Sync compatible  
  • VR Ready 
  • NVIDIA AI DLSS  
  • Built in NVIDIA Encoder  
  • Intelligent game ready drivers  
  • DirectX 12 Ultimate  

What About My Old GPU?

If you are attached to your old GPU and we’ve not quite tempted you into upgrading yet, I’ve included a comparison down below between a 1080 and a 3060Ti.  

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 GPU:

Specs:

  • NVIDIA Pascal architecture  
  • Base clock: 1607MHz  
  • Boost clock: 1733MHz  
  • CUDA Cores: 2560  
  • 8GB GDDR5X memory 
  • Achieves a steady 136FPS on average 

Features:

  • VR Ready  
  • G-Sync compatible  
  • NVIDIAGameStream enabled  
  • DirectX 12  
Credit: zWormz Gaming on Youtube – Tested using The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 at 1080p on high settings

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060Ti GPU:

Specs:

  • NVIDIA Ampere architecture  
  • Base clock: 1410MHz  
  • Boost clock: 1670MHz  
  • CUDA Cores: 4864  
  • 8GB GDDR6 memory  
  • Achieves 174FPS on average  

Features:

  • 2nd Gen Ray Tracing Cores (Real-Time Ray Tracing)  
  • G-Sync compatible  
  • VR Ready 
  • NVIDIA AI DLSS  
  • Built in NVIDIA Encoder  
  • Intelligent game ready drivers  
  • DirectX 12 Ultimate  

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