RTX 4080 reviewed against the RTX 3080 12GB: Is the extra money worth it? The RTX 3080 12GB can provide a very good 1440p experience, and even does well at 4K. But the RTX 4080 is definitely faster (but costs a premium). Is it worth it? Let's look at some apples to apples comparisons as well as looking at what sorts of realistic graphics settings (including ray tracing and DLSS 2 and 3) make sense for each GPU.

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Chapters:
0:00 Summary of RTX 4080 price and performance vs 3080, 3090 Ti and 4090
1:17 This video focuses on the RTX 3080 vs RTX 4080
1:32 A note about "smoothness"- Use the frametime graph
2:05 Which specific RTX 3080 and RTX 4080 cooler versions am I using
2:28 Test system specs (also Windows 10 with ResizeBAR enabled)
3:12 Unreal Engine 5 Benchmarks (Market of Light, 4K, 3440x1440, 1440p)
5:28 "Next Gen Only" Game: A Plague Tale: Requiem DLSS vs Native (4K, 3440x1440, 1440p, 1080p)
6:54 ERROR: This is still ultrawide, but I label and speak like it is normal 1440p
7:20 Cyberpunk 2077 4K Ultra
8:37 Realistic 4K settings: Cyberpunk 2077
9:22 Ultrawide Cyberpunk 2077 Ultra vs reduced settings
10:07 Cyberpunk 2077 1440p Ultra Native vs Reduced Settings
10:53: Ray Tracing: RT Ultra 4K Cyberpunk 2077 (DLSS ON)
11:44 Ray Tracing: Realistic 4K settings on both GPUs Cyberpunk 2077
12:33 Ultrawide Ray Tracing DLSS ON vs OFF Cyberpunk 2077
13:23 Ray Tracing: 1440p realistic settings for Native vs DLSS Quality
14:17 RTX 3080 can't even max out 1080p 60fps :(
15:08 Ray Tracing in Forza Horizon 5 (CPU limit discussed)
17:59 Guardian's of the Galaxy: RT Max 4K Native vs DLSS
19:06 Guardian's of the Galaxy RT OFF vs RT Very High
19:43 Guardian's of the Galaxy 1440p Max RT
20:20 Guardian's of the Galaxy 1080p Max RT (Very CPU limited)
20:56 Shadow of the Tomb Raider: 4K RT Ultra Native vs DLSS Quality
21:39 Ultrawide: Shadow of the Tomb Raider RT On vs OFF
21:44 Important note about RTX 3080 driver version for the rest of the games
22:26 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1440p RT on vs OFF
23:13 Spider-Man Remastered (CPU limited)
24:01 God of War 4K Ultra Native vs DLSS Quality
24:41 Horizon Zero Dawn 4K Ultimate Native vs DLSS Quality
25:24 Ultrawide: Horizon Zero Dawn Ultimate
25:50 Horizon Zero Dawn 1440p Ultimate
26:14 Red Dead Redemption 2 4K Max Native vs DLSS Quality (Vulkan)
27:07 Ultrawide: Red Dead Redemption 2 Favor Quality Max Preset
27:34 Red Dead Redemption 2 1440p Favor Quality Max Preset
27:55 The RTX 4080 is a really good GPU with a big pricing problem
29:24 Why does the RTX 4080 cost so much?
30:39 It gets worse: Third Party Cooler Pricing up to $1549.99?!?!
31:57 They can get away with this because 4090 is still selling at over $2000
32:32 The 4080 also feels worse vs 4090 than the 3080 vs 3090 in both price and performance
33:42 What about "2x the performance of previous gen?"
33:50 What about DLSS 3?
34:50 I actually really like DLSS 3 in the right games
35:33 DLSS 3: Some V-Sync/Frame Limit compatibility issues
36:12 DLSS 3 Image Quality depends on the game
37:07 Final Thoughts on DLSS 3 Frame Generation
37:56 It's still a really good GPU, just not a good value
38:19 AMD has a competitor incoming (RX 7900 XT and 7900 XTX)
40:21 So what do we make of the RTX 4080? Should you buy one?
40:44 There productivity and feature advantages of Nvidia vs AMD to keep in mind
41:22 More deep-dive comparisons incoming vs other GPUs