[SOLVED] Do you really need the RTX 2080 if you’re only doing 1440p gaming?

[BrandonFitzpatricc]

I’ve decided that I’m going to buy one of the MSI Gaming X Trio cards, but I’m not sure if I should get the 2070 super or the 2080 variant. I’ve heard people say that that you don’t really need the 2080 or anything above that unless you’re gaming on a 4K or ultrawide display. I’m aware that I could probably get around 10-20 more FPS in games with the 2080, but I’m not sure if it’s worth an extra hundred dollars. I’m not really into any graphically demanding games at the moment. The most graphically demanding game I play at the moment is probably doom, which still runs very well. However I’m probably not going to upgrade for a while after this (as in 5+ years) What do you guys think I should do?

 

[extreme_noob]

rtx 2080 is really if you want 120-144hz in really modern games which are graphically demanding.
If you are only playing older or less demanding games, a 2070 will do.
For example I play War Thunder (An old, not so graphically demanding game) on my rtx 2070 at 1440p on movie settings and I get 150-200 fps

 

[boju]

Depends on the refresh rate. 1440p@60Hz can get away with a 2060.

Have a look at benchmarks.

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/nvida-geforce-rtx-2070-super/15.html

 

[EndEffeKt_24]

I am personally playing 1440p with 80-100 fps in Squad on a gtx 1070. Yeah its not BF5 admit that.
I will go with amd for my next rig and especially for 1440p the 5700xt looks really good. Radeon image sharpening is a great feature too.

 

[SkyNetRising]

I’m not sure if I should get the 2070 super or the 2080 variant.

RTX 2070 Super has very similar performance to RTX 2080.
Currently there's no reason to even consider RTX 2080 (unless price is the same as RTX 2070 Super).