Question Which NVidia 5000 series for 1440p 144Hz Ray Tracing

[TCMD]

Nobody can answer this definitively, but wondering what opinions are regarding upgrading to a 5000 series GPU from Nvidia. Asking now because typically the only time one can get one at MSRP is from Nvidia on launch day. Used only for gaming, wondering if any GPU with this setup would come close to putting out consistent 120fps+ at 1440p with ray tracing.

5800X3D
2080ti
16GB 3600 DDR4 RAM

Only want to upgrade if the difference in performance would be mind blowing. Do not want to upgrade CPU/MB/RAM. Otherwise, I am fine turning some settings down, etc. Thanks.

 

[Aeacus]

would come close to putting out consistent 120fps+ at 1440p with ray tracing.

Well, to have some idea, best to look what current RTX 40-series is capable of at given parameters;

Source: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4080-super-review/3

Currently, not even RTX 4090 can do 120+ FPS on 1440p with RT enabled.

So, with RTX 50-series, you'd be looking either towards RTX 5080, IF it is better than RTX 4090. Or if not, then your only option is RTX 5090.

Now, RTX 5090 reviews just dropped (~9h ago) and currently, there are rasterization benchmarks (meaning Ray Tracing OFF). Results for 1440p are these:

Source: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-geforce-rtx-5090-review/4

Given that RTX 4090 rasterization FPS on 1440p is 126.8 FPS and it drops to 113.8 FPS once Ray Tracing is enabled, RTX 5090 FPS with Ray Tracing should remain ~130 FPS.

With this, RTX 5090 would be your only option to meet your parameters. Since i don't think RTX 5080 with Ray Tracing would surpass RTX 4090.

 

[PaladinNH]

If you're planning on using MFG (4x), even the 5070 would meet it for now. If "real" frames only, it's 5090 or bust, especially as games will continue to get more demanding, not less. With some settings turned down to med/high, 5080 might eke out 120 in RT for a bit.

 

[Gaidax]

I mean, how much are you willing to pay for it and what is your PSU? Let's get that out of the way before anything else.

 

[USAFRet]

Asking now because typically the only time one can get one at MSRP is from Nvidia on launch day.

That is very unlikely.

 

[TCMD]

850W power supply. Definitely not spending $2k on GPU. Guess I should be more specific, I don't care as much about raw power and am ok with software generated/DLSS frames. For example, I installed some sort of mod and was able to enable frame generation on Hogwarts Legacy and get 100+ FPS with ray tracing on with a 2080ti. Had some crashes here and there but otherwise got frame generation for free. More or less wondering if it is worth it to get a 5070, or at most a 5080.

 

[Gaidax]

850W power supply. Definitely not spending $2k on GPU. Guess I should be more specific, I don't care as much about raw power and am ok with software generated/DLSS frames. For example, I installed some sort of mod and was able to enable frame generation on Hogwarts Legacy and get 100+ FPS with ray tracing on with a 2080ti. Had some crashes here and there but otherwise got frame generation for free. More or less wondering if it is worth it to get a 5070, or at most a 5080.

In that case - keep your eye on 5070Ti, it seems to be the best of the bunch as far as value/performance combination goes.

Of course, need actual reviews, but reading the spec sheet - it seems to be the optimal combination there that may still be relatively reasonably priced.

 

[Joseph_138]

Nobody can answer this definitively, but wondering what opinions are regarding upgrading to a 5000 series GPU from Nvidia. Asking now because typically the only time one can get one at MSRP is from Nvidia on launch day. Used only for gaming, wondering if any GPU with this setup would come close to putting out consistent 120fps+ at 1440p with ray tracing.

5800X3D
2080ti
16GB 3600 DDR4 RAM

Only want to upgrade if the difference in performance would be mind blowing. Do not want to upgrade CPU/MB/RAM. Otherwise, I am fine turning some settings down, etc. Thanks.

You'd probably be looking at the 5090 for 1440p/120, assuming your CPU is able to feed it fast enough to keep it maxed out.

Also, are you playing any competitive games, that require you to have that high framerate to win? If you're going to be counting on DLSS to keep the frames high, you're going to get a massive increase in latency. The latency in the 40 series was bad enough with every other frame being an AI frame, but the 50 series bumps that up to 3 out of every 4 frames being AI generated frames, with a corresponding increase in latency. If you are playing competitively, you need a card with the most raw rendering performance available, and not having to depend on DLSS.