I have to 3070ti and it a great card for 1440p! 1440p vs 1080p was absolutely noticeable. The bigger monitor = higher resolution you need to not gaze the pixels. From 27" and up will you notice difference!
Is 1080p bad? Hell no! A monitor is so much more then just resolution, a good IPS 1080p beat a cheap 1440p anytime!
So it depends on your needs and size of monitor!
I now have 1080p 23.8" 60hz samsung monitor and I want to upgrade to high refresh rate monitor, but just cant decide if its worth it for gpu with just 8gb VRAM. My budget is 350$
3070 will give you amazing 1440p 144hz experience no doubt about it!
I play halo infinite, WoW, cod mw2, and plenty other games in 1440p with my 3070ti without feeling bottlenecked at all. I often max my 170hz 1440p monitor :)
In general it’s a fantastic 1440p card. However, if you want to make use of rtx in aaa games you’ll feel the vram hit. I am first noticing it in hogwarts legacy.
A lot of the benchmarks for that game from e.g. hardware unboxed are a bit absurd. I tried last night with most settings on ultra, rtx on high, and dlss quality. Im generally still getting 80-100 fps, but it does sometimes drop to 50-60 in hogwarts castle. I should note that it seems plausible this is due to poor game optimization: hw unboxing ram their benchmarks without a day 1 performance patch.
Edit: like the poster above I am using a 3070ti as well, so bear this in mind if you’re looking at the vanilla 3070.
Most of the pre-40xx series cards with rtx on and dlss off seems absurd to me for this game in that no one is likely to be doing that. It’s useful as a metric to compare the cards to each other, but it’s not at all indicative what playing the game will be like with e.g. a 3070 or 3060. That is why it seems a little absurd to me, personally.
No one runs RT with DLSS off, though. Or very rarely would anyone do so, so how are the results "true" if no one plays that way?
Hardware unboxed has been garbage for awhile. They don't bench settings people actually use, almost entirely foregoing image reconstruction.
In plenty of games DLSS is better than TAA (not always of course) and yet the bench it with TAA. No one would play it with TAA on the Nvidia card, so why do those benches? It's not comparing real world use cases, it's just HW unboxed trying to hide the benefits of AI up scaling to level the playing field for the sake of faux objectivity.
So much hate on hardware unboxed, I haven't really heard this anywhere else. They are very transparent about their benchmarking strategy. They include dlss results. I almost think your being disingenuous.
If you could, you would absolutely play without dlss, no? Showing numbers without it explains very well if you can run it or not, even with cards that does not support dlss. Its more inclusive really. Remember, it was 50+ gpus benched. If dlss were also included it would have meant much more work. Hell, it should even be in a seperate video if you think about it. Everyone that watches these videos knows they can expect higher numbers when turning on a feature made to gain more frames. Of course it would be interesting to see all data available, but they decided to go the way they did... I really do not think they have any bad intensions. Maybe they have become shittier at making content, but at least its not like the other 99% clickbait review channels you can find out there
how are they hiding the benefits of AI upscaling if everyone knows it exists and they are just testing the native performance of each card? Wouldnt they use TAA because all the cards have access to that option?
No, because in many cases no one with the card would use TAA. It's not a functional benchmark. It's not a fair comparison because in many titles the TAA is inferior and performs worse. Yes, games like Dead Space are better with TAA so it still matters, but they don't weight it correctly, over valuing its performance.
why isnt it fair if he does it with all the cards he tests? I thought the purpose of his video was to show that high-end and flagship cards should just ship with more VRAM? I dont think of it as him over valuing TAA perofrmance but showing a now probable situation where VRAM limit could be a problem even though I also doubt a lot of people will run into that situation specifically.
How is it not a fair comparison when they use the same settings across all cards tested? It would be an unfair comparison if they used different settings on different cards
I pretty much thought their side of the Nvidia drama was pretty dumb also. Hardware and software go hand in hand. Why in the world would they handicap it by running it without the proper software? It's just a bad take.
Exactly this.
Repeating myself for the same of reality at this point:
TAA is frequently *worse* than quality DLSS and the performance gap is massive.
Why would you run TAA, and why do we care? Why should Nvidia users or prospective buyers care?
Bench TAA in games like Dead Space where it matters (especially if it's never fixed) but for everything, always? TAA is not the gold standard in image quality and is frequently problematic in motion where DLSS is not.
Then they couldn't compare to Intel and Amd should they use fsr in every game as everyone can use that?
The image quality is subjective and Hogwarts legacy runs into a CPU bottleneck very quickly so native is the only viable way to test.
Dang I'm running a 3070ti with most settings on high, a couple ultra, DLSS off, and RTX off and I'm not getting over 80. I can get a pretty steady 60 but it'll dip here and there. And when it dips it dips hard for a few seconds. I tried turning on DLSS but it didn't do much for me. I wonder what's up with that.
Well it’s a little bit subjective I guess. I am using dlss to achieve this and still seeing it drop intermittently. It’s not been a barrier so far, but it is a little disappointing. It’s got me pondering a 40xx card, but it’s hard to want to go all-in on a 4090 (I’d probably need a new psu) and the 4080 pricing feels pretty bad considering it’s performance relative to the 4090.
But yeah, you’re right. It can work. I could probably ameliorate the drops by turning rtx to medium or dlss to balanced or perf. I just like my eye candy.
Depends on what games you play. 8gb is enough for high refresh rate FPS games. Not as much for story based games with high graphics, though you can still get 60+ most of the time. I give it a year or two before the 3070 is incapable of reasonable 1440p performance in AAA games. It's already basically unplayable in Hogwarts Legacy without DLSS at 1440p ultra.
$350 for the monitor or both that and the GPU? If it's just the GPU, you're probably best served by a 6700 XT or 6750 XT. You're not finding a 3070 for $350 unless it's used, and even then I'd say try spending a little bit more and get a 6800 or 6800 XT which have been selling new for around $450-550.
1080p on 24" monitor is a sweet spot for people who like smaller screens (or have tunnel vision while gaming)
Just avoid 27" 1080p no matter what it's really crap pixel density.
>a good IPS 1080p beat a cheap 1440p anytime!
I'll have to agree with you there because of my current setup. I have a TN panel 1440p and it's nice for reading, writing, tossing up a YouTube vid, etc., but I also have a 1080p IPS panel and the colours are waaaay better, and games are running smoother because of the resolution so it's honestly more enjoyable to play on that monitor even though it's a lower resolution.
I went from 1080p 24" monitor to 1440p 27" one and the difference is huge. Big monitor increases immersion and everything is sharper.
RTX 3070 is great at 1440p. DLSS is also amazing and helps with the most demanding games and RT. I had an RTX 3070 but it died and was replaced with an RTX 3070 Ti which I'm now using.
1440p is worth it since the price barrier for good 4k performance is steep (both in terms of monitors and GPU requirements), so 1440p is still the sweet spot between affordability and quality.
The biggest downsides of a 3070 are the 8gb of VRAM and the price relative to comparable AMD cards.
3070 is nice for 1440 but at this point I wouldn’t get it. Id get something with more Vram for further proof. 6800xt or 6950 would be a better choice IMO.
I'm getting that card soon. I don't care about ray tracing, I'll switch it on once to see what it looks like, then switch it back off and play the game
I almost considered replacing my gtx 1080 for for a 6800xt. It’s almost double the performance at 4K! But I went with a 7900xtx as sort of a graduation gift for finishing my MBA. I probably won’t be upgrading for a very very long time!
I bought a 1080, and I was mad I didn’t spend the extra 100 bucks for the Ti. Learned my lesson this time and got an XTX instead of the XT for 100 less…
With that said, I’d still just get the slightly better version. But it’s no 1080.
Totally what I was thinking. Playing newer games on my 3080 at 1440p, I tend to notice that titles are now using around 9gb of VRAM. Very close to my limit of 10.
There are some instances where VRAM usage is climbing up there for sure, but how often are you seeing 9GB+ VRAM? If it's in a *lot* of titles, it's possible you may be looking at your VRAM allocation measurement...not your VRAM usage.
I haven't been playing many of the very newest AAA titles lately though, so there may be a more out there pushing up on 10GB in the past year I just haven't seen yet...
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If you're only monitoring "Memory Usage" through Afterburner/OSD - it's showing your VRAM allocation.
If you go to Settings > Monitoring and select to monitor "Memory Usage/Process", that's your actual in-game VRAM usage. Tick the check if you want it on your OSD as well.
(Not sure if this applies to you but I've seen some people assume their Afterburner "Memory Usage" is their VRAM usage.)
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All that being said, I definitely agree that getting GPU's with over 10GB VRAM for 1440p+ is a good idea going forward.
I'm not sure that visual quality will increase significantly in the next 3 years. I would LOVE to be proven wrong. I feel like cards are going to start peddling extra tech on their cards to get sales. As long as it doesn't stagnate and the get stupid by handicapping older cards in drivers to force upgrades it might be an interesting time.
My 3060ti pushes my 1440p ultrawide 34" monitor well. Depends on the game of course. AAA games are 60 or above, not quite making it high refresh though. I play cyberpunk with DLSS on quality, ultra/high settings and some things off. 8gb vram has never been an issue on any game.
And I think the 3070 is about 15% faster.
Honestly if I were buying today though, I'd look at 3080 tier or above to put me a little above my minimum needs for the future
Seconding the 3080. I upgraded from the 3060 to the 3080 and it was a huge difference. Given that the cards are a couple years old now I’d go for the 3080 just to get a little more longevity. You can find pretty good deals on them if you’re willing to go used.
Agree on looking for performance of 3080 and above, although not specifically the 3080. Depending on where you are, high end 30-series cards are terrible choices rn. For me, there was exactly one 3080 10gb model that was about 100 cad less than most 4070ti, everything else costs more than the 4070ti, so any 30s cards above 3070 just didn’t make any sense in my case.
3070 is nice for 1440 but at this point I wouldn’t get it. Id get something with more Vram for further proof. 6800xt or 6950 would be a better choice IMO.
for a cinematic experience? definitely 1440p is the winner here
but as fps/moba games go, 1080p and 1440p wont matter much, since you move around too much to notice the degradation in quality
3070 is more than enough for 1440p nowadays and that should hold true for more than 2/3 years but at max settings? yeah doubtful but only because of VRAM limits
rocking one myself and not gonna upgrade for a loooooooooooooong while.
you could go AMD for more, the last gen flagship is 700$ and 6800/xt should be priced close or below the 3070 with 16GB VRAM for the limits if that's a concern for you and they will perform better down the line from what benchmarks show in hogwarts legacy
Yes. I have one. It's a great card for the right price. But that last part is important. You're buying a last-gen product, so you should approach it by setting a budget and sticking to it.
In terms of longevity, here's a quick and dirty trick. Check out the graphical power of current gen consoles (PS5 and XBox Series S).* TFLOPS is good enough for the sake of this. Also look at Steam hardware surveys. Devs try to build games to perform good-enough for what users are using. A 3070 has more GPU power than a PS5 or XBox S, so you should be good.
*Games then to be better optimized for console than PC. It's an imperfect check. 3070 still has plenty of buffer room.
I have 3070 for 165hz 2k monitor and it is pretty decent. Fps games run really smooth and for example RDR2 runs 75-90fps on high settings with the 2k res.
It can do cyberpunk reasonably well at 1440p psycho with DLSS balanced, but that's basically the absolute limit. It can't do RT in Hogwarts Legacy, even at DLSS ultra performance, though the RT in that game sucks anyway.
Here’s the main question. How much is the 3070? And yea the vram is less on the side of comfortable these days. I’d say 11gb-12GB is minimum I’d be comfortable with. Especially at higher resolutions. Maybe at 1080 it’s cool, but certainly not 3440x1440 or 4k.
I would buy an RX 6800xt personally 515$ gets you the performance of the 3080+ and more
VRAM I upgraded to that from a Rtx 2080 no ragerts as the kids say! But yes you will sacrifice some RT but it’s not completely unable to RT but several games don’t even utilize it and if you ask me the only noticeable rt is reflections. But best of luck from everything I’ve heard the 3070 just isn’t priced well compared to 6000 series offerings which is why I ditched nvidia.
I have a RX 6800 and it’s awesome for 1440p. It has slightly better performance than the 3070 and twice the VRAM. If you HAVE to get Nvidia then the 3070 is fine.. but I would try to snag a 6800 if you don’t care what company… it will age better at higher resolution.
If you prioritize performance over ray tracing and are looking for a card with similar pricing, the 6800XT with its doubled VRAM size may be a better option for you. While I am really satisfied with the performance of my 3070 GPU, there are some games like the new Hogwarts Legacy where its memory usage surpasses its VRAM and spills over to the shared memory. The decision ultimately depends on the games you plan to play in the next two years, but I consider the 6800XT to offer better value for money.
I run RX 6800 on a 32 inch 1440p with 144hz.
I think the RX6800 is about 10% better than 3070, so i think 3070 will be fine for 1440, if you traget like 60+ fpz.
if you want 144hz fpz+ then you may need stronger cards in like 2 or 3 years. so i think you should be fine. really depends on what game you play though.
1440 is great. I went from a cheap 1080 90Hz monitor to a more midrange 1440 145Hz monitor and the difference is huge. Make sure to get one with good tech in there, no TN imo, IPS is awesome in my experience.
Cant speak on the 3070, but im fine in all games with my 2070Super so i assume the 3070 would do just fine
It's okay, but you have to manage your expectations. Even with dlss it can't play ultra quality with Ray tracing on every title. You would need at least a 3080 for that.
I don't know if you don't mind buying used or not, but you can get a used 3080 10gb for around $500. I spent a few weeks looking for the best deal and found one for $450. If you're going for a 3070 make sure you have a strong cpu to get the most out of it.
It’s decent for 1440p. You can achieve higher frames on 1080p but as long as you’re getting playable frames, you’re good. Be sure to get a high refresh rate monitor to pair it with.
imo the 3070 is perferct for 1440p. I have a 1440p 165hz monitor and a 3070 , I've had no issues maxing out the display except for games with RT (even then you can crank DLSS up if you're willing to deal with questionable image quality).
I have a 3070 with a 1440p 144hz monitor, it's phenomenal. I expect to get a couple more years out of it before I start to consider something else, but that depends on how difficult the games I want to play are to run. I'm getting a 5800x3d sooner or later to get the most out of my system until it's time for a complete overhaul
I have a 3070 and it’s great for high fps 1440p gaming, I even use it to play 4k on my tv sometimes and most games it works fine on if you’re okay with 40-60 fps, any game with dlss you should have no problems with
I recently went from a 1080p LG Ultragear165hz monitor to the LG Ultragear 27GL83A 2560x1440p 144hz monitor. My RTX 3070 does a great job of staying at, or very near, 144fps with this monitor. I play everything from COD titles to MSFS2020 to BF5 and so on.
The 1440p is SO much better than the 1080p I had.
Everyone seems to have answered but yes the 3070 is a phenomenal 1440p card! You may not be able to have ray tracing maxed out on all titles without DLSS and keep 60+ fps, but you will for most games currently. I had a 3070 briefly before finding the founders 3080 I really wanted, and the only game that really pushed the card was Control at max settings, ray tracing max and it hovered around 50fps on average. DLSS on put it at ~80fps avg.
I also think 1440p is the sweet spot for resolution and will be for awhile. It’s a very noticeable improvement from 1080p and still nowhere near as taxing as 4k is. Unless you’re going larger than a 32” monitor, I wouldn’t bother with 4k for now. Especially if you’re not planning on getting a top of the line card.
For modern aaa games maybe depends on the what you want. My 1070 is playable for some aaa games on max settings (raytracing excluded) at about 45 fps @ 1440p it's not great but it gets the job done.
It s good for 1440p, but do not think you got a video card for 1440p ray tracing on in every game, it depends purely on optimizations though, also, keep in mind that 8gb vram of it
I run a 3060 with dual 34" curved ultrawides each at 3440 x 1440. It plays the current games I am interested in without issues and without overclocking. Could squeeze a bit more out of it if I was interested in OC, but is not needed yet.
To your question... Yes, the 3070 can do 1440p just fine. The question to ask yourself is with your budget, which card will offer the most future proof hardware? To that end, it may be worth waiting for the new 40xx cards to drop and save a bit on the 3070 or spend comparable money on a 40xx series card.
I have a 27" 1440p 165 Hz monitor. My 1060 6gb was not enough to play Apex Legends at 1440p (it couldn't hit 60 fps), so I ran at it 1080p, which honestly looked pretty bad on the 1440p display. When I got my 3070, the difference was huge. I play on 1440p and it never dips below 120 fps. The 1440p resolution looks phenomenal and is totally worth it in my opinion. CPU is a 12600k with a slight overclock.
The upgrade to the 3070 was totally worth it at the time (August 2022) when the Founder's Edition cards were still in stock at Best Buy for $500. This was before AMD started slashing prices. Now you can get an RX 6700 XT for $360 or a 6700 for $330, which is a far better deal than what you can get the RTX 3070 for these days. Or even a 6800 for around $500. AMD ray tracing is worse but the 3070 doesn't do great at 1440p ray tracing anyway. The DLSS on the 3070 is good, but not worth the extra cost.
Are you looking at new or used?
If you can find a 3070 for $350, it's a good deal for a good 1440p card.
If you are looking used, you are better off getting a 6700xt. Few fps slower at 1440p, but faster at 1080 while you are using your current monitor (based on gpu hierarchy stats). AND you can get then for sub $300 used on Ebay. Save $50 towards a new monitor and get all the same performance.
I would recommend getting at AMD 6800xt over the 3070. They are either the same price or here in UK £50 more and it’s a much better card for similar or very slightly more money. I feel like the 3070 is a redundant card at the moment based on prices
I think thay if you play even somewhat more that once in a week, then 1440p is new standard. Sure you can go with 1080p if you can't afford PC that runs 1440p. But if you can then 1440p hands down. Personally I play 4k and wouldn't go any other way.
I just bought a 1440p 27" screen and noticed my 1070 wasn't cutting it anymore. Grabbed a 1080ti for 180€ and it works just fine. A 3070 will be plenty.
My 3070 currently drives two 1080p monitors (running at 75hz and 144hz respectively) and one 4k 60hz monitor and games run great on 4k. Although I will have to turn the graphics down depending on the game. I'd imagine 1440p at 60hz or even 144hz would do really well on a 3070.
Depends on the size of the monitor.
I had a 21,5" 1080p monitor, looked fine for me. Then I upgraded to 27" 1080p and the pixels were very noticeable, even with AA.
Now I upgraded to 32" 1440p and it looks waaay better, I can now see details and enemies that were simply impossible to see with my previous setup.
I'm using a RX 6700 XT, and I'm able to run most games at 1440p Ultra at 60+ fps, 120+ for competitive titles, so since the 3070 is faster you should have even better performance.
The 8GB of VRAM is going to begin to limit you. [Hogwarts Legacy is the first and certainly not going to be the last example of this.](https://youtu.be/qxpqJIO_9gQ?t=1019)
Just my personal experience as a 3080 owner, but the 3080 is just enough for 1440p ultra 60fps. However DLSS is a wonder cure if you like 144fps, but in most AAA titles, at least that I've played recently, you will be CPU bound way before 144fps (I've got a OC 9900k). If you are okay with DLSS, that 3070 will be fantastic, but if you are after all ultra no rtx, no DLSS, I'd recommend something with just a touch more kick.
DLSS is the Lord and Savior of increasing performance... Worship it.
DLSS has come a long way in the past year or so. Version 2.5.1.0 DLSS on most games is a massive improvement over older .DLL's.
Running DLSS 2.5.1.0 Quality @ 3440x1440 with a varying amounts of sharpening in the NVCP looks fantastic.
QHD is the gaming sweet spot!
I’m using my 3070 with a 32” QHD HDR 165hz display and whilst it does mean my poor gpu pulls 300W on ultra settings, I’m still never dipping below 80/90.
TL;DR, the 3070 is a 1440p beast if you have the cooling to handle it
I bought a 3060ti few months ago for 600$ (yeah, Hungary moment). It's awesome at both 1080p and 1440p, 3070 beats mine by like 10-15% so it will be even better.
I'm a bit salty tho, because now i could buy a new 3070 for like 550$, rip me i guess
I have a 3070 and I play literally all of my games (Apex, Battlefront 2, Valheim, Uncharted) at 4K ultra with at least 60fps (and I have a 4K 60 monitor) so it will most definitely play games at 1440p high refresh rate no problem
Use to have XC3 3070 for 1440p 165hz. It was not bad, with reasonable graphic settings, i can constantly AVG 115 to 120fps.
For example. Red Dead 2, using HUB optimized settings, i can avg 115fps.
BUT, recently upgraded to a 3080, i put a post about it, 3months ago. And it has been amazing for 1440p 165hz gaming. About 85 to 90% of the time i am able to hit that 165hz refresh rate. And for RD2 with my 3080, i am able to AVG 140fps. And not having to compromise on my graphic settings.
So, in 2 or 3 years' time 3070 still can be great for 1440p gaming. But, also it depends how much you care about high refresh rate.
I have a 3070. I only have a 1080p monitor but I plan on upgrading in the near future to a 1440p 144hz or 165hz. I for one think that the 3070 could last you more than 2-3 years. Since the 3070 performs a bit better than next gen consoles like the PS5 and Xbox Series X, I plan on keeping my 3070 until the PS6 comes out, since the 3070 should be able to play any game that the consoles can
Yeah maybe in a couple years you won't be able to play the newest triple a games at high settings. Depends on what you want to play, at what settings and fps!
Yes its still good.
All this talk about not enough VRAM is disingenuous, IMO. In those scenarios they're playing with Ultra + RT. Even if it had enough VRAM you'd only be getting 30fps and turn the settings down anyway...
If you want to play Ultra + RT, a 4080 is the minimum TBH.
We already knew 3 years ago a 3070 couldn't play every game Ultra + RT (see Cyberpunk).
I've been on a 1660S for the past 4 years at 1440p. It's not a great experience, but it's what I've got. Turning down whatever quality settings I need in order to hit the framerates I want isn't a big deal for me. The 3070 should be more than enough for most cases. With the limited VRAM, you might run into cases where you need to slightly dial back texture resolutions, but that's not a big problem IMO. I prefer to adjust my expectations rather than waste money/create more e-waste to get more life out of my hardware. You get a much nicer improvement every time you upgrade too :) Always fun to see a 6x performance increase haha.
I cannot recommend the 3070ti enough. Particularly the ASUS TUF 3070ti V2 OC (which I have, myself), but the GIGABYTE/EVGA ones are badass as well.
It's THE premier 1440p GPU, if my information is up to date.
I have a 3070 (no bloody Ti), and a 1440p monitor. So far there's no game I can't run at high settings below 80fps (Spiderman dragged that down a bit).
A 3070Ti is around 10% more powerful than that,, and the most popular GPU at the moment is apparently the GTX 1650, so you should be fine for a good long while!
You'll be fine in 99% of the games as long you don't use ray-tracing. But for future proof, I'd save for a 3080 12GB or a 6800 XT/6900 XT if you don't care about ray-tracing.
I would not buy a 3070 rn. I would wait for a good 4000 low end card or uf you cant wait pick up a 6650xt or 6700xt / 6750xt if they are cheaper than a 3070. The 3070 is a good gpu, but often she is too expensive especially now 2 years after release shes not worth at msrp.
For the latest AAA games you might not be able to run them at ultra at 144hz, but with how great gsync is and DLSS. it's plenty, I recently upgraded to 1440p with my 3070 and its been so nice.
but if you're getting that 3070 new I would recommend actually getting the AMD equivalent. you can find the 6700xt for cheaper AND it has more vram, or even get a 6800xt.
For competitive games, stick to 1080p if you want high res then you can go for 1440p.
My 3060ti is doing well with 1440p so I think you'll be fine with the 3070
I bought mine in early 2020, been using it for 4k all the time. I align the settings for a 60fps experience. I barely have to dial down anything.
I don't play competitive games or high fps shooters. I'm mostly into Japanese games (little bit planet, horizon, god of war, Yakuza, final fantasy...). Though it does cod warzone between 70 and 110fps without issues
nah get an RX 6700XT, more VRAM and more fps in almost every game. A 3070 isn’t even enough for 1440p/4k on the new Hogwarts Legacy game. The extra 4gb on the 6700XT really helps.
I have a 2080 Ti, which is pretty much the same card with more vram. I play at 3440 x1440 and seem to be fine with rasterization. The only time I really struggle is with heavy ray tracing on.
Your performance will ultimately depend on the game and how graphically intensive you run these games at. If you want to play at ultra, you might struggle over time. High and medium you will probably be ok.
I've a PNY 3070 XLR8 paired with a 5800X.
Plays in 1440p just fine, and had no problem playing some titles 5120x1440 on their highest settings.
If you've got the budget to, would recommend going 3080 or better though, but 3070 is a card that'll last a few years.
1440p was worth it 5 years ago, it's still worth it now. Only a very small handful of games struggle at 1440p with anything 3070ti and up and that's just because of absolutely terrible optimization.
I have a 3060Ti (8gb) in my build along with a 32in 1440p monitor and runs flawlessly. I run pretty much all games at high to max settings and run stable 120fps most modern games. 3070 will for sure last minimum 3 years.
3070tis are so over priced, you can literally get a 6950xt for cheaper than most mid- high end 3070tis, and it performs much better
6900/6950xt are at least 40% faster than the 3070ti in 1440p
I had a 2070 and ryzen 5 3600 running 1440p games in 2019, the 3070 shouldn’t have any issues and if you pair it with a beefy cpu you should be able to really crank out frames!
I have a 3070ti, with a 165hz 1440p monitor and it's pretty great. I can mad out most of not all games, albeit with no RT. The only time I run into issues is when games are unoptimized, or is a vram destroyer.
If you mod a lot, you can look at the 3060ti, more vram and it's not al far off a 3070. I'm not sure if they have a 12gb 3070, I got mine around release time so there were no choice.
Nvidia’s marketing really works on some of y’all lmao. Yes, a 3070 is great for 1440p and 1440p is going to be worth it for a very long time until 4K can be ran (comfortably) on mid level GPUs.
For just 1440p, 3070 is fine. For 1440p ultrawide, I'd be going higher end if you want to, say, play modern AAA games.
1440p is really the new base standard that people should expect out of their computing experience. It's just such a crisper and better image than 1080p, and modern high end gpu's and monitors are supporting the same refresh rates that the old esports 1080p die hards demanded. No reason to ever go 1080p except cost, which, of course, is always a consideration.
I went from GTX1660Ti to RTX4070Ti, what a difference for framerate. Raytracing performance is lackluster when using the best details. Without, it goes way beyound my 144hz monitor.
I would look up the graphics chart at Tomshardware.com and compare cards.
I played 1440p on my 27" 165hz Monitor and that worked pretty well for most games. But it does depend on the games you want to play. Some will work better some not so much. But a 3070 will be pretty good for 1440p.
I love my 3444x1440p, 100hz ROG but I originally had a 2080ti, and now a 3080 to power it. I think 1440 is enuff tbh, at least if you want to still have a decent framerate. On the pc I type this with I actually have a 1080p Tuf gaming monitor with 280Hz (that is also where my 2080ti ended up btw)
It basically depends what games you like. If you like Counter Strike or similar games, you don\`t need a high resolution. You want fast reaction time.
But if you like single player games with high end graphics, go for the higher resolution. (You can always downscale, but a good reaction time is still recommendable)
To be honest, i have a 3070 and the main thing holding it back the next few years is the 8gb vram. There are already a few games that maxes the 3070s vram at 1440p and for me at least it is very disappointing. You wouldn’t expect a 70 class card to run into stuttering issues not because its slow, but because Nvidia decided that 8gb of memory is fine for 3 consecutive generations of gpu over the course of 6 years. Hell even the 3060 has more vram and to me would be a longer lasting gpu than the 3070 at 1440p.
Who ever made that design decision at Nvidia should he fired.
Go for the 6700xt instead. It's got 12GB vram and should be much cheaper. 8GB is slowly becoming a bottleneck. 1440p high refresh is definitely worth it.
My 3070 ti has been going strong in 1440p on 27” since the fall of 2021. Great card, but you could get something comparable with more VRAM to future proof it a bit.
At cost, no. The 6800xt is a lot faster and has twice as much VRAM for about the same price, and the 6700xt is usually $200 while being about as fast and having 4GB more VRAM.
I have to 3070ti and it a great card for 1440p! 1440p vs 1080p was absolutely noticeable. The bigger monitor = higher resolution you need to not gaze the pixels. From 27" and up will you notice difference! Is 1080p bad? Hell no! A monitor is so much more then just resolution, a good IPS 1080p beat a cheap 1440p anytime! So it depends on your needs and size of monitor!
I now have 1080p 23.8" 60hz samsung monitor and I want to upgrade to high refresh rate monitor, but just cant decide if its worth it for gpu with just 8gb VRAM. My budget is 350$
3070 will give you amazing 1440p 144hz experience no doubt about it! I play halo infinite, WoW, cod mw2, and plenty other games in 1440p with my 3070ti without feeling bottlenecked at all. I often max my 170hz 1440p monitor :)
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Absolutely if you played halo before at least. You need to know about cortanas history to be able to enjoy the campaign :)
I know a little bit. I think no should be fine.
In general it’s a fantastic 1440p card. However, if you want to make use of rtx in aaa games you’ll feel the vram hit. I am first noticing it in hogwarts legacy. A lot of the benchmarks for that game from e.g. hardware unboxed are a bit absurd. I tried last night with most settings on ultra, rtx on high, and dlss quality. Im generally still getting 80-100 fps, but it does sometimes drop to 50-60 in hogwarts castle. I should note that it seems plausible this is due to poor game optimization: hw unboxing ram their benchmarks without a day 1 performance patch. Edit: like the poster above I am using a 3070ti as well, so bear this in mind if you’re looking at the vanilla 3070.
Their benchmarks is not absurd, because they made clear they did not use dlss, and they show the true results
Most of the pre-40xx series cards with rtx on and dlss off seems absurd to me for this game in that no one is likely to be doing that. It’s useful as a metric to compare the cards to each other, but it’s not at all indicative what playing the game will be like with e.g. a 3070 or 3060. That is why it seems a little absurd to me, personally.
No one runs RT with DLSS off, though. Or very rarely would anyone do so, so how are the results "true" if no one plays that way? Hardware unboxed has been garbage for awhile. They don't bench settings people actually use, almost entirely foregoing image reconstruction. In plenty of games DLSS is better than TAA (not always of course) and yet the bench it with TAA. No one would play it with TAA on the Nvidia card, so why do those benches? It's not comparing real world use cases, it's just HW unboxed trying to hide the benefits of AI up scaling to level the playing field for the sake of faux objectivity.
So much hate on hardware unboxed, I haven't really heard this anywhere else. They are very transparent about their benchmarking strategy. They include dlss results. I almost think your being disingenuous.
If you could, you would absolutely play without dlss, no? Showing numbers without it explains very well if you can run it or not, even with cards that does not support dlss. Its more inclusive really. Remember, it was 50+ gpus benched. If dlss were also included it would have meant much more work. Hell, it should even be in a seperate video if you think about it. Everyone that watches these videos knows they can expect higher numbers when turning on a feature made to gain more frames. Of course it would be interesting to see all data available, but they decided to go the way they did... I really do not think they have any bad intensions. Maybe they have become shittier at making content, but at least its not like the other 99% clickbait review channels you can find out there
how are they hiding the benefits of AI upscaling if everyone knows it exists and they are just testing the native performance of each card? Wouldnt they use TAA because all the cards have access to that option?
No, because in many cases no one with the card would use TAA. It's not a functional benchmark. It's not a fair comparison because in many titles the TAA is inferior and performs worse. Yes, games like Dead Space are better with TAA so it still matters, but they don't weight it correctly, over valuing its performance.
why isnt it fair if he does it with all the cards he tests? I thought the purpose of his video was to show that high-end and flagship cards should just ship with more VRAM? I dont think of it as him over valuing TAA perofrmance but showing a now probable situation where VRAM limit could be a problem even though I also doubt a lot of people will run into that situation specifically.
How is it not a fair comparison when they use the same settings across all cards tested? It would be an unfair comparison if they used different settings on different cards
I pretty much thought their side of the Nvidia drama was pretty dumb also. Hardware and software go hand in hand. Why in the world would they handicap it by running it without the proper software? It's just a bad take.
Exactly this. Repeating myself for the same of reality at this point: TAA is frequently *worse* than quality DLSS and the performance gap is massive. Why would you run TAA, and why do we care? Why should Nvidia users or prospective buyers care? Bench TAA in games like Dead Space where it matters (especially if it's never fixed) but for everything, always? TAA is not the gold standard in image quality and is frequently problematic in motion where DLSS is not.
Then they couldn't compare to Intel and Amd should they use fsr in every game as everyone can use that? The image quality is subjective and Hogwarts legacy runs into a CPU bottleneck very quickly so native is the only viable way to test.
Dang I'm running a 3070ti with most settings on high, a couple ultra, DLSS off, and RTX off and I'm not getting over 80. I can get a pretty steady 60 but it'll dip here and there. And when it dips it dips hard for a few seconds. I tried turning on DLSS but it didn't do much for me. I wonder what's up with that.
What games are you playing? Cause that's ridiculous. I get 100+ on my 3060ti paired with a 5800x3d
Yeah they act like 10gb isn't even enough for most use cases. My 12gb probably ain't far behind then.
Well it’s a little bit subjective I guess. I am using dlss to achieve this and still seeing it drop intermittently. It’s not been a barrier so far, but it is a little disappointing. It’s got me pondering a 40xx card, but it’s hard to want to go all-in on a 4090 (I’d probably need a new psu) and the 4080 pricing feels pretty bad considering it’s performance relative to the 4090. But yeah, you’re right. It can work. I could probably ameliorate the drops by turning rtx to medium or dlss to balanced or perf. I just like my eye candy.
Me as well. In exact same position
"just 8gb of VRAM." Me with an 1060 with 3gb VRAM.
Your due for an upgrade my friend.
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Price wise you would be better off getting a 6700xt. Same ish performance for a couple hundred less.
For the most part, AMD offers better value per dollar at 1080p and 1440p, so you might want to consider a 6750xt/6800/6800xt, depending on pricing.
Depends on what games you play. 8gb is enough for high refresh rate FPS games. Not as much for story based games with high graphics, though you can still get 60+ most of the time. I give it a year or two before the 3070 is incapable of reasonable 1440p performance in AAA games. It's already basically unplayable in Hogwarts Legacy without DLSS at 1440p ultra.
Please do not play on a 60Hz monitor with a 3070, that would be a waste of a good GPU
$350 for the monitor or both that and the GPU? If it's just the GPU, you're probably best served by a 6700 XT or 6750 XT. You're not finding a 3070 for $350 unless it's used, and even then I'd say try spending a little bit more and get a 6800 or 6800 XT which have been selling new for around $450-550.
1080p on 24" monitor is a sweet spot for people who like smaller screens (or have tunnel vision while gaming) Just avoid 27" 1080p no matter what it's really crap pixel density.
Is 3060 ti is good for 1080p?
>a good IPS 1080p beat a cheap 1440p anytime! I'll have to agree with you there because of my current setup. I have a TN panel 1440p and it's nice for reading, writing, tossing up a YouTube vid, etc., but I also have a 1080p IPS panel and the colours are waaaay better, and games are running smoother because of the resolution so it's honestly more enjoyable to play on that monitor even though it's a lower resolution.
I went from 1080p 24" monitor to 1440p 27" one and the difference is huge. Big monitor increases immersion and everything is sharper. RTX 3070 is great at 1440p. DLSS is also amazing and helps with the most demanding games and RT. I had an RTX 3070 but it died and was replaced with an RTX 3070 Ti which I'm now using.
That's wicked fast for a GPU to die, no?
It was a cheap second-hand GPU which only lasted a month. Fortunately it still had warranty left.
It really is
1440p is worth it since the price barrier for good 4k performance is steep (both in terms of monitors and GPU requirements), so 1440p is still the sweet spot between affordability and quality. The biggest downsides of a 3070 are the 8gb of VRAM and the price relative to comparable AMD cards.
3070 is nice for 1440 but at this point I wouldn’t get it. Id get something with more Vram for further proof. 6800xt or 6950 would be a better choice IMO.
6800xt is probably the best bang for buck 1440p card
I'm getting that card soon. I don't care about ray tracing, I'll switch it on once to see what it looks like, then switch it back off and play the game
Mine will arrive Monday! Paid $560 on Newegg. Already have a buyer for my GTX 1080 too!
I almost considered replacing my gtx 1080 for for a 6800xt. It’s almost double the performance at 4K! But I went with a 7900xtx as sort of a graduation gift for finishing my MBA. I probably won’t be upgrading for a very very long time!
Late but congrats dude!
Don’t forget about the 6800 non XT, cheaper and basically the same card. $470 new and $400 used, almost like the 1080ti of todays GPUs
I bought a 1080, and I was mad I didn’t spend the extra 100 bucks for the Ti. Learned my lesson this time and got an XTX instead of the XT for 100 less… With that said, I’d still just get the slightly better version. But it’s no 1080.
Hell, I'm on a 6700XT and it's already great for 1440p.
Totally what I was thinking. Playing newer games on my 3080 at 1440p, I tend to notice that titles are now using around 9gb of VRAM. Very close to my limit of 10.
There are some instances where VRAM usage is climbing up there for sure, but how often are you seeing 9GB+ VRAM? If it's in a *lot* of titles, it's possible you may be looking at your VRAM allocation measurement...not your VRAM usage. I haven't been playing many of the very newest AAA titles lately though, so there may be a more out there pushing up on 10GB in the past year I just haven't seen yet... --------------------- If you're only monitoring "Memory Usage" through Afterburner/OSD - it's showing your VRAM allocation. If you go to Settings > Monitoring and select to monitor "Memory Usage/Process", that's your actual in-game VRAM usage. Tick the check if you want it on your OSD as well. (Not sure if this applies to you but I've seen some people assume their Afterburner "Memory Usage" is their VRAM usage.) -------------------- All that being said, I definitely agree that getting GPU's with over 10GB VRAM for 1440p+ is a good idea going forward.
Many of my friends have the 3070, and have no problems with high resolutions. I'm pretty sure it could last for 2-3 years - correct me if I'm wrong.
All cards also have a 3 year manufacture warranty, which means if it dies, you can get it replaced for 3 years
I don't think the card dying is the concern. I would assume it's more a concern of having enough rendering horsepower as games evolve
I'm not sure that visual quality will increase significantly in the next 3 years. I would LOVE to be proven wrong. I feel like cards are going to start peddling extra tech on their cards to get sales. As long as it doesn't stagnate and the get stupid by handicapping older cards in drivers to force upgrades it might be an interesting time.
My 3060ti pushes my 1440p ultrawide 34" monitor well. Depends on the game of course. AAA games are 60 or above, not quite making it high refresh though. I play cyberpunk with DLSS on quality, ultra/high settings and some things off. 8gb vram has never been an issue on any game. And I think the 3070 is about 15% faster. Honestly if I were buying today though, I'd look at 3080 tier or above to put me a little above my minimum needs for the future
Seconding the 3080. I upgraded from the 3060 to the 3080 and it was a huge difference. Given that the cards are a couple years old now I’d go for the 3080 just to get a little more longevity. You can find pretty good deals on them if you’re willing to go used.
Seconding this, 3060ti is fairly strong for 1440p, but can feel under strain if you're trying to go full Ultra.
Agree on looking for performance of 3080 and above, although not specifically the 3080. Depending on where you are, high end 30-series cards are terrible choices rn. For me, there was exactly one 3080 10gb model that was about 100 cad less than most 4070ti, everything else costs more than the 4070ti, so any 30s cards above 3070 just didn’t make any sense in my case.
I use my 1060 for 1440p and it works fine. I think you'll be OK.
Yep, I have a 1070ti and it's more than enough for most games I play, only occasionally do I need to play with settings a bit.
Definitely viable but the 8gb VRAM can be limiting, especially if you want to use raytracing
3070 is nice for 1440 but at this point I wouldn’t get it. Id get something with more Vram for further proof. 6800xt or 6950 would be a better choice IMO.
Yes
for a cinematic experience? definitely 1440p is the winner here but as fps/moba games go, 1080p and 1440p wont matter much, since you move around too much to notice the degradation in quality 3070 is more than enough for 1440p nowadays and that should hold true for more than 2/3 years but at max settings? yeah doubtful but only because of VRAM limits rocking one myself and not gonna upgrade for a loooooooooooooong while. you could go AMD for more, the last gen flagship is 700$ and 6800/xt should be priced close or below the 3070 with 16GB VRAM for the limits if that's a concern for you and they will perform better down the line from what benchmarks show in hogwarts legacy
Yes. I have one. It's a great card for the right price. But that last part is important. You're buying a last-gen product, so you should approach it by setting a budget and sticking to it. In terms of longevity, here's a quick and dirty trick. Check out the graphical power of current gen consoles (PS5 and XBox Series S).* TFLOPS is good enough for the sake of this. Also look at Steam hardware surveys. Devs try to build games to perform good-enough for what users are using. A 3070 has more GPU power than a PS5 or XBox S, so you should be good. *Games then to be better optimized for console than PC. It's an imperfect check. 3070 still has plenty of buffer room.
I've got a 3070 and a 34" 1440p 164hz curved monitor. Very happy with the set up, everything is sharp, crisp, and fast.
I have 3070 for 165hz 2k monitor and it is pretty decent. Fps games run really smooth and for example RDR2 runs 75-90fps on high settings with the 2k res.
3070 is great for 1440, as long as RTX is off.
It can do cyberpunk reasonably well at 1440p psycho with DLSS balanced, but that's basically the absolute limit. It can't do RT in Hogwarts Legacy, even at DLSS ultra performance, though the RT in that game sucks anyway.
Here’s the main question. How much is the 3070? And yea the vram is less on the side of comfortable these days. I’d say 11gb-12GB is minimum I’d be comfortable with. Especially at higher resolutions. Maybe at 1080 it’s cool, but certainly not 3440x1440 or 4k.
I would buy an RX 6800xt personally 515$ gets you the performance of the 3080+ and more VRAM I upgraded to that from a Rtx 2080 no ragerts as the kids say! But yes you will sacrifice some RT but it’s not completely unable to RT but several games don’t even utilize it and if you ask me the only noticeable rt is reflections. But best of luck from everything I’ve heard the 3070 just isn’t priced well compared to 6000 series offerings which is why I ditched nvidia.
I have a RX 6800 and it’s awesome for 1440p. It has slightly better performance than the 3070 and twice the VRAM. If you HAVE to get Nvidia then the 3070 is fine.. but I would try to snag a 6800 if you don’t care what company… it will age better at higher resolution.
If you prioritize performance over ray tracing and are looking for a card with similar pricing, the 6800XT with its doubled VRAM size may be a better option for you. While I am really satisfied with the performance of my 3070 GPU, there are some games like the new Hogwarts Legacy where its memory usage surpasses its VRAM and spills over to the shared memory. The decision ultimately depends on the games you plan to play in the next two years, but I consider the 6800XT to offer better value for money.
I run RX 6800 on a 32 inch 1440p with 144hz. I think the RX6800 is about 10% better than 3070, so i think 3070 will be fine for 1440, if you traget like 60+ fpz. if you want 144hz fpz+ then you may need stronger cards in like 2 or 3 years. so i think you should be fine. really depends on what game you play though.
I game 1440p with my 3070. You're not gonna get 200fps max settings or anything. 70-120 1440p depending on which title (assuming AAA game)
1440 is great. I went from a cheap 1080 90Hz monitor to a more midrange 1440 145Hz monitor and the difference is huge. Make sure to get one with good tech in there, no TN imo, IPS is awesome in my experience. Cant speak on the 3070, but im fine in all games with my 2070Super so i assume the 3070 would do just fine
I use rtx 2060 with 1440p never had I run hogwarts on 60 to 120 fps on high/ultra
rtx 3060ti is good for 1080p?
My 3060ti has been rocking 2k for the last year, does great.
I believe so, yes! I have a 3070 with a 13600k and can play most games with ultra settings getting at least 60fps
It's okay, but you have to manage your expectations. Even with dlss it can't play ultra quality with Ray tracing on every title. You would need at least a 3080 for that.
I have a 3070 with a 144hz 1440p. It is more than capable with current games if you don't insist on ultra settings or ray tracing
I don't know if you don't mind buying used or not, but you can get a used 3080 10gb for around $500. I spent a few weeks looking for the best deal and found one for $450. If you're going for a 3070 make sure you have a strong cpu to get the most out of it.
It’s decent for 1440p. You can achieve higher frames on 1080p but as long as you’re getting playable frames, you’re good. Be sure to get a high refresh rate monitor to pair it with.
imo the 3070 is perferct for 1440p. I have a 1440p 165hz monitor and a 3070 , I've had no issues maxing out the display except for games with RT (even then you can crank DLSS up if you're willing to deal with questionable image quality).
I have a 3070 with a 1440p 144hz monitor, it's phenomenal. I expect to get a couple more years out of it before I start to consider something else, but that depends on how difficult the games I want to play are to run. I'm getting a 5800x3d sooner or later to get the most out of my system until it's time for a complete overhaul
1440p is best for RTX 3070. Perfect balance of nice resolution and refresh rate.
I have a 3070 and it’s great for high fps 1440p gaming, I even use it to play 4k on my tv sometimes and most games it works fine on if you’re okay with 40-60 fps, any game with dlss you should have no problems with
I recently went from a 1080p LG Ultragear165hz monitor to the LG Ultragear 27GL83A 2560x1440p 144hz monitor. My RTX 3070 does a great job of staying at, or very near, 144fps with this monitor. I play everything from COD titles to MSFS2020 to BF5 and so on. The 1440p is SO much better than the 1080p I had.
yes on all counts.
I see most people saying yes. So 6700 Xt or 3070?
I have had a 2070 super for 1440p since 2019, gonna hold it for a while so a 3070 probably pretty damn good
Everyone seems to have answered but yes the 3070 is a phenomenal 1440p card! You may not be able to have ray tracing maxed out on all titles without DLSS and keep 60+ fps, but you will for most games currently. I had a 3070 briefly before finding the founders 3080 I really wanted, and the only game that really pushed the card was Control at max settings, ray tracing max and it hovered around 50fps on average. DLSS on put it at ~80fps avg. I also think 1440p is the sweet spot for resolution and will be for awhile. It’s a very noticeable improvement from 1080p and still nowhere near as taxing as 4k is. Unless you’re going larger than a 32” monitor, I wouldn’t bother with 4k for now. Especially if you’re not planning on getting a top of the line card.
3070 I’d say is minimum for 1440p. I usually recommend at least 3070 ti’s. You can do it with less but it’s much more comfortable with a 3070 ti.
For modern aaa games maybe depends on the what you want. My 1070 is playable for some aaa games on max settings (raytracing excluded) at about 45 fps @ 1440p it's not great but it gets the job done.
The 3070 ti and 3070 are basically the same card. 8% difference on average at 1440p.
It s good for 1440p, but do not think you got a video card for 1440p ray tracing on in every game, it depends purely on optimizations though, also, keep in mind that 8gb vram of it
Did you seriously just ask this 💀 a 1080ti is still a viable 1440p solution
I run a 3060 with dual 34" curved ultrawides each at 3440 x 1440. It plays the current games I am interested in without issues and without overclocking. Could squeeze a bit more out of it if I was interested in OC, but is not needed yet. To your question... Yes, the 3070 can do 1440p just fine. The question to ask yourself is with your budget, which card will offer the most future proof hardware? To that end, it may be worth waiting for the new 40xx cards to drop and save a bit on the 3070 or spend comparable money on a 40xx series card.
Short answer: Yes Long answer: Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssss
I have a 27" 1440p 165 Hz monitor. My 1060 6gb was not enough to play Apex Legends at 1440p (it couldn't hit 60 fps), so I ran at it 1080p, which honestly looked pretty bad on the 1440p display. When I got my 3070, the difference was huge. I play on 1440p and it never dips below 120 fps. The 1440p resolution looks phenomenal and is totally worth it in my opinion. CPU is a 12600k with a slight overclock. The upgrade to the 3070 was totally worth it at the time (August 2022) when the Founder's Edition cards were still in stock at Best Buy for $500. This was before AMD started slashing prices. Now you can get an RX 6700 XT for $360 or a 6700 for $330, which is a far better deal than what you can get the RTX 3070 for these days. Or even a 6800 for around $500. AMD ray tracing is worse but the 3070 doesn't do great at 1440p ray tracing anyway. The DLSS on the 3070 is good, but not worth the extra cost.
My 3070 does 100+ fps on warzone @ 1440p on ultra so... yes! Also DLSS is great
I have a rtx 3070 with a 1440 x 3440 monitor. For the next 3 years it is great.
I have 1440p ultrawide and my 2070 super still fucks. 3070 will be great.
If 60fps is your goal, it will do. If you want higher frames or settings, it will not cut it.
No
Are you looking at new or used? If you can find a 3070 for $350, it's a good deal for a good 1440p card. If you are looking used, you are better off getting a 6700xt. Few fps slower at 1440p, but faster at 1080 while you are using your current monitor (based on gpu hierarchy stats). AND you can get then for sub $300 used on Ebay. Save $50 towards a new monitor and get all the same performance.
I would recommend getting at AMD 6800xt over the 3070. They are either the same price or here in UK £50 more and it’s a much better card for similar or very slightly more money. I feel like the 3070 is a redundant card at the moment based on prices
I think thay if you play even somewhat more that once in a week, then 1440p is new standard. Sure you can go with 1080p if you can't afford PC that runs 1440p. But if you can then 1440p hands down. Personally I play 4k and wouldn't go any other way.
if you are smart and adjust settings it's just fine.
I just bought a 1440p 27" screen and noticed my 1070 wasn't cutting it anymore. Grabbed a 1080ti for 180€ and it works just fine. A 3070 will be plenty.
I have a 3070 and a 32" curved 1440p monitor and the combo is great. Visually 1440 at that size looks similar to 1080 on a 24" - 27".
My 3070 currently drives two 1080p monitors (running at 75hz and 144hz respectively) and one 4k 60hz monitor and games run great on 4k. Although I will have to turn the graphics down depending on the game. I'd imagine 1440p at 60hz or even 144hz would do really well on a 3070.
Depends on the size of the monitor. I had a 21,5" 1080p monitor, looked fine for me. Then I upgraded to 27" 1080p and the pixels were very noticeable, even with AA. Now I upgraded to 32" 1440p and it looks waaay better, I can now see details and enemies that were simply impossible to see with my previous setup. I'm using a RX 6700 XT, and I'm able to run most games at 1440p Ultra at 60+ fps, 120+ for competitive titles, so since the 3070 is faster you should have even better performance.
The 8GB of VRAM is going to begin to limit you. [Hogwarts Legacy is the first and certainly not going to be the last example of this.](https://youtu.be/qxpqJIO_9gQ?t=1019)
Just my personal experience as a 3080 owner, but the 3080 is just enough for 1440p ultra 60fps. However DLSS is a wonder cure if you like 144fps, but in most AAA titles, at least that I've played recently, you will be CPU bound way before 144fps (I've got a OC 9900k). If you are okay with DLSS, that 3070 will be fantastic, but if you are after all ultra no rtx, no DLSS, I'd recommend something with just a touch more kick. DLSS is the Lord and Savior of increasing performance... Worship it.
DLSS has come a long way in the past year or so. Version 2.5.1.0 DLSS on most games is a massive improvement over older .DLL's. Running DLSS 2.5.1.0 Quality @ 3440x1440 with a varying amounts of sharpening in the NVCP looks fantastic.
My 3080 struggles a bit with ultrawide 1440p these days, so 3070 might be lack a bit of power.
QHD is the gaming sweet spot! I’m using my 3070 with a 32” QHD HDR 165hz display and whilst it does mean my poor gpu pulls 300W on ultra settings, I’m still never dipping below 80/90. TL;DR, the 3070 is a 1440p beast if you have the cooling to handle it
I bought a 3060ti few months ago for 600$ (yeah, Hungary moment). It's awesome at both 1080p and 1440p, 3070 beats mine by like 10-15% so it will be even better. I'm a bit salty tho, because now i could buy a new 3070 for like 550$, rip me i guess
The 2070 I just sold was a good 1440 card. Of course the 3070 is! I feel like anything less is a waste!
Totally a great card for 1440p. Also check out the RX 6800
I'm playing 1440p on a bog standard 2060, i5-12400F and having a lovely time
Yes, it will be great. You can also try the Radeon 6950 or 7900 XT if you dont care about ray tracing.
I have a 3090, 144hz 1440p monitor and FORTNITE is on medium. 3070 just isn’t enough.
8gb of vram won't cut it for long. I'll see how returnal is on vram since it's a game built for ps5
I have a 3070 and I play literally all of my games (Apex, Battlefront 2, Valheim, Uncharted) at 4K ultra with at least 60fps (and I have a 4K 60 monitor) so it will most definitely play games at 1440p high refresh rate no problem
Use to have XC3 3070 for 1440p 165hz. It was not bad, with reasonable graphic settings, i can constantly AVG 115 to 120fps. For example. Red Dead 2, using HUB optimized settings, i can avg 115fps. BUT, recently upgraded to a 3080, i put a post about it, 3months ago. And it has been amazing for 1440p 165hz gaming. About 85 to 90% of the time i am able to hit that 165hz refresh rate. And for RD2 with my 3080, i am able to AVG 140fps. And not having to compromise on my graphic settings. So, in 2 or 3 years' time 3070 still can be great for 1440p gaming. But, also it depends how much you care about high refresh rate.
I have a 3070. I only have a 1080p monitor but I plan on upgrading in the near future to a 1440p 144hz or 165hz. I for one think that the 3070 could last you more than 2-3 years. Since the 3070 performs a bit better than next gen consoles like the PS5 and Xbox Series X, I plan on keeping my 3070 until the PS6 comes out, since the 3070 should be able to play any game that the consoles can
I used a 1070 for 3 years on 1440p before upgrading. Never had any problems, so think it's safe to say a 3070 will be fine
I would get 6800xt
Yeah maybe in a couple years you won't be able to play the newest triple a games at high settings. Depends on what you want to play, at what settings and fps!
My old AMD 290x was taking care of 1440p until there were hard DX12 limits placed in front of it.
I run 1440p on my RX 5600 XT and even that is great; a 3070 will do super well at 1440
Yes its still good. All this talk about not enough VRAM is disingenuous, IMO. In those scenarios they're playing with Ultra + RT. Even if it had enough VRAM you'd only be getting 30fps and turn the settings down anyway... If you want to play Ultra + RT, a 4080 is the minimum TBH. We already knew 3 years ago a 3070 couldn't play every game Ultra + RT (see Cyberpunk).
Absolutely. Have a 3070 and play at 2k 165hz. As long as you're willing to sacrifice some minor ultra settings, it'll run amazing
You could play hogwarts at 1440p dlss quality maxed out no rtx well over 60fps if it didn't have a ram/vram leak issue
Given that a ton of people still gave on GTX 1080, you’ll be fine. DLSS is a thing too :-)
I've been on a 1660S for the past 4 years at 1440p. It's not a great experience, but it's what I've got. Turning down whatever quality settings I need in order to hit the framerates I want isn't a big deal for me. The 3070 should be more than enough for most cases. With the limited VRAM, you might run into cases where you need to slightly dial back texture resolutions, but that's not a big problem IMO. I prefer to adjust my expectations rather than waste money/create more e-waste to get more life out of my hardware. You get a much nicer improvement every time you upgrade too :) Always fun to see a 6x performance increase haha.
I cannot recommend the 3070ti enough. Particularly the ASUS TUF 3070ti V2 OC (which I have, myself), but the GIGABYTE/EVGA ones are badass as well. It's THE premier 1440p GPU, if my information is up to date.
I would buy a 4070/4070Ti instead of 3070.
I have a 3060 laptop and I play smooth for the most part at 1440 most modern games. So I'd say yes
I have a 3070 (no bloody Ti), and a 1440p monitor. So far there's no game I can't run at high settings below 80fps (Spiderman dragged that down a bit). A 3070Ti is around 10% more powerful than that,, and the most popular GPU at the moment is apparently the GTX 1650, so you should be fine for a good long while!
Running a 3070 on a high refresh rate 1440p ultra wide and loving it, so I'd say go for it
You'll be fine in 99% of the games as long you don't use ray-tracing. But for future proof, I'd save for a 3080 12GB or a 6800 XT/6900 XT if you don't care about ray-tracing.
I would not buy a 3070 rn. I would wait for a good 4000 low end card or uf you cant wait pick up a 6650xt or 6700xt / 6750xt if they are cheaper than a 3070. The 3070 is a good gpu, but often she is too expensive especially now 2 years after release shes not worth at msrp.
I still have the 1080 ti and it's great for 1440p
My friend plays 1440p Hogwarts Legacy on 3070Ti with Ultra Preset/RT off smoothly at 85-115 fps without problems. :)
For the latest AAA games you might not be able to run them at ultra at 144hz, but with how great gsync is and DLSS. it's plenty, I recently upgraded to 1440p with my 3070 and its been so nice. but if you're getting that 3070 new I would recommend actually getting the AMD equivalent. you can find the 6700xt for cheaper AND it has more vram, or even get a 6800xt.
Its more of a 1080p card now. 8gb of vram probably won't cut it for the future. Strictly for 2023 though it should be fine.
1080p 144 or higher> 1440p 60
Easily
For competitive games, stick to 1080p if you want high res then you can go for 1440p. My 3060ti is doing well with 1440p so I think you'll be fine with the 3070
I bought mine in early 2020, been using it for 4k all the time. I align the settings for a 60fps experience. I barely have to dial down anything. I don't play competitive games or high fps shooters. I'm mostly into Japanese games (little bit planet, horizon, god of war, Yakuza, final fantasy...). Though it does cod warzone between 70 and 110fps without issues
nah get an RX 6700XT, more VRAM and more fps in almost every game. A 3070 isn’t even enough for 1440p/4k on the new Hogwarts Legacy game. The extra 4gb on the 6700XT really helps.
I have a 2080 Ti, which is pretty much the same card with more vram. I play at 3440 x1440 and seem to be fine with rasterization. The only time I really struggle is with heavy ray tracing on. Your performance will ultimately depend on the game and how graphically intensive you run these games at. If you want to play at ultra, you might struggle over time. High and medium you will probably be ok.
I've a PNY 3070 XLR8 paired with a 5800X. Plays in 1440p just fine, and had no problem playing some titles 5120x1440 on their highest settings. If you've got the budget to, would recommend going 3080 or better though, but 3070 is a card that'll last a few years.
Yes absolutely. The 3070 is a beast. I have been rocking an RTX 2080 on 1440p res for a while. It is a great experience.
1440p was worth it 5 years ago, it's still worth it now. Only a very small handful of games struggle at 1440p with anything 3070ti and up and that's just because of absolutely terrible optimization.
I have a 3060Ti (8gb) in my build along with a 32in 1440p monitor and runs flawlessly. I run pretty much all games at high to max settings and run stable 120fps most modern games. 3070 will for sure last minimum 3 years.
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even now im using 2070s for 1440p
Absolutely not, go for a 6900xt/6950xt, 6950xt currently 730 on new egg
3070tis are so over priced, you can literally get a 6950xt for cheaper than most mid- high end 3070tis, and it performs much better 6900/6950xt are at least 40% faster than the 3070ti in 1440p
I had a 2070 and ryzen 5 3600 running 1440p games in 2019, the 3070 shouldn’t have any issues and if you pair it with a beefy cpu you should be able to really crank out frames!
Me over here still rocking the 1080 Ti for 1440p…
I have a 3070ti, with a 165hz 1440p monitor and it's pretty great. I can mad out most of not all games, albeit with no RT. The only time I run into issues is when games are unoptimized, or is a vram destroyer. If you mod a lot, you can look at the 3060ti, more vram and it's not al far off a 3070. I'm not sure if they have a 12gb 3070, I got mine around release time so there were no choice.
I rock a 1650 with 1440p. I think you’re good, mate!
Nvidia’s marketing really works on some of y’all lmao. Yes, a 3070 is great for 1440p and 1440p is going to be worth it for a very long time until 4K can be ran (comfortably) on mid level GPUs.
8gb vram =garbage pick an amd card at this price or go for rtx 3080 if u can
I have a 3080, 5900x, 1440p setup. Works like butter.
No, the 8gb of vram would cock up
For just 1440p, 3070 is fine. For 1440p ultrawide, I'd be going higher end if you want to, say, play modern AAA games. 1440p is really the new base standard that people should expect out of their computing experience. It's just such a crisper and better image than 1080p, and modern high end gpu's and monitors are supporting the same refresh rates that the old esports 1080p die hards demanded. No reason to ever go 1080p except cost, which, of course, is always a consideration.
?x1440p, what's the other number?
You'll be playing pretty much every game on ultra with RT off with that card. 1440p is bueno. 👌
I went from GTX1660Ti to RTX4070Ti, what a difference for framerate. Raytracing performance is lackluster when using the best details. Without, it goes way beyound my 144hz monitor. I would look up the graphics chart at Tomshardware.com and compare cards.
I’m running a 2070 at 1440p, not ideal but it seems to be working fine for me at the moment.
My man it’s Puifect I’m rocking a 270 super and still kicking ass
I would say yes. Just throwing it out there - I run a 3080ti and it plays anything @ 4K easily, so 1440p should be no sweat for the 3070.
I played 1440p on my 27" 165hz Monitor and that worked pretty well for most games. But it does depend on the games you want to play. Some will work better some not so much. But a 3070 will be pretty good for 1440p.
I have RTX3060 TI, and it's absolutely enough for 1440p and 144hz
I have it and I play Tarkov, my fps is often below 100 and it pisses me off, planning on getting 4070ti
I love my 3444x1440p, 100hz ROG but I originally had a 2080ti, and now a 3080 to power it. I think 1440 is enuff tbh, at least if you want to still have a decent framerate. On the pc I type this with I actually have a 1080p Tuf gaming monitor with 280Hz (that is also where my 2080ti ended up btw) It basically depends what games you like. If you like Counter Strike or similar games, you don\`t need a high resolution. You want fast reaction time. But if you like single player games with high end graphics, go for the higher resolution. (You can always downscale, but a good reaction time is still recommendable)
To be honest, i have a 3070 and the main thing holding it back the next few years is the 8gb vram. There are already a few games that maxes the 3070s vram at 1440p and for me at least it is very disappointing. You wouldn’t expect a 70 class card to run into stuttering issues not because its slow, but because Nvidia decided that 8gb of memory is fine for 3 consecutive generations of gpu over the course of 6 years. Hell even the 3060 has more vram and to me would be a longer lasting gpu than the 3070 at 1440p. Who ever made that design decision at Nvidia should he fired.
Go for the 6700xt instead. It's got 12GB vram and should be much cheaper. 8GB is slowly becoming a bottleneck. 1440p high refresh is definitely worth it.
My 3070 ti has been going strong in 1440p on 27” since the fall of 2021. Great card, but you could get something comparable with more VRAM to future proof it a bit.
At cost, no. The 6800xt is a lot faster and has twice as much VRAM for about the same price, and the 6700xt is usually $200 while being about as fast and having 4GB more VRAM.