2080 ti SLI vs 3080 or 3090 some gaming ,mostly for premiere/resolve

[rocketman122]

im not a heavy gamer. the newest game I played was stray from 2022 but mostly play games that arent that intense. Im usually back 2-4 years on games that interest me. I havent played a AAA game for years.

60fps and im happy. more is fine but 60fps is perfectly fine. monitor is 1440p, 3950x cpu

I do want to learn video editing. all specs I see on puget benches for editing and those games that support sli show dual 2080ti ourperforms the 3090.

Ive read the same responses to the same question on reddit which all say sli sucks for games blah blah, but for video editing it outperforms the 3090

so what issues is there with 2080 ti in sli?

obviously massive tdp. 500w vs 320w 350w

I would get the 3080 but 10gb is limiting and Im not interested in the 12gb as Id rather just just go to the 3090.

prices for 2 2080ti are cheaper then a 3090 ive seen in my country.

whats your opinion?

 

[Malneb]

SLI sucks in general not all games and apps support it, its actually less commonly supported. I wouldn't bother with SLI for editing you don't need it.

 

[rocketman122]

its always the same replies. if ill get a 3090 for editing then when 60 series come Ill get a 2nd 3090 for sli and ill get the same reply. it sucks its no good doesnt game well forget it. im not a gamer. davinci resolve works well with multi gpu. smokes the 3090 in sli.

but its always the same thing and this goes for anything new vs old.

when 2080ti was the best, "wow amazing, no way, look at the scores with sli OMG thats crazy what an awesome card!"
3090 comes out "omg, this is the best thing since sliced bread, what a pos that 2080ti what were they thinking making it, its garbage throw it to the bin"
4090 comes out "omg, this is the best thing since sliced bread, what a pos that 3090 what were they thinking making it .its garbage throw it to the bin"

and so forth and so forth

its always the same thing. old is garbage and pathetic and why did they even release it. new? amazing! best thing since sliced bread. only buy new cause old always sucks.

on puget scores for davinci resolve 1x2080ti smokes a 3070, in games too 2080ti smokes the 3070. and im no serious gamer. and in sli smokes 3090 in resolve and even in 4k gaming like nothing.

truthfully id be fine with 1x2080ti for games. newest games im playing is gta 5 and stray. maybe will try some newer ones. well see. cant find many 2080ti and 3090 are selling theirs like its a limited edition bently

 

[Malneb]

You seem a bit unhinged no offense. There is not much point worrying about SLI its not a dominate standard and you don't need to get that caught up in it just for Video Editing. All those scores mean jack shit anyway. Benchmarks are a very minute thing, They are also simulated outcomes it means that Benchmarks should always be taken with a grain of salt. Yes they do project snapshots of hardware and help to make informed decisions but its not everything.

Those benchmarks for example are not telling you that SLI is not really a dominate factor and its a deficit to even build a SLI system as it will be outpaced pretty quickly. Utilization for SLI is not common so Majority of application are still not designed for SLI either and that sort of parallelism is not common.

You would be basically building and expensive computer that acts like a paperweight most of the time because its only using one GPU for most application, where the second GPU would only work on very select apps and games.

Just use anything within the last 5 to 10 years and you have plenty of power for Video Editing and GTA 5

 

[rocketman122]

leave it. I dont want to say anything that might offend. we will agree to disagree.

>Just use anything within the last 5 to 10 years and you have plenty of power for Video Editing and GTA 5

there you are incorrect. you cant use a gtx 1070 and expect to video edit. and even 3080 will run out of memery in 4k multi cam editing. it wil say out of memory and crash.

 

[Malneb]

Its a you issue, if you want to act like that then good luck to you.

there you are incorrect. you cant use a gtx 1070 and expect to video edit. and even 3080 will run out of memery in 4k multi cam editing. it wil say out of memory and crash.

No it won't you just don't know what you are doing, when i give advice its because i am backing that advice first hand, First hand meaning that i do this sort of work. You can totally edit 4k on a 10 series card.

I do video editing, i also do 3D work which is way more intrusive, no its not hand in hand but they are very similar workloads where 3D requires much more knowledge. Both those areas are somewhat transferable so it means that because i am knowledgeable in something that surpasses video editing then it means i know how to advise on the lesser category.

I am also strong with computers in general. and i own platforms from many eras. When i am telling you right now you can edit 4k with as low as a 9 series card which is 10 years old BTW then that is because you can.

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Otherwise if you don't like what people have to say then the thread is redundant and you might as well just buy the most expensive parts and call it a day. You don't have to use old tech but when i was saying to you that you can basically use anything from the last 10 years then it means you have plenty of options, i was not specifically saying use old hardware.

Yes SLI sucks and when people say that its because it is, There is no way i would build a SLI system today because its already highly devalued as soon as you build it. The benchmarks don't mean shit when majority of the time SLI will not even be utilized.

I never said you suck i said SLI sucks so stop taking it like i am attacking you or some shit because i am not.

 

[rocketman122]

dont think ill go with premiere. the lag and crashes and the way theyve behaved the last few years, dont care to support adobe. I use an old photoshop version I bought years back for graphics/layers but all photo editing for weddings are through acdsee pro for jpeg and nikon studio for raw but adobe is a garbage no integrity co

resolve doesnt work with sli but does work with multi gpu quite well. btw the benchmark score I saw is puget own scores. not those whove done their own pc and uploaded. but I searched and see many people still only using 1x2080ti in their pc specs so im guessing people are ok with it. I cant find a good price on 3090 and amd is out of the question. not buying 40 series. prices are far worse there. and thats my thing. I like buying old gear for cheap.

but if I got a 3090 and wait till 60 series come out and would say im getting a 2nd cheap 3090 id still get the same replies. even though all benches and game videos show it outperforming the top gpu . and im not a serious gamer anymore, but ill be perfectly happy even if all the games didnt work with sli. I dont care for more then 60fps. im like the most pathetic "gamer" by the gamer word. I use 1440p

another guy confirmed he edits with resolve with 2080ti sli. super happy no regrets feels best bang for buck for him. says everyone runs after the "newest best things since sliced bread and drop their old gear for peanuts" so he always just scoops up old gear while they pay 2-3x the original price he paid for his. he says it works fine with resolve studio

editing 4k multicam with effects etc, you need vram. they dont offer anything in between 10gb in 3080 and 24gb in 3090. they have 12gb 3080 and ti but they dont interest me

hey I can get from LA to NY on a 125cc chinese scooter too. doesnt mean I want to.

and if you say I can edit with older cards, whats the issue if I want a 2080ti and want to use 2? why are you getting so heated? 2 cards cost less then 1 3090 in the used market I see.

 

[rocketman122]

yes, youre the better man with insults. always classy