Can I straight-swap an NVIDIA 2070 with a 3080Ti?

[NorthernMenace]

I have an ASUS Prime A320M-K motherboard, am considering doing some upgrades to my machine but have to be selective due to price. I already have 32GB RAM, M.2 nVME storage and a GeForce RTX 2070 (8GB)-based graphics card. Hoping to soon upgrade CPU to something like a Ryzen 9 5950X.

Is it as simple as swapping out the 2070 card for a new-to-me (second hand), thinking something like a 3080Ti 12GB? I use a HP Reverb 2 VR - will such a graphics card swap result in better graphics in VR or is it the VR headset that is limiting? (it is mainly things like spotting ground vehicles/ground scenery that I find difficult).

 

thanks for any info

Edited 5 hours ago by NorthernMenace

[speed-of-heat]

yep...is just another PCI card... 

it will significantly improve your FPS on the same settings , especially if you combine it with a new processor 

[NorthernMenace]

Thanks for info, that's reassuring.

 

When you say it will increase FPS.... I interpret Frames Per Second to link to stutter/glitching etc. At present, my VR experience is very smooth and I do have most of the graphics settings in DCS set to 'high', it's just that object clarity eg scenery/distance viewing/clouds isn't as good as I would want (cockpit graphics are excellent). So would the increased FPS capacity mean that I get better graphics quality overall?

[speed-of-heat]

its been a while since i had a G2, but if thats the case, then yes you can turn settings up !

also make sure if you are doing both CPU and GPU that your PSU can cope with it ... 

[Mr_sukebe]

That’s what I did one gen back.

The power connection cables might be slightly different and I seem to remember the 3080 requiring more Watts.  Otherwise, should be good