RTX 3090 Ti vs RTX 4080: The Ultimate Comparison (4K, Ultrawide, 1440p, RT, DLSS)

RTX 4080 reviewed against the RTX 3090 Ti. How much better is the 4080 that the previous generation flagship? The RTX 4080 is definitely faster (but both cost a premium). Is it worth it? Let's look at some apples to apples comparisons as well as looking at what sorts of realistic graphics settings (including ray tracing and DLSS 2 and 3) make sense for each GPU.

Buy an RTX 3090 Ti on amazon: https://amzn.to/3OlWopW
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Chapters:
0:00 RTX 3080 vs 3090 Ti vs 4080 vs 4090
0:55 RTX 3090 Ti and RTX 4080 are current price competitors and FE versions in stock
1:33 How to judge "smoothness" of gameplay in side by side comparison
2:13 How to ready the stats in the side-by-side comparison
2:39 Test system specs (Windows 10, ResizeBAR ON, RTX 4080 review driver on both GPUs)
2:49 Unreal Engine 5 Benchmarks (4K, Ultrawide 3440x1440, 1440p- Market of Light)
5:04 Next Gen Game: Plague Tale Requiem DLSS on vs OFF (4K, Ultrawide 3440x1440, 1440p, 1080p)
6:58 Cyberpunk 2077 4K Ultra
8:13 Realistic Settings: Cyberpunk 4K High DLSS quality on vs off
8:46 Ultrawide Cyberpunk 2077 Ultra
9:18 Cyberpunk 2077 1440p Ultra
9:51 Ray Tracing: 4K Cyberpunk RT Ultra DLSS various settings
10:25 Ray Tracing: Realistic Settings 4K Cyberpunk 2077
10:55 Ray Tracing: Ultrawide RT Ultra native vs DLSS quality Cyberpunk
11:40 Ray Tracing OFF vs Psycho + DLSS Cyberpunk 1440p
12:11 Ray Tracing Psycho is brutal even at 1080p
12:46 Forza Horizon 5 4K Extreme with RT Extreme (Native TAA)
13:54 Guardians of the Galaxy 4K RT Max DLSS on vs off
15:01 RT OFF vs Very High Guardians of the Galaxy 4K
15:37 Guardians of the Galaxy 1440p RT Max
16:15 RT ON vs OFF Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4K
16:58 Ultrawide Shadow of the Tomb Raider RT ON vs OFF
17:44 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1440p RT ON vs OFF
18:30 Spider-Man Remastered 4K Very High (CPU Limited)
18:54 Spider-Man Remastered 4K Ray Tracing Very High (CPU Limited)
19:18 DX11 testing: God of War 4K Ultra DLSS on vs OFF
20:00 Horizon Zero Dawn 4K Ultimate DLSS OFF vs ON
20:40 Red Dead Redemption 2 4K Max DLSS OFF vs ON
21:33 Ultrawide: Red Dead Redemption 2 Max Preset
22:00 Red Dead Redemption 2 1440p Max Preset
22:20 Final Thoughts: RTX 3090 Ti vs RTX 4080
27:17 Does DLSS 3 justify the higher price tag?
30:35 AMD's new GPU competitor coming soon