I'm curious about the performance differences between NVIDIA's super series cards and their base models. For instance, how much of an upgrade was the 3070 Super compared to the 3060? And what about the 4070 Super? Additionally, I'm considering upgrading from my 1660 Ti to the upcoming 5070, which is being hailed as a solid choice for my budget. The 5070 Super is expected to have 18GB of VRAM, so I'm wondering if it's worth waiting for it to release at its rumored MSRP next year. Specifically, how much better are these Super series cards in terms of performance? Can anyone provide a rough percentage of improvement generally seen with the Super models? Thanks!
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Exactly! While the 4070 Super had notable improvements, some previous Super versions were just refreshes with minor tweaks and price adjustments to compete in the market.
I remember getting the 2070 Super, and it was just 2-3% weaker than the 2080 but way cheaper. The market dynamics have definitely changed since then!
So, is there a 3060 Super? I hadn't heard about it until now!
Looking at last gen, the 4070 Super definitely had the best performance bump, but the benefits really are situation-dependent. Waiting for final specs on the new models is smart!
The Super variants don't typically offer drastic improvements over the base cards. For example, while the 4070 Super was about 20% better than the 4070, many Super cards just bump up the VRAM without much change in actual performance.
But isn't that extra VRAM beneficial for gaming at higher resolutions, especially for 1440p and above?
So, do you think the 4070 Ti Super will follow the same pattern as the 4070 Ti? Just a VRAM increase without a significant performance boost?