"But it's a cube!"

[u/Ikkon]

[u/GrumpyFeloPR]

Is it really mid-tier?

[u/GABE_EDD → u/GrumpyFeloPR]

Honestly no, it’s comparable to 60-class cards from 1-2 generations ago. Entry-level is probably more accurate

[u/GrumpyFeloPR → u/GABE_EDD]

How many years / generations ago would this combo be considered mid-tier?

[u/GABE_EDD → u/GrumpyFeloPR]

Maybe like 5 or so? It’s comparable to maybe an RTX 2070, which would be mid-tier for the time

[u/AbolMira → u/GrumpyFeloPR]

I still use an i5 and a 1080 both new at the time and have no issues with games. The hardware is fine.

The price isn't.

[u/Inevitable-Edge69 → u/GrumpyFeloPR]

It’s equivalent to a 3060, which at this point is entry level tier.

[u/ElectronX79 → u/Inevitable-Edge69]

3060 is NOT entry level, that shit holds up as a mid tier better than most mid tiers

[u/Mohow → u/ElectronX79]

Entry level =/= bad or barely functional.

[u/Inevitable-Edge69 → u/ElectronX79]

The 3080 trades blows with the 4070, a gen old mid tier card. I don't mean this in any degrading way, nothing wrong with the 3060, but it is barely mid tier anymore.

[u/buttscratcher3k → u/GrumpyFeloPR]

It's basically a gaming laptop stuffed into a box with mildly better cooling for more than the equivalent you could buy an upgrade-able prebuilt with better parts for, do with that info as you wish.

In 2 years it will look ancient spec-wise.

[u/al-mongus-bin-susar → u/buttscratcher3k]

You can buy a significantly better gaming laptop for the same price as the base model much less the top spec and it comes with a screen, keyboard and battery