RTX 5080 at 1440p: Not the Upgrade We Expected? [Full Ray Tracing, DLSS, Multi Frame Generation]

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The RTX 5080 is here, but how does it handle 1440p gaming with full ray tracing and DLSS? In this video, I put it to the test in some of the most demanding games - and the results might surprise you. Is this the next-gen GPU we’ve been waiting for, or does it struggle where it matters most? Let’s find out! 🪛Buy the items featured in this video on Amazon (paid links): Monitor: MSI 271QRX - https://geni.us/lxdJ GPU: MSI RTX 5080 SUPRIM SOC - https://geni.us/ntYCq CPU: Ryzen 7 9800X3D - https://geni.us/IgqyxV Motherboard: MSI X870 Tomahawk WiFi - https://geni.us/7DOQD RAM: Predator Pallas II 32GB DDR5-6000 CL30 - https://geni.us/97IV SSD: Crucial T705 2TB SSD - https://geni.us/AVDmR PSU: be quiet! Straight Power 12 - https://geni.us/b0ANWuT CPU Cooler: be quiet! Light Loop 360 - https://geni.us/NifLIXa Case: be quiet! Light Base 900 FX - https://geni.us/dUr1G White extension cables - https://geni.us/0YMgU White GPU extension cable - https://geni.us/WObA3v0 CPU contact frame - https://geni.us/N9oSM High-performance thermal paste - https://geni.us/NKlHfD Other stuff I use: Keyboard: Keychron Q1 Max - https://geni.us/9o4akz Mouse: Razer Basilisk X Hyperspeed (wireless) - https://geni.us/3CvgXQ Controller: Xbox Wireless Electric Volt - https://geni.us/NKKSqU Speakers: Edifier MR4 - https://geni.us/FWzDl Smartphone wireless charger stand: UGREEN Uno Wireless Charger Stand - https://geni.us/09pmiA Wrist rest: GLORIOUS Stealth - https://geni.us/Ux20a 🎥Equipment I use (paid links): Lark M2 wireless lavalier microphone - https://geni.us/yYsUAQ Camera: iPhone 16 Pro Max - https://geni.us/dx4aLC Telesin Magnetic Neck Mount for iPhone - https://geni.us/5eEA I use KICA Jetfan 2 to clean my PC - https://geni.us/BUdXk Desk lamps - https://geni.us/jBdrX WiFi 7 Router TP-Link Archer BE3600 - https://geni.us/epI5Q Maono PD200X XLR/USB Dynamic Microphone for voiceovers - https://geni.us/wnA02x Elgato mic stand - https://geni.us/Jc74d6 Maidesite S2 Pro Plus Standing Desk (140x70cm) - https://geni.us/TCd5w I use CapFrameX to display FPS and hardware monitoring data. Support my work by becoming the iVadim channel member and get special perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJEhJYDr4NAUEtcMRNrZmcw/join 🔥My Twitter - https://twitter.com/theivadim 🔥My Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theivadim Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:48 - Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 3:04 - Native AA experience, Ultra preset 4:00 - Native AA, Experimental graphics preset 4:37 - DLSS Quality, Experimental preset 6:05 - Monster Hunter Wilds on the RTX 5080 is a mess 8:13 - Don't waste your time downloading the High Res Texture pack 9:07 - Native resolution experience 10:04 - Optimised settings matter little in Monster Hunter Wilds 11:03 - DLSS to the rescue! 13:05 - Frame Generation in Monster Hunter Wilds 13:23 - The most demanding game vs RTX 5080 (Alan Wake 2) 14:20 - Full Ray Tracing is impossible to use without DLSS 16:39 - Why NVIDIA didn't improve ray tracing performance on the RTX 50 17:59 - Why I don't like DLSS Balanced at 1440p 18:36 - DLSS Balanced performance tested 18:53 - Let's lower some settings instead 19:14 - Lowering Ray Tracing quality doesn't help? 20:18 - How I'd play this game on the RTX 5080 21:56 - Multi Frame Generation 24:01 - 3x mode Multi Frame Generation 25:54 - 4x mode Multi Frame Generation 26:19 - Not every Full Ray Tracing games performs poorly on the RTX 5080 28:56 - Lower Ray Tracing quality is also nice 30:26 - CONCLUSION