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Again, it's curious to see at 4K, the ray traced Watch Dogs experience sees the cloud GPU pull ahead. The desktop rendition of the RTX 3080 is still faster but in our admittedly limited testing, the variance closes to 5.6 percent to 12.5 percent faster. The CPU limitation from the older Ryzen architecture likely presents far less of an issue and both GPUs can flex their muscles. Indeed, in the case of Watch Dogs Legion running with ray tracing, the cloud system actually has a sizeable advantage.ДЄt 4K, the gap closes somewhat. The desktop RTX 3080, paired with the Intel chip can deliver up to 26 percent more performance, but the differential varies depending on the game. The results? Well, there can be quite a gap between the desktop RTX 3080 and its cloud equivalent in 1440p rendering - likely down to the lower memory bandwidth on the cloud GPU, along with the performance limits of the Ryzen 3000 CPU architecture (our desktop results used a Core i9 10900K locked to 5.0GHz on all cores). Owing to the streaming nature of GeForce Now, our standard FCAT benchmarking system doesn't work here, so in both desktop and cloud tests, we simply note the results of the in-game benchmarks themselves.

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Does the cloud-based RTX 3080 run as fast as the desktop version?ДЄs for how much of the desktop RTX 3080 performance you can expect from GeForce Now, you can see both our 1440p and 4K results below, tested on PC and Shield respectively. Our fingers are crossed that Nvidia removes the 4K limitation, allowing PCs with the required decoding performance to receive the experience currently allotted to Shield owners. The performance of this enviable hardware tops out at either 1440p at 120Hz on a PC (or 1600p for MacBook streaming, curiously enough) while 4K HDR is only currently possible via an Nvidia Shield.

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Watch on YouTube A deep dive into GeForce Now's RTX 3080 premium tier: performance analysis, image quality breakdown, plus comparisons with Google Stadia and Microsoft's xCloud. However, being a server-based product, the A10G may run at lower clocks, while its lower-bandwidth GDDR6 memory will almost certainly have an impact. The desktop GPU's 10GB/12GB variants are effortlessly outclassed by this cloud-based variant's 24GB of GDDR6 memory as well - a surprise bonus.

Games running on the system identify it as an Nvidia A10G, a server-class product with 9216 CUDA cores up against the 8704 on the standard RTX 3080. The GPU isn't actually an RTX 3080, but it is based on the same GA102 silicon.

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CPU-wise, the servers are based on a Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX CPU with 16 cores, paired with 28GB of system memory.

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In bandwidth-constrained scenarios, playing any cloud-based system while the connection is in use elsewhere within the home can also cause issues.ДЇirst up, let's talk specs as it's fair to say that the RTX 3080 tier does deliver a substantial hardware upgrade over competing services. Inevitably, the quality of the experience will depend on the internet connection you have. Video compression, streaming hitches and some degree of lag are present. In a world where PC upgrade prices are sky-high - if you can find the hardware to begin with - maybe Nvidia's ВЈ89.99/$99.99/в‚¬99.99 six month subs might be worth considering?Д«ut make no mistake, GeForce Now may improve the cloud experience, but it's still facing the same fundamental challenges as other services. Meanwhile, Nvidia makes big claims about GeForce Now actually outperforming Xbox Series X in terms of input lag.

Is cloud gaming finally a viable alternative to the local experience? The recent release of the new premium RTX 3080 tier for GeForce Now sees Nvidia push online streaming specs higher than we've ever seen them before: more compute, enviable ray tracing performance, AI upscaling via DLSS, 1440p120 and 4K60 HDR functionality.