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X-Plane 3060 vs 3070 |
DVA13500
Captain, DC-6
OLP
Joined on June 20 2018
50 State Club
Globetrotter
US Coastal Club
US Mountaineer Club
Millennium Club
Everett 500 Club
B757 100 Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Anderson, IN
1,451 legs, 2,008.2 hours
40 legs,
77.2 hours online 1,446 legs,
2,000.2 hours ACARS 7 legs,
12.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
October 18 2022 12:27 ET by Brandon Patton
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Anyone here running X-Plane on a 3060 or 3070 GPU? (Preferably XP12) I'm due for an upgrade, running X-Plane 11 and 12. I've gotten along just fine on XP11 with my 1660 Super although I don't run ultra type settings. Some aircraft such as FF757/767 are much more intense and now with XP12 out, it needs even more power. Just wondering what kind of performance you get from a 3060 and if it's worth the extra $$ for a 3070. I'm waiting while prices still seem to be dropping and see if any holiday sales comes up before I buy but right now it's about a $120 difference. I should add that I'm just running a single 1080 display.
Brandon PattonCaptain, DC-6
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DVA10822
Captain, A330-300
OLP
Joined on June 16 2012
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
50 State Club
Double Century Club
Online Century Club
B737 100 Club
"....request vectors to parking!" Sorrento, FL
296 legs, 726.8 hours
148 legs,
399.6 hours online 270 legs,
654.3 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
November 20 2022 02:05 ET by Greg Duffy
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I just upgraded from a GTX1650 Super to a RTX3060 on MSFS2020 and I can run ultra settings and have super performance! I know its not Xplane but MSFS is pretty graphics intense as well. Hope this helps and good luck
Greg DuffyCaptain, A330-300
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DVA6739
Chief Pilot, EMB-120
PPL1 DISPATCHER
Joined on December 09 2008
50 State Club
Globetrotter
US Coastal Club
US Mountaineer Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Millennium Club
Million Mile Club
Online Millennium Club
Everett 500 Club
DVA Fleet Master
""We live to fly, no matter what"" Rio de Janeiro Brazil
1,467 legs, 3,926.4 hours
1,407 legs,
3,830.7 hours online 1,419 legs,
3,705.2 hours ACARS 41 legs,
92.7 hours event 1,542 legs, 4,195.7 hours total 165 legs dispatched, 468.5
hours
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Posted onPost created on
November 20 2022 13:41 ET by Bruno Israel
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I run XP12 in a 3060 Laptop. It runs fine, but I do think it lacks some VRAM. It has only 6GB, if it has 8Gb would be better. Performance is OK, I would go for 3070. That`s my two cents. That small difference will certainly pay off if it hauls more VRAM in 3070 than 3060. I found XP12 Beta more VRAM intensive than MSFS for example.
Cheers

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DVA13572
Captain, B737-800
Joined on December 04 2018
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Century Club
Stock Car Racing Club
Everett Century Club
Columbia, SC
114 legs, 171.5 hours
24 legs,
30.4 hours online 109 legs,
163.5 hours ACARS 3 legs,
4.4 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
November 20 2022 13:43 ET by Paul Perry
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Hi Brandon, what are your other specs? What CPU do you have and how much Ram?
Paul PerryCaptain, B737-800
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DVA13500
Captain, DC-6
OLP
Joined on June 20 2018
50 State Club
Globetrotter
US Coastal Club
US Mountaineer Club
Millennium Club
Everett 500 Club
B757 100 Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Anderson, IN
1,451 legs, 2,008.2 hours
40 legs,
77.2 hours online 1,446 legs,
2,000.2 hours ACARS 7 legs,
12.1 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
November 21 2022 15:18 ET by Brandon Patton
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Well, I held off and basically purchased the components for an entire new system with New Eggs black Friday deals. Lots of sales, promo codes, and rebates right now! It will all be delivered tomorrow!
MSI RTX 3070
Intel i5 12600K
Asus Prime Z690-Plus MB
G.Skill Ripjaws 32GB DDR4
Samsung 980 Pro SSD
Thermaltake 850w PSU
Brandon PattonCaptain, DC-6
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DVA6739
Chief Pilot, EMB-120
PPL1 DISPATCHER
Joined on December 09 2008
50 State Club
Globetrotter
US Coastal Club
US Mountaineer Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Millennium Club
Million Mile Club
Online Millennium Club
Everett 500 Club
DVA Fleet Master
""We live to fly, no matter what"" Rio de Janeiro Brazil
1,467 legs, 3,926.4 hours
1,407 legs,
3,830.7 hours online 1,419 legs,
3,705.2 hours ACARS 41 legs,
92.7 hours event 1,542 legs, 4,195.7 hours total 165 legs dispatched, 468.5
hours
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Posted onPost created on
November 21 2022 18:30 ET by Bruno Israel
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Think this setup will serve you very well! Enjoy!

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