NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition Review: Gaming, Thermals, Noise, & Power Benchmarks

[@GamersNexus]

Back-order the shirt: store.gamersnexus.net/products/limited-gold-foil-1-mill-subs-shirt RTX 3080 FE Tear-Down: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYmcdpuVg8Z2a8U Watch our Ampere architecture explanation: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d56xfWV5nJeChZo Learn about our GPU testing methodology and test equipment! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4GaXoCCYseDeac Article: www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/3618-nvidia-rtx-3080-founders-edition-review-benchmarks

[@m489]

Hey Steve

[@dillancxng624]

Should I skip over the 3080 founders edition and wait for an aftermarket cooler to be made for the 3080? Not a fan of the blower models.

[@Heyron420]

It's true. Skipped Jay and everyone else for Steve!!!

[@no-trick-pony]

Will there be Blender or productive results? That is a main driver for this card. LTT tested the card to be almost twice as fast in Blender renders even in OptiX mode.

[@qee540]

Hi there Gamers Nexus, am here for your highly critical scientific investigation again. :) Thanks for your hard work.

[@NZOCD]

Everyone and their dog is uploading 3080 reviews but THIS is the one that matters.

[@mendingobingo]

big true

[@wassilia1234]

Finally. Will watch every fucking second with ad included.

[@garrettcorona]

Lol I’m looking at that now

[@sulphurous2656]

Naturally, people come here for a more in depth breakdown in order to thoroughly sift through any given manufacturer's marketing reality distortion field.

[@Aggrofool]

GN's cat uploaded this 😼

[@literate-aside]

There's no way I'm *pre-ordering* your T-shirt; I'll wait for reviews.

[@phillgizmo8934]

But who's got the right instruments to test it?

[@christianbeaupre7989]

Slick.

[@MrFahrenheit2k]

Curious how it compares to LTT shirt. I'll wait for a video with thermals you get while wearing it.

[@scarletspidernz]

Haha GN should totally to a Review of T Shirts from theirs and other Tech channels merch stores. Test for things like sweat and water absorbancy, dry-ability, strech-ability, tear-ability, and cat-ability. Then have a T shirt with tech channel logos saying they participated in the GN T-Shirt Review 2020 (or something catchy) All proceeds from t shirt sales and that month goto getting more trees planted since so many burnt down in USA.

[@Bryanj2222]

I'm gonna need to see a tear down before I even consider this shirt.

[@OniGG]

"Never buy because it's new and shiny buy when your current system doesn't serve your needs" wow that made me feel better for buying a 20 series last august

[@triton199]

I bought a 2060 like, 2 months ago and it wasn't enough right off the bat lol.

[@EstiloInAction]

Enjoy it bro! I got my 2070 Super in December, and for a really good discount. My next upgrade is a better monitor with the latest tech.

[@OniGG]

@@triton199 well what do you use it for? i got a 2060 super its basically a 2070 and its enough for me at 1080p and premiere pro

[@OniGG]

@@EstiloInAction good for you man that's my path too instead of buying a new card ill just get a 144hz monitor

[@EstiloInAction]

@@OniGG 💯 brotha. 🍻😎

[@sdesantino]

29:51 "But the biggest change was in Quake II and, to some extent, Minecraft". Sorry but, taken out of context, this is a very funny quote for a high performance video card in 2020.

[@Chuckiele]

Even in context its just bad. 90% more performance than a 1080Ti on average but they advertise it as "double the performance of a 2080" with "in Minecraft RTX" in small letters...

[@asianhavoc1872]

@@Chuckiele fucking Liars and smartplayed all of you PC guys....I am gonna wait patiently till 2023 or 24 until my 2070s Dies out

[@Chuckiele]

@@asianhavoc1872 2070s? I guess youre the one being smartplayed here. xD

[@asianhavoc1872]

@@Chuckiele Wrong guess buddy...it was a smart decision for me cuz my condotions suited it😉

[@Chuckiele]

@@asianhavoc1872 That doesnt mean that you havent been smartplayed though.

[@ArmchairTitan]

If Steve told me that putting a live Mongoose in my PC case would improve airflow, I would travel to Africa and catch one without question.

[@WhyAreYouGhe]

We're riding this comment to the top boys lmao.

[@RyChu05_Pleasing05]

PC Jesus have spoken

[@evanarnold3663]

When the man speaketh, we doeth

[@mitchmarvinmartian]

Damn it! Linus told me to use snakes! Should have known he was selling me snake oil.

[@ZioComposite]

You don’t have a mongoose in your case yet??? Blasphemy!

[@Anon-tr2lq]

Gamers Nexus is always my #1 choice when there are dozens of reviews of something. Well written/organized, in-depth, they pay attention to detail

[@madd5]

too detailed and messy. Hardware Unboxed is the best.

[@leebenson4874]

Attention to detail??? The FUCKING 8 IS UPSIDE DOWN!!!!

[@MidlifePanda]

I usually watch another review first to get an overview but take everything with a grain of salt. Then i go watch GNs review to get the "exact" numbers. I love this channel, you can absolutely trust them and the know what they talk about.

[@GoldSrc_]

"well written" lol, I don't think he uses a script unlike others. Nothing wrong with it though, but don't call it "well written".

[@Mediaadoration]

So I’ve been doing KZbin for about 3 years and I’m not really getting someplace any tips?

[@poetic.voyage]

I feel like I just attended a graduate seminar on a video card. 😀

[@MrRourk]

Can we get course credit?

[@JustinCrediblename]

welcome to Gamer's Nexus 2020.

[@solzzy]

Steve at G/N is the very best! :)

[@kennyj4366]

@@InfamousMax yes lol

[@xinniethep00h]

@@benjy117 I sang that last part in my head like the commercial 😂😂

[@austindaniel3103]

When Steve talks, I feel like someone is reading me the fine print of a contract. And I love it.

[@zkamm99]

This is so accurate. I have never been able to explain his style. This nails it.

[@miinyoo]

It's mighty impressive and delightful to hear the words (paraphrasing) "All of the revenue from the purchases will go into buying the equipment necessary to test and benchmark hardware as accurately as we possibly can." This philosophy, which has been demonstrated numerous times, is the sign of good people who don't rest on their laurels and are worth supporting.

[@kidwajagstang]

This is one of the big reasons I trust and will support Gamer’s Nexus over other reviewers. They are completely open and honest, even if it can affect them negatively with companies that don’t want certain information made available. Another great channel I trust for news is Moore’s Law Is Dead. In fact, here’s a video Nvidia definitely don’t want people to see kzbin.info/www/bejne/ianXl4GZoplors0

[@radicalxedward8047]

It’s hilarious watching him talk at basically 2x speed to try to fit an hour script into a half hour. I have to Lol at the people who listen to stuff at 2x.

[@Starscreamious]

I watch Steve at 1.5x

[@brandonlacey8112]

@@basshead. what a silly statement

[@Chron0ClocK]

@@basshead. Bobble bobble to the dubstep wobble you're brain on the edge of a knife is like a dobble dobble bb boppin down a highway hoppin as I'm boppin to the dubstep droppin. Don't be a name callin derp or, you might get savaged by a twerp.

[@Mopstorte]

@@basshead. Please remove the "b" from your name

[@gfarrar920]

@@Mopstorte 🤣🤣🤣

[@derptyderp5287]

Steve: "Never pre-order anything" Also Steve: "Pre-order our T-Shirt to make sure you can get one!" Also, I can't concentrate on the heat mapping, because I keep seeing the white patches as a pair of unicorns...

[@NotPointForward]

Pre-Order a little.

[@zblurth855]

Good point ^^ now it's a shirt and he do not claim the shirt will make you run 200% faster, we can know in advance what a shirt can do and how the shirt can benefit us before buying but it's a fun point

[@stringbreaker87]

Pre-order things that don't need to be benchmarked and validated? Lol I guess fabrics can be stress tested.

[@EllRiver]

I mean, will you be reading reviews and to see if the Tshirt has any glitches?

[@andruloni]

It's back-orders here, subtle difference /s

[@Kraaketaer]

I've long been a big fan of GN's reviews and general editorial policies, but the explicit remarks about the value of keeping old hardware running, not buying something just because it's new and shiny but buyinng if what you have is no longer serving your needs really, really cemented the absolute excellency of GN as a review site. Nobody else comes even close. Reviews that explicitly counteract their implicit "look how cool this new shiny thing is, maybe you should buy it" message are so so so so so sorely needed in this industry. Thank you.

[@auricom242]

You and your team just have setted the bar for testing, this video reminds me more to an academic work rather than just a youtube video. This is wonderful and great, GN disserves this 1,000,000 and more.

[@shootinbruin3614]

Who else watches Steve's reviews first so we can judge other reviews after?

[@bradmonk69]

I don't watch any other reviews.

[@theodoreyoungman2111]

I watched hammer on box first because it's what came up on my feed first. I was watching this on my phone whilst my brother had jayz two cents on the tv.i think between us we're getting through them all 🙈

[@YungEagle3k]

@@theodoreyoungman2111 ew JayzTwoCents.

[@theodoreyoungman2111]

@@YungEagle3k lol my brother finds him entertaining

[@YungEagle3k]

@@theodoreyoungman2111 I'm sorry to hear that lmao

[@perciusmandate]

Steve seems mildly interested... This card must be amazing!

[@NoLuv4Hoz]

Truth. Just like when Buildzoid grudgingly acknowledges that a motherboard "is o.k."

[@Daz555Daz]

Over 2 years later and I finally bought a 3080 after waiting that long for them to be available at less than MSRP.

[@dude3278]

@gmualum08 Legit just bought a EVGA ftw for $600. It's amazing everyone seems to have the same mind set when buying old hardware at the same time lol. I guess we're smart

[@brugj03]

@@dude3278 You`re not smart. You`re buying 2 and a half year old cards for almost new prices. You could have bought a much faster and better card for just 200 more. It`s called the 4070ti.

[@dude3278]

@brugj03 An extra 10-20% for another $275? No thanks. It doesn't sound smart to me to buy an overpriced 4th gen card. Lmao

[@brugj03]

@@dude3278 Well, that your take. I think more mem dlss 3 and last but not least. Being NEW. A no brainer to me.

[@Daz555Daz]

@@brugj03 I got my 3080 for £520 new on Black Friday/Cyber Monday. 4070 Ti currently £840. With the difference I picked up a Ryzen 5800X3D to replace my 3600.

[@robanson32]

Steve's got the best reviews, I understand a decent portion of what he goes over but I immensely appreciate the fact he goes into depth that everyone else skips over because they think it's to detailed for their audience. Most trust worthy reviewer!

[@mephilees7866]

"Apparently we known as Gamers Nexus achieved 1M follower in KZbin named subscribers. Which in turn will enable is to have bigger budget leaning to bigger projects and further improvements in our testing methodologies, specifically increasing the accuracy while maintaining simplicity. This... "Event", However will still require us to improve our ability in entertaining said customers, leading us to make what's known as "puns" by the community. Developing such skills would require due diligence and out of character notes, these abnormalities however with enough training should reach the realm of possibility. Until due date we expect GN to operate normally." Joking around Steve. Congrats for the 1M. And finally we got the left for the 3080 review...

[@DennisHipp]

"Don't just buy because it's better and shiny. You should buy, because your current system isn't serving your needs." "If you can stretch out 1080 Ti or 2080 Ti for longer, you should absolutely do it. Economically - and it reduces the amount of waste."

[@lostsanityreturned]

Yeah, I can aford a 3090 to replace my 2080ti. But why bother when I am gaming at 1440p anyway. Might as well just wait till next gen.

[@Andrey-cm4sn]

just buy 12 x 3080 for mining EZ

[@ThePatrickBynum]

@@lostsanityreturned No need to upgrade every generation. My conclusion was the same as yours after watching this video.

[@HarryVoyager]

Yes. The only reason I'm looking at 3D cards is because I love VR flight sims, and my 1080 Ti just isn't enough to drive an HP Reverb at decent frame-rates. All I want are 60fps 1% lows.

[@huggyturtle9531]

The only thing that is making me think my current system is not serving my needs is Flight Simulator. But less than 1 minute was spent on it.

[@orbitalarbiter]

Huge respect for your highly technical, rigorous, scientific, etc. angle, Steve! Keep up the good work, you're one of a kind in a good way in the computer tech space IMHO.

[@ExtremeODD]

Loving the b-roll with steve in the background looking at the card like "hmm"

[@DemZane]

Thank you for including 1080 Ti in the charts! Many others just skipped the 10-series in testing, which is a bit strange since a lot (me included) are still on that and even Nvidia focused on that this is the upgrade for 10-series owners.

[@Bendersnatchling]

They won't get me! As long as my 1080 ti lives I will enjoy it in WQHD.

[@NoOne56488]

@@Bendersnatchling My poor 1080ti has a hard time @ 1600p on a 38inch ultra wide :( (38GL950G)

[@edgarsnezinu1439]

1080 ti user and i'm going for 3080 ....Take my money Nvidia!!!!!!

[@exenter2]

This is a not a good upgrade from the 1080 Ti. I'm waiting till 2022 before I upgrade.

[@basher515a]

Yeah, some reviewers only left out the 2000 series GPU, I feel like the 1000 series owners or below will relate more and are actually planning to upgrade.. About 2x performance of my 1080ti is a reasonable upgrade for me, hoping I can finally watch 4K in MadVR + SVP @ 60FPS.

[@ThomasCash]

"Run what you have if it still works for you". Epic Steve. Just epic.

[@cl-audio322]

And this is why I respect Steve so much! Somehow he is not bought and paid for in this bought and paid for world.

[@cl-audio322]

@@neshura Indeed!

[@deekdouglas3055]

Haven't caught a full review in awhile but his testing and allover presentation has improved massively which was never expected or needed to be honest he was already great. Didn't even hope he'd rush the intro like you may with others, had me captivated with memory lol.

[@adityapatel9735]

Its epyc

[@ushdhyxywb]

21st on trending for gaming. Hell yeah.

[@Alex-fm3og]

13th now lets see how high it gets

[@nonametito2599]

Five

[@Technicity]

#6 on all trending when I watched it

[@CarthagoMike]

I'm on my 3rd RTX 3080 review. So far, this one is by far the most detailed. Thank you for the great insights.

[@qswedasf]

How is it the most detailed? a few games skimmed through and talking about shit most people dont care about - how is that detailed... No average comparison or ratio comparison nothing...

[@CarthagoMike]

@@qswedasf If you want game comparisons there are many other channels that have huge comparison lists, most notably the recent review by Hardware Unboxed. What interests me is the power efficiency and the cooling, which is something not spoken about a lot by other reviewers.

[@falcodarkzz]

Babeltech is great too. This and babeltech is all you need

[@nicolasheider9690]

The German youtuber igor also made a very detailed review

[@LordZareth]

You should definitely check out digital foundry's review. They go pretty in depth

[@rednammoc]

4:11 This huge graphics card keeps getting in the way of my shot of Beve Sturke!

[@quantumllama4866]

@Why / Not? Why'd you tag me? lol

[@shadyyogainstructor932]

Best part of the video IMO. The motion blur on Steve caused by the 3080 is so lifelike.

[@ComettYT]

Man the only thing I can say right now is that boy those who bought a 1080TI really got a good deal! Top tier performance for years and when the time to upgrade actually came it's literally double the performance! What an amazing value the card had!

[@berrydex]

Yes and now finally a good successor. Really needed the extra frames in some gaming conditions. I don't think I'll be needing a 3090 for 3440x1440 resolution.

[@SuavePeanuts]

Can I stay with my 1080ti though or should I upgrade?

[@julien5664]

@@SuavePeanuts whatever u want :3 u can always upgrade to a series 2 gpu

[@dbroncos090]

I've been loving my 1080ti with an accelero iv on it (2000Mhz core clocks) for the past 2-3 years! But maybe it's time to upgrade. These 3080 numbers look so good!

[@pirat9750]

I bought a 1080, probably gonna get a summer job to get this bad boy.

[@deadbzeus]

Damn, this is a great example of how hype can really take control. Good to see real analysis. Great looking card for the price, but I was almost expecting more after all the build up. Well done as always GN.

[@1RaVeN1FTW]

Do you own a 2080ti?

[@mattevans1643]

Doesn't matter, it outperforms the 2080TI, for half the cost. It's an amazing card for the price.

[@weetang9899]

@@mattevans1643 absolutely. It's an amazing card for the price. However, I'm seeing a lot of people panic selling their 2080ti's and they're flooding the market at around 500-575. So, right now we have a bit of a choice on what we can go for and that's pretty exciting - I'm looking to replace my 1080ti and personally I'm just waiting for the 3070 review to make the final call.

[@hondajacka2]

@@weetang9899 3080 FE will be sold out in like 5 secs. Waiting will make the call for you.

[@weetang9899]

@@hondajacka2 absolutely. I knew months ago that normal people like me won't be able to get their hands on a newly released 3080 till the end of the year. That was to be expected. I had no expectation of obtaining a next generation card until at least April of next year. By then the miners will have driven the prices of the 3080 to like $1200.

[@HilleCine]

I'm so happy Tech Jesus was my first Ampere review. Praise be.

[@timothyvandyke9511]

Steve: 20:49 Me: *hugs 2060s and whispers* "It's going to be OK buddy, I'm too poor to replace you"

[@MacheteMable]

Same!

[@jamieammar6131]

It's bamboozling really. Last year when I got my 2070s, it was somewhat in the higher midrange segment in benchmark charts. Now It's pretty much on the bottom of the charts lol

[@PsychoKern]

@@jamieammar6131 Thats TECHNOLOGY FOR YA! You can't keep up with it!

[@Sunlight91]

In some games at 4K the 2060 already runs out of VRAM.

[@nathanpickering6742]

@@Sunlight91 2060 is meant more for 1080p gaming, and some 1440p. If you're doing 4k, it's best to upgrade.

[@UpcominLegend1]

I'm not gonna pre order a shirt, until I see the review.

[@olo398]

TRUE! minimum 10 wash dry cycles, control water/heat etc.

[@gauravnegi4312]

Yeah why pre-order shirt when you have got super elastic pyjamas that reach till your neck.

[@BigChungusRedditElite]

And the teardown.

[@krayzieka]

3080 suck 😆

[@LS-oh8kv]

krayzieka 3080 is 30% faster than 2080 ti for just over half the price, that doesn’t suck at all lol

[@yournamehere23435]

I absolutely LOVE how thorough GN's reviews are

[@soapa4279]

Finally, GN’s review! Can’t wait to see the gaming benchmarks. Steve: *starts talking about contact plate flatness* me: 😲 I’m bout to support this man’s whole career.

[@gimmickmusic8827]

3:52 I remember being so confused when I saw the RX 580 in my dad’s system running the Resident Evil 2 Remake at max setting and getting well over 60fps. Despite the fact that it had 8GB and the engine was asking for something like 12GB. That hour of research was very enlightening.

[@TeaOS]

as someone upgrading from a 1080ti, thank you for including it in your metrics

[@bradmonk69]

The thumbnail is a pretty good indicator of its performance.

[@TeaOS]

@El diablo da Costa you don't even need a PC, yet I still have one. Its not about need it's about want , and I want better performance

[@hazardousxx4704]

@El diablo da Costa Uhh if you're using a 1440p 144hz monitor like me, the 1080ti is still great but isn't able to take advantage of the monitor anymore unless you're playing a basic game like CS GO.

[@Questchaun]

As a 1080 owner. I'm not upgrading. This isn't a big enough jump.

[@Questchaun]

@@hazardousxx4704 wut?

[@lashyndragon]

Oh a GN review? What are they testing? Answer: *yes*

[@Revolve-Studios]

Nobody is doing this as thoroughly and extensively as you. I wouldn't waste my time watching any other reviews, this one is all we need. Thanks for all the hard work!

[@votaveri]

Ever watched Hardware Unboxed? I would argue they are just as in depth while being easier to watch.

[@SilvyReacts]

Most of this information is practically useless to your average consumer. Most of the time all people want to know is how it performs in games in comparison to current cards. Though I give him props because it's good to have some who go this in depth compared to none. But it's never a good idea to only use a single source for information regardless of how in depth they go. If he was to ever get a faulty part and his numbers were off due to that, you wouldn't know unless you watched/read other benchmarks. Sure, he would obviously make a correction after the fact, but that's just one example of why you shouldn't just use a single source.

[@SilvyReacts]

@Massimo De Grazia You should reread my comment, I wasn't complaining. I was pointing out a fact.

[@qswedasf]

What, no 1440p, no overall graph. Small GPU comparison list. What have you actually gathered from this apart from a handful of games @4k?

[@SilvyReacts]

@@qswedasf If you didn't see 1440p, then you didn't watch the video or you skimmed it and were not smart enough to actually wait, it shows 1440p after 4k. Then it shows 1080p.

[@jpb2085]

And GN now over 1M subscribers. About time, well deserved, congrats on having most trusted, honest and skilled tech reviews on the tube.

[@rndargis0]

As I said last video : I’m a professional cuda programmer. My job was to literally test the gpu performance in a certain system with dual cpu socket. I’ve made custom software that test memory bandwidth between the ram and gpu , wrap size optimisation ,kernel optimisation ect... if you ever need help for workstation testing and what the data means I can help you with that.

[@devil4hunt]

I’m jealous of you

[@Interrobang212]

I like how steve is dropping in little tutorials for other reviewers

[@chugs1984]

He should be doing Review's Masters classes. Although i'm a little disappointed with the conclusion section. In older video's Steve would take all data and results and use that to give us insights on the product. In particular he'd make statements about the value, whether the data supported the manufacturers hypbole and if the product was of particular note. Comparisons with the competitors and if there was any recommendation to purchase it. It would seem to me that this review should have concluded that the 30 series cards have incredible value, not seen for several generations (perhaps you'd have to go back to the 8800 GTS/GT/GTX range for something that provided the customer with a great bang for buck). I like GN's insights and understanding of the opaque world of PC manufacturing and design. Please keep it coming.

[@bricaaron3978]

@@chugs1984 We can compare the inflation-adjusted price of cards from different generations, but how exactly are you defining "bang"?

[@yessikg]

This is so thorough that it feels like a really cool academic presentation

[@alexfizz7402]

This is an actual review with solid data. The other "tech" channels make product showcases (ads).

[@MrScart35]

The worst is DF showing graphs with % instead of FPS

[@Joseph_006]

Last time I saw this much detail, I had just put on glasses for the first time 🧐

[@BurntFaceMan]

To Steve and the GN crew. Just wanted to say thanks, on behalf of not just myself but the comunity for such an indepth and highly useful lot of review data, testing, and overall hard work. I know doing this much work in such a short time left your team without a lot of sleep. I just wanted to know how much you are appreciated. I watched a bunch of 30 series reviews when this dropped, yours was by far and a way the most comprehensive, and well explained. Also huge kudos for reviewing based on not just 2080 cards but the goddamn 1080 cars.. i know a tonne of ppl that never touched rtx due to early adopter fears etc and these tests show we were somewhat wise so stick to 1080 etc. I finally feel that with this data i have reasons to consider an upgrade, but only if i upgrade my monitor to support 1440 or 4k. Again really appreciate the effort guys. Thanks a lot :)

[@Dombobaybee]

Even though I've only been watching hardware content and reviews for a little over a year, still proyd of you guys and your accomplishments. Youre the best for real reviews and consumer advocacy. Thank you for what you do

[@Exomious]

Started Jayz vid on my phone, and I thought, gotta put this on my monitor, checked for this review first, did not disappoint. Awesome work Steve and co! Now to wait for AMD!

[@SergioR2707]

31:42 that cat got a 3080 card first than most of us!

[@johnm2012]

"That cat" is Snowflake. Please show some respect.

[@sp00n]

Of course, it's the CEO after all!

[@S147]

Man Nvidia has really knocked the marketing out of the park this time. I've got friends who are not tech savvy at all and just casually play games (not even demanding games) on their PC's, and all of them are panicking thinking they NEED a 3090 or 3080 or somehow the world will end. And they panic even more when hearing about the low initial supply, these are people with builds from 2014 and older who seem to think the the 3080 is the next coming of *Insertreligiousfigure* and being without one make the lesser beings (I might've exaggerated a bit, but still its absolutely ridiculous.) One of them has a 1080p 60hz monitor and an i7 2600k and he is losing his shit because he needs a 3080. I just don't comprehend the thought process...

[@Red-tn3wm]

ROFL

[@indianboy0453]

@ISOHaventhat's cool and all but OP's point was that nvidia has somehow set a raging panic on the market, that has somehow convinced people that they NEED a new rtx 3xxx card, DESPITE, many of these people being bounded by monitor limits and cpu bottlenecks. Ex, somebody with a sandy bridge i7 and a 60hz 1080p monitor somehow believes they need the new cards, when in reality, their current setup won't even allow the new cards to break a sweat. It's essentially, a misplaced and false panic

[@indianboy0453]

@ISOHaven when did I say that it was nvidia's fault? I never said there is someone to blame here. Here's a basic summary of what fundamentally said. Nvidia launched a new product. Because of the press material and previews, people reacted as they usually do. Panic. A sizeable number of people freaking out most likely have no need for these cards because they don't have the gear to justify using such card. Since nvidia is the only company that is releasing a card as of right now, the only entity we can trace this unreasonable reaction to is nvidia. But does that mean nvidia should be held responsible for peoples irresponsibility? Absolutely fucking not. I NEVER said nvidia should be held liable for peoples panic. You misinterpreted my comment and pulled words out of the void. Words that I never said. Did you also miss my last sentence? I said "misplaced and false panic", referring to the ridiculous reaction.

[@indianboy0453]

@ISOHaven alright fine. Maybe I made a mistake with one of the lines I wrote. I'm sorry for misleading. I don't want to edit the comment because I think it's a scummy thing to do so fine, I'm wrong. Thank you for your counter points.

[@indianboy0453]

@Justin Emlay bro chill out. I'm not part of that group. Far from it. I'm running an early r5 1600 and an RX 580 with no intention of upgrading. I admit that maybe I "misspoke" and I'm sorry about that, but don't accuse me of being part of the group because, that, I am NOT. Edit: on a more personal note, fuck ford. Yes I do rage at ford because they released and tried to cover up a shitty design decision that they wouldn't admit was a problem. Own a ford focus dct, and it certainly will be my only ford car ever. Fuck ford.

[@Saintbow]

Gamer Nexus video title: "Nvidia RTX 3080 review" LTT Video title: "Nvidia you promised!" Bitwit video title: "RTX 3080 Benchmark Ascend" Hardware Unboxed video title: "Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 x2 the 2080?" Gamer Nexus does not use or need clickbait titles since they are the "Joe Friday" of the tech world. *"Just the facts"*

[@azurai3934]

In HUB's defence one of the claims Nvidia made was that a 3080 had twice the performance of the 2080.

[@ps2232]

@@azurai3934 my only issue with HUBs review is they continually Incorrectly kept stating that Nvidia claimed 80% increase at 1440p and ragging on them for not providing this... but Nvidia never made that claim. Also not to defend Nvidai ( i'll have to go double check) but I'm pretty sure they claimed Upto 2x increase and because HUB chose to use a slower platform (by viewer request) plus margin of error many of their test were close @4k In the end though everyone shoudl rememerb they are companies AMD, Nvidia, Intel will always show things in the best light and use carfull wording to set around things Like "Upto"

[@PiousSlayer]

In defense to the others channels, they found doing clickbait is extremely effective and Linus wouldn't do it if he wouldn't lose potential viewers. It's a marketing strategy and at least they put the product name in the titles now, unlike other channels.

[@DeosPraetorian]

@@ps2232 yeah but nvidia was acting like that up to double the performance was in a lot more situations

[@SyncF]

MRJ2012 No they weren’t. That was just the way YOU decided to interpret their own charts, and overhype the card. It’s a fantstic upgrade for what it is.

[@mikeramos91]

All the reviews up today, this is probably the best review I’ve seen!

[@MrRourk]

This is THE REVIEW

[@supervillain3213]

If there is any case, cooler, cpu, gpu...whatever, always check fora GN review first. Always the most thorough.

[@JustinCrediblename]

That's what Gamer's Nexus _does_.

[@Voltuss5]

When Steve calls something impressive, its really really good.

[@Premosilva]

Facts💪🏽

[@matacachorro4090]

Thats for sure.

[@Skochtape]

You can see him kind of stop for a second, probably because he never wants to give too much glowing praise, right before he says "impressive." That sold me!

[@hammyj4452]

@Sam Ros Over a 2080ti? Hell yes.

[@julien5664]

@Sam Ros are u like okay ._. The 2080ti was one of the if not top top tierrrrr gpu and it being 18%-30% impressive for only 700 dollars is mind boggling to me that u have to question that..

[@broncojones3146]

i have to say, you guys knocked it out of the park with this review. It's amazing how you cramp information worth a research paper in a 30 min video that's a breeze to watch

[@scottc2455]

I love the way that the video starts with the 3080 in pieces. Pure GPU horror movie.

[@DarkPhoenix1515]

thanks for still including pascal and 1080(specially the FTW card).

[@noon1117]

"We're reviewing RTX with all of our testing methods*.." *including the legendary cat-approval method

[@munk_ken]

All of the other reviewers, this card looks beautiful, we don't want to take it apart. Gamers Nexus: *Raises ifixit tools with devious look

[@MaxC_1]

Nah it's the GN tool kit available on their store Order it now before the stocks lasts. (Ngl it's pretty great too)

[@Xarotron]

3080 doing its best Ferrari impression in F1 2019

[@Mytube6138]

F

[@SebiStr99]

Ouch...

[@Pixel_FX]

underrated comment

[@adacPROKYON]

so its also just sandbagging? xD

[@Guffy1990]

Oof

[@Eckogen]

The inclusion of dBA testing and results is greatly appreciated. How much noise a GPU makes is something I factor into before buying.

[@garrettk7166]

You've sold me on watching the rest of the video. Noise levels are also important to me.

[@Laststock]

So sad he didn't compare to other graphics cards to see if the 3080 is quiet or noisy

[@nottopcat5956]

Laststock agreed, the numbers in isolation mean nothing to me

[@Eckogen]

@@Laststock He did a noise comparison video before of all the GPUs. Hopefully, he will do one for the 3000 series.

[@andrewbazar3302]

@@Laststock I came here purely for the noise levels and would have appreciated a couple of reference points vs different 2080 cards. Looks like we have to wait just a minute for 3080 vs 3080 comparisons.

[@LoFi3]

My 1080ti after watching this: [Softly] Don’t.

[@jodywiggins1773]

1070: *Starts packing things*

[@rickyyoung]

@@jodywiggins1773 My 1070 is here to stay. Even if i do upgrade she'll only be transfered to my VR rig. Then maybe my 970 can retire for a bit

[@borisdg]

Nah. 3080 Ti or 3090. 3080 is not the right replacement

[@hardcoregandhi]

How do you feel about reducing the amount of VRAM you currently have. Im undecided on upgrading, want to hear from another 1080ti owner

[@LoFi3]

BorisDG you tested those cards yet before making that assertion?

[@lackinggravitas6751]

The regression in FPS lows when overclocked is interesting. We know Ampere uses ECC, so it seems plausible that this could be a sign of an unstable overclock. It retries whenever it has a memory error, so any frame with a lot of memory errors would presumably be held back quite a bit even if the frequency increase is still driving the average FPS up.

[@TheFunLuvnCRIMINAL]

Other reviews: its soooooo good Gamers nexus: charts, facts, jesus hair.

[@gavinbuck8130]

I'm here for the cat cameos.

[@juicemanjerry]

Moore's Law Is Dead: "turing pricing", "disappointing", Big NAVI is gonna be so good bro I swear

[@juicemanjerry]

@jonny j dudes an AMD shill I really don't trust any of what he says

[@ijustsawthat]

0:05 I see that Snowflake checked the air flow personally. No other review will come close to this one.

[@anmolchauhan9513]

When you want to be entertained you watch other review. When you actually want to decide if this would be your next card, you watch GN's review.

[@monsignordouche3094]

Time for a sword throw. ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED? kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZfCm6ybeb9mick

[@Vasharan]

23:40 Re performance regression at +100/900 OC, GDDR6X has error-correction features built in, so unlike traditional VRAM, which will artefact or crash when the overclock is unstable, the GDDR6X will resubmit transfers if it detects errors. This may lead to performance being slower than at stock, because you are getting bottlenecked by the memory. If you have a software tool to test GPU VRAM latency (eg perhaps a timing call in Cuda or OpenCL), you might be able to show this behaviour when the memory is pushed too far.

[@jcgongavoe337]

I would go for error checking than performance, but I've got no money here lol

[@lyndonallen3237]

@@jcgongavoe337 I don't think you understood Void's comment properly.

[@jcgongavoe337]

@@lyndonallen3237 I understood, usually 3rd party manufacturers boosts the frequency and power, which can be considered as overclocking, and I do get artefacts, and crashes for that

[@informitas0117]

TIL

[@yesyes-om1po]

idk man tarkov artifacted at 1500 mhz on the memory

[@parimalkakde7714]

18:50 Vettel in Ferrari is behind Russel in Williams. Very realistic game.

[@Juxtaposed1Nmotion]

Found the F1 nerd

[@parimalkakde7714]

@@Juxtaposed1Nmotion cmon, were all nerds. It's a Gamers Nexus video😂

[@Adama.1]

Haha for real. Hopefully he'll be back on the podium next year

[@wyattroncin941]

@@Juxtaposed1Nmotion s🅱inalla

[@parimalkakde7714]

@@Adama.1 he's gonna be flying past Ferrari in the Astons for sure

[@s.baldrick3807]

Last time I was this early, Intel wasn't scared of benchmarks

[@AmericanBadger87]

So like two weeks ago?

[@FranciscoCostaRamos]

It's been a long time since I've heard that

[@ambilijohn6846]

@jt thorsson Intel won't go bankrupt. Now they are facing supply issues in high-end chips and can produce no more of it. So they released a lower model.

[@jean-francoishebert943]

Hahha mate that was some funny shit

[@PrimeRsoul]

6:20 : Please don't call yourself a "tool", you've earned our respect.

[@theyellowlemon]

Awesome review as usual and thank you for testing 1080p! There is a crowd that prefers 1080p 240Hz (and soon 360Hz) over higher resolutions even in non-competitive games.

[@wisdoom9153]

My god, CEO Snowflake personally checking founder edition cooler; strap your seatbelt, Nvidia!

[@Premosilva]

From the looks of it he was really thorough lol

[@PlanetVampire]

Congrats on 1M subscribers! I remember when GN was at 50k and you toured your home and revealed that Pantene was the "secret sauce" behind your glorious mane. Since then, your videos have improved on their Finesse...

[@arkanrais]

other youtube reviews: "nvidia you PROMISED" "does nvidia LIVE UP TO THE HYPE" "OMG you wont BELIEVE the benchmarks" GN: "RTX 3080 Founders Edition review" AKA "you're not a screeching child with a 3 second attention span, so we don't need to clickbait"

[@sirius4k]

LOUD SCREECHING NOISE!

[@mzpedro1450]

yeet

[@donttakeitpersonalnowalrig1326]

People do that to attract more people.. they work hard and for a video to get more view for just changing the title.. it no brainer

[@Flippwn1]

this has to be one of the weirdest ways ive seen someone reassure themselves they are faux-mature, smart, cool and definitely not triggered about trivial garbage.

[@jesselioce]

Don't blame the creator. Blame the viewers who only respond to things like that which unfortunately is the majority

[@ZambiblasianOgre]

Congrats on 1M. You deserve every single one, and more.

[@pyjamas9872]

Sleep well Steve. Hope the review schedule wasn’t too brutal.

[@mtrx1708]

Its not over yet haha

[@JermStone]

I left Linus's video for this.

[@FleshTailorMusic]

Yeah me too

[@FranciscoCostaRamos]

Worth it imo

[@wolfvanzyl5017]

Same xD

[@Archer_Legend]

I did not bothered to watch other vids. Before this one and then this evening i will look at the others. But THIS is the one which counts

[@JermStone]

@UnWise Mind That's exactly correct. Also, I just get tired of the way they title their videos. If I ever need to come back to one of their videos it's hard to find because of the ignorant titles. XD

[@neelb980]

You forgot to do the Zoom benchmark I can use to convince my parents to buy me this

[@bananya6020]

I run zoom on my shit 10 year old computer lol

[@David-vl8qi]

It feels weird to hear Steve be so positive about something that has a ton of mainstream hype.

[@How23497]

Probably because this was the first justifiable upgrade from anyone with a 1080Ti, shame you can't get any

[@Spark71191]

You folks do some fantastic work, so glad I’m subbed!

[@graham1035]

I love when review embargoes expire and I get 10 notifications about the same product at exactly the same time.

[@hotzet]

Once again, I'm amazed at the level of detail that GN is able to pump out on the day that the NDA lifts. The review has a detailed analysis on pretty much every aspect of the card the same day that some "lesser" sites are showing a couple FPS charts.

[@Teh509]

Micron level heatmapping on cooler mount pressure? WTF Steve... I just wanna play games... lol

[@RealLex]

Is there some testing for work applications like Davinci Resolve, or Adobe Premiere or did I miss it? Love your thoroughness Steve!

[@Powerman293]

Watch EposVox's 3080 Review for those benchmarks

[@Thriving_in_Exile]

Check Puget Systems. They test for stuff like that.

[@RealLex]

@@Thriving_in_Exile yah love puget but I hadn't seen anything on there. Thanks though!

[@RealLex]

@@Powerman293 thanks for the suggestion. Watching it now.

[@neelb980]

I think they were focusing more on gaming performance from what I have seen, but I'm sure video applications will also benefit. What will you be upgrading from?

[@zushiba]

Thank you for including the 1080ti, it's nice to see that someone knows that people are still running their 10 series cards waiting for the RTX beta to come to an end.

[@gavinbuck8130]

I felt the same about the inclusion of the standard 2080. :)

[@Xeirus911]

1070 here, doing just fine

[@crnigruja1150]

I just bought 1080ti strix and im happy as fuck

[@peacefuljim7758]

Steve, you and the folks at GN have quickly become my go-to source of PC tech reviews. You have the most 'to the point' and detailed reviews I've ever had the pleasure of watching. Add to that the perfect smattering of humour in your videos, you guys are just what I need when I'm not in the mood for Linus measuring GPU sag under the lower gravity environment of the moon. Keep it up!

[@michelvanbriemen3459]

Ah, airflow footage, that's what that abstract art on the table from yesterday was.

[@robleggatt7]

Love the fact they added the 3080 as a "DNF" on the timing screen in F1

[@grizant]

Must have a Ferrari power unit.

[@thecarbonfiberkid]

For someone who is building a pc for F1 as well as other racing games this hurts.

[@artemZinn]

3080, it's James. Please hold position. I'm sorry.

[@thecarbonfiberkid]

Hardware unboxed did f1 2020 and it was working

[@acoustic6634]

"Nvidia, you will not have the drink ..."

[@sunstryder]

This is the review I've been waiting for! No BS, best benchmarking and investigation, no doubt.

[@Ramingo1983]

Thanks, great review, I'm looking forward for the rest of the testing you guys will produce in the next days!

[@Ac5000]

Thank you for having such an extensive amount of charts Steve. All the other reviews I was watching had no reference to my card as it's quite a bit out of date at this point. I can actually see what kind of performance I can expect.

[@eggcopter]

0:00 GN logo CEO edition

[@Kortexual]

I love how half of the comments are people talking about how they were waiting for Steve's review and the other half is people talking about how they were waiting for Steve's review, but with memes.

[@Lishtenbird]

...what about those who were waiting for Snowflake?

[@UselessHumanBeing]

"Let's get into it. Before that..."

[@Cal94]

"You should buy because you actually feel like your current system isn't filling your needs" Warthunder+GTX 1060 3gb: "don worry bout it, we good fam"

[@norseman9166]

Gtx 960 4gb here 😂😂😂💩

[@wohido]

intel hd 4400 lol

[@MrMarci878]

1080, at 1080p144 I want to upgrade to 4k144 next year and get into DCS world. The 3080 is going to be a good buy.

[@Cal94]

When I ran 2 monitors one was 1080 144hz, which I'd max out easy with a 7700k+1060 3gb. but that went to a relative once covid hit, and I sidegraded to a 3440x1440 60hz ultrawide, which I've oc'd to 75hz, which my newer 3700x+1070TI have no trouble running... And warthunder's the only thing I play PvP and need the frames for, and it'll happily run on a toaster

[@playultimate86]

Just a note from a Mechanical Engineer here, when you remove a fastener there is a lot of things that stop you from knowing how much torque was applied upon installation. One easier thing to think about is the force is different if you push a ball up a slight hill vs down a slight hill, the same thing is happening with threads.

[@sudabadri7051]

Congrats on a milly subs yall deserve it been here since 100,000 now yall levelled up

[@dvtye3378]

Everyone else: Simple benchmarks. GamersNexus: SO I HEARD YA'LL LIKE PRESSURE TESTING ON THE RTX 30s CARDS.

[@jawsthemeswimmin]

When embargoes lift, there’s so many options to pick from for review videos. I honestly never even considered clicking on any of the others before this one. Save the best for first? That’s how the saying goes right?

[@JermStone]

After you watch this all the others seem like child's play.

[@rob_over_9000]

When your time is limited, a 30 minute review by GN is always a better option than 4+ 12 minute reviews that don't explore everything.

[@16xthedetail76]

I watched hardware unboxed first because they offer a good mix of a breakdown, conclusions and casual friendly viewing. I watched GN second for proper thermal readings, VRAM usage and noise levels.

[@jawsthemeswimmin]

@@16xthedetail76 I did the reverse actually, lol. But yeah, I really enjoy the guys over at Hardware Unboxed as well

[@michaellundy8150]

"You should buy because you feel like your current system is no longer serving your needs" Me having put a hand me down GTX 680 in an x570 board because I was waiting for the new cards to come out: Got it

[@icharoni8542]

Feel you in gt640

[@highpoint2788]

I'm with you. lol GTX780 over here.

[@kand198]

Where are my 750ti bReThReN

[@MrLogistician]

I made a totally new system build in January. 3900x and rx580 because my biggest monitor is 1680x1050 and I compress and decompress a lot

[@GregJ22]

Cries in gtx660TI

[@Alex-fm3og]

Congrats on 1M subs guys. Definitely well earned! Also very refreshing to hear encouragement for people to think about their needs in respect to material waste in an industry that's a huge culprit for excessive consumption and luxurious use of energy, hence CO2 emissions, through high-powered systems.

[@sifatrabby1962]

Good thing the very first video on my home page is GN's review. Also, HW video would be good but I am glad I got this as the first at the start of RTX 3080 review marathon.