RTX 3080 Review - Big Power. Big Performance.

[@optimumtech]

Who's upgrading? Also, you may have missed the in-depth look at the current state of DLSS + Ray-Tracing in the last video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rH3aYnubetGmqac

[@dakata2416]

Not me :(

[@goatie13]

I will be. :)

[@r.h6864]

Never miss a single video.

[@32carus]

Might get Turing, if prices drop.

[@adrianpavlou]

Hey mate what can we get that is good for ITX cases? I'm in Australia like you too so looking to get something locally.

[@daetton]

He deserves to get a 3080 FE compared to MOST youtubers out there. knowing how meticulous he is, im assuming he's review of the new airflow design of the 3080 would be very interesting as he's an expert in SFF builds. covering how it performs using the new airflow design in most SFF cases. and also what you can do about it.

[@Pube83]

Right, I'd get him one just because he's very professional and not an annoying dbag like most of the "big" reviewers.

[@thatkoalabear]

Daetton agreed mate 💙🙏🏻 Optimum Tech is cool

[@ready1player31]

I can't believe they didn't send you one. You are the most well known youtuber for SFF PC components and builds.

[@johnnylaygo1025]

He deserved it better than Dave Lee

[@ready1player31]

Johnny Laygo For sure.

[@user685-nz]

Faaaaaaacts

[@Jack-sq9lo]

It’s surprising how small form factor PC is still not mainstream, a lot of ppl still choose ATX as their go to PC when itx cases are so optimized

[@xjlonelystar]

Yah I seen crazy small KZbin channel that got one

[@richardfarmer6570]

Shame you weren't sent a 3080 FE, a lot of people were looking forward to your review in popular SFF cases.

[@neoqueto]

yes Optimum Tech is the SFF guru on KZbin. But I'm sure he'll get one eventually.

[@zhaoliu]

Lol nvidia know that it won’t fit

[@JustinBone]

Yeah, that's what I'm waiting on most. Seeing thermals for the FE in sandwich cases.

[@henryong4100]

Completely agree, especially a watercooled 3080 FE. I think the FE PCB is only ~186mm long if the waterblock from Bykski is accurate so could fit in a lot cases: ezmodding.com/Nvidia-RTX-3080-3090-FE-POM-inkl-Backplate_1

[@vongdong10]

@@neoqueto FE cards are only available through one retailer and they are doing a raffle/lottery for the chance to buy one. Either he's entered and hoping for a chance or he's gonna pay $1000 over retail from scalpers.

[@EricBrokeIt]

Big Power, Big Performance, Big Out of Stock.

[@thefightscout]

Big Drama Show

[@tomgillotti]

Moore's Law is Dead called this... don't trust nvidia...

[@EricBrokeIt]

@fatarsemonkey Yup, if its sold out it must be a global conspiracy, probably the deep state or the shipment fell off the flat earth.

[@EricBrokeIt]

@fatarsemonkey yeah.... completely aware of what De Beers is.

[@evolicious]

@@tomgillotti You're an idiot, moore's law is not dead.

[@davism131]

This is my favorite tech channel on youtube, no doubt. I think it comes down to what you cover. The audio interface you covered recently and several of the EK blocks, etc. aren't covered by anyone else, and I don't know why! Keep deciding what is important to you and no doubt this channel will grow like crazy. I'm subbed to all the big boys and when they get the green light from their reviewers I have 4 identical videos within the hour. Realistically I only watch one of them.

[@thaiwin6173]

Really looked forward to picking up one today online, but all the online retailers sites crashed when I dropped a RTX 3080 into my cart.

[@tomgillotti]

Go watch some of Moore's Law is Dead videos... you'll understand why...

[@entropy7571]

Gamers nexus made a better video explaining everything: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3nSmHuDq7-mma8

[@xxxdids]

My 1080ti broke today but stock is 0 so goodbye gaming for a while.

[@MegaMaxPower123]

Will you make a Video about deshrouding the 3080? Perhaps in the ncase :D

[@hongyuangao8334]

Failed to get a 3080 FE :^( Your video gave me comfort.

[@MatthewLim]

Can't wait for a FE edition review inside of the Loque ghost S1 and the Formd T1 or other sandwich style cases

[@coopermay887]

Waiting for that Ghost performance.

[@dinosoarskill17]

Glad you got your hands on one so we can see your review.

[@noelmirando]

Can you also test with different SFF cases? Im still waiting for Thorzone Mjolnir.

[@thecookeman]

It was reviewed unfortunately it wasn't all it was cracked up to be. QA wasn't as good as the initial samples. I opted for ncase in the end and very happy with the result

[@krazyfrog]

"Thorzone Mjolnir" lmao someone just went "yes" when the guy naming the product asked how many Greek mythology references do we need in the name.

[@ChristopherBloom]

@@krazyfrog Norse.

[@TheRustyDemons]

Does the TUF fit in an Ncase M1? Looks perfect for deshrouding.

[@TheTheCeSaR11]

According to their GPU comparability list online, it does but needs low profile PCI adapters

[@RollingSherman505]

Exactly, I am waiting for someone to try it before I take the plunge and attempt a deshroud myself.

[@dafunk420]

cringe

[@ButteredToast_93]

I'm curious too, especially with the blow-through design

[@BlackDillon]

THIS IS THE CORRECT QUESTION. Deshrouded 3080 inside M1 with NF A12x25s underneath

[@3xplosiv0]

looking forward to ITX-related 3080 videos :p

[@Scuba_Bro]

This channel has slowly made it into my top 5 PC hardware channels! The content just keeps getting better and better 👌

[@funKShun]

Same, the video and content quality is amazing :)

[@tadi7847]

I was expecting ITX case compatibility

[@shadowbanned4051]

Zotac is coming.

[@Robstrap]

Its funny that the TUF gaming is one of the better options this time around, considering they've always been shit. Nice to see cards priced around MSRP being good. Pre ordered this same one, now time to wait weeks or even months for it to arrive :) Good old stock issues

[@robl5027]

Looks like ASUS have nailed that, I'm interested to see the 3070 though 😉

[@OmerTheGreatOne]

Just realized, the RAM alone on his system costs more than my PC. Nice video Ali.

[@thecubinator2305]

Can't wait to see these new cards in some ITX setups, particularly interested in the feasibility of a 3090 in an ITX case.

[@PatrickBhardwaj]

idk man u arent getting a lot more performance in 3090, max to max like 5% difference in gaming from going from 3080 to 90.

[@user-he8qc4mr4i]

The Cubinator the asus requires 2.7 slots which is 3 slots ( gap for the fans) good luck to find and itx that can fit that monster. It may be done by using h20 block

[@stratcast667]

Bought this exact card based on this excellent review! Thanks for showing the comparisons side by side in addition to the graphs. Great work as usual!

[@TDawgBR]

Really appreciate your testing graphs having the GTX 1080 on there. That's what I'm going to be upgrading from, and it's nice having an easy comparison available. Fingers crossed you can get a FE to test sometime soon.

[@RANDOMNATION907]

I'm a retired auto mechanic. In the automotive world to get more power from an engine one of the things that can be done is switching to a hotter fuel. Like switching from pump gas to methanol. My point is, and question. Do you see any indication that 24volts will be utilized? That would have a dramatic affect on lowering watt/amp usage. I know many automakers are already using 48v (vs. standard 12v) for some applications. Not to mention hybrids with well over 400v. 12 volts at 100 watts draws 8.3 amps. By switching to 24 volts at 100w, amps drops to 4.2. That's much less stress on circuitry and wire thickness.

[@veremlim]

White backgrounds in your graphs were burning my corneas in night viewings. I love these white bars on darker background graphs. Yellow bars could show black fonts better though.

[@abdulazizthabet4688]

It is about to be your 4th year on youtube and with such a high quality content like this you still 343k subs only... Legends like you should be at least 1mil in those 4 years! I hope you reach it so soon

[@blakes8901]

Great video, thanks for all of the valuable input. I especially appreciated the total system power usage portion of the review.

[@abdulmuhaimin9787]

Yes Ali! Been waiting for your review.

[@wesle623]

Bruh i just cant wait for u to stuff that 3090 big boi into ur T1 haha! But first... 3080 in T1 NOW

[@the_haakinton8924]

It wont be a big boi after putting a waterblock on it.

[@TheDevilInTheBayou]

@@the_haakinton8924 Slim thiccy boi

[@Brontesorus]

I'm excited to see you get a FE 3080 card and put it through some small form factor testing. Always love your videos and how beautifully they're shot, edited, and and so informative! Can't wait to build a SFF for my next PC!

[@maxrex2705]

I've waited all these past days for your review. Like always it's top notch. Edit: I can't believe Nvidia didn't send a card to one of the best content creator in youtube, props to asus for sending you one :)

[@jondonnelly3]

Nice Review and Graphs. Not too much information where you have to pause constantly all the time but MORE than enough. Clean and fresh looking. Good Job. You deserved a review sample!

[@JWSpradlin]

As an RX 580 user, as well as a "budget gamer" in general, I am super pumped for what the 3060 and 3050 GPUs bring to the table, assuming there'll be a 3050. It would be super awesome if the 3060 returns to the X60 pricing roots and is under $300.

[@Neopulse00]

2:45 - Glad to hear Asus was so quick to help get you a GPU to review. I for one am buying more of their products for years to come. Gonna wait for their 3080 Ti though.

[@skooLxx]

Would love to see how these cards perform in the Ncase, and if its possible to perform a deshroud mod

[@thecookeman]

As always another awesome video. Great to see your channel grow as well as it has. Fantastic eye for detail, tidy graphs and plenty of sff content! Can't wait to see one of these cards 'somehow' fit in my ncase 1 :)

[@tako_gg]

What can we do to show companies the engagement you have with the community? Your videos are stunning and super helpful

[@sanderssle]

your review was the best over the other big youtuber names, and the quality is honestly way better than any other channel. they shouldve given you a founders edition card.

[@karim1485]

THANK you for CUDA benchmarks, it's such a deliht to get such information answered. Maybe, an easy and very helpful benchmark would be a Handbrake Nvenc encoding benchmark too...

[@MrThedowd]

Another great video from the best tech channel on youtube! Looking forward to se some test in the Ghost S1 and NR200P to see how they handle the heat.

[@teroteki]

Really appeciate the Blender and V-Ray benches! Thank you!!

[@webm0nk3y]

My power supply is a real concern as I have silverstone sx700 and a 750 is recommended. Not planning any overclocking but I already ordered the EVGA 3080 ftw3 and coupled with an AMD 3950x the PS could be the bottleneck. I only have room for an SFX or SFX-L

[@ignaciomartinezortega1482]

Does that monster fit in the CM NR200? If so, how are thermals and noise? How about the NZXT H1? You are the best Ali! Keep on!

[@Contra.1776]

Sold out within a minute here in the US

[@pppete]

*Which* one of the 3080's do you recommend? :O

[@abdulmuhaimin5274]

It depends on you, brother

[@vengateshrajendran2198]

Yess...review of the graphic card I’m gonna buy from my favorite channel.

[@arjunned]

Just wanted to say - keep up the great work on your videos! Always look forward to watching them. 🙂

[@neoqueto]

I own a GTX 1080 and a plain, non-gaming 4K 60 Hz monitor and didn't think I'd have to run games at 1080p to maintain 60 FPS so soon. Thankfully those new cards aren't too expensive for what they are.

[@8D2BFREE]

finely some blender/ gpu3d render tests this is what i was waiting for. very exited for the 3090

[@Helixan]

Love it. Those thermals were amazing, can't wait to see how they are in some of your cases and what you can do with an undervolt. Well done for communicating your disappointment at not receiving an FE card in a professional manner.

[@rachmanfachri]

I love TUF's new logo, the old one looks like a cheap low-tier brand with budget designer

[@xalanx07]

Yup. I have the TUF B450 board with 2080 Gigabyte. Thinking getting this 3080 TUF to complement with my board. LOL.

[@saznmutt786]

Really looking forward to seeing if any of these would work in a sandwich style case like the NZXT H1. They all seem to have those gaps on the back plate to allow airflow in that direction. Everyones brought up the fact that airflow could be bad for those cases but nobodys tried it yet

[@NarekAvetisyan]

Awesome dude. Love the Blender benchmarks. Can you also test with Threadripper. Initialization times should be lower with that and quad channel memory.

[@Aurummorituri]

Power limit is the same as Founders. "340W" is just the base limit. OC limit is around 375W which is spec for two 8-pins. Need another pin or a custom bios to push past that. I have a feeling the 390 will be crazy power limited.

[@christenlanger]

Waiting for undervolting tests!

[@spitfire219]

Give that man a RTX 3080 FOUNDERS ed. 👍Awesome video as always. Keep up the good work Ali

[@Nerdificationing]

Great video on the RTX3080 and incredible channel for the latest in PC components and builds. Inspiring to see a strong Aussie tech youtuber growing! Keep up the good work! 😊

[@DanteMetaphor]

i really like that stealth look of the TUF card, i hope they have a similar design for the 3090

[@Harish2923]

Yes, they have a rtx 3090 with the same design

[@MrMilkyCoco]

YES I wanted to see RT + dlss 1440p render at 4k for control and you delivered !!!!

[@Calypso694]

Everyone keep in mind, this baby might run hot-ish in ITX cases. I don’t expect these to play that well in most ITX cases unless you undervolt and mess with the power. After that what’s the point of getting one anyway if you have to sacrifice performance?

[@rogerome01]

Would be ideal you make these benchmarks on an ITX motherboard too. Makes me wonder why go with a full size mobo if this is a SFF focused channel :). Would also remove any doubt on performance difference between the two mobo’s. Awesome videos always!

[@jomac_ph]

Those are great looking cards! EVGA dropped the ball on this one, with the hideous red accents. Too bad FE isn't available in my country

[@ingogud]

I’d love to see you put the founders edition 3080 (when/if you get it that is) into an Ncase M1 with a pair of NF-A12x25s in the bottom. It feels like the FE would be perfect for it as it exhausts half the air out and the rest past the PSU out the top, and the Noctuas should help cool all the extra side fins on it as well. Hope you can prove me right (or wrong!) before I make the leap myself.

[@cptnd3851]

every card on every website sold out before the page could even refresh

[@timbutteriss]

I’d be interested to see more on the air flow on that triple cooler in a compact case, looks like the last fan would still blow through similar to the founders edition as there was no PCB behind it. Wonder if we’ll see some creative air ducts soon?!!

[@Riel93]

Been waiting for this specific video from this channel

[@Paulie8K]

Got an FE normal price. Updated from a 5700XT which was a solid card but the 3080 almost doubles it in performance. I'm a happy camper. Only thing was the total watts it was chugging but I followed your undervolting guide and took about 50W off while getting the same performance. My only concern is the 10GB of Vram but time will tell. I'll probably upgrade before that's a limitation in most games.

[@Medre]

A benchmark more focused on the esports side of things would be greatly appreciated. Especially with the new technology they said would help improve performance (Reflex I believe it was called).

[@coreytbay]

Should do a video on which ITX cases can house them

[@thorstengraf6709]

Sooo, in what ITX case you gonna shove this card in?

[@srignacio]

thank you for this amazing video! do you have any feedback about the compatibility of the Louqe Ghost case and RTX3080 cards? I don't even know whether I'm gonna be able to upgrade yet!

[@aceventuna2686]

I have been looking forward to your reviews, I have a 1070 in my NZXT H1 so I'm upgrading for sure, and now I'm just waiting on you doing the test in that case :D

[@Mr.DJones]

Thank you very much. Well laid out and understandable review.

[@ben5676755]

Would you be able to mention radiator clearances for the new cards coming out? I took your advance with the GPU deshroud, with a MSI card, and was extremely impressed. I'm holding off on buying for the 3070 and new RDNA2 cards, until reviews, but trying to get idea of what aftermarket cards are usable.

[@Jinsh1911]

Would love to see their thermals when inside an SFF case, such as NZXT H1.

[@brknglss7741]

+1

[@crzylittleasn]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZqYqWuAa9uZaJo You're in luck, we got exactly that for a FE

[@Moo-ok8rb]

Can you do some testing in the ghost s1? There’s been a lot of confusion and panic trying to find a 3080 that’ll fit among the ghost s1 community - would really appreciate it!

[@mrfatah4510]

Thanks for the review, was looking forward to your review and quite disappointed that Nvidia did not send you any review sample. Any plan if you are going to review the thermal performance in different SFF cases? also any plan on the undervolting review? You will know I suppose that we want to know if we can get away with the SF600 or we need to step up to the difficult to find and marked up SF750

[@turbo558]

Awesome video man! My fav pc channel by far: Side note, i miss the old logo & intro with the old logo!

[@Michael-tg6tf]

Thank you for the video! Cool to see some numbers for aftermarket cards after everyone's videos covering the FE. Can you confirm the dimensions of the card? My sandwich-style case is limited to around 54mm in GPU width, and a lot of third parties are just listing "2 slot", "2.7 slot" etc. ASUS website says the TUF is 51.6mm in width, is that accurate? I was surprised but I've got my fingers crossed.

[@matty6804]

Best video so far ; Everything we needed to know ; no extra ; this is perfect thanks a lot !

[@sushimshah2896]

Was really looking forward to your video y'day on the FE, it's a shame they didn't send you one, maybe bcoz of limited stock, but considering Hardware Canucks got 2 after replacing a defective one, I doubt why they couldn't. Wonder why I didn't see any results for RDR2 @4k, the gap should be bigger there compared to 1440p. Btw the roughly 2x perf. is mostly limited to 4k & games that rely heavily on RT like Minecraft RTX/Quake II RTX. I'm guessing some other games like Deliver us the Moon should also scale well. As far as DLSS % improvement over stock is concerned, I think that should get fixed with DLSS 2.1. Other than that, can't wait for how Ampere translates this jump in performance into laptops. Keep up the awesome work & top notch quality of ur videos🙌🏻👍🏻

[@hekakain4108]

Loving all the headless chickens online today...also loving how manufacturers are controlling the supply and demand of the 30 series...

[@TheMassgames]

Really sucks that you didn't get a card from NVIDIA, it was strange not to find your review in my sub box yesterday. But I do look forward to more aftermarket cards reviews and comparisons from you.

[@jmob054]

Your videos are always so enjoyable. I'm looking forward to see more videos from you, keep up the good work!

[@Deliverygirl]

I play at 1080p ultrawide 144hz, Vega 64 still going strong but really looking forward to an upgrade, waiting on Big Navi to decide what to go with, might even skip this generation as well since there's basically no games I want to play anyway, most of my gaming is Dota 2, Battlefield 1 and 4 and CODMW.

[@moshekuby3537]

Love your channel! What about making a video for the LZ7 XDT mini itx case? He is the most available case online

[@SamuelWebster1337]

Cant wait for a 3080 release I can use in my dan a4. Only double slot ive seen so far is FE with unsuitable cooler design.

[@keebitsimplehu3954]

Looks good to me :) i grabbed the Strix 3080 OC ...Plan is to get the Lian Li O11 Mini and a new Zen3 CPU... can't wait for my bew build ... i'm also glad that a 750watt sfx PSU will be enough for my build :)

[@meXmi]

Thx for the video. Will you try undervolting the 3000 series and share your results? I discovered this with one of your video and can't thank you enough for this!

[@thecoolerplayer6813]

I just went over the graphs again and saw that the 5700XT is very close to rtx 2080 and even beats it in one graph. That is simply insane for a card poised to compete with the RTX 2060

[@jamesbond-yk1mb]

Probably first time you hear that some games prefer more certen architecture. I have rtx2080myself and 10-20% higher results than here with 8600k(i5) lol. However I don't use that pc anymore..kid is watching cartoons. I almost don't use any of my former favorite- PC,mob,tv etc anymore. Lol typing this on mobile.

[@threecats8219]

I know reviews are saying the 3080 is excellent for 4K gaming. 1440p @ 144Hz in demanding titles is really what it's for in my opinion. RDR2 still not tested with full settings, with this mix of high/ultra, for this benchmark. Gameplay therefor potentially may have dips under 60fps. The RDR2 benchmark runs in daytime between 62fps to 90fps here. Yet it's night-time stuff in RDR2 that tanks fps, or so I heard.

[@bguerre1ro]

Thanks for another great video and sorry to hear that you didn’t manage to get an FE card from nvidia. Just wanted to check something... the 60°C temperatures you shared do not include the ambient 21°C, right. The MSI card you have seems to have a bigger cooler and bigger fans than the TUF card so is that to compensate the extra power or do you think that the temperatures will be lower? For instance, the Aorus 3080 master/xtreme cards seem to have the largest cooler, which I was hoping it would make the card near silent. Aorus’ dimensions haven’t been announced yet so let’s hope that it actually fits in SFF cases!

[@vintatsh]

So I guess ITX-builds are going to be challenging with anything above the 3070. Even though some might fit, 320W in a small case seems like a lot. Looking forward to how this will play out with fitment, temperatures, undervolting etc.

[@baconbreadwithbacon]

We haven't even seen the other cards. MSI and Gigabyte were going mad with rumours about a small 3070 and 3080. I won't doubt them if they release a render as they've done sff GPU in the past.

[@adamh8140]

Thanks for your Amazing Video！ Love the same quality content and pro light setting always. This is what I am on the fence to buying a new 3080.

[@redeye259]

Do you plan to try that TUF in the T1 in 3-slot mode? I know you gotta get the general vids out but, we need you for the SFF content!

[@Chadrmas]

Hey Ali, Great stuff as always. How do you figure this card deshrouded would be in say an NR200? Cheers

[@TomahawkAssault]

Will the 3080 FE fit in an NZXT H210 with a front-mounted radiator? This is the question for which I hope to obtain an answer before pulling the trigger on the FE. The card's listed length is literally within 1 mm of fitting in my H200 with an EVGA CLC 240mm radiator. It will be so close, either 1mm too long, or 1mm to the good. Which poses another question: If it fits, will my thermals suffer any by having the card nearly in contact with the radiator? Will this not impede or disrupt the incoming airflow at all?

[@tadeuferreira5705]

The gpu is not thermally efficient, it is the cooler that is good enough to dissipate the heat quick enough. As a crude example, a 200W GPU that works at 80c will increase the room temperature slower than a 300W GPU that works at 70c, what is important is the dissipated power and not the gpu temperature.

[@tomcanty8856]

You have to remember that there is significantly less tensor core count in the newer 30 series, so the DLSS improvements (well Tensor Improvements) are quite a bit more than it looks at face value, RT on the other hand that is a bit more of a dissappointment I think.

[@totalmadnesman]

Thank you Ali for this vide. No nonsense review, we need more of these. Also; this generation just shows how ridiculous the RTX 2080s pricing was.