Should YOU care about the RTX 3080 12GB?

This is the weirdest launch in history. NVIDIA why are you like this?
► Chapters
0:00 - Why does this exist?
1:49 - This is NOT a 3080
2:26 - Testing Configuration
3:21 - Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
4:41 - Unigine Superposition
5:56 - Basemark GPU
7:07 - Dirt 5
7:31 - Horizon Zero Dawn
8:12 - Thermals & Power Consumption
8:52 - Acoustic Observations
9:24 - Should this be a 3080?
9:55 - A few things to note with Linux
10:48 - It's RANTING time!
14:49 - Story Time
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[@Phalaxis83]

Jensen be like "If you see new GPUs in the store, just know upstairs i'm going hard adding more vram. BING BONG!"

[@GearSeekers]

🤣

[@Karottenbrot1]

@@GearSeekers 10 bucks Nvidia will release a 14GB 3080super soon…🤣

[@jensenhuangnvidiaCEO]

He's not lying.

[@Geardos1]

incredible they didn't call it 3080 super. It's a super. It's more than the 3080 and less than the 3080ti. It has more ram like some super versions of cards have had.

[@fapnawb]

They will release 3080 Super after this.

[@fish3010]

@@fapnawb With 2 extra fps in games.

[@GearSeekers]

Its a crazy world we live in

[@HUSTLER1346]

@@fish3010 and $500 price increase.

[@fred_2021]

@@arianna4442 Correct. Some people just see the 12GB and overlook the extra cores and bus width - and some people jump on the negativity bandwagon.

[@dwikurniawanas]

Sir, can the rtx 3080 12 gb be used for 900VA electricity? daily use at home 300 watts. used for playing games valorant, pointblank, adobe premiere

[@albertoos]

Not really fair. Games will demand more vram in future, so this 2gb extra is interesting. It will determinate to use high or ultra textures quality, not only 2 or 4 extra fps.

[@KiemPlant]

If you have a good NVMe SSD it's probably not gonna be a big issue as on demand texture streaming is / will be a thing.

[@LeiChat]

If/when things get back to some sense of normality what should the suggested retail price be (prior/after this craziness) of a 3060, 3070, 3080 and 3090 be roughly please?

[@oh_emiko]

Will just stick with my 2060 Super 8gb for the next 5 years or more

[@GearSeekers]

If it ain't broke ;)

[@DiggetyDank]

still a good card

[@Korwt]

Finally broke down and got myself a 3080 evga 12gb to replace my 1080 ti ftw3 think it’s time to put her on the self .

[@michaelthompson9798]

As someone who is looking at giving Linux a go, I've tried an Ubuntu revision about 4-5 years back and found a lot of drivers not available or buggy which deterred me at the time from staying with it. The GPU issue aside, the price and availability of AMD cpu's has normalised (a while back) as well as well a s small increase in some cases. Many other components and peripherals have been refreshed or released which haven't succumbed to the GPU price hike which is great to see which means other than using an older generation gpu, many people can still afford to build an overall new rig in the past 6 months (in many regions). People are angry about the gpu situation fair enough, but building a VG budget, mid-range or high-end build is still achievable. I think people are angry and just need 1 thing to blame everything one not to pull the trigger on building their pc and blame Techtubers. You and your Tech community have done an amazing job and deserve to be treated better by a number of the ''hater'' commentary posted! I've worked in customer service and in finance etc and the abuse and almost I dare say hatred is felt by many just doing their job is unwarranted, once again, an excuse or place to vent is all that is needed. We love you Nick, Klaire & Bindi. Keep up the great work🐈🥰😇

[@robl2547]

So messed up. I picked up a Gigabyte Gaming OC 3080 12gb Open box return (essentially new) at Microcenter for $849 USD... Now that my 30 day return window is closing MicroCenter has a open box ASUS TUF OC 10gb for $765... What to do? figured keeping the 12gb version will future proof better with the extra 2GB of memory. Any advice?

[@robl2547]

UPDATE: Well I returned the 12GB Gigabyte G-OC and picked up the 10GB TUF's OC open boxed. The item was practically NEW, still had the peel plastic on all coverings. Played some games (Fortnite, Apex Legends, Cyberpunk 2077) all at 1440P and got the same performance as the 12GB GPU. So no real performance difference from a game play POV. The real sad part is, upon return of the open box 12GB Gigabyte Gaming OC was, Microcenter marked it down for resale to $719.99 from my original Purchas price of $849. Moral of this sad situation with GPU prices, if you really need a GPU now and can't wait, consider buying open box and save yourself some money.

[@lemurdreamur9257]

Can someone explain to me why I see plenty of gpus in stock yet still sky high prices?

[@NOSFERATU_ONE]

have a 970; is it worth getting this or waiting for 4000 series

[@tanmaypanadi1414]

your videos have some of the best production quality. tc 🙂

[@GearSeekers]

Thanks so much!

[@JM-sn5eb]

I can get MSI Gaming Z 12GB for about 1300 USD or than Asus Strix Gaming OC 10GB for 1230 USD. Tax included. Which one should I get?

[@thepirateswirled]

honestly i think it's a great card, it's way cheaper here in germany atm than the rtx 3080 ti, while not being that slower. But i don't like the current price politic at all either, it's just horrible, but actually considering the current situation, i think the rtx 3080 12gb or super might be an alternative for poeple who can't afford or who don't wanna pay that much for a rtx 3080 ti. it's mostly only 5% or less perfomance difference anyway between them.

[@michaelthompson9798]

I was fortunate enough to obtain an Asus TUF RTX3080 (10GB) at launch for MSRP/RRP ....... However, I'm wondering "IF" this gpu was released as many people are still trying to get hold of their ordered RTX3080 and with Nvidia's line up being further segmented on the GA102 die, making obtaining either a RTX3080/Ti/3090 very difficult and this card is basically an ALL IN ONE GPU solution and a price reset (and massive hike) by Nvidia to get more cash out of consumers and AIB partners during the current shortages. Great review Nick Amazing job as always. Love to you all (you, Klaire & Bindi 🐈)!

[@thepirateswirled]

Yes, i wouldn't even wonder if the next gen gpus are getting even more expensive, probably they will so, it did work now, why they should stop it. Anyway for the current situation the 3080 12gb has a better price/perfomance ratio in my country atm (germany), also if nvidia intends to make more money ouf of it. The 3080 12gb is about 5% slower than the 3080 ti, but has the same ram configuration, but costs more than 20% less than the 3080 ti, so its a better deal here in germany atm it seems.

[@OlettaLiano]

Should I care about the RTX 3080 12GB? No. It's too expensive, and with 12GB of VRAM, scalpers and miners will be grabbing them all up anyway.

[@doggiehowzer]

There is only one reason for calling this the 3080 and not 3080Super When RTX4000 series is launched, they will use the new price point of the new 12GB 3080 as a reference for the price performance of the new RTX4080 If the 3080 was still priced at $700, that would be a laughable chart when they show the price they want you to pay for the 4080

[@Alex-tu5vu]

genius prediction

[@rodriguezkev]

Spot on with this prediction 👍

[@d3n0tz_]

Thanks for the good info Nic. Did they say anything about they dont want to produce the 10GB anymore?

[@GearSeekers]

I've heard nothing from NVIDIA about it at all.

[@lozodidit]

I wonder what would happen if no one reviewed all these new gpus as if they didn't exist. Do you think it would hurt nvidia to get no coverage?

[@babyjay2932]

Just like the card maker they’d never do that because ding ding ding it’s about money

[@ChrissonatorOFL]

Well, I'm going from an RTX 2060 to a Gigabyte RTX 3080 12GB, so whatever the 3080 was at release, I'll take this one. lmao

[@TheSharpy1012]

I just bought a "Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3080 AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE 12GB Video Card" yesterday (16/07/22) for a little over $1900 AUD$... I am building a new PC with it, i9-12900k, 64gb RAM, Z690 MB, H150i ELITE CAPELLIX 360mm Liquid CPU Cooler, 7000D. Can't wait for it to come and for my 2nd build to begin 🤯🙃 Also just found your Channel and I have Subbed ASAP 👌

[@FlamecomMartian]

NVIDIA: tries to be shady Tech community: throws shade at NVIDIA

[@Uncle_Muscles-9B9P9H]

Nvidia: *surprised pikachu face

[@TheMrZombified]

Nvidia is shady. Tech community is just pointing it out.

[@iumplt]

Now you know why they release this. When the GPUs become available, basically all non-FE stocks are 12gb, with 10gb versions still much higher than msrp (while almost every other card except 3060TI are close to msrp now), so you are forced to pay the preminum and by the 12gb ones.

[@MSJChem]

3080s are selling for around 1200 USD here in Japan. If the 3080 12GB was to come in at around this price it wouldn't be too bad considering the 2080 Ti was selling for the same price a couple of years back.

[@MSJChem]

@@philippengl2342 True, but do you think the flagship card will sell for 700 USD ever again?

[@Deviantsoundz]

Thats one sick motherboard for a test bench.

[@alkalos]

Recently ordered the rtx 3080 12gb evga hybrid since the prices went down. Will receive it this Thursday, so I'm excited. Anyhow, I couldnt find a single video about that card at all. So I just based it off the benchmarks for the open air 12gb 3080s. Really liked the informative video.

[@bluemagic3102]

for how much? 860$ at amazon thinking of buying it soon

[@Chuby123]

Why did they re-release the 3080? Simple. Release a refresh with slightly better performance. Don’t make an MSRP founders edition card. Quietly reduce stock of the 10gb version. Up charge the AIB lots for chips. Make tons more money

[@GroundGame.]

Think they'll try for a 16GB 3080Ti like they did for laptops?

[@jbountalas]

I bought one because I didn't want to pay the premium for the Ti version. So, in essence, it's a Super. That's fine. With the OC software included with the card and a good enough PS, you can OC it and likely get the same results as a non OC'ed Ti. I won't do that as I don't need the extra performance, it's fine as it is. So, long story short, I spent my money and I'm happy with what I got.

[@Invertmini1212]

Was able to get an EVGA RTX 3080 12g for $999 directly from Amazon paired with an I5-12600k for my first PC build.. Super exciting yet very nerve racking making the right choices and putting it all together! Great video.

[@noobatron2663]

Never fret your purchases. Your friends who are constantly opining about cheaper cards being on the horizon can go play on 720p while you enjoy your life TODAY.

[@ai.manipulator]

Ouch, $200 less for the rog strix now, don’t worry I bought a 3070ti at $800 🤣

[@randolphmarrero]

I'm just gonna wait for a year or two and see what the GPU market does.

[@Squishmallows24]

Yea I got the evga 3080 12GB model for $1439 at Best Buy with tax and that same night I was notified by evga they had the regular 10GB 3080 for $1027 total with tax and shipping. Now I’m not sure which one I should stay with

[@LeslieTheSteez]

Yup this is defs not worth paying for, Thanks for keeping it 1-hundo with us Gear Seekers, you are doing the gods work Klaire and Nick !

[@JoeCnNd]

What if you can get it cheaper than the 3080?

[@LeslieTheSteez]

@@JoeCnNd Personally I am waiting for the 40 series cards and on the 10 series so it literally depends what your current setup is looking like bro. I really wouldn't upgrade now. I almost folded and bought a 3090 because it was $870 on ebay and it was a steal for the GPU but I am waiting on the new cards

[@olafharoldsonnii4713]

@@LeslieTheSteez no guarantee you’ll get the 40 series

[@jamesbarlett246]

I own a 3080 tuf oc. Was lucky to be able to get one! I agree it should have been 12gb to begin with. AMD certainly didn't hold back on memory.

[@RafitoOoO]

It should have been 16gb from the beginning. There are games already using over 10gb of VRAM and the new console generation just got started. In a couple year 12gb will not be enough too. The behavior of nvidia is just pathetic tbh.

[@Battleneter]

​@@RafitoOoO There is only ONE AMD sponsored title (slightly suspiciously) that has an "optional" hi res texture pack that uses over 10GB and that is Farcy6. PS5 and XBSX have around 8GB of "shared" ram from the total of 16GB that can be used as VRAM after the game data itself, OS and subsystems. So no 10GB is absolutely fine at 4K and below for probably the next 4+ years, that said I agree 12Gb would have been the obviously way to go from an emotional and marketing point of view.

[@Coeb005]

Next gen rtx should at least has 16 gb or 12gb vram for 4080 and 4070

[@eclisis5080]

3080 has GDDR6x the AMD GPU only have GDDR6 don't know why none of people mention this, AMD sucks

[@cheesecurdinator4010]

@@eclisis5080 amd sucks??? Lmfaooo

[@fish3010]

Someone messed up with the naming scheme, along with the "Tie" naming. I mean they named it 3080 12G because it's not really a boost in performance, it's so low that it's not worth the Plus name. It should be named 3080 12G OneFPSExtra

[@thepirateswirled]

Idk, it's right in the middle of 3080 and 3080 ti, one reason i could think of is, the word "super" might sound too nice, and nvidia would probably rather like to see 3080 tis getting bought, instead of a, wow, 3080 super. Actually its not a bad card, but came out too late.

[@cheeeeezewizzz]

ai have one of these, they dipped to 1000 bucks recently which was a better deal than some places were selling the 10gb version. Got a good deal

[@warlockboyburns]

You should only consider the kfa2 3080 it's the cheapest by far and no less powerful. It's £850 - £900 that's $1524.90 aus. Only thing wrong with it is there's an exhaust fan on top of the card that blows up at the roof of the case turning it red hot unless you have fans in the roof of your case.

[@CFNikosT]

I am still in EVGA's queue for a 3080 since late 2020... That sums everything up about the GPU situation...

[@eva1das103]

some people started to receive them, don't lose your hope

[@Deviantsoundz]

I had better luck with the shuffle

[@kaoskilo]

lol my friend just got his notification the other day... and he signed up back in SEPTEMBER 2020. The queue I signed up for doesn't seem to be moving at all...

[@GearSeekers]

I've got some friends who are in the same boat since September 2020. I have given our friends so many GPUs because of this too.

[@Battleneter]

@@GearSeekers 3080's 10GB's are readily available in Australia, go have a look at Umart as an example, but of course I "assume" they are hanging out for the order to be filled at much cheaper launch prices, that's kinda a different conversation.

[@gabesoto9301]

Do you think it would be worth it if you were looking at the 3080 ti initially? the 12 GB is 200 dollars cheaper than the ti, is the performance gap between the ti and the 12 GB worth 200 dollars? Someone who’s more knowledgable please enlighten me

[@randomencounter8984]

I just bought 12gb version over 10gb because price difference was only 30$. If I would have gone for Ti it would have been 400$ more for me.

[@majorpum95x26]

Me too, lol

[@dfmpdx]

just bought mine 3080 12gb for USD800. pretty good deal

[@johnjohn24576]

same

[@mmmMarkyyyy]

Love the channel. Hate the Gpu market atm.

[@PhatNutz]

it doesn't make sense and i don't want to care, but i kind of do only because i've got a pile of parts i want to put together eventually. luckily the setup I already have is more than i can use and i'm not in any rush. keep up the good work guys! 🤙

[@LeslieTheSteez]

I knew something was afoot when the first article came out about this GPU. Not to mention they are leveraging the fact that demand has come to out weigh the supply to fill their pockets, which is the classic ideology of capitalism and it's okay for them but daaaaamn it sucks to be on the receiving end! I am just glad you guys get to have gpu's and other components to make content so we can stay inspired. This crap won't last forever and I have a funny feeling those of us waiting are gonna be rewarded so let's get through this shit show. 😈

[@kingengines]

What should I get then?

[@matg3802]

Hey any 3080 that isn't scalped is a good 3080.

[@jwaye89]

Awesome video fams, keep up the hardwork

[@DannysTechChannel]

I’m not surprised on the performance of this card honestly. Just use it in one of your builds cuz the cooler Asus used looks sweet as always. Maybe Intel will save us….The cleaned up space looks great btw!

[@robbiedolack4486]

I'll always continue to watch your videos no matter how bad shit gets out there. However, it's another card that only miners and scalpers will be able to get ahold of.

[@Ilovenetworking]

Got a EGA 3080-12gb and love it on Newegg shuffle. I only play COD and I am getting 240+ on Vanguard and 200 to 225 on Caldera at 1440. Temp's are reasonable for this card.

[@danielkammer3244]

I'll have one on Tuesday..how much did you pay?

[@Ilovenetworking]

@@danielkammer3244 1399, I am overclocking it with Precision X1 and have adjusted to the fans where and am getting temps way lower than stock. Hope you enjoy yours as much as I am enjoying mine.

[@cppctek]

I think they just had to change the vram anyways and they discontinued the previous vram?

[@GearSeekers]

It doesn't explain why the physical GPU is different

[@feezy243]

Just bought this card for $799 on Amazon. Granted it has been 6 months since this video came out.

[@ai.manipulator]

Yeah and now the 10Gb ones cost more than the 12 gb ones! 🤣

[@bluemagic3102]

im thinking of purchasing one today should i ?

[@calvinm1866]

@@ai.manipulator That tripped me up. I ended up ordering the 10 gb and once I found out about the vram mess it was too late to cancel it.

[@2ill]

Worth it for $1500 AUD in March 2022?

[@nateholt429]

I have been playing the Newegg shuffle for almost 2 years going hard in the paint. I finally received that so coveted congratulations email. Granted it wasn't for the card I really wanted but it was a 3080 and also not a Zotac.

[@michaelw2263]

And yet I'm still waiting for B&H to inform me when a regular 3080 comes in stock... after a year :(

[@03Edgar]

just got one and I had no clue there was a 10gb and 12gb update. Glad I looked twice, you get the a tad more performance for the same price.

[@Mach141]

When it was released the price was like $400 more then the 3080 10G. Its a no brainer now the price is the same. Im going AMD to get 16G

[@03Edgar]

@@Mach141 canceled order gonna wait on the 4080 or 4070

[@snowlight950]

Now i dont think I can ever build my PC with 3080 because of the price they will place on these ..

[@codygrinnell8676]

I'm glad I was able to upgrade my rtx 3080 to a rtx 3080ti!! I also wish best of luck to those who are still trying to get a card.. I ended up paying a little over normal store prices for my rtx 3080... ( probably about $400 cnd), And my trade to the 3080ti didn't cost me any extra!!

[@AleksCoreBY]

Thats extremely cheap. I can get RTX 3060 Ti 8Gb for 1150 USD minimum or wait 400 is only overpayments? What was the full price then?

[@Imagehype]

By the way off topic here. Meshify 2 or coolmesh 2 cause I went with Meshify and the build was super easy!

[@evdb9255]

Nice review and great to adress Linux in the benchmarks. Ty.

[@charlesmansplaining]

What's with this card crashing and the red light coming on. I have to power off my PC completely to get the card to work again. I don't overclock because there is no need to, but damn! something is going on with it.

[@OCX600RR]

Either thermal problems or power supply issues.

[@swiftstrikes3667]

With the prices of GPU's on the constant rise with every new release/refresh. Geforce Now/Shadow Gaming is starting to seem like the most appealing option. how unfortunate.

[@fueler5479]

love the card, hate the price more though.

[@Post1157]

The intro was all I needed lmao.

[@GearSeekers]

I gotchu!

[@oOMeowthOo]

I guess this 3080 12G was refreshed for price inflation adjustment only, they can't sell you a 3080 10G for 699 if the market price is around 1400. They certainly will increase the MSRP, but it's not like people can boycott it, these will sell out under 10 sec as usual.

[@DiggetyDank]

I feel like someone at Nvidia mixed up the releases of the 10gb and 12gb. They easily could've called it the 3080+ and their problem would've been solved lol

[@zzz-vd5rp]

Or 3080 super

[@LeslieTheSteez]

@@zzz-vd5rp You are so right XD

[@Teksers]

@@LeslieTheSteez Or continue releasing normal 3080 and 3080Ti, like Nick said GPU's cost now as much as a 2nd hand car.

[@SpaceRanger187]

Not like we can buy one so who cares

[@GearSeekers]

@@zzz-vd5rp 1000% it should have been called the super. I mentioned that a bunch of times in the video too.

[@warlockboyburns]

it's 2gb extra you can use that for more detail in games not just performance

[@fred_2021]

But it's not just 2GB. It's also extra cores and wider bus width. Makes it closer to the Ti.

[@iiStryker360]

it's a price correction before 40 series cards are released (hopefully this fall). If rumors are to be believed 4090/7900XT are alleged to be upwards of TWICE as performant as 3090/6900XT. $1000 US is the new msrp for the eventual 4080/7800XT.

[@bouncyhunta]

Nah. 1200 to 1500 if they decide to release reference and fe cards. Otherwise it’s sell them to AIB manufacturers for extortionate amounts and the prices will be upwards of a 2000.

[@ORBIT9224]

12gb is going to be more future proof just look at the difference between 1060 4gb and a 1060 6gb the 4gb is going to not be able to play games at all soon. im running 4gb on a 980 and im running into memory cap problems. the main problem with this is the price difference even now why is a 3080 12gb £171 more when a 3070 and 3070ti is only £30 difference u get around the same uplift but pay a lot more why

[@charlesmansplaining]

I picked up my ASUS STRIX 3080 OC 12Gb card today at Microcenter. I also bought the EK waterblock for it. The water block is the same for the ASUS Strix 3080 10GB and also for the 3090. I am glad I got the water block because this card is loud. Playing Battlefield 2042 the fans seem to run at full speed and this card was pumping out some heat. I will put the waterblock on this weekend. The extra ram chips they included on this card already had the pads on the board so they must have known they was going to do this well before hand. The card is a monster and I don't regret spending the money. Coming from a GTX1080Ti the boost is sooooo obvious. Let me repeat that, Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo obvious! I'm happy.

[@Immperc]

I managed to pick it up but im considering a return due to the price. You’re the first person I’ve seen with a positive outlook. I’d be coming from a normal 1080, so it sounds like I’d be enjoying a large boost too.

[@prashant72215]

Completely agree with your Rant, I wanted to upgrade my current system. Pandemic happened and everything that ensued, just gave up and a bought a PS5 now saving up for a Series X. Bye Bye PC gaming till the prices become normal.

[@GearSeekers]

I honestly don't blame you!

[@Battleneter]

Console gaming has a lot of hidden charges, like the monthly online subscription that is not a thing on PC, everyone buys a second controller, battery charge packs for Xbox, and of course games are more expensive over the maybe 5 year of its life span.

[@huggarty5434]

@@Battleneter Let's be honest its still cheaper and more risk free overall though lol, that's the whole point of consoles. But I'm still sticking with pc gaming cuz consoles bore me due to limited settings and mods. And I enjoy tinkering with my rig.

[@Battleneter]

@@huggarty5434 No its really not, consoles are for suckers that look at the upfront costs but not the entire cost of ownership. What you purchase with a console is just a toy, where a PC is a toy and a tool.

[@coolieee]

@@Battleneter after buying my first pc, im sad to say i have to agree with you... everything is cheaper for me on my pc and the graphics, oh man the graphics. But yeah i may have spent more in the beginning but im def getting more of my moneys worth whuile also being able to play ps & xbox games. havnt turned on my p5 since i got my pc

[@JoeBob79569]

I really don't see the problem with this card. I mean, if a 3080 is $1000, and a 3080ti is $1500 then it makes a lot more sense for people to buy the 12GB model for $1200 and get the extra 2GB of memory for large textures for 4k gaming, without having to spend $1500 for a 3080ti. Or maybe I'm just saying this because this is what I did. When there's $500 between cards then it makes sense to stick one in the middle, but maybe not so much between a 3060 and a 3060ti. Plus the fact that the prices of 3080s vary so much that you can pick up a 12GB model for less than the price of some 10GB models.

[@fred_2021]

People tend to look at '12GB' and think the extra 2GB is all you get. They overlook the fact that 12GB versions have more cores and wider bus width than 10GB. The result isn't equal to 3080Ti, but it's close.

[@JoeBob79569]

@@fred_2021 Indeed. But still even if you didn't know this it would be irrelevant, since when you look at fps and benchmarks you will know that you're still getting something that performs between a 3080 and a 3080ti, so basically you get what you pay for anyway...

[@fred_2021]

@@JoeBob79569 You would get what you pay for in an ideal world.

[@drew8732]

The answer is in the first 2 seconds of the video 😂

[@GearSeekers]

😉🤣

[@marcelforrel]

So , they just did the math basically & calculated that with the current materials they have at this time , for the Rtx 3080 & 3080 Ti cards , they weren’t going to be able to use all of their components in stock & to avoid wasting parts , they came up with this? Which would make a lot of sense. It’s a company. Still , 3080 12gb sounds pretty decent to me. But , doesn’t this indicate they’re just pushing through their last production cycle of this series of cards ? 3070 ti’s are being offered for sale at base value they were releases for by the third party manufacturer , the stores need money to buy what’s around the corner.

[@infofocus4937]

Bro help MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK Is the board still good? please replay

[@269bp]

Mine is running fine paired with 3800Xt and 3070 ftw3.

[@infofocus4937]

@@269bp thanks bro

[@269bp]

@@infofocus4937 it's my second Tomahawk board, previous PC I had the B450 Tomahawk max that one too worked flawlessly.

[@infofocus4937]

@@269bp I have to use 5600x

[@269bp]

@@infofocus4937 Do you mean you bought a 5600x or if you have to use a 5600x ?

[@EagleAssassinchannel]

where your mob from buj?

[@5federline]

I just wonder why many tech youtuber talked about rtx3080. After all its about new rtx3080 super i guess. I feel lost bout this news, because in ces it about rtx3050 & rtx3090 ti. They come out with a lot series of GPU but the availability & prices was the main issues & concern for some consumers. Consumer may have a lot of choices but it useless if non of them can't reach to the hand of many pc enthusiast & gamers.

[@jensenhuangnvidiaCEO]

GUYS! Next month, just teased, new RTX 3080 SUPER!

[@mangaas]

I just ordered one for retail price off Amazon, so I'm taking it now since its available, I couldn't even find a regular 3080 anywhere at launch. $1300 Canadian, and selling my 2080 Super for about $500-$600 used on Facebook Marketplace. Not sure what this guy is so whiny about. Regular people don't buy multiple cards.

[@ahm3s]

NVIDIA: "People are gonna definitely buy this card!". PEOPLE: "LOL. I have to sell my house if I want to buy this card."

[@aj4123]

Luckily, now 9 months later I was able to get this exact card for less than the 10gb model. Have been super happy with it.

[@yokaiyuki7869]

Same 🫡🤘

[@fabaddd]

same here! i got it for like 400 usd

[@SameBasicRiff]

@@fabaddd oh damn! new or used or refurbished? I just got the 12 gb strix oc version for about 800$ usd brand new (in Canada too) and am loving it!

[@fabaddd]

@@SameBasicRiff used, but only like one por two months, it's kinda new hahah

[@hman6159]

@@fabaddd nice! I got my 6900 xt for 540 usd

[@Calypso694]

This is the issue! 12gb won’t mean shit in the next few years because 4K, RTX ultra bells and whistles will eat that VRAM up. The only reason I’d splurge for a 3090 or whatever else is because of the large VRAM they have. That’s it, and it doubles being good for content creation etc.

[@Arc_Gamer_]

Can't wait for Intel ARC GPUs

[@__dudewitagun__4607]

12GB should last longer in the future. Right now it's.$ 20 difference and the price is 779 and 799. I'm probably going to buy it since the FTW3 10GB might get snatched up before the XC3

[@andrewphoto4750]

Yeah went to micro center yesterday and got one. For my first ever build so I’m not stressing

[@__dudewitagun__4607]

@@andrewphoto4750 I got one too(3080) make sure you use 2 separate pcie power cables or else it won't power up the card.

[@__dudewitagun__4607]

@@andrewphoto4750 then make sure your motherboard bios is up to date(if needed) so you can enable Resizeable bar for the GPU in the motherboard bios. Also apply an xmp profile to make sure the RAM is running at the speed advertised (it will run at a slower speed by default) good luck with your building man

[@andrewphoto4750]

@@__dudewitagun__4607 yeah I used 3 separate ones

[@andrewphoto4750]

@@__dudewitagun__4607 I’m building this joint up rn as we speak. I’m scared this shit might explode when I add power

[@pepperidgefarmremembers1911]

Do you remember the the RTX 3080? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

[@patientbeast]

More reporting like this please. Nvidia snuck this release of the 3080 Super, dropped the Super name and hoped no one would notice. The 12gb of RAM should be a dead giveaway for who this was meant for. I highly doubt these cards will be put to any fun or productive work. Just slavishly crunching numbers for some crypto-bro in some bloc nation wasteland.

[@GearSeekers]

"bloc nation wasteland" hahaha ded!

[@DW911S]

I've actually just bought one to replace a failing vega 64 and I somehow managed to get 32% off RRP, so consider me chuffed. However, seeing these benchmarks and Nvidia's lack of common sense with regards to marketing/branding, how out of touch do you need to be?

[@xINTENSORx]

Just picked up the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB XC3 Ultra Hydro Copper Gaming for $843 on Amazon.

[@mannyc19]

I bought a EVGA 3080xc3 in Jan 2021 and its my last nvidia card, and likely last gaming card. I am back into anime and manga,as Cyberpunk really soured me on RayTracing and triple AAA games overall. No price on this card from nv and no price from AMD on the 5800x3d.... screw them both.

[@alexg6675]

RTX 3085 12Gb ........also the buy in bulk from vendor and backdooring causes these prices to go up

[@Weezedog]

It’s just NVIDIA being NVIDIA. As the mfg process matures during the product lifecycle, they consistently get less cores that have to be disabled due to defects. To take advantage of that, they release a new product with more cores/better specs so they can charge more money and make more profit. It’s what they always do to maximize profits, however, it looks bad to the customer. Keep in mind that while no-one can buy a GPU, NVIDIA is technically producing GPUs in record numbers, demand is just way up above normal and out-striping supply by a massive amount.

[@chrissoclone]

Looks like my trusty old RX580, only bought as a stopgap, will be my longest kept graphics card to day. So far I'm only wishlisting new titles so I don't forget them in a few years when GPUs are available again and play my Steam pile of shame. Since there are people still buying these cards at these prices I don't see any light on the horizon either, Miners gonna mine and whales gonna whale, the only pressure might come from the game companies once their new titles don't sell anymore because nobody can run them, but then they'll just blame the PC platform again and make the games console exclusive. Damn, we need new players, Intel and... didn't someone plan on reviving 3dfx or something? :-/

[@roryodonnell]

...came for the tunes

[@youtubeaccount7544]

Buying my 3080 12gb for $600 tomorrow

[@michaelnager6059]

The thing is that you can get an AMD 6900XT for a lot less money than ANY 3080 and performance wise, the 6900XT pisses all over them from a great height. What you should remember that due to Nvidia Boost 3.0 any results you see are the card basically overclocked to its limit whereas when you seen and AMD 6900XT review you still have a hell of a lot of clocking headroom left after seeing the results. So a 6900XT far exceeds the 3080 clocked to the max in reviews and then STILL has a lot of performance left in the tank.

[@taherpartapuri2484]

Turn on raytracing and dlss and then 3080 seems like a far far better option

[@coolieee]

it pisses on it until you want to turn on rtx , the only people that say they dont even use rtx or would never use it are the people that dont have the option

[@MrFrosty888]

Hmmmmmmmm crazy world we are in right now

[@iron-gamerstv]

Sadly whats going to happen in the future; if these prices become the norm is that the companys will outprice all of us PC builders. We'll have to turn to Console gaming cause we can't afford to build a new PC every other year. I've consistently upgraded hardware for the past 10 years in this community, but its starting to be a bit much and not worth the cost for me to keep spending just to play the newest AAA games. $5000 PC versus $600 console! RIP #PCMasterrace

[@winterspeed6796]

Should you care about the RTX 3080 12GB? Nick: N o RTX 3080 12GB: *Aight Imma head out* Jokes aside. This is a tragedy for us, but one can hope it will get better.

[@reviewforthetube6485]

Now that's it's not being made and cost less then the 10gb many placed. Yes you should care lol. It may be the best high end card to buy at the moment due to price, options/features ans overall performance lol.

[@mattk6827]

Everything is subjective to price and the timing. Got mine for $749usd, was only $30 or so more than the standard 3080 10gb. It's not an amazing performance boost but something's better than nothing. As well as 2gb more vram which is proving useful since newer games are becoming more demanding. Reviewers always suggesting 'is this worth it? NO'. With no caveats of 'not at this price' or 'possibly'. Those running out of vram are gonna care. Not every gpu release is for everyone. The 3080 12gb wasn't meant for 3080 owners. For people who needed a new gpu it gives them more options. And if you don't like it, don't buy it. Had it been $1200 and the 3080 10gb only 850-900, sure I'd agree it wasn't really worth it. But prices and conditions fluctuate, not worth it at the moment or under these circumstances is different than 'not worth it'.

[@drewhender3999]

Yeah I completely agree with the current state of games using VRAM, makes this model potentially more desirable nowadays. I just got one of these at an absolute steal at $300 from a friend 🤣

[@OCX600RR]

Agree with your assessment. I just bought a used 3080 12GB for under 450 with one year left on the warranty. When you see what you can buy new for that price, it's an absolute joke!

[@immortalzodd7474]

GPUs for this generation (and potential the next one ) are pretty DOA for vast majority of consumers. Even if you have the money (and lack of sense) and can deduct/write off this as a business expense it is still nonsensical. And this is coming from a person with a new 5950X GPU-less rig (it is pretty nice for software dev stuff though) but I'm pretty much done with PC gaming for the foreseeable future.