Nvidia Admits Mistake, ' Unlaunches ' 12GB RTX 4080

[upnorth]

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https://www.theregister.com/2022/10/14/nvidia_admits_mistake_unlaunches_12gb/

Just weeks after unveiling its 40-series cards powered by the all-new Ada Lovelace architecture, Nvidia said Friday it was pulling the plug on the RTX 4080 12GB before the card had even hit store shelves.

“The RTX 4080 12GB is a fantastic graphics card, but it’s not named right. Having two GPUs with the 4080 designation is confusing. So, we’re pressing the ‘unlaunch’ button,” a brief news release read. Nvidia still plans to move forward with the more powerful 16GB version of the card, which it says will go on sale November 16.

Nvidia admits mistake, 'unlaunches' 12GB RTX 4080

The cheapest 40-series card now starts at [checks notes] $1,199

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[The_King]

It's more like pressure from the public's backlash towards Nvidia decision to name that GPU a "RTX 4080" in order to trick uninformed customers into buying it!

Yeah! Still scummy in books. Shame on you Nvidia.