Nvidia Ampere Flagship GPU Reportedly Features Up to 24GB GDDR6X and 350W TDP

[plat]

lmao that size. You can't tell me that the screws are enough to hold that weight.

Yes, this is concerning. Earlier in this thread, we were discussing the various ways to keep the pressure off the mounting screws by using chopsticks, Legos and whatnot. Also, card sag is an eye-sore to the nth degree.

It seems Zotac for one is providing supportive back-plates for these monsters. Also, it's reported on its PR page that Zotac will be among the first to come out with the initial versions of its 3xxx series--in "mid September." Hmmm, that's technically in just a few days. We shall see.

I'm either going EVGA or NVIDIA Founders Edition. I guess personal experience plays a big role in brand loyalty.

 

[amico81]

I'm looking for a quiet and small Card...maybe the 3080 FE Edition for the first time

 

[plat]

maybe the 3080 FE Edition for the first time

This is something high end, from what I've read. But, it's not affordable for probably many--myself included. If a 3070 Super sells for 650 USD or so, I'll be grateful. I'm also replacing my 1080p 60 Hz monitor w/144Hz refresh, so both will go over 1000 USD. Yo, Trump, where's that stimulus check, man?

So, here's more news but not directly about 3090. Hopefully not much off-topic.

NVIDIA: GeForce RTX 3080 Reviews Delayed, RTX 3070 Availability Confirmed

NVIDIA in a GeForce community forums post by staff member, announced that reviews of the GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition have been delayed to September 16, with the review NDA lifting at 6:00 AM Pacific Time. This NDA was originally slated to be lifted on September 14. According to a Reddit...

www.techpowerup.com

 

[plat]

It's official! rtx 3080 is released to the public!

There is a large retailer in my area, always with the latest in stock! Have a look.

Spoiler

What's encouraging is that the retail price is not as much as I'd thought. So perhaps the 3070 Super will be comparatively more affordable still. Let's see if the rtx 3090 will follow suit. This is going to retail for double the cost of the 3080.

 

[amico81]

in my area germany, no chance to get an order....amazon and mindfactory without stock goods.
maybe 5 cards @ alternate and caseking sold in seconds. but the greatest disappointment is nvida itself....they changed
on their website instantly from "get a notification" to "out of stocK"....nice paperlaunch

 

[Ink]

It made the "news"

Bad news, gamers - the Nvidia RTX 3080 sold out in minutes

The GPU is already showing as unavailable across all retailers in the US

www.techradar.com

 

[mlnevese]

Lots of people with money to burn, I see

 

[plat]

NVIDIA is on fire. Even the NVIDIA forum thread dedicated to the 3080 is down for new posts, at least at the moment.

1500USD, I bet you the 3090 sells out almost as quickly.

750 USD for a 3080 is a little over my affordability limit. But the 3070 Super (or ti)--let's make it happen. Here's to investing in another 4 years with a new gpu.

 

[show-Zi]

Lots of people with money to burn, I see

My guess is that many people will buy this gpu card and PS5 in a row.
I think it's better to make the PS main unit compatible with the expansion slot of the pc.

 

[plat]

Here are some more details about the travesty that was/is the rtx 3080 launch.

Unbelievable. I wonder how many gambled on ready availability, sold their current gpus to get the money and then couldn't get the new card?

Anyway, this details a little bit about the bot-buying mechanism that vacuums up as many rtx 3080 gpus as it could.

You won't believe how much one 3080 went for on ebay. The retail price is 699-750 USD, depending on partner. Now I wonder if this is going to happen again when the rtx 3090 comes out or has NVIDIA already put some systems in place?

NVIDIA RTX 3080 Release Availability Could be a Novel

Scour the Internet's most likely tech-related places in forums such as TechPowerUp's own and Reddit, and a picture begins to form regarding NVIDIA's RTX 3080 launch. It's a bit like a Dali painting, with surrealist expectations, a whispered "NVIDIA's Ultimate Play" through virtual hallways...

www.techpowerup.com

 

[Ink]

Bots are a nuisance.

Sales over customer satisfaction. $$$

 

[amico81]

20.000 pre-orders only on amazon for the zotac 3080 trinity
Zotac itself is overwhelmed with the order

Zotac GeForce RTX 3080 Trinity: Aus wochenlanger Wartezeit werden Stornierungen

Auch Zotac kann die Nachfrage nach der GeForce RTX 3080 nicht bedienen und spricht von Wartezeiten von einem Monat und mehr.

www.computerbase.de

 

[show-Zi]

Yes, this is concerning. Earlier in this thread, we were discussing the various ways to keep the pressure off the mounting screws by using chopsticks, Legos and whatnot. Also, card sag is an eye-sore to the nth degree.

It seems Zotac for one is providing supportive back-plates for these monsters. Also, it's reported on its PR page that Zotac will be among the first to come out with the initial versions of its 3xxx series--in "mid September." Hmmm, that's technically in just a few days. We shall see.

I'm either going EVGA or NVIDIA Founders Edition. I guess personal experience plays a big role in brand loyalty.

It seems that supporting parts are included. Even so, it's huge

 

[mlnevese]

It gives me the impression the board is just about to take flight...

 

[plat]

It seems that supporting parts are included. Even so, it's huge

show-Zi, that card in the video is bodacious! It almost looks like a mistake that shouldn't be there.

I totally forgot about mining! For folding and mining you would think the 3090 would mop the floor BUT it has a huge power demand. Here's some info from TechPowerUp.

NVIDIA RTX 3090 Dagger-Hashimoto Mining Performance Leaked; Ampere Likely Not on Miners' Minds

Alleged mining benchmarks of NVIDIA's upcoming RTX 3090 graphics card have leaked, and the scenario looks great for non-mining usages. The RTX 3090 is being quoted as achieving 120 MH/s on the ubiquitous Dagger-Hashimoto ETHash protocol. That number in itself is impressive - but not when one...

www.techpowerup.com

 

[Durden]

From what I saw, if I understood correctly, comparing turing’s and ampere’s PURE ray tracing performance the uplift was not that impressive! IIRC it was somewhere between 20-30% when comparing rtx 2080ti to 3080 (again I’m talking about ray tracing performance) which is somewhat disappointing (after all the hype) as we needed something like maybe 100% better to accelerate new games adopting this impressive technology! As ray tracing hit the fps really hard! but the future is bright for ray tracing, and we’re really thankful for DLSS 2.0
however, the new cards as a whole are , much much more powerful than the previous generation!

but anyway, if someone reading this thinking about buying one of these cards I think they should wait a month and see what AMD and it’s Big Navi have ! I think they have something really good coming, they’ve been quiet (not typical for AMD) not from weakness I think, but because they’re confident! Because they might have anticipated the leap nvidia has in store!

 

[plat]

Oh WOW. Well, it wasn't too surprising and people everywhere were urging caution in jumping too quickly on these gpus. Still, this is bad news. You don't want to be having to underclock anything, not even 1 MHz, in order to avoid crashes.

RTX 3080 Crash to Desktop Problems Likely Connected to AIB-Designed Capacitor Choice

Igor's Lab has posted an interesting investigative article where he advances a possible reason for the recent crash to desktop problems for RTX 3080 owners. For one, Igor mentions how the launch timings were much tighter than usual, with NVIDIA AIB partners having much less time than would be...

www.techpowerup.com

So glad I committed to a lower-end gpu (3070 Super/Ti, due mid 2021).

 

[Durden]

Well, let us wait and see AMD taking advantage of this and maybe pulling another “ryzen” situation .. nvidia have crossed the lines with prices and it needs some competition.
I have a feeling in 2021 I’ll be swapping nvidia for AMD .

P.S: That is of course depends on whether the year 2020 has a grand finale in store or not - maybe aliens or white walkers, hey maybe it’ll be the time when the orcs invade us -in that case I call dibs on pushing Frodo off that cliff.

 

[mlnevese]

NVidia could have launched the first drone/gpu hybrid with that design

Anyway, I've heard Cthulhu has canceled his return this year... something about the stars and the planet being all wrong...

On a more serious note I avoid jumping to new software/hardware on launch day whenever possible. It's not the first time we have seen brand new top of the line hardware showing serious problems. Remember the exploding Samsung and Apple phones a few years ago?

 

[blackice]

Oh WOW. Well, it wasn't too surprising and people everywhere were urging caution in jumping too quickly on these gpus. Still, this is bad news. You don't want to be having to underclock anything, not even 1 MHz, in order to avoid crashes.

RTX 3080 Crash to Desktop Problems Likely Connected to AIB-Designed Capacitor Choice

Igor's Lab has posted an interesting investigative article where he advances a possible reason for the recent crash to desktop problems for RTX 3080 owners. For one, Igor mentions how the launch timings were much tighter than usual, with NVIDIA AIB partners having much less time than would be...

www.techpowerup.com

So glad I committed to a lower-end gpu (3070 Super/Ti, due mid 2021).

Just wait till we hear about the driver problems with AMD’s RDNA2 cards. If anybody can have a messier launch than NVIDIA it’s AMD.