Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 release date, price, specs and pre-order
After months and months of anticipation, the next-generation Nvidia Ampere graphics cards are here. The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 leads a brand-new lineup of powerful GPUs, which promise serious performance gains and improvements on key features such as ray tracing.
Dubbed as the "biggest generational leap" in Nvidia's history, the RTX 3080 is shaping up to be the ultimate graphics card for serious PC gamers. We'll also be getting an RTX 3070 with high-end graphics at a more affordable price, as well as a beastly RTX 3090 card that promises to deliver 8K gaming complete with ray tracing.
Here's everything you need to know about the Nvidia RTX 3080 and the rest of Nvidia's RTX 30-series, including their price, release date and specs.
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At a starting price of $699 the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 is a bit of a bargain. Sure that amount of cash is a heck of a lot more expensive than the upcoming PS5 or Xbox Series X. But what you’re getting here is performance that trounces a GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, which was once Nvidia’s most powerful graphics card and started at a rather hefty $999.
At 4K resolutions the GeForce RTX 3080 is only 10 to 15 percent slower than the $1,499 GeForce RTX 3090. So it’s no surprise that it’s offering a lot of bang for the buck.
But there's a catch here: it’s very difficult to get one. Unsurprisingly, given its price and performance, the RTX 3080 sold out extremely quickly when it was released in September. And at the time of writing stocks are still very low; in fact, we haven't been able to find a retailer with the graphics card available. Pre-orders for the RTX 3080 and third-party versions of it are available, but expect stock to be low as well. Nvidia has even warned that such shortages will continue until 2021.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 release date, price, specs and pre-order
After months and months of anticipation, the next-generation Nvidia Ampere graphics cards are here. The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 leads a brand-new lineup of powerful GPUs, which promise serious performance gains and improvements on key features such as ray tracing.
Dubbed as the "biggest generational leap" in Nvidia's history, the RTX 3080 is shaping up to be the ultimate graphics card for serious PC gamers. We'll also be getting an RTX 3070 with high-end graphics at a more affordable price, as well as a beastly RTX 3090 card that promises to deliver 8K gaming complete with ray tracing.
Here's everything you need to know about the Nvidia RTX 3080 and the rest of Nvidia's RTX 30-series, including their price, release date and specs.
Nvidia RTX 3070: What to know about Nvidia's more affordable card The best gaming PCs right now Nvidia RTX 3080 release date At a starting price of $699 the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 is a bit of a bargain. Sure that amount of cash is a heck of a lot more expensive than the upcoming PS5 or Xbox Series X. But what you’re getting here is performance that trounces a GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, which was once Nvidia’s most powerful graphics card and started at a rather hefty $999.
At 4K resolutions the GeForce RTX 3080 is only 10 to 15 percent slower than the $1,499 GeForce RTX 3090. So it’s no surprise that it’s offering a lot of bang for the buck.
But there's a catch here: it’s very difficult to get one. Unsurprisingly, given its price and performance, the RTX 3080 sold out extremely quickly when it was released in September. And at the time of writing stocks are still very low; in fact, we haven't been able to find a retailer with the graphics card available. Pre-orders for the RTX 3080 and third-party versions of it are available, but expect stock to be low as well. Nvidia has even warned that such shortages will continue until 2021.