While the RTX 3080 is going to prove itself to be a lot faster than the 2080 Ti, or even TITAN RTX, its TDP has been boosted, so you can expect a higher power drain from the wall. GTX 1080 Ti = Pascal GTX/RTX 2000 = Turing RTX 3000 = Ampere Here’s a breakdown of NVIDIA’s current lineup:ġ GDDR6X 2 GDDR6 3 GDDR5X 4 GDDR5 5 HBM2 We’re not sure if there will be a TITAN for this Ampere generation, but a 40GB option priced at $2,500~$2,999 released at some point seems plausible (to us). In a single generation, NVIDIA took a card like the TITAN RTX, vastly improved its performance, kept the 24GB frame buffer, and dropped the price by $1,000.
For creators, the biggest limitation of the RTX 3080 is going to be the 10GB frame buffer, although for most users, that will still be sufficient for a while, something helped by the fact that the Ampere’s memory architecture with GDDR6X is really efficient.įor top-end users, the RTX 3090 is likely to be a no-brainer. Even the TITAN RTX is about to be taught a harsh lesson. Priced at $699, the RTX 3080 follows in the footsteps of the 2080 SUPER, but targets the 2080 Ti in performance.
