{"id":123460,"date":"2022-02-03T13:36:19","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T11:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=123460"},"modified":"2022-02-04T10:30:30","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T08:30:30","slug":"new-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-is-a-no-brainer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/123460-new-nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-ti-is-a-no-brainer","title":{"rendered":"New Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is a no-brainer"},"content":{"rendered":"

If money was of no consideration and I could actually get my hands on one, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti would be a no-brainer.<\/p>\n

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti has high 4k performance, more FPS, low temperatures and ray-tracing abilities, all packed into a stylish small form factor.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Significant worldwide GPU supply chain issues stemming from predatory reselling<\/a>, tariffs on PC parts<\/a> and an increase in crypto miners purchasing GPUs<\/a>\u00a0has resulted in GPUs such as the 3080 Ti being hard to come by.<\/p>\n

Nvidia initially aimed to price the card at $999, but due to these issues, the price has inflated to approximately $1,804.99<\/a>\u00a0and upwards.<\/p>\n

For local pricing, we can look at MSI’s equivalent, the RTX 3080 Ti Suprim X 12G that is currently going for R40,999 on Evetech.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

People are looking to secondary markets such as Amazon or Best Buy, but for South Africans, we will not see these GPU’s for a long time.<\/p>\n

Specifications<\/h3>\n
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<\/th>\nGeForce RTX 3080 Ti<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
NVIDIA CUDA Cores<\/td>\n10240<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boost Clock (Ghz)<\/td>\n1.67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Base Clock (Ghz)<\/td>\n1.37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Standard Memory Config<\/td>\n12 GB GDDR6x<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Memory Interface Width<\/td>\n384-bit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ray Tracing Cores<\/td>\n80 (2nd generation)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tensor Cores<\/td>\n320 (3rd generation)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NVIDIA Architecture<\/td>\nAmpere<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maximum GPU Temperature<\/td>\n93C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Graphics Card Power<\/td>\n350W<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Nvidia’s RTX 3080 Ti brings with it the option to enable ray-tracing (RTX).<\/p>\n

When RTX is enabled in a video game, the path of light rays is traced around the environment leading to more realistic shadows, glowing lights and reflections.<\/p>\n

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Nvidia’s RTX in Call of Duty Modern Warfare. Image courtesy of Techgage.com.<\/p><\/div>\n

The latest series of GeForce graphics cards boast the most significant generation leap in GPU development history with a 50-80% performance increase compared to older cards such as the RTX 2080.<\/p>\n

Why not the RTX 3090<\/h3>\n

The 3090 is undeniably a slightly more powerful card. But only when applied to specific activities such as graphical rendering, video processing or working in 3D software.<\/p>\n

The RTX 3090 benefits for gaming use are too marginal to grant the major price difference.<\/p>\n

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Courtesy of @Linus Tech Tips<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti ranks second, behind Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090. Table courtesy of Tomshardware.com.<\/p><\/div>\n

With half the RAM, more power can be directed to the GPU, enabling the Nvidia GeForce 3080 Ti to turbo more often.<\/p>\n

Possible issues<\/h3>\n

Despite the price, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti can bring CPU bottleneck problems if the other components of your PC are unable to keep up with the GPU.<\/p>\n

You will also need a 4k or 1440p display to enjoy the card in all of its glory.<\/p>\n

Despite these hiccups, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti remains my graphics card of choice.<\/p>\n

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Read: Rogue Warrior – Bethesda’s biggest regret.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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