I think the issue is that if they released a ti today with lots of pre-orders unfulfilled, those preorders would just be cancelled.
That's exactly what I was saying, just said differently.
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I think the issue is that if they released a ti today with lots of pre-orders unfulfilled, those preorders would just be cancelled.
Bad luck Nvidia cancelled the card
Better go buy the 3090 instead
Anyone who really wants to part with a lot of money may as well go all the way and get the 3090.
There are tons of 3090's in stock now, both at OCUK (cheapest £1649) and at my local store (cheapest £1570). I'd still rather wait for a 3080 rather than pay double the price for a bigger and hotter card with only 15% more performance. I still see it as a 3080 ME (Mug Edition) unless you are using that extra VRAM for productivity.Bad luck Nvidia cancelled the card
Better go buy the 3090 instead
I couldn’t agree more and 15% is best case scenario more like 5-10%.There are tons of 3090's in stock now, both at OCUK (cheapest £1649) and at my local store (cheapest £1570). I'd still rather wait for a 3080 rather than pay double the price for a bigger and hotter card with only 15% more performance. I still see it as a 3080 ME (Mug Edition) unless you are using that extra VRAM for productivity.
I couldn’t agree more and 15% is best case scenario more like 5-10%.
I simply can’t understand why people would pay like a grand more for something that offers barely any additional performance apart from the fact it’s in stock!
I couldn’t agree more and 15% is best case scenario more like 5-10%.
I simply can’t understand why people would pay like a grand more for something that offers barely any additional performance apart from the fact it’s in stock!
I don’t believe it is gimped with vram and I don’t see this being an issue before it runs out of gpu grunt. One could say the 3090 will run out of grunt (perhaps already has) long before it hits its vram buffer. This vram debacle has been going on for generations and it’s never caused an issue unless people try and force it in niche ways.I would guess because the 3080 is gimped in regards to VRAM and will not last many years so the argument might be why spend £650 or more for a card that could see games as early as as this year having to turn down settings from max because of VRAM issues.
And also as Richdog has already mentioned those who grabbed it early have already had months of gaming out of it. It could be halfway through the year before Nvidia release the 3080ti and then months again before stock is available so maybe almost a year those people have been using their card and gaming on it?
If the 3090 is only 10-15% more powerful then it is not going to age so much better than the 3080 10GB in terms of horsepower to run modern games, though of course VRAM limitations will be removed from the equation. For double the price, the additional horsepower is feeble.I would guess because the 3080 is gimped in regards to VRAM and will not last many years so the argument might be why spend £650 or more for a card that could see games as early as as this year having to turn down settings from max because of VRAM issues.
And also as Richdog has already mentioned those who grabbed it early have already had months of gaming out of it. It could be halfway through the year before Nvidia release the 3080ti and then months again before stock is available so maybe almost a year those people have been using their card and gaming on it?
The 2080Ti at release was imo a far more impressive card in terms of the additional 40% horsepower it gave you over the next best 2080.
I would guess because the 3080 is gimped in regards to VRAM and will not last many years so the argument might be why spend £650 or more for a card that could see games as early as as this year having to turn down settings from max because of VRAM issues.
And also as Richdog has already mentioned those who grabbed it early have already had months of gaming out of it. It could be halfway through the year before Nvidia release the 3080ti and then months again before stock is available so maybe almost a year those people have been using their card and gaming on it?
The 3090 is still going to age badly for its price compared to buying a 3080 and then buying a 4080, probably spending the same money as a single 3090.
The 3090 is still going to age badly for its price compared to buying a 3080 and then buying a 4080, probably spending the same money as a single 3090.
Absolutely however by the time some people get their hands on a 3080ti, 3090 owners will already had almost a years worth of gaming out of it! Additionally when the 4080 comes about those people could then move on their 3090 maybe for the same cost as a 4080?
3080ti for under 1K is a pipe dream.
When it comes in MAY, if it ever comes.
Oh sorry, behind the times these daysYou missed the last page or so, 3080 Ti's have been postponed indefinitely.