Nvidia told that the Ampere GPU-powered RTX 30-series GPUs would be the company’s “greatest generational leap” ever, and it wasn’t exaggerating. The $699 GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition absolutely suppresses its predecessors in technology and performance. It’s one of the best graphics card upgrades in a long, long time. Know its specs and benchmark details.
The flagship card in Nvidia’s Ampere line is officially due out on September 17. Online retailer Newegg has tweeted that it will be selling Nvidia RTX 3080 cards from 6 am, “They are in HIGH demand so be ready to purchase as they will be flying off our digital shelves.”
If you want to clear 60 frames per second at 4K or test the limits of a 144Hz, 1440p monitor with every visual setting cranked to the maximum, this is the card you want (unless you’re holding out for the 8K-capable $1,500 GeForce RTX 3090 coming next week, that is).
The GeForce RTX™ 3080 delivers the ultra-performance that gamers crave, powered by Ampere—NVIDIA’s 2nd gen RTX architecture. It’s built with enhanced RT Cores and Tensor Cores, new streaming multiprocessors, and superfast G6X memory for an amazing gaming experience.
