Looks like the Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti 20GB could be real but whos going to buy it?

Date:
Wed, 08 Sep 2021 10:18:07 +0000

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More evidence has emerged that the Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti 20GB is real, but we wonder who its aimed at.

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Despite launching the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti earlier this year with 12GB of GDDR6X VRAM, there were rumors swirling that Nvidia was also planning a version with more memory and it seems those rumors just wont stop, as theres new evidence apparently confirming that a new version of the GPU is in the works.

The latest claims, which were spotted by Toms Hardware , come from a tweet from @momomo_us , which links to apparent BIOS information from the new card. Here's where to buy the Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti We pick the best gaming PCs These are the best Nvidia GPUs VGA Bios Collection Gigabyte RTX 3080 Ti 20 GBhttps://t.co/OtdANZtDQJ September 8, 2021 See more

According to this leak, which is unverified, there will be an RTX 3080 Ti
made by Gigabyte with 20GB of GDDR6X memory, a memory clock of 1,188MHz, a
GPU clock of 1,335MHz and a boost clock of 1,665 MHz.

However, while these initial specs will be pleasing to see for anyone who was hoping for a beefier RTX 3080 Ti variant, there are some specs in this
alleged leak that have caused people to be a bit concerned. Not all good news

For a start, while this new RTX 3080 Ti apparently has more GDDR6X memory
than the existing 12GB version, it only uses a 320-bit memory bus, rather
than the 384-bit interface with the existing RTX 3080 Ti.

As Toms Hardware points out, this would limit the memory bandwidth of the new version to 760 GBps, compared to the 912 GBps of the original RTX 3080 Ti.

This reduction in memory bandwidth would be a curious move, if true, as it could impact the performance of the new GPU, and negate some of the benefits having more memory would bring.

According to the BIOS leak, the RTX 3080 Ti 20GB would also have a power draw of around 420W, and a maximum limit of 450W.

Thats a big increase over the RTX 3080 Ti 12GB, which has a maximum power
draw of 350W. This makes the new GPU if it exists, of course an incredibly power-hungry GPU, and could result in your PC being more expensive to run,
and may even necessitate a buying new PSU. More evidence, but whos this GPU actually for?

The same Twitter account also linked to a YouTube video (below) which apparently shows a Russian cryptocurrency miner using a Gigabyte Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti 20GB GPU using the card. Again, this is all unverified, and more than a bit dubious, but it seems they were able to get a hash rate of 94.04 MH/s
in Ethereum.

The existing RTX 3080 Ti, meanwhile, has a hash rate of around 55 to 65 MH/s, so thats a big enough jump to make cryptocurrency miners snap up the new GPU if it gets released. Great.

An important thing to note is that the existing RTX 3080 Tis hash rates are
so low because Nvidia implemented a hash rate limiter in an attempt to put
off miners from bulk buying the GPU. Its unclear if the new RTX 3080 Ti 20GB would have the same limiter.

If it doesnt, and these specs and hash rates are accurate, then could the new RTX 3080 Ti if it does exist be aimed more at cryptocurrency miners than gamers?

This may seem like an odd move, but it could help make the existing RTX 3080 Ti more easily available to gamers.

These rumored specs, and the inevitable price bump, makes the RTX 3080 Ti
20GB less attractive to gamers, even if they could find stock. The bump isnt huge over the existing RTX 3080 Ti, especially if the reduced memory bus size is accurate, and itll start bumping into RTX 3090 territory when it comes to price, and that GPU would be a better buy if you had the cash.

The existing RTX 3080 Ti is also one of the best GPUs in the world right now, so theres not a lot of point going for the 20GB version for players gaming at 4K.

Add in the on-going chip shortage, and the fact that the RTX 3080 Ti 20GB could be snapped up by cryptocurrency miners, and it points to yet another
GPU launch from Nvidia where no one can buy the damn thing. These are the
best gaming laptops of 2021



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