Geforce RTX 3080 Ti is said to be delayed

Anyone who tried to buy a graphics card in AMD’s and Nvidia’s new product series in the autumn of 2020 has had to be quick. The launches of the Geforce RTX 3000 and Radeon RX 6000 series sold out within minutes or hours, and those who were not out early will in many cases have to wait for delivery one or more months into next year.

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1 Specifications: Geforce RTX 3000 and Radeon RX 6000 series

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With that in mind, rumors of an impending launch of upgraded models with the Ti extension have been somewhat surprising. One of the flagship models is the Geforce RTX 3080 Ti, which reportedly doubles the amount of graphics memory from 10 to 20 GB of GDDR6X. Previous reports have claimed that the performance model will be launched as early as January 2021, but information from the well-reputed Igor’s Lab states that the launch has been postponed by one month.

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According to Igor’s Labs, the Geforce RTX 3080 Ti will be launched instead after the Chinese New Year, which runs from 11 to 17 February. The report further states that the delay is justified by the fact that AMD’s news in the Radeon RX 6000 series did not offer remarkable advantages in UHD 4K resolution, despite the fact that the graphics cards’ 16 GB GDDR6 memory on paper surpasses the Geforce RTX 3080.

Specifications: Geforce RTX 3000 and Radeon RX 6000 series

Graphics card	RTX 3080	RTX 3080 Ti *	RX 6900 XT	RTX 3060*	RX 6700 XT*
Architecture	Ampere	Ampere	RDNA 2	Ampere	RDNA 2
Streamprocessorer/ CUDA cores	8 704	10 496*	5 120	3 840*	2 560*
Graphics memory	10 GB GDDR6X	20 GB GDDR6X*	16 GB GDDR6	6/12 GB GDDR6*	12 GB GDDR6*
Memory interface	320-bit	320-bit*	256-bit	192-bit*	192-bit*
Memory speed	19 000 MHz	19 000 MHz*	16 000 MHz	14 000 MHz*	16 000 MHz*
Memory bandwidth	760 GB/s	760 GB/s*	512 GB/s	336 GB/s*	384 GB/s*
Price level	699 USD	999 USD*	999 USD	349 USD*	Unknown

* The information is based on leaked specifications and may be considered speculative for the time being.

As the current RTX 3080 model stands up well to AMD’s flagship, sources at Igor’s Lab say that Nvidia will instead launch the mid-range model Geforce RTX 3060 in January. Here, configurations are stated to include a memory amount of 6 and 12 GB GDDR6, which then counters AMD’s infamous Radeon RX 6700 XT with 12 GB graphics memory.

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According to previous reports, Nvidia’s Geforce RTX 3060 lands at a price level of around 349 USD or approximately SEK 3,700 including VAT. The big sibling Geforce RTX 3080 Ti is said to match the competitor Radeon RX 6900 XT at 999 USD, or approximately SEK 10,500 including VAT.

Have you tried to get a Geforce RTX 3000 card without success? How much hope do you have for Ti models being launched with more sensible access?