NVIDIA's RTX 3080 Ti is a hot new GPU with a ton of power, but it will be hard to find.
What you need to know
- The NVIDIA Ge Force RTX 3080 Ti is available starting today
- The GPU outperforms the RTX 3080 (non-Ti) in several key areas, including VRAM, memory bus, and CUDA and RT cores.
- The RTX 3080 Ti starts at $1,199, which is $500 more than the RTX 3080 (non-Ti).
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti was only announced this week, but it's already available for purchase. The non-Ti RTX 3080 is already one of the best graphics cards on the market, so the RTX 3080 Ti going above and beyond its less powerful sibling in several areas should result in an excellent card.
The RTX 3080 Ti will have GA102-225 GPU, with 10,240 CUDA cores, 80 RT cores (dedicated cores for ray tracing), 12GB of GDDR6X VRAM with a 384-bit bus, and a 350W TDP.
Those are some impressive specs, but they do come at a price. The RTX 3080 Ti starts at $1,199, which is $500 more than the RTX 3080 (non-Ti). For that additional $500, you get an extra 2GB of GDDR6X VRAM, a wider 384-bit bus, and extra CUDA and RT cores compared to the non-Ti RTX 3080.
| Category | RTX 3080 Ti | RTX 3080 | RTX 3070 Ti | RTX 3070 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPU | GA102-225 | GA102-200 | GA-104-400 | GA104-300 |
| Memory | 12GB GDDR6X | 10GB GDDR6X | 8GB GDDR6X | 8GB GDDR6 |
| Bus | 384-bit | 320-bit | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| CUDA cores | 10,240 | 8,704 | 6,144 | 5,888 |
| RT cores | 80 | 68 | 48 | 46 |
| Tensor cores | 320 | 272 | 192 | 184 |
| ROPs | 112 | 96 | 96 | 96 |
| TDP | 350W | 320W | 290W | 220W |
| Power connector | 12-pin | 12-pin | 12-pin | 12-pin |
| List price | $1,199 | $699 | $599 | $499 |
Graphics cards sell out almost instantly these days. There's a good chance that by the time you read this that the RTX 3080 Ti is already sold out, even though this article went live the moment the card became available.
To have the best chance to grab an RTX 3080 Ti, you'll likely have to get lucky and shop around. We expect to see third-party options from ASUS, Colorful, EVGA, Gainward, Galax, Gigabyte, Inno3D, MSI, Palit, PNY, and Zotac. Check out our guide on where to buy NVIDIA RTX 30-series GPUs for more information.
If you're able to get to a participating Best Buy, you may be able to grab an NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti in person.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
$1,199 at NVIDIA $1,199 at B&H $1,199 at Amazon $1,199 at Newegg
The RTX 3080 Ti is the latest and greatest graphics card from NVIDIA it brings RTX-features like ray tracing and even more powerful than the RTX 3080. The card is likely to sell out immediately, but we've linked retailers that will likely stock it at some point.
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