The very much anticipated NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, 3080, and 3090 are all on sale as of the moment all across the globe. As of now, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 remains the most affordable GPU of the current NVIDIA season wherein the RTX 3090 takes the title of most powerful GPU. How about the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 which now sits right between both the RTX 3070 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090?
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 FE pros and cons
The pros are the following:
The GPU has great 4K gaming performance
Is able to remain cool even while gaming
Sports a premium design
The cons are the following:
Does not include a USB type-C outlet for VR compatibility
This NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 FE is known to be a special GPU that is able to offer "unparalleled gaming performance" that can be bought at a relatively cheaper price. Of course, this is notable especially when it comes to the expensive 3090.
The RTX 3090 FE brings a new thermal design which allows the GPU to function much cooler when compared to the previous gen flagship-grade GPUs from NVIDIA
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 FE test results
An article by Gizbot has tested out the given NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 FE over the span of a week which now retails for about $840 in India. This is still almost half of what the popular NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 is now demanding.
The specifications came back with pretty decent results and for those that find that the RTX 3090's performance, the RTX 3080 FE might be the best pick.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 FE specifications:
8704 NVIDIA CUDA Core
1.71 GHz Boost Clock
1.44 GHz Base Clock
10GB GDDR6X Standard Memory Configuration
320-bit Memory Interface Width
2nd Gen Ray Tracing Cores
3rd Gen Tensor Cores
Ampere NVIDIA Architecture
HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort 1.4a
7080x4320 Maximum Digital Resolution
HDMI 2.1 3x DisplayPort 1.4a Standard Display Connectors
Supports 4 Multi-Monitors
2 Slot
93 degrees Celsius Maximum GPU Temperature
320W Graphics Card Power
2 750W Required System Power
These are what the test results came back with. An article by PC Gamer dubbed this a "seriously beautiful" GPU which talks not just about the design but also of the performance. Just when people thought the GeForce RTX 3090 was it, NVIDIA came out with the RTX 3080 FE.
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 FE System Configuration
Windows 10 Operating System
64-bit CPU with AMD 9 5950X 16-Cores all 4.9GHz
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU GeForce RTX 2060 Super
Hyper Predator RAM DDR RGB 8GBx2
Samsung 970 Storage EVO Plus M.2 250GB SSD
Asus Rog Crosshair Motherboard VIII Hero Wi-Fi
Corsair VS650 Power Supply
AntecKuhler H20 - K240 RGB Thermal Solution
When it comes to performance, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 is still leading but when it comes to the price, the RTX 3080 FE might be a better choice for gamers that are still conservative when it comes to the price of their GPUs.
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Written by Urian Buenconsejo
