On eBay, the 12GB model is selling for about $300 more than the 10GB one, which is actually closer than the prices listed at retailers. It’s cheaper than the RTX 3080 Ti version, technically, but that’s only because that card is out of stock and Asus doesn’t offer list prices on its website.Įven with inflated prices, you’re looking at a much more expensive graphics card.
Up the stack, the Asus ROG Strix version is $1,600, which is $400 more expensive than the 10GB ROG Strix model. You’ll pay an inflated price no matter where you get your card. I’m not comparing high-end cards, either. That’s $40 more expensive than the RTX 3080 Ti version of the same model and $440 more expensive than the 10GB version. The EVGA XC3 Ultra version, for example, is listed at that price. So, what is the price of the 12GB RTX 3080? On the low end, it’s about $1,249 - $50 more than the RTX 3080 Ti. Even in the midst of the GPU shortage where prices ebb and flow, cards still stack in the way the list prices suggest - the RTX 3080 costs more than the RTX 3070, and so on. Nvidia never set a list price for this graphics card, and although list price doesn’t mean much, it still serves as a point of comparative value. Performance based on the price is what makes the difference.Īnd in this case, it’s the most crucial element of the 12GB version of the RTX 3080.
Our reviews normally start with a discussion of design, specs, and performance, but don’t forget: It’s impossible to talk about a graphics card apart from price. Price and availability Jacob Roach / Digital Trends The 12GB RTX 3080 is a bastardized version of one of the best graphics cards you can buy - and that’s a shame. It’s a graphics card that doesn’t need to exist with Nvidia’s current offerings, and it shows a worrying trend for where GPU prices may be headed in 2022. That’s what Nvidia did with the RTX 3080 12GB, and people are justifiably confused. And you certainly wouldn’t launch the card a week after the biggest tech event of the year without any day one reviews. No matter what you’d do, you probably wouldn’t launch a new flagship by burying the announcement at the bottom of a blog post focused on a new GPU driver, three days after the card launched.
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