Friday, October 14th 2022
NVIDIA Cancels GeForce RTX 4080 12GB, To Relaunch it With a Different Name
NVIDIA has decided to cancel the November 2022 launch of the GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB. The company will relaunch the card under a different name, though it didn't announce the replacement name just yet. The naming of the RTX 4080 12 GB was cause for much controversy. With the RTX 40-series "Ada," NVIDIA debuted three SKUs—the already launched RTX 4090 which is in stores right now; the RTX 4080 16 GB, and the RTX 4080 12 GB. Memory size notwithstanding, the RTX 4080 12 GB is a vastly different graphics card from the RTX 4080 16 GB.
The RTX 4080 12 GB and RTX 4080 16 GB didn't even share the same silicon. While the 16 GB model is based on the larger "AD103" silicon, has 9,728 CUDA cores, and a 256-bit wide GDDR6X memory bus; the RTX 4080 12 GB is based on the smaller "AD104" silicon, has just 7,680 CUDA cores (21% fewer CUDA cores); and a meager 192-bit wide GDDR6X memory bus. This had the potential to confuse buyers, especially given the $900 price. With criticism spanning not just social media but also bad press, NVIDIA decided to pull the plug on the RTX 4080 12 GB. The company will likely re-brand it as a successor to the RTX 3070 Ti, although then it will have a hard time justifying its $900 price-tag. The RTX 4080 16 GB, however, is on track for a November 16 availability date, with a baseline price of $1,200.
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The RTX 4080 12 GB and RTX 4080 16 GB didn't even share the same silicon. While the 16 GB model is based on the larger "AD103" silicon, has 9,728 CUDA cores, and a 256-bit wide GDDR6X memory bus; the RTX 4080 12 GB is based on the smaller "AD104" silicon, has just 7,680 CUDA cores (21% fewer CUDA cores); and a meager 192-bit wide GDDR6X memory bus. This had the potential to confuse buyers, especially given the $900 price. With criticism spanning not just social media but also bad press, NVIDIA decided to pull the plug on the RTX 4080 12 GB. The company will likely re-brand it as a successor to the RTX 3070 Ti, although then it will have a hard time justifying its $900 price-tag. The RTX 4080 16 GB, however, is on track for a November 16 availability date, with a baseline price of $1,200.
423 Comments on NVIDIA Cancels GeForce RTX 4080 12GB, To Relaunch it With a Different Name
And the only way I'm getting one (RTX 4050 class when is going to be available and if SRP is competitive) is if POE2 and Diablo 4 support DLSS 3.0!
/s
As for this move, all I can say is
LOLLLLLLLLLL
4070/ti incoming, but at what price?
Quote: "If the lines around the block and enthusiasm for the 4090 is any indication, the reception for the 4080 will be awesome."
Posting images of consumer sheeple lining up on the stores. :laugh: Bet most of them where "physical scalpers", lol.
Can't wait for their Black Friday PR posts.
P.S.: gonna be interrsting how they handle warranty for the rebadged "4080's". Companies like Gigabyte or MSI have some special warranty conditions where the warranty already starts from the day of production. Which means theoretically if they take 3 months for rebading and delivery you get 3 months less warranty.
Warranty coverage starts from the date of purchase. That's why one needs to furnish a receipt (which shows the sales date). If you buy a PSU that's been sitting on a store shelf for six months, plus a month from the factory to some distribution warehouse via ocean cargo, it doesn't mean you lose seven months of warranty coverage.
Some of the discussions in this forum are getting stranger and stranger.
While such a move would mean lower margins for AMD too, it would also have the effect of increasing their sales across the board.
In the current global economic situation, the company that sells cheaper is likely to have the bigger sales, but it's a double edged sword since AMD would lose A LOT OF MONEY too, though nowhere near nVidia's because of their market share.
It would be a gamble, for sure ... but if it works ... AMD would see their market share improve tremendously while forcing nVidia to lose millions at the same time, and not only from the market share loss. Heads AND jackets might roll ...
Global:
GIGABYTE / AORUS WARRANTY TERMS AND CONDITIONS (3 years of limited local warranty, from the date of purchase, GIGABYTE graphics cards, except those labeled “Mining Series”, are intended only for use with desktop PCs. Other types of use, such as blockchain computing or cryptocurrency mining, will render the product warranty void.)
MSI Warranty Information (warranty period of 3 years, The warranty period will begin on the date of purchase the end user made from an authorized retailer if an invoice is provided as a proof of purchase. If the end user is unable to provide the invoice, then the warranty period will begin based off that product’s manufactured date)
Germany:
Gigabyte Garantie (3 years from production date - serial number/sticker, warranty claims only via retailer)
MSI GPU Warranty (3 years from production date - serial number/sticker, warranty claims only via retailer)
4090 to "4080 16GB" - ~44% Cores cut
So that 71% price increase is not correct, its much worse. nGreedia are selling ~$500 70 series gpu(from last gen) for mere $1200 over which people are drooling over.
3080 10+12gb
3060 6+12gb
1060 3+6gb
And this just from recent years.
In the end, I sense that canceling and renaming 4080-12gb will do worse to the consumer, unless major price drop are inbound.
Changing just the name doesn't, obviously, change the preformance nor the price.
It is just a name, no strings attached.
this should be a 4060TI
wtf where they thinking
That's hilarious. :-D