ASUS GeForce RTX 3080 ROG Strix OC

almost 6 weeks since the RTX series 3000 was announced, almost 4 weeks since the RTX 3080 was officially launched, respectively 3 weeks since RTX was launched 3090. And since then and until now we have tested 3 versions of RTX 3080, respectively 3 versions of RTX 3090 and today we will discuss what the 4th RTX plate 3080 arrived on our test table, respectively the 7th plate from the RTX series 3000 tested by us.

Which means that at the moment we have 7 boards in addition to any online store in our country. No, I’m not kidding – I checked the eMAG and PCGarage stock, and they have 3 RTX models 3080 and 2 RTX models 3090 listed, but none in stock, in the case of eMAG, while PCGarage are a bit more generous, having listed 17 RTX models 3080 and 3 RTX models 3090, of which, you guessed it, none is in stock.

Obviously, stores and distributors are not to blame, but according to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Nvidia would not be to blame for this situation either, the demand being simply much higher than the amount expected by the company. Whether this is the case or not, only Nvidia can know for sure, because they have access to exact numbers. It is true, as if the enthusiasts have never been in such a frenzy as in the case of the RTX series 3000, from those who have been queuing for hours in the US, for to catch a plate and even the Romanian enthusiasts, who emptied the stores’ stores in just a few minutes.

On the other hand, we must not forget that at the moment the RTX series 3000 is based on two chips, more precisely GA 102 and GA 104, the former being incorporated in RTX 3080 and RTX 3090, while the second will be used in RTX 3070, respectively the next serial card (RTX 3060, RTX 3060 Ti, we still don’t know the exact name). Both being manufactured in 8nm lithography in Samsung fabs, it is possible that the smaller chip will have priority, being products that will be sold in a much higher volume than the top of the range.

Of course, this is just a theory and we have no evidence to support it, but the possibility is quite high. Most likely we will know exactly how things are on 29 October, when RTX