Just a few days ago, the RTX 3080 12GB quietly went on the market, it is not released at CES, there is no public version, NV's attitude makes people think that it will not change much, maybe just improve the video memory. But after the actual release, we found that it has changed from the core scale, frequency to the memory bandwidth, and it looks quite good, so why is NV still so low-key? Let's take a look at it today.
From the configuration point of view, the RTX 3080 12GB increases the number of CUDA clusters to 70, and the corresponding number of optical chasing units and Tensor cores has increased. Because the core size is increased, its base frequency is reduced to reduce the power consumption and heat generation of daily and low-load applications, but the Boost frequency remains the same, so the performance is absolutely guaranteed, surpassing the RTX 3080 10GB should be no problem. Of course, its configuration and RTX 3080 Ti are still a lot worse, and the performance is needless to say.
So, what exactly is the actual performance? Try it out with the Sotecté RTX 3080-12G6X PGF OC, noting that this product is an overclocking setting with a Boost frequency of 1755MHz, slightly higher than the standard. The platform uses Core i9-12900K, Z690 motherboard, 16GB×2 DDR4 3600 memory.
From the comprehensive test of 3DMark, the performance of the RTX 3080 12GB is exactly in the middle of the RTX 3080 10GB and RTX 3080 Ti, and the light chasing game ability is also quite outstanding, which definitely reaches the practical level. Look at the current offer, which is about 500 yuan more expensive than RTX 3080 10GB, which is interesting, this difference is really not a big deal for high-end graphics cards of nearly 10,000 yuan now, but if the price returns to normal, it is a proper price grade.
Xiaobian believes that the positioning of RTX 3080 12GB should be the real "standard version" of RTX 3080, the strange 320bit 10GB video memory of RTX 3080, the CUDA core group is cut from two clusters, etc., are more like a chip processing method with flaws, and the RTX 3080 12GB is more like a model with normal planning. Just a low-key release also shows that NV is actually a little hesitant, so the small partner who is preparing to shoot RTX 3080, if you are not in a hurry, it is best to wait and observe it.