Poor memory OC scaling on the GeForce RTX 3080 might be a blessing in disguise, with closer than expected performance to the GeForce RTX 3090

[Redaktion]

Leaked overclock benchmarks for the upcoming NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ampere graphics card were recently published. The tests showed memory clocks pushed 9 percent for a mere 2-3 percent performance gain. This raises questions about the RTX 3080's performance gap with the RTX 3090, which delivers 936 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

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[Mister2]

If that is indeed true, it might not be a positive for Nvidia. 3080 leaks are already placing it in a much more down-to-earth light of around 25% faster than a 2080ti. If the 3090 is closer than expected to 3080 performance, then you could wind up with a 550$ 6900XT that's 20% slower than nvidias 1500$ offering.

[Kaya]

Literally no authentic source claims it to be as low as a 25% increase... It's closer to at least 80%.

[jared_from_void]

If that is indeed true, it might not be a positive for Nvidia. 3080 leaks are already placing it in a much more down-to-earth light of around 25% faster than a 2080ti. If the 3090 is closer than expected to 3080 performance, then you could wind up with a 550$ 6900XT that's 20% slower than nvidias 1500$ offering.

You can tell by this guy's inability to control himself and insert his AMD choice that he's here trying to make "the other team" look bad. The benchmark leaks that are from legitimate sources so far show a 3080 doing roughly double the performance of a 2070S (or 1080TI ballpark for those looking for a 1000 series equivalent). This would be, conservatively, 70% or better gains over a 2080TI.

[Spunjji]

How does this article start by pointing out that memory overclocks barely move the needle on performance, and finish by suggesting that owners of the 3080 might be able to overclock close to 3090 performance levels?

Seriously, this is just garbage at this point. "Low gains from overclocking are GOOD, actually." 🤦‍♂️