...As a result, some critics claim the 12GB RTX 4080 is actually a 4070 model in disguise, but with a $400 price increase over the RTX 3070, which originally launched two years starting at $499.
However, Nvidia views things differently. Company executives said in a separate Q&A with journalists that the RTX 4080 12GB model is a “high-performance GPU” that can beat the performance of an older RTX 3080 12GB card by three times
“We really think that it’s deserving of a 80-class product. That’s really why it’s named that way,” an exec says. In other words, Nvidia is reserving the RTX 4070 for a lower-powered GPU.
Nvidia is also facing an oversupply situation with its older RTX 3000 series. GPU demand has fallen to the point that retailers are slashing prices to help sell existing inventory. So it's possible Nvidia is waiting for its existing supplies to clear before releasing an RTX 4070 and other lower-end models. Otherwise any remaining inventory for the RTX 3000 cards could fail to budge.
Nvidia’s CEO added: “I’m hoping by Q4 time frame, sometime in Q4, that the (sales) channel would have normalized, and it would have made room for a great launch for Ada.
Ako je tako, može im se oprostiti, ali ostaje da vidimo kad izađu opisi, dal je zaista makar i dva puta brža od 3080 i tu mislim raw perf, bez uključivanja RT-a i DLSS-a 3.