3080 had an unfair launch. Only those with bots got to buy a card.

[Cerebralbore101]

vivster said:

Cerebralbore101 said:

Best of all, the aftermarket cards don't have as good cooling as the founder's edition, and cost more. This means that aftermarket cards will have worse benchmarks, for more money. I wouldn't be surprised if they upped the price on these cards in the future and used this "paper launch" to justify the price increase.

Oh well. Guess I'll stick with my 2070 Super until two years from now. I remember getting it last year in preparation for Cyberpunk. In hindsight it was a great choice, because the 2080 would have been turned into a waste by the 3080 launch, and the 3080 got a "Paper Launch".

Source?

My best source says exactly the opposite on the 2 cards they tested.

https://www.computerbase.de/2020-09/asus-msi-geforce-rtx-3080-custom-test/

The Asus and MSI card tested are faster, cooler and quieter and only slightly more expensive. Which is why I lost any desire to buy a FE.

Damn. Didn't know someone managed to test the aftermarket cards. Your source beats mine.