Friday, October 14th 2022
NVIDIA Cancels GeForce RTX 4080 12GB, To Relaunch it With a Different Name
NVIDIA has decided to cancel the November 2022 launch of the GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB. The company will relaunch the card under a different name, though it didn't announce the replacement name just yet. The naming of the RTX 4080 12 GB was cause for much controversy. With the RTX 40-series "Ada," NVIDIA debuted three SKUs—the already launched RTX 4090 which is in stores right now; the RTX 4080 16 GB, and the RTX 4080 12 GB. Memory size notwithstanding, the RTX 4080 12 GB is a vastly different graphics card from the RTX 4080 16 GB.
The RTX 4080 12 GB and RTX 4080 16 GB didn't even share the same silicon. While the 16 GB model is based on the larger "AD103" silicon, has 9,728 CUDA cores, and a 256-bit wide GDDR6X memory bus; the RTX 4080 12 GB is based on the smaller "AD104" silicon, has just 7,680 CUDA cores (21% fewer CUDA cores); and a meager 192-bit wide GDDR6X memory bus. This had the potential to confuse buyers, especially given the $900 price. With criticism spanning not just social media but also bad press, NVIDIA decided to pull the plug on the RTX 4080 12 GB. The company will likely re-brand it as a successor to the RTX 3070 Ti, although then it will have a hard time justifying its $900 price-tag. The RTX 4080 16 GB, however, is on track for a November 16 availability date, with a baseline price of $1,200.
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The RTX 4080 12 GB and RTX 4080 16 GB didn't even share the same silicon. While the 16 GB model is based on the larger "AD103" silicon, has 9,728 CUDA cores, and a 256-bit wide GDDR6X memory bus; the RTX 4080 12 GB is based on the smaller "AD104" silicon, has just 7,680 CUDA cores (21% fewer CUDA cores); and a meager 192-bit wide GDDR6X memory bus. This had the potential to confuse buyers, especially given the $900 price. With criticism spanning not just social media but also bad press, NVIDIA decided to pull the plug on the RTX 4080 12 GB. The company will likely re-brand it as a successor to the RTX 3070 Ti, although then it will have a hard time justifying its $900 price-tag. The RTX 4080 16 GB, however, is on track for a November 16 availability date, with a baseline price of $1,200.
423 Comments on NVIDIA Cancels GeForce RTX 4080 12GB, To Relaunch it With a Different Name
Maybe Monday.
After all that you want a reduced price? Renaming was not good enough for you? What's next? Why are you so unreasonable to Nvidia?
/s
Speaking of the drivers, I think this is quite an extreme and wrong opinion.
Imagine that the claim "AMD's driver doesn't work" was true, how do you think, would AMD be able to sell any card or not?
If AMD sells cards and if someone like me can say that AMD's drivers are as good as it can be, then you simply are mistaken in your judgement.
lol, I am not surprised that you are happier with an RTX 2070 over the RX 580. That is 80% performance improvement :D
TSMC and its suppliers (ASML Netherlands?) are to blame for completely ruining the usual business initiatives.
Normally, AMD could launch first a pipe cleaner on the newest process.
nvidia launches the largest and worst thing as a pipe cleaner - it's the largest die.
nvidia made a mistake. They should cancel all large die projects and concentrate on the following:
AD102 - a 350 sq. mm die powering something like RTX 4080 Ultra;
AD103 - a 200 sq. mm die powering RTX 4060 and RTX 4070 depending on the binning and yields;
AD104 - a 100 sq. mm die powering RTX 4040 and RTX 4050 ===//===;
AD105 - a 50 sq. mm die powering RTX 4010 and RTX 4030 ===//===.
Starting, of course, with the smallest die as a pipe cleaner on the new 4N TSMC process. :D
Embarrassing to have what was obviously the 4070 as the 4080 12GB.
If it was just for renaming the GPU they should have been able to keep the release date (printing new boxes does not take ages and for the FE you don't have to do much about the cooler design) but I doubt it will now only be a renaming and repricing, specs will probably also get adjusted (no, not improved^^).
At least before they knew Nvidia's performance level (more or less) and pricing, so they could announce competitive pricing more securely.
If they announce pricing based on previous information, there is a chance Nvidia to respond after the 3rd of November with a more competitive pricing for a AD104 based GPU (but even in this optimistic scenario it's hard to imagine lower than $799 SRP and after all Nvidia announcement was missing anything about price commentary)
"The RTX 4080 12GB is a fantastic graphics card, but it’s not named
and pricedright. Having two GPUs with the 4080 designation is confusing.So, we’re pressing the “unlaunch” button on the 4080 12GB. The RTX 4080 16GB is amazing and on track to delight gamers everywhere on November 16th.
If the lines around the block and enthusiasm for the 4090 is any indication, the reception for the 4080 will be awesome."
I wonder how far off are the lower end models:
Anyone can make a box like this, even youself
Of course, with HDMI 2.1 support, DisplayPort 2.1 support and AV1 decode/encode so that the card can run any YouTube video autonomously from the CPU.
Anyway, 4050 should be 3 Qs away just like the Wccftech article that i linked suggested!
3080 was damn near(13%) to 3090 for less than half the price, now the 4080 is FARTHER in performance BUT CLOSER in price (how anyone can wish to buy this shit is unknown to me). 4080 at the most should cost 800 - 850 accounting inflation.
If amd can match the 4080 with the 7800 XT, for $750(more like $850), that would be awesome....