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NVIDIA Updates GeForce RTX 4080 Silicon with AD103-301 SKU

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AleksandarK
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NVIDIA has reportedly begun shipping NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 graphics cards with a newer GPU SKU that changes the requirement for PCB design and is set to lower manufacturing costs. Previously, the company shipped its AD103-300-A1 SKU to power the GeForce RTX 4080 graphics cards. However, the new AD103-301 SKU will power the upcoming RTX 4080 cards that the company plans to ship to its AIBs and possibly use in the reference design. With the new 301 version, the GPU performance and power envelope should not change. What does change is the PCB design requirements, as the new SKU revision possesses a different chip pinout that doesn't correspond to the old design.

HKEPC has reported that GPUs with AD103-301 SKU are shipping, while VideoCardz confirms the AIB update with Gainward also offering updated cards. GALAX offers RTX 4080 models with either AD103-300/301 as well. Additionally, the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti will also see an SKU update, with AD104-250 being replaced by AD104-251. With these new silicon revisions, customers will not see any difference. However, the AIBs and NVIDIA could see a cost reduction to improve margins. HKEPC estimates around $1 BOM cost reduction with the new SKU, which will make a difference in thousands of cards shipped.
Sources: HKEPC, VideoCardz, Galax (Image), Tom's Hardware

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80 Comments on NVIDIA Updates GeForce RTX 4080 Silicon with AD103-301 SKU

#76
AdmiralThrawn
bugIntel and Apple are different, they sell their own products. Nvidia and AMD have to go through AIBs, that's why I asked specifically for how AMD handles this.
AIBs are not allowed to give credits because nvidia sets price limits and minimums on all SKUs. I do not personally know what AMDs policy is.
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#77
bug
AdmiralThrawnAIBs are not allowed to give credits because nvidia sets price limits and minimums on all SKUs. I do not personally know what AMDs policy is.
But if we're talking price cuts, those minimums are going down. Anyway, I think I got an idea...
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#78
TheinsanegamerN
AdmiralThrawnAIBs are not allowed to give credits because nvidia sets price limits and minimums on all SKUs. I do not personally know what AMDs policy is.
IIRC AMD has done it before, back with hawaii when the price cratered following the first crypto crash. It's pretty rare tho.
ARF

There is no complete happiness.
Either you choose between:
1. A gigantic GFX which doesn't fit in your case, but even if it fits, could cause a melted PCIe garbage connector which is bent because you can't close the side panel, or;
2. Use a liquid cooler which is much more compact and there is very little chance for something to go wrong.

It is up to you. I choose the second option :D


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I mean at those prices I'd much rather have a 4090 with a waterblock on it so I can choose the pump and reservoir, and replace them if they fail.
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#79
N3utro
N3utroThere is a cost to changing the design of the cards to this new PCB. I doubt it's worth it for just a 1$ difference. There is probably another reason behind this.
wccftech.com/nvidia-revised-ad103-ad104-gpu-silicon-for-rtx-4080-rtx-4070-ti-resolves-fan-speed-bug/
We started hearing rumors about the new NVIDIA Ada Lovelace GPU silicon when we reported about two unique GPUs, the AD104-250 and AD104-251, going into mass production later this quarter. Earlier rumors claimed that the new GPUs will get rid of a comparator circuit and even lower the BOM costs by $1, as indicated by HKEPC. As it turns out, this is true but the removal of the circuit shouldn't help the efficiency of the card in any regard but instead fix of crucial bug. (...) The main change between the two versions of the silicon happens to be an issue with how the fan speed was controlled.
It's boring to be always right :D
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#80
Mussels
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ARF

There is no complete happiness.
Either you choose between:
1. A gigantic GFX which doesn't fit in your case, but even if it fits, could cause a melted PCIe garbage connector which is bent because you can't close the side panel, or;
2. Use a liquid cooler which is much more compact and there is very little chance for something to go wrong.

It is up to you. I choose the second option :D


Asetek on Liquid Cooler Failure Rates, Causes, & Reliability : hardware (reddit.com)

Are AIO CPU coolers unreliable? : hardware (reddit.com)
You cant use those NZXT AIO's on a GPU any longer
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