RTX 3080. To cancel or not to cancel. WWYD ?

[Boyohan]

Just looking for some input.

 

So I ordered the 3080 Tuf one day after release.

When I placed the order I got a preliminary delivery date on Nov 3rd 2020. 

1 week later I got a notification of a delay and the new preliminary delivery date was on Jan 4th 2021. 

Since I placed my order the price has gone up from 770eur to 910eur (these prices includes VAT). 

I will still receive my GPU for the lower price as I had already placed my order before the price increase. 

 

But...

What do we know of the 20GB version of 3080 ?

I read yesterday that these are most likely cancelled/postponed.

I don't feel like waiting for 3 months if a new GPU is released shortly after. 

 

My current GTX 1080 has been great but is now struggling in 1440p.

I average 70-90fps in modern games which is not terrible but I prefer +120fps

 

What would you do ?  

 

[SavageNeo]

2 minutes ago, Boyohan said:

What do we know of the 20GB version of 3080 ?

Nvidia cancelled it according to rumors.

 

i would wait for your 3080 to arrive honestly and use that. 10gb is plenty for 1440p

[Exeon]

2 hours ago, SavageNeo said:

Nvidia cancelled it according to rumors.

 

i would wait for your 3080 to arrive honestly and use that. 10gb is plenty for 1440p

This,

 

The 20GB version was a rumour in the first place, and imo one shouldn't take into account rumours when making purchasing decisions.

 

I'm in the same boat, ordered an 3080 asus TUF for 719€, pice has gone up to 849€ on the same site.

I'm also pretty sure it won't be June, though it might be January.

 

I actually expect more supply once AMD launces it's cards and the 3070 releases, there will be people cancelling orders because they feel the alternatives are "good enough".

 

This will make the waiting line shorter 

If your price  is guaranteed I wouldn't do anything 

 

[jaslion]

For all we know the 3080 20gb could never have even existed. It's cancelled now according to rumours too so who even knows. Just keep your order and wait it's not like you'll be able to get any other 3000 series card sooner.

[bomerr]

buy the tuff 3080. 

[ewitte]

12 hours ago, SavageNeo said:

Nvidia cancelled it according to rumors.

 

i would wait for your 3080 to arrive honestly and use that. 10gb is plenty for 1440p

How exactly do they cancel it if they never were going to do it anyway?  AFAIK it was from AIB partners only and if their contract says they can release a 20GB card Nvidia can't cancel it for them...

 

Likely a lot was planned though and now they are already moving on to a refresh and dumping the 8nm cards...

[xg32]

12 hours ago, Boyohan said:

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there's no downside to keeping the preorder, the 3080 is currently the most cost-efficient card, a very low % of games need more than 10gb vram, and the 20gb version is just less cost-efficient. Even if it wasn't cancelled. Personally i wouldn't cancel it.

[01101000 01100101 01111001]

22 hours ago, Boyohan said:

What would you do ?

NVIDIA might be switching to 7nm TSMC.

3080 Super?

[spartaman64]

10 hours ago, ewitte said:

How exactly do they cancel it if they never were going to do it anyway?  AFAIK it was from AIB partners only and if their contract says they can release a 20GB card Nvidia can't cancel it for them...

 

Likely a lot was planned though and now they are already moving on to a refresh and dumping the 8nm cards...

i mean nvidia has a lot of control over what the AIB partners do. if they tell them they are not going to do something they are not going to do it