Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Super is now officially a thing, and I don’t hate its price
Jan. 9, 2024Super GPU spec at a palatable price
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TheNvidiaGeForce RTX 4080 Super has officially landed thanks to a trio of CES graphics card announcements, and I’m pleasantly surprised. Not only are we also getting RTX 4070 and RTX 4070 Ti Super variants with more oomph, but the new range costs less than the original line-up. That’s great news for anyone that’s been holding off, and it’s a step in the right direction for the scene in terms of pricing and specs.
Needless to say, the original RTX 4080 was a controversial contender to thebest graphics cardrace. While it’s undeniably an impressive card, its price tag arguably didn’t place enough distance between it and theNvidia GeForce RTX 4090. Plus, while I still value it as a 4K GPU, I can see why many would opt for the cheaper RTX 4070 Ti. Thankfully, the newly announced wave of options strikes a much better balance between performance and cost, and I don’t feel remotely as grumpy about each option’s MSRP.
If you’d rather keep to conventional pricing, you’ll instead want to turn your attention to either the Nvidia RTX 4070 Super or RTX 4070 Ti Super. The latter feels like the bigger revamp comparatively, as Nvidia has increased the SKU’s memory to 16GB and has also granted it a CUDA core bump. Those qualities in conjunction with a wider 256-bit memory bus should make for a pretty premium option, and while it still comes in at $799 / £769, it’s naturally better value for money than its predecessor.
As for release dates, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super will rock up on January 24, while the RTX 4070 Super will arrive first on Jan 17. Unlike with the RTX 4080 Super, the two 70-series cards will seemingly co-exist alongside the original variants, but we’ll need to wait and see how much this affects the price of older custom cards by board partners.
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