NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU pictured and tested in ETH Mining
The RTX 3080 Ti is definitely coming.
After numerous delays, NVIDIA has finally settled to launch its new enthusiast graphics card in May, multiple source claim. As we approach the launch of GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, the usual cycle of specs and pricing rumors floating around the web has begun. This means that the launch is indeed imminent.
NVIDIA GA102-225 GPU
A source has provided a first photograph of the new Ampere GPU. As reported earlier, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is based on GA102-225 GPU. This variant will feature 10240 CUDA cores and it will be paired with 12GB of GDDR6X memory.
NVIDIA GA102-225 GPU, Source: VideoCardz
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Ethereum mining?
A small note before we go into mining hash rate. It appears that the graphics card is not recognized by the driver. It is possible that the sample being tested dates before NVIDIA introduced its alleged crypto mining limiter. It is said that NVIDIA will be releasing new variants of its entire RTX 30 series which would feature both crypto limiter and ResizableBAR support. Before this was communicated to AIBs, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti qualification samples did not have the limiter. This was revealed by Igor’sLAB . We do not know which qualification sample was tested by the leaker, nor of this score is true, but it is possible that the mining performance represented in this leak actually features a sample that has no limiter implemented.
According to the screenshot, this particular GeForce RTX 3080 Ti sample would offer an ETH mining hash rate of 118.9 Mh/s. That’s a lot. But this is also after optimizations (we can see that the TDP is reduced to 278W and the memory clock is 21.4 Gbps). Such a mining performance would certainly not go unnoticed by miners. After all, literally, the first performance leak of RTX 3080 Ti features mining performance. It just proves how big of a problem it has become.
This leak also reveals RTX 3080 Ti clock speeds of 1365 MHz base and 1665 MHz boost. That’s lower than both RTX 3080 and RTX 3090. A reduction in clock speeds was to be expected though. This model would pose a threat to NVIDIA’s own flagship and that’s something NVIDIA cannot allow to happen. The 12GB GDDR6X memory appears to be set to 1188 MHz by default, which confirms 19 Gbps speed, just as RTX 3080.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti in ETH mining, Source: VideoCardz
| RUMORED NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Specifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VideoCardz | RTX 3090 | RTX 3080 Ti | RTX 3080 | RTX 3070 Ti | RTX 3070 |
| Picture |  | [ to be leaked ] |  | [ to be leaked ] |  |
| GPU | GA102-300 | GA102-225 | GA102-200 | GA104-400 | GA104-300 |
| GPU Clusters | 82 | ~80 | 68 | 48 | 46 |
| CUDAs | 10496 | ~10240 | 8704 | 6144 | 5888 |
| RTs | 82 | ~80 | 68 | 48 | 46 |
| Tensors/TMUs | 328 | ~320 | 272 | 192 | 184 |
| ROPs | 112 | ~112 | 96 | 96 | 96 |
| Base Clock | 1395 MHz | 1365 MHz | 1440 MHz | TBC | 1500 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 1695 MHz | 1665 MHz | 1710 MHz | TBC | 1725 MHz |
| Memory | 24 GB G6X | 12 GB G6X | 10 GB G6X | 8 GB G6X | 8 GB G6 |
| Bus | 384-bit | 384-bit | 320-bit | 256-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 19.5 Gbps | ~19 Gbps | 19 Gbps | ~19 Gbps | 14 Gbps |
| Bandwidth | 936 GB/s | ~912 GB/s | 760 GB/s | ~608 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| TDP | 350W | ~320W | 320W | TBC | 220W |
| MSRP | $1,499 | ~$999 | $699 | TBC | $499 |
| Release Date | Sep 24th, 2020 | May 2021 | Sep 17th, 2020 | May 2021 | Oct 29th, 2020 |