has launched a total of five models of the GeForce RTX 30 series graphics cards based on the NVIDIA Ampere (Ampere) architecture. Although the graphics card is seriously out of stock, resulting in inflated prices, but if you look closely at the official pricing, you will find that there is a big price gap between the GeForce RTX 3070 and the GeForce RTX 3080, and between the GeForce RTX 3080 and the GeForce RTX 3090. . In order to make up for this gap in the market, NVIDIA officially launched two new cards, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti.
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is still on the way, we first get the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti from Colorful iGame GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Advanced OC graphics card. In previous generations of N cards, Ti often represents an enhanced version. Today, I will show you an in-depth understanding of a modern "Ti".
Specifications:
Although the GeForce RTX 3080, RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3090 graphics cards all use the GA102 large core , they have been castrated accordingly. Overall, the specifications of the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti are closer to the GeForce RTX 3090.
GPU-Z Information
has 10,240 stream processors, only 256 behind the GeForce RTX 3090 graphics card, far ahead of the GeForce RTX 3080; the number of ray tracing units/Tensors units like RT Core is also very close. The biggest difference is that memory . The GeForce RTX 3090 is equipped with 24GB GDDR6X video memory, while the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is 12GB GDDR6X, and the video memory capacity is reduced by half. It has to be said that NVIDIA is as stingy as ever when it comes to memory capacity.
In terms of power consumption , GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and GeForce RTX 3090 are both 350W, and the official recommendation is 750W power . If you are equipped with a high-end processor, I believe that the 750W power supply is just the ticket, and it is recommended that you choose a power supply of 850W or more.
is based on the technical advantages of NVIDIA Ampere architecture:
Play Ray Tracing:
GeForce RTX 30 series graphics cards are upgraded to the second generation RT Core and the third generation Tensor Core. Compared with the first-generation RT core, the second-generation RT Core has twice the processing power and supports concurrent ray tracing processing and shading. Combined with the DLSS 2.0 advanced AI algorithm brought by the third-generation Tensor Core, ray tracing is no longer a chicken rib. Moreover, after just two or three years, games that support light chasing have sprung up, such as "Cyberpunk 2077", "Watch Dogs: Legion", "Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War", etc. Game masterpieces have joined the light chase family. Playing games now without light chasing is simply a visual waste.
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, compared with GeForce RTX 3080, comprehensively strengthens the performance of light tracking. The number of RT Cores has been increased from 68 to 80, and the computing power is close to that of GeForce RTX 3090. If the GeForce RTX 3080 used to run some light-chasing games at K or 4K resolution, there was still some pressure, then the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti will take it to the next level.
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti graphics card also features the following new technologies designed for esports players, live stream anchors, game creators and players :
NVIDIA Reflex, which reduces system latency and provides instant PC responsiveness for e-sports games ;
NVIDIA Broadcast, with AI-enhanced video and voice communication technology, provides enough convenience for your live broadcasts;
NVIDIA DLSS update gives GeForce RTX 3080 Ti graphics cards the opportunity to achieve 8K HDR Gaming experience;
New NVIDIA Studio enhancements, significantly improved The speed at which creative applications run.
Colorful iGame GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Advanced OC graphics card out of the box:
If the Colorful iGame Vulcan series graphics card is a sharp-edged hero, then the iGame Advanced series graphics card is a relatively introverted, but also an assassin whose strength should not be underestimated.
This is the packaging of the Colorful iGame GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Advanced OC graphics card, which basically maintains the family style of the iGame Advanced series.
Colorful iGame GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Advanced OC graphics card has spent a lot of thought in the design, silver metal armor, using mirror sandblasting process, with super texture. The red "energy core" area in the middle of the graphics card is very conspicuous, full of futuristic industrial style.
, a super symbol with a big red circle, is a unique design of Advanced series graphics cards. It has built-in RGB lighting effects and upgraded it to a cool dual-aperture mode. At the same time, the "infinite fan" gameplay generated by the RGB new visual persistence effect is very eye-catching. Through its own iGameCenter software, it can achieve ever-changing custom lighting effects for this "energy core".
In different lighting modes, the visual effects are very cool. The top of the
graphics card also has the classic iGame belief lamp, which also supports RGB lighting effects.
One-piece metal backplane improves the strength of the graphics card, protects the PCB board , and avoids bending and deforming .
The huge cooling fin group, this card will occupy the width of three slots.
The fans on both sides of the graphics card are iGame's new self-developed 13-blade fans. The special blade design further improves the wind pressure and air volume, bringing better heat dissipation effect.In addition, the graphics card fan supports the automatic start and stop function, which will stop running at low temperature, reducing noise and prolonging life.
In order to suppress the powerful GA102 core, the iGame GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Advanced OC graphics card uses five 8mm diameter super nickel-plated heat pipes, combined with a fully-covered vacuum ice flake cooling base, which increases the heat dissipation area by 50%. On the
power supply interface, there are three groups of 8Pin, and the power consumption of TDP is 350W. After one-click overclocking , the power consumption can go up to 400W.
In terms of output interfaces, there are three DP 1.4a and one HDMI 2.1 interface that supports single-port 8K@60Hz/4K@120Hz output.
iGame graphics card traditional one-click overclocking button.
By default, the core frequency/Boost frequency of iGame GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Advanced OC is 1365/1665MHz. After pressing the overclocking button, it becomes 1365/1695MHz. frequency to measure).
iGame Center software experience:
In order to give users of Colorful GeForce RTX 30 series graphics cards a better experience, Colorful has developed a new iGame Center software, which has many interesting functions, and supports RGB lighting effect linkage, adjustment, etc., playability very high. Players who have purchased a colorful graphics card, it is recommended to go to the official website to download and use.
software main page, provides hardware platform information, including CPU, graphics card, memory, network, fan and other information, so you can see at a glance.
Because I am using the iGame Z590 Vulcan X V20 motherboard, the lighting effect linkage of the platform hardware can be realized here.
can also individually set various parameters of the graphics card, adjust the graphics card lighting effect mode, lighting color, lighting effect direction/speed/brightness, etc.
Here can realize the synchronization of the lighting effect of the platform, and provide a variety of RGB lighting effect modes, including flickering, breathing, rainbow, gradient, etc., as long as you want, you can easily play thousands of colors. This page of the
software provides information such as the fan speed of the graphics card, GPU frequency, video memory frequency , video memory capacity and other information.
Performance test:
Test platform:
Select the 11th generation Core i7-11700F on the CPU with the Colorful iGame Z590 VulcanX motherboard, and the memory comes from the G.SKILL Royal Halberd DDR4-3600 8Gx2.
As for the choice of power supply, Kunlun KL-750G from Xingu high-end positioning, modular design, passed 80 Plus gold certification, full Japanese capacitor design, active PFC+LLC resonance+DC to DC architecture design, guaranteed High stability and reliability. Its rated power reaches 750W, and the single-channel 12V reaches 62A, that is, 744W. Since the power consumption of U itself is not high, this gold power supply has no pressure to drive this platform.
DMark theoretical performance test:
tested Fire Strike Extreme, Time Spy and Port Royal respectively in the 3DMark benchmark performance test.
In the DX11-based Fire Strike Extreme test, the Colorful iGame GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Advanced OC graphics card ran out 23089 points, 5.6% behind the GeForce RTX 3090, and the performance is very close.
In the Time Spy test based on DX12, the Colorful iGame GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Advanced OC graphics card ran out of 19393 points, about 5% behind the GeForce RTX 3090, and about 7% ahead of the GeForce RTX 3080.
Because the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and GeForce RTX 3090 have similar RT Core cores, the running scores of the two are also very similar, one is 12956 points, the other is 13371 points, a difference of about 3%. Compared with the light tracking performance of the GeForce RTX 3080, the lead is 10%, which is more obvious.
Game performance test:
Due to the 1080P resolution, the strength of this graphics card can no longer be highlighted, so we choose 2K and 4K resolutions for testing. At the same time, divide the traditional game test and the light chasing game test. All game image quality is set to the highest, and the ray tracing setting is also the highest. DLSS will be turned on in the ray tracing test.
4K resolution game test, Colorful iGame GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Advanced OC was able to play its own performance advantages, such as " Assassin's Creed Odyssey", "Red Dead Redemption 2" and other games that are very graphics-intensive, can run more than 70 frames result, can run very smoothly. 2K resolution, let alone usable. If you buy such a graphics card, it is strongly recommended that you start with a 4K resolution monitor, otherwise it will be a waste of performance. Compared with GeForce RTX 3080's game performance,
is about 10%-15% ahead. It can be seen that the first two games consume more hardware resources. At 4K resolution, because the GeForce RTX 3090 has a larger video memory capacity and video memory speed, the frame rate will be slightly ahead of the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti. Like other games, the difference between the two is not very obvious.
Ray-tracing game test:
We tested three games that support ray-tracing at 4K and 2K resolution, all turned on DLSS, and the ray-tracing setting was the highest.
In terms of light pursuit performance, Colorful iGame GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Advanced OC graphics card can meet the requirements of "Cyberpunk 2077". Under the 2K resolution + light pursuit maximum setting, the super 60FPS runs smoothly, and the 4K resolution light pursuit has some pressure . The other two light-chasing games can run smoothly at 4K resolution.
Compared with the data, the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti has significantly opened up the performance gap between the GeForce RTX 3080 and the GeForce RTX 3080, closely following the GeForce RTX 3090. The overall performance is in line with our expectations.
Temperature and power consumption test:
In the temperature and power consumption test, We use Furmark software to perform a 10-minute copy machine test, and use GPU-Z to record the peak temperature and power consumption of the graphics card.
When the graphics card is fully loaded, the core temperature of the Colorful iGame GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Advanced OC graphics card reaches 71.9 degrees. For this level of graphics card, this temperature control is not bad. The power consumption of the graphics card goes to 374W, this power consumption is really not low, and it is properly nuclear bomb level.
Summary:
After some tests, the performance of the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti graphics card is very close to the GeForce RTX 3090, and is full of sincerity and . The official price is 8,999 yuan (public version), which is 3,000 yuan cheaper than the 11,999 yuan (public version) of the GeForce RTX 3090. For players who pursue 4K+ light chasing experience, the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is obviously more expensive than the GeForce RTX 3090. Worth starting.
Of course, the premise of all this is to be able to buy a graphics card.
Due to the huge impact of the mining boom on the entire graphics card market, the price of graphics cards has soared, and it is difficult to find a single card. Although NVIDIA has made a series of remedial measures, such as limiting the mining performance of graphics cards and launching special mining cards. But I think in the short term, it is not easy for gamers to start GeForce RTX30 series graphics cards at normal prices.I hope NVIDIA will continue to work hard to bring the graphics card market back to normal as soon as possible.
