GeForce GTX 1080 Ti resurrected from the dead?

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 04/06/2021 02:23 PM | source: harukaze5719 | 48 comment(s)

And yes, we do mean that literally, as the GPU has been declared end-of-life for a long time already. But, much like the production ramp-up for 1050 Ti and RTX 2060, the GTX 1080 Ti might be revived.

Recently a user of South Korean tech platform Quasar Zone had his four-year-old GTX 1080 To returned the card for a repair, and he received a brand new 1080 Ti as a replacement. He had a peek, and despite this GPU being EOL; he noticed the serial number indicating the product was produced in 2021. Indicating it's a fresh batch.

It would not be uncommon for Nvidia to put an older GPU back into production with the current shortages, and older it is as it was released in 2017. Baked at 16nm FinFEt NVIDIA might have found some production capacity somewhere. Hey, it's still a very decent WQHD card. There are so many contradictions to this story that I would not know where to begin. Perhaps a batch was fdabbed just for RMA replacements, who knows. So for now take it with a grain or two of salt and as-is.

Sources: @harukaze5719, Quasar Zone, El Chapuzas Informático

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#5903141 Posted on: 04/08/2021 08:34 AM

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#5903151 Posted on: 04/08/2021 08:53 AM

(to me) The best GPU ever was the 8800GT. It was literally twice as good as the previous card and even cost less at release. It was a mid-range priced card that traded blows with the high end stuff.

I think ~2005-2010 was the golden age for GPUs.

Even a 2011-2013 was not bad, gtx680/780 vs 7970/290x then its all downhill from there. Still there is some anomalies like 1080ti.

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#5903159 Posted on: 04/08/2021 09:48 AM

1080Ti was never dead lol just look at any gaming benchmarks

but i know what you mean

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