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GeForce GTX 1080 Ti resurrected from the dead?
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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#5902806 Posted on: 04/07/2021 09:03 AM
I don't see what's the point of doing this, people don't want to upgrade backwards. And the scalpers will probably still go for it anyway. All we want is an increased production of the RTX 3k series. Yeah, they "know" about it, but their solution ain't exactly the right thing. It's not like the GTX 1080Ti will suddenly become more affordable as of how things are going right now. I'd bet it would still be overpriced way beyond its original MSRP when it came out a few years back (even if adjusted for inflation). Call me pessimistic but this isn't what most people want right now. I'm not going to spend $900 (Canadian) on a 5 years-old card (will turn 5 years-old this coming May).
I don't see what's the point of doing this, people don't want to upgrade backwards. And the scalpers will probably still go for it anyway. All we want is an increased production of the RTX 3k series. Yeah, they "know" about it, but their solution ain't exactly the right thing. It's not like the GTX 1080Ti will suddenly become more affordable as of how things are going right now. I'd bet it would still be overpriced way beyond its original MSRP when it came out a few years back (even if adjusted for inflation). Call me pessimistic but this isn't what most people want right now. I'm not going to spend $900 (Canadian) on a 5 years-old card (will turn 5 years-old this coming May).
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#5902814 Posted on: 04/07/2021 09:32 AM
If it weren't for all the ray tracing stuff/dlss, I would likely still be very satisfied with my at launch bought 1080Ti. It's likely the best (price/performance) card I have ever and will ever own. I still got mine on the launch price, before the first mining craze, incredible luck really as it happened soon after.
And it's insane to think that after 4 years I could sell it now at a profit! But the flipside would be to buy a 3080/3090 at 4x launch price... I don't know, as it crazy as it sounds, I might do that if a 3080Ti comes out.
If it weren't for all the ray tracing stuff/dlss, I would likely still be very satisfied with my at launch bought 1080Ti. It's likely the best (price/performance) card I have ever and will ever own. I still got mine on the launch price, before the first mining craze, incredible luck really as it happened soon after.
And it's insane to think that after 4 years I could sell it now at a profit! But the flipside would be to buy a 3080/3090 at 4x launch price... I don't know, as it crazy as it sounds, I might do that if a 3080Ti comes out.
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#5902823 Posted on: 04/07/2021 10:07 AM
The way it's meant to be mined.
The way it's meant to be mined.
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#5902846 Posted on: 04/07/2021 11:05 AM
Cannot wait for the gtx 8800 Ultra to be resurrected too
Cannot wait for the gtx 8800 Ultra to be resurrected too
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The way I see it, If true the aim for this would be to keep the price of the 3060 up at the current absurdly high levels for as long as possible.... sticking all the "old" stuff at lower price brackets to justify having a medium range video card priced as an ultra high end part.