NVIDIA Officially Apologizes - Underestimated demand for RTX 3080 FE cards
Click here to post a comment for NVIDIA Officially Apologizes - Underestimated demand for RTX 3080 FE cards on our message forum
southamptonfc
Killersjp
Well I would have thought demand would definitely be higher. First the 3080 is so much cheaper than what I paid for my 2080 ti, it’s a shame to also see the online retailers putting up prices too which are well above previously advertised prices also who on here didn’t have a holiday this year so maybe the thought of a nice new 3080 sitting in their computer would spend some of that holiday cash.
HybOj
This "release" is one of the biggest piles of lies Ive seen a company to produce, and Ive seen a lot already.
3080 is NOT 2x 2080
The real performance of AIB cards will be lower than the golden samples FE
Cards are not even available (like 20 cards for a major vendor I know about... not 200 or 2000 cards, but 20)
3090 - the "BFG" is 10% faster than 3080 but costs 1000USD more.. yet is still a GAMING cards, because it has no PROdrivers.
This is steaming pile.. enjoy your preorders. I will absolutely not support company like that. What so ever.
Sylencer
I wonder if it's the same with the 3090 launch...
Loobyluggs
Loobyluggs
jbscotchman
Dribble
There are companies that pick product launches, use bots to buy all the early stock and resell to make a profit. I suspect they have targeted this launch, that's why there are more visits then black Friday - it's not real people it's bot farms. They only care about the initial release where the most profit is to be made, so I suspect the situation will recover fairly quickly.
urbancamper
Thunk_It
It is very likely that Mr. Huang regrets more the potential lost sales (increased dividends to stock holders), than the minor inconvenience and grief of disappointed consumers.
Silva
Right...
As if they didn't know how many they sell each lunch, that 2000 was a crap generation, and they promised up to 2x gains...
Many people with 1080/Ti just skiped the 2000, many want something better coming from AMD, and many more want to try and cash in on the hype selling the cards on ebay.
For a 27 yo company It would be hard to predict how many people would want a new GPU, right nvidia...
Netherwind
Sylencer
Kool64
Now I don't feel so bad buying a 2070S over the summer.
AuerX
I'll get one, It's half the money of a 2080ti and performs better.
It's not a pair of shoes or a purse that you needed for a first date and it got sold out, no need to be emotional about it.
Cheaper and faster.
That's it.
kanenas
Nvidia you are the biggest dgpu seller on the planet and you underestimate the demand?
I really hope Amd can bring competition no need for another "Intel" bs.
Ahmad Bilal
No one has the evidence for either high demand or low demand, as the actual sales charts are kept private.
Knowing Nvidia and its marketing practices for years, I agree with most of the people in here, that regardless of what the actual demand is, this seems like just a unethical and artificial way to push up demand.
Denial
Denial
Error8
At this point the terrain has been arranged for Navi launch in such a positive way that AMD never dreamed of. But is AMD smart or resourceful enough to take advantage of this?