The very much anticipated NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, 3080, and 3090 are all on sale as of the moment all across the globe. As of now, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 remains the most affordable GPU of the current NVIDIA season wherein the RTX 3090 takes the title of most powerful GPU. How about the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 which now sits right between both the RTX 3070 and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090?

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 FE pros and cons

The pros are the following:

• The GPU has great 4K gaming performance

• Is able to remain cool even while gaming

• Sports a premium design

The cons are the following:

• Does not include a USB type-C outlet for VR compatibility

This NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 FE is known to be a special GPU that is able to offer "unparalleled gaming performance" that can be bought at a relatively cheaper price. Of course, this is notable especially when it comes to the expensive 3090.

The RTX 3090 FE brings a new thermal design which allows the GPU to function much cooler when compared to the previous gen flagship-grade GPUs from NVIDIA

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 FE test results

An article by Gizbot has tested out the given NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 FE over the span of a week which now retails for about $840 in India. This is still almost half of what the popular NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 is now demanding.

The specifications came back with pretty decent results and for those that find that the RTX 3090's performance, the RTX 3080 FE might be the best pick.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 FE specifications:

• 8704 NVIDIA CUDA Core

• 1.71 GHz Boost Clock

• 1.44 GHz Base Clock

• 10GB GDDR6X Standard Memory Configuration

• 320-bit Memory Interface Width

• 2nd Gen Ray Tracing Cores

• 3rd Gen Tensor Cores

• Ampere NVIDIA Architecture

• HDMI 2.1

• DisplayPort 1.4a

• 7080x4320 Maximum Digital Resolution

• HDMI 2.1 3x DisplayPort 1.4a Standard Display Connectors

• Supports 4 Multi-Monitors

• 2 Slot

• 93 degrees Celsius Maximum GPU Temperature

• 320W Graphics Card Power

• 2 750W Required System Power

These are what the test results came back with. An article by PC Gamer dubbed this a "seriously beautiful" GPU which talks not just about the design but also of the performance. Just when people thought the GeForce RTX 3090 was it, NVIDIA came out with the RTX 3080 FE.

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 FE System Configuration

• Windows 10 Operating System

• 64-bit CPU with AMD 9 5950X 16-Cores all 4.9GHz

• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 GPU GeForce RTX 2060 Super

• Hyper Predator RAM DDR RGB 8GBx2

• Samsung 970 Storage EVO Plus M.2 250GB SSD

• Asus Rog Crosshair Motherboard VIII Hero Wi-Fi

• Corsair VS650 Power Supply

• AntecKuhler H20 - K240 RGB Thermal Solution

When it comes to performance, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 is still leading but when it comes to the price, the RTX 3080 FE might be a better choice for gamers that are still conservative when it comes to the price of their GPUs.

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Written by Urian Buenconsejo