Nvidia’s RTX 4080 graphics card with 16GB of VRAM – the high-end mannequin, versus the 12GB model – has been noticed in a purported 3DMark benchmark, giving us an concept of its gaming efficiency.

Now, we should always make it clear upfront that it’s simply that – a notion of efficiency, extra on that later – and we should be cautious about assuming it’s real, too. It may very well be fakery, and as VideoCardz (opens in new tab), which flagged up the benchmark, factors out, there are doubts over how a functioning driver with assist for the GPU was obtained. (Not like the approaching RTX 4090, the RTX 4080 graphics playing cards don’t come out till November).

So, there are some chunky query marks round this, and the supply, the Chiphell (opens in new tab) boards in China, just isn’t probably the most dependable one both, although it has sprung some real leaks up to now.

Onto the graphics scores (at 4K decision) the RTX 4080 supposedly achieved in 3DMark, which had been 17,465 in FireStrike Excessive and 13,977 in TimeSpy Excessive. comparative scores for the RTX 3080 (12GB), that makes the RTX 4080 about 50% quicker on each counts.

An extra 3DMark Port Royal outcome was additionally highlighted, with the RTX 4080 hitting 17,607, which is about 45% quicker, so once more just about the identical ballpark.

As a sidenote, within the pictures supplied, specs are proven with the RTX 4080 having a lift clock of two.5GHz.

Evaluation: Let’s wait and see – however pricing worries definitely abound

On the threat of sound like a damaged file, as we all the time remind people with these sorts of leaks, it’s only one artificial benchmark – what we actually want to guage a GPU is testing in precise video games, and a wide selection of them too (as outcomes can range cope with completely different video games, and for that matter graphics settings).

In precise reality, there’s a recreation benchmark delivered by this leak within the type of Shadow of the Tomb Raider, the place the RTX 4080 achieved 128 frames per second at 4K decision. Whereas we don’t have some extent of comparability for that – and not one of the ins-and-outs of the graphics particulars – on the face of it, this appears a fairly respectable outcome.

Whereas some people on-line have been a bit upset by the 3DMark scores right here, they’re in step with what we had been anticipating actually – and what we should additionally bear in mind is that wonky drivers are possible at play. When official assist comes within the launch driver for the RTX 4080, the GPU will certainly be quicker by some measure. And naturally that’s earlier than we begin speaking about different advantages like DLSS three which appears to be an enormous enhance for video games that assist the tech (RTX 3000 GPUs received’t have this, by the way in which, although it would come to the Ampere vary ultimately).

In fact, this complete leak may very well be made up, however there’s an honest dollop of fabric and pictures right here, so if it’s a pretend, somebody has gone to a good bit of bother (thoughts you, it wouldn’t be the primary time that has occurred). So, let’s be cautious round this leak, and whether it is true, equally cautious concerning the potential efficiency the RTX 4080 is seen reaching right here, because the GPU shall be faster at launch (or one thing actually could be very, very improper).

Possible the explanation there was one thing of a damaging response to this leak in some quarters is taking a look at that tough 50% efficiency acquire, and evaluating it to what’s an enormous perceived improve in worth. However in actuality, if we take a look at the most affordable RTX 3080 12GB fashions proper now (the GPU used within the efficiency comparisons above), the RTX 4080 is round a 60% relative worth improve for that 50% efficiency enhance.

That also means the Lovelace GPU is pricier in efficiency per greenback phrases, however not by all that a lot. And hopefully as talked about, when the total velocity of the launched RTX 4080 is realized, it may be just about on a par as an total worth proposition in efficiency phrases.

Which nonetheless isn’t nice, thoughts you, as graphics playing cards are nonetheless overpriced in our e-book, and the tomes of many others for that matter – and naturally there’s additionally the truth that the RTX 4080 16GB could also be pricier than the MSRP when it first breaks cowl. We significantly hope not, although, however as of late, it virtually feels unrealistic to anticipate advisable pricing to carry at a GPU launch. Preliminary inventory ranges will, in fact, be an enormous figuring out issue right here…

In the present day’s greatest graphics card offersPresent Extra OffersWe test over 250 million merchandise day by day for the very best costs