Nvidia’s RTX 4080 graphics card is out on November 16, and pricing has popped up at a significant US retailer… but it surely doesn’t seem like excellent news.

That is pricing for third-party fashions, and it was at all times anticipated that the beefier variants would promote for a bit above Nvidia’s really useful worth (MSRP), which is $1,199 within the US. However simply how far above the MSRP these playing cards go as they’re now listed is a little bit of an eye-opener to say the least.

Tom’s {Hardware} (opens in new tab) noticed the listings at Micro Heart (opens in new tab), and certainly a number of the RTX 4080 graphics playing cards listed as ‘coming quickly’ are at MSRP. Particularly a PNY Verto Epic-X, Asus TUF Gaming, Zotac Trinity, and Gigabyte Eagle fashions, which is nice to see (pats on the backs for these specific variants, for positive).

There are a number of different GPUs proven right here pitching up within the $1,200 to $1,300 bracket, which is to be absolutely anticipated, and we’re not going to moan about that. Nonetheless, some RTX 4080 graphics playing cards are commanding a price ticket of $1,400, which goes to be a bit tougher to justify. These are the MSI Suprim X and Zotac AMP Excessive.

However once we come to the priciest destroyer of wallets, that’ll actually make you sit up and take discover: the Asus ROG Strix RTX 4080 card weighs in at $1,550. Ouch, ouch, ouch…

Evaluation: How ridiculous can issues get?

At this level you could be considering if the ROG Strix is $1,550, isn’t that, like, an RTX 4080 that is pricier than an RTX 4090? Effectively, not fairly, but it surely’s actually not that far off – the MSRP for the 4090 is $1,599.

And naturally slightly than getting a tuned-up RTX 4080, you are a lot better off placing down an additional $50 to get the RTX 4090 which is a wholly completely different and far more highly effective GPU. (Even in that almost all fundamental entry-level configuration, it nonetheless has a ton extra cores, VRAM and extra).

Granted, there could also be a caveat right here in that with the ability to go along with an RTX 4090 requires appreciable assets on the PC entrance when it comes to a case sufficiently big to suit the behemoth card in, ok cooling, an enormous and steady sufficient energy provide, and so forth (plus there’s the cable controversy). However until you’re quick on that facet of the equation, the high-end pricing of the RTX 4080 simply makes little sense in any respect right here.

Nonetheless, GPU pricing not making a lot sense or seeming truthful will not be precisely a brand new phenomenon, and sadly, it’s one thing we’ve acquired used to in latest historical past. It nonetheless stays to be seen how a lot RTX 4080 inventory there can be, too, and whether or not additional worth inflation is likely to be one thing to fret about; although it’s tough to think about it getting a lot worse with out shoppers turning away in droves. Or, electing to go along with AMD as a substitute, maybe, with Crew Pink taking distinct intention on the RTX 4080 with its incoming RX 7900 XTX.

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