[ad_1]
Nvidia has taken the wraps off its new GeForce RTX 30 series graphics cards. The new cards including the RTX 3090, RTX 3080 and RTX 3070 are based on Nvidia’s new Ampere architecture.
Overall, Nvidia’s new offerings promise to deliver a huge leap in performance over the previous RTX 20 series and will be the company’s first 7nm GPUs. They will also take advantage of Nvidia’s real-time ray tracing and AI rendering technology DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) which is said to increase output resolution.
Pricing and availability
PC gamers won’t have to wait long to get their hands on the new RTX 30 series GPUs, with two of the three arriving this month. Surprisingly, Nvidia has already announced the pricing and availability of the new GPUs in Malaysia. Here is the list:
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 (available September 24) – from RM 7,208
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 (available September 17) – from 3360 RM
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 (Available October) – From 2399 RM
Generally, Malaysian prices for new RTX30 GPUs are higher than prices in the US We are seeing differences between RM329 and RM992.
But if you are not intimidated by the price tags on these graphics cards, you can leave your details on the Nvidia website and be notified when your chosen GPUs are available for sale in Malaysia.
RTX 3090
Leading the pack is Nvidia’s new top-of-the-line RTX 3090 GPU, which it claims is the “world’s first 8K gaming GPU.” How powerful is it? According to the company, the RTX 3090 is capable of delivering a 60fps gaming experience at 8K resolutions. On top of that, the card comes with 8K HDR ShadowPlay and HDMI 2.1 support.
Physically, the RTX 3090 is a massive card measuring 313mm in length, which is 28mm longer than the RTX 3080. Instead of the usual two slots that most GPUs take up, the RTX 3090 occupies three slots, making it which means you may need a larger casing to accommodate this beast.
Nvidia boasts that the card comes with 10,496 CUDA cores combined with a 1.70 GHz boost block and 24 GB of GDDR6X memory.
When it comes to performance, the RTX 3090 is said to be 50% faster than the Titan RTX and will need a 750 watt power supply, although the card is expected to use around 350 watts of power. Despite all that power, the included silencer makes Nvidia’s flagship GPU 10 times quieter than the Titan RTX graphics card.
RTX 3080
The RTX 3080 was initially revealed by Nvidia as its new flagship GPU before it was sneakily supplanted with the RTX 3090 towards the end of the presentation. According to Nvidia, the RTX 3080 is said to offer up to twice the performance of the previous generation RTX 2080 and is even faster than the RTX 2080 Ti. The card will come with 10GB of GDDR6X memory and 8,704 CUDA cores along with a 1.71GHz boost clock.
The highlight of the new GPU is its new thermal design. Now use a pennant board combined with a new cooling cover. The card also has a dual-fan configuration that is said to improve airflow by over 55% while offering quieter and more efficient cooling. On top of that, Nvidia is using a supportive front exhaust fan combined with a continuous flow rear fan.
These new cooling solutions in the RTX 3080 are said to improve airflow and overcome the limitations of the cooling solutions used in the RTX 2080.
RTX 3070
Nvidia hasn’t forgotten about PC gamers on a budget. Although it costs much less than its higher-end siblings, the RTX 3070 is no slouch when it comes to gaming.
Despite this being the budget model, the RTX 3070 outperforms the old 2018 flagship GPU, the RTX 2080 Ti, in most of its specs. Even more impressive is the fact that it offers better performance at almost half the price of the RTX 2080 Ti at launch.
On top of that, gamers can expect a performance boost in the GPU that puts it above the GTX 1080 Ti and GTX 1080 cards. While it won’t play games in 4K, this GPU should at least be able to play comfortably at a resolution of 1440p.
The new RTX 3070 is configured to use a similar cooling solution to the RTX 3080 and Nvidia said it will benefit from improved thermals and quieter operation. Specs-wise, the card uses 5,888 CUDA cores combined with a 1.71GHz boost clock and 8GB of GDDR6 memory.
