Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 4080 graphics card will arrive in the market on November 16, thus retailers from all over the world have started listing custom Ada graphics card models from the chipmaker’s AIB partners. Though it won’t be as fast as the GeForce RTX 4090, the GeForce RTX 4080 is still considered to be one of the best graphics cards. 

Available in both 16GB and 12GB variants, Nvidia has decided to “relaunch” GeForce RTX 4080 12GB after plenty of criticism and user backlash. There must have been huge pressure for Nvidia to cancel a graphics card launch, which is something that the chipmaker has never done before. But you don’t have to be sad about the GeForce RTX 4080 12GB, as vendors will recycle it for a GeForce RTX 4070-tier SKU. Nvidia’s benchmarks showed that the GeForce RTX 4080 12GB was 30% slower than the 16GB variant so it would be a hard sell. On top of that, the rumor is that Nvidia has reimbursed partners for the packaging and rebranding costs. 

The GeForce RTX 4080 Founders Edition will retail for $1,199 in the U.S. It is expected that the manufacturers would have some custom models starting at the same MSRP. For example, Newegg has listed the PNY XLR8 Gaming Verto GeForce RTX 4080 for $1,199.99, at the time of pricing for the overclocked variant namely, PNY XLR8 Gaming Verto OC GeForce RTX 4080 which remains unknown. The standard version comes with a 2,505 MHz boost clock, which is the same in terms of speed as the Founders Edition. Whereas, the overclocked version comes along with a 2,550 MHz boost clock, which is only 50 MHz higher than Nvidia’s specification. 

Meanwhile, a VideoCardz reader spotted three GeForce RTX 4080 listings over at LaptopsDirect, a retailer in the U.K. The Palit GeForce RTX 4080 OmniBlack and GeForce RTX 4080 GameRock models sell for 1,449 pounds which is 14% more expensive than the GeForce RTX 4080’s U.K. MSRP. The GeForce RTX 4080 GameRock OC which also belongs to Palit, retails for a whopping 1,529.97 pounds, which is 21% over MSRP. 

By Nvidia’s numbers for 4K tests, the GeForce RTX 4080 is close to 2X faster than the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti in titles like Microsoft Flight Simulator and Warhammer 40,000: Darktide. On top of that, the GeForce RTX 4080 delivers over 3X better performance than the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti in Cyberpunk 2077.  

Despite the price tag, the GeForce RTX 4090 sold out instantly when the Ada flagship debuted on October 12. It is expected by us that the GeForce RTX 4080 which has a better price tag would follow suit. Though the Ethereum boom is over, consumers have to fend off scalpers. If in case you are convinced that the GeForce RTX 4080 is your next graphics card, you should mark November 16 on your calendar.