Best NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti in 2021
The very best of NVIDIA’s new 4K gaming powerhouse
- Last Updated Jul 9, 2021
While we have reservations about the value offering of the NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti in its positioning between the vanilla 3080 and the beastly 3090, there’s no denying it’s a powerhouse GPU that delivers a no-compromises 4K gaming experience. If you can afford one, there’s no doubt you’ll be more than satisfied with how this GPU purrs, not least the mouth-wateringly high frame rates guaranteed in every game under the sun.
As with all the new RTX 3000 series GPUs, there’s no shortage of RTX 3080 Ti’s from AIB (Add-In Board) partners such as MSI, ASUS, Gigabyte, Zotac, and Palit, to name a handful, as well as NVIDIA’s reference Founders Edition, which can make choosing the right one for you a daunting task. Something that’s only worsened by the substantial amounts of money involved, even for the lowest cost option.
To ease the process, we’ve pulled together a selection of the best NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti GPUs you can, hopefully, buy right now.
Products at a Glance
Best NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti in 2021
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Our Verdict
The peculiarity of the current GPU market means we’re reluctant to suggest anyone buy a GPU right now, let alone a premium RTX 3080 Ti. But, if your mind is already made up and you have the cash to spare, then we can’t fault the MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Gaming X Trio 12G for anything other than the high asking price and large footprint (a given for cards of this caliber).
For those that wince at the exorbitant scalper prices of the RTX 3080 Ti AIB partner boards, the NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition is the best option out there that you actually have a chance of buying. It will tear through all and any game at 4K and is only let down by some questionable cooling features that only come to the fore under the heaviest loads, such as mining.
The Gigabyte RTX 3080 Ti Gaming OC 12G and Zotac GAMING GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Trinity 12GB are excellent value picks for those set on the AIB partner route.
There you have it, four of the best NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti GPUs out there. Feel free to get in touch via the comments section with any questions, concerns, or suggestions.