Gainward GeForce RTX 3080 Phantom V1 (LHR), 10GB GDDR6X, HDMI, 3x DP

Bottom line, we're very pleased with what the GeForce RTX 3080 delivers at the $700 price point, and it’s a hell of a lot better than what we got last generation. I personally would have not bought an RTX 2080, but I would buy an RTX 3080.

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080’s performance gains aren’t quite high enough for us to recommend people that have already shelled out for an RTX 2080 Ti upgrade, but for everyone else it’s a great option. Make no mistake, if you want 4K ray tracing performance at frame rates over 60fps the RTX 3080 is a ‘shut up and take my money’ purchase. The card offers sizable gains on Nvidia’s previous RTX 2080 Ti card in 4K, despite being substantially cheaper, and comes with a number of future-proofing features, like HDMI 2.1. The only major downside is that its time as THE best graphics card may be limited with Nvidia’s even more powerful, and uber expensive, RTX 3090 set to appear in the very near future. AMD’s upcoming Big Navi cards could also complicate things, given the firm’s tendency to undercut Nvidia on price. It’s also worth checking on your PSU wattage before hitting checkout, as there’s a chance you may need an upgrade in order to accommodate the monstrously powerful RTX 3080.

It is hard to be anything but highly impressed with Nvidia’s RTX 3080. This graphics card sets a new standard for 4K gaming, and does so while significantly improving on the RTX 20-series in terms of value.