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Is anyone planning to buy a RTX 3070 TI (8GB GDDR6X VRAM)?

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Personally, I think they should make a 8GB and 12GB GDDR6X version instead. The graphics card's theoretical performance (FE) seems to be around 5% higher than the RTX 3070 FE. But the total memory bandwidth is about 35% higher.

The price is $100 dollars more than the RTX 3070 FE. I suspect they are saving higher quantities of VRAM for the RTX 3080 and 3080 TI, as GDDR6X has been in short supply this year.

Specs of the RTX 3070 TI (FE) here:
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-rtx-3070-ti.c3675

Both graphics cards use variants of the GA104 GPU die.
 
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g67575 said:
Personally, I think they should make a 8GB and 12GB GDDR6 version. The graphics card's theoretical performance (FE) seems to be around 5% higher than the RTX 3070 FE. But the memory bandwidth is about 35% higher.

The price is $100 dollars more than the RTX 3070 FE. I suspect they are saving higher quantities of VRAM for the RTX 3080 and 3080 TI, as GDDR6 has been in short supply this year.

Specs of the RTX 3070 TI (FE) here:
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-rtx-3070-ti.c3675

Both graphics cards use variants of the GA104 GPU die.
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It would have to be 16GB, 256Bit Bus, its why the 6800 series are 16GB and the 6700XT having a 192Bit Bus is a 12GB card.

No BTW, waiting for an affordable 6700XT.
 

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I think the RTX 3070 TI 16gb version will be an AIB part only if they make them at all... Likely too expensive though, if there's no a FE version.

I suppose we will find out in the next couple of days.
 
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No way, at current prices. I fail to see why anyone could or would get excited about a card that is insanely over-priced. To me the title of this thread is "blah blah, blah blah blah"....I ain't listening to the hype about new cards until we can actually buy them at sensible prices.
 

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No way, at current prices. I fail to see why anyone could or would get excited about a card that is insanely over-priced. To me the title of this thread is "blah blah, blah blah blah"....I ain't listening to the hype about new cards until we can actually buy them at sensible prices.
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Exactly, my idea of reasonable midrange price is £400. I don't see that happening for a while yet.
 

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No way at this time (who knows in 2022 so your best to do that).

CEX : 3070 FE

WeSell for £1,200.00
WeBuy for cash £696.00
WeBuy for voucher £840.00

LOL @ my GPU price

CEX : 3090 FE

WeSell for £2,600.00
WeBuy for cash £1,690.00
WeBuy for voucher £1,950.00
 

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can probably buy a rtx 3070 fe via telegram alert. I did this twice, for 2 FE cards (1 for my brother), but 2nd order payment failed.

Or, just wait 1 year and buy refreshed cards/next gen.
 

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After enjoying all the extra tricks I can do with 16 GB for these past few months I'd have a hard time going back to <12 GB. 8 is just too anaemic tbh.
 

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After enjoying all the extra tricks I can do with 16 GB for these past few months I'd have a hard time going back to <12 GB. 8 is just too anaemic tbh.
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Kind of think 16/12GB GDDR6 version of the RTX 3070 is of more use than the RTX 3070 TI with 8gb GDDR6X. It's a shame AIB graphics cards generally have the same VRAM amount as Founders Edition current gen cards.

You can definitely hit that 8GB limit if you use high/ultra high textures + ray tracing (any setting) in some games like WD:Legions (which causes the game engine to freeze for ~20-30 seconds, then resumes).

Pleased with the performance generally though, it runs the Witcher 3 at 4K Ultra very well (70 FPS+).
 
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If I didn't already own a 3070 I might of been interested, as no doubt it will be a little faster.
But the Ti sticking with just 8Gb VRAM is a major let down to be perfectly honest.
It would have been a hugely more popular card if they had ran with 16Gb, but I guess they just couldn't do that with the 3080 Ti being pegged back to 12Gb.
 

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Why would nvidia want to futureproof the 3070ti with 16Gb? They want you to upgrade it to the 4070 when that comes out. They don't want you to skip a gen because that`s a lost sale.

It`s just AMD adds more memory to their GPUs because they cater to the tiny demographic who prioritise the specs over the prestige of owning another nvidia branded product.
 
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