I have ordered a Zotac Trinity. 1-3% negative performance compared to the FE out of the box doesn't bother me personally. Perhaps some fps could be clawed back through a more aggressive fan profile and some mild OCing.
However take a gander at this review.
https://www.back2gaming.com/reviews...ming-rtx-3080-trinity-review/8/#split_content
Look at the benchmarks for the Witcher 3 and Call of Duty Modern Warfare. The difference in FPS between the ASUS and Zotac at 1440p and 4k is massive. We are talking about a 30-40% difference in 1% lows and 15-25% difference in average FPS.
I asked the reviewer what their thoughts were and they have reached out to Zotac for explanation. The reviewer thinks its the ASUS running at close to 2Ghz and the Zotac and FE struggling to hold around 1800Mhz.
Has anyone else seen such a disparity before?