NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti now on sale, but it’s probably already out of stock

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti was only announced this week, but it’s already available for purchase. The non-Ti RTX 3080 is already one of the best graphics cards on the market, so the RTX 3080 Ti going above and beyond its less powerful sibling in several areas should result in an excellent card.

The RTX 3080 Ti will have GA102-225 GPU, with 10,240 CUDA cores, 80 RT cores (dedicated cores for ray tracing), 12GB of GDDR6X VRAM with a 384-bit bus, and a 350W TDP.

Those are some impressive specs, but they do come at a price. The RTX 3080 Ti starts at $1,199, which is $500 more than the RTX 3080 (non-Ti). For that additional $500, you get an extra 2GB of GDDR6X VRAM, a wider 384-bit bus, and extra CUDA and RT cores compared to the non-Ti RTX 3080.

Graphics cards sell out almost instantly these days. There’s a good chance that by the time you read this that the RTX 3080 Ti is already sold out, even though this article went live the moment the card became available.

To have the best chance to grab an RTX 3080 Ti, you’ll likely have to get lucky and shop around. We expect to see third-party options from ASUS, Colorful, EVGA, Gainward, Galax, Gigabyte, Inno3D, MSI, Palit, PNY, and Zotac. Check out our guide on where to buy NVIDIA RTX 30-series GPUs for more information.

If you’re able to get to a participating Best Buy, you may be able to grab an NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti in person.