The RTX 4080 Could Launch With Up to 40% Less Stock Than the RTX 4090
upstart writes:
The RTX 4080 could launch with up to 40% less stock than the RTX 4090:
We're just over one week away from the RTX 4080 launch. But those waiting in anticipation for November 16 to arrive might want to prepare for disappointment as the card is rumored to land with lower stock levels than the RTX 4090.
As predicted, the high price of the $1,600 (MSRP) RTX 4090 hasn't stopped it from being sold out across pretty much all retail sites and selling on eBay at inflated prices. The RTX 4080 16GB has a cheaper $1,199 MSRP (you'll pay more in Europe), so it's expected to experience higher demand, but YouTube channel Moore's Law is Dead [MLID] says that anonymous retailers have confirmed stock levels will be 20-40% lower than the RTX 4090 on day one. As usual, take all this with the usual dose of salt.
MLID also claims that, according to the sources, retailers will receive fewer resupplies of the RTX 4080 in the fourth quarter of the year compared to the RTX 4090.
It's speculated that the primary reason behind these lower stock levels is that Nvidia wants to push more people toward its Ampere line this holiday season.
With their falling prices and good availability, the last-gen RTX 3000 series has been selling well recently. The latest Steam survey shows that the RTX 3060 gained more new users than any other card last month, while the RTX 3060 Ti, RTX 3070, 3070 Ti, and 3080 were all top-ten performers. Nvidia still has plenty of Ampere stock left, so it might not want to offer too many people the option of paying a little more for an RTX 4080.
Read more of this story at SoylentNews.