NVIDIA RTX 30 series is here with huge performance gains, starts at $499

The RTX 3090, RTX 3080, and RTX 3070 offer the 'greatest-ever generational leap' in GeForce history.



What you need to know


NVIDIA has unveiled the first GPUs powered by Ampere — the RTX 3090, RTX 3080, and RTX 3070.
The GPUs offer up to a 2x increase in performance and 1.9x increase in energy efficiency from the Turing-based RTX 20 series.
The cards feature second-gen RT cores, GDDR6X memory, and are built on an 8nm Samsung node.
Availability kicks off from September 17 for the $699 RTX 3080 and September 24 for the $1,499 RTX 3090. The $499 RTX 3070 will debut in October.


After months of leaks and teasers, NVIDIA has unveiled the RTX 30 series. The new cards are powered by the Ampere architecture, and NVIDIA is announcing three GPUs at launch: the RTX 3090, RTX 3080, and RTX 3070. Let's start with the basics: NVIDIA is touting up to a 2x increase in performance from the RTX 20 series and up to 1.9x increase in energy efficiency, with the cards built on an 8nm node at Samsu...