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Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Master 12GB Graphics Card

Name: Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Master 12GB Graphics Card
Brand: Gigabyte
SKU: B095X622XV

Status: Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Master 12GB… (RTX 3080 Ti 12GB graphics card): Unavailable on Amazon as of 2026-10-20 22:14 UTC. Closest in-stock match (same RTX 3080 Ti 12GB graphics card): GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Master 12G…, $709.97 on Amazon as of 2026-10-20 20:20 UTC (price may vary). eBay sellers may still list this model new or used.

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Bottom line: The Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Master 12GB Graphics Card: 12GB GDDR6X handles 4K texture packs and Blender scenes without VRAM swapping; main trade-off: previous-gen Ampere silicon, superseded by newer NVIDIA architectures.

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Same RTX 3080 Ti 12GB graphics card: GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Master 12G… — $709.97 on Amazon as of 2026-10-20 20:20 UTC (price may vary).

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Same RTX 3080 Ti 12GB graphics card: GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Xtreme 10G… — $1,449.00 on Amazon as of 2026-10-20 22:14 UTC (price may vary).

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Same RTX 3080 Ti 12GB graphics card: GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Vision OC 12G… — $999.99 on Amazon as of 2026-10-20 22:16 UTC (price may vary).

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By Mike Perry, Founder & Editor-in-Chief · Listing data updated 2026-10-20

Mike Perry — Hardware researcher since 2014, focused on GPU performance across gaming, rendering, and local-LLM inference. Synthesises community benchmarks, manufacturer specs, and public forum data into actionable buying guides. About the author →

Pros & Cons

Pros

✓ 12GB GDDR6X handles 4K texture packs and Blender scenes without VRAM swapping
✓ 1770MHz boost core clock out of the box, above NVIDIA reference Ampere spec
✓ WINDFORCE STACK cooler stacks fans to cut hotspot temps under sustained load
✓ LCD Edge View display shows live clocks, temps and fan RPM without overlay software
✓ 2nd-gen RT Cores run ray tracing and shading concurrently for playable RT at high settings

Cons

✗ Previous-gen Ampere silicon, superseded by newer NVIDIA architectures
✗ 12GB trails newer cards for large local LLM and high-res AI workloads
✗ Triple-slot WINDFORCE STACK cooler crowds small-form-factor and mini-ITX builds
✗ Ampere power draw needs a high-wattage PSU with multiple 8-pin connectors

Manufacturer description

If you desire ultra performance in gaming, ray-traced workloads, rendering, and GPU-accelerated applications, the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is the graphics card for you. In rasterized and ray-traced games, performance is 1.5X faster, and when you’re rendering in Blender, V-Ray and other applications, performance is up to 2X faster than last gen. Whatever your workload, the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti delivers ultimate performance. Powered by the NVIDIA Ampere architecture, the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti features 3rd gen Tensor Cores for amazing DLSS performance boosts, 2nd gen RT Cores to accelerate ray tracing…

SpecPicks Verdict

SpecPicks scored Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Master 12GB Graphics Card using a rating × review-volume × price-fit model applied to our editorial and benchmark analysis across the graphics cards category. Gigabyte's graphics cards lineup sits within the broader category mid-tier; price and specs are the deciding factors over brand loyalty here. Judge it on the specification table and the price rather than on sentiment: check the figures that decide your use case, then put it side-by-side with two or three close alternatives in the Compare tool before clicking through.

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Key Features

NVIDIA Ampere Streaming MultiprocessorsThe building blocks for the world’s fastest, most efficient GPUs, the all-new Ampere SM brings 2X the FP32 throughput and improved power efficiency.
2nd Generation RT CoresExperience 2X the throughput of 1st gen RT Cores, plus concurrent RT and shading for a whole new level of ray tracing performance.
3rd Generation Tensor CoresGet up to 2X the throughput with structural sparsity and advanced AI algorithms such as DLSS. These cores deliver a massive boost in game performance and all-new AI capabilities.
Core Clock 1770MHz
WINDFORCE STACK Cooler & LCD Edge View Display

Full Specifications

ASIN	B095X622XV
Brand	GIGABYTE
Series	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Voltage	12 Volts
Language	English, English, English, English
Batteries	1 Lithium Ion batteries required.
Item Weight	4.16 pounds
Manufacturer	Gigabyte
Memory Speed	19000 MHz
Model Number	GV-N308TAORUS M-12GD
Chipset Brand	NVIDIA
Card Description	Dedicated
Graphics Ram Size	12 GB
Item model number	GV-N308TAORUS M-12GD
Product Dimensions	12.56 x 5.51 x 2.76 inches
Date First Available	June 3, 2021
Graphics Coprocessor	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Item DimensionsLxWxH	12.56 x 5.51 x 2.76 inches
Max Screen Resolution	7680x4320 Pixels
Graphics Card Ram Size	12 GB

Performance Data

View gaming FPS, AI inference throughput, and synthetic scores for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti — the core hardware component in this product. Benchmarks sourced from TechPowerUp, PassMark, and the r/LocalLLaMA community.

Which local LLMs fit in 12 GB?

12 GB holds models up to about 14B at Q4 with a usable context window; above that band the weights spill to system RAM and system-RAM bandwidth sets the speed, not the GPU.

✅ 7–9B models (Llama 3.1 8B, Qwen 3 8B) — fits at Q4
✅ 12–14B models (Qwen 3 14B, Phi-4) — fits at Q4
❌ 20–27B models (Gemma 3 27B, Mistral Small) — needs 20 GB+
❌ 30–35B models (Qwen 3 32B, QwQ 32B) — needs 24 GB+
❌ 70B models (Llama 3.3 70B, Qwen 2.5 72B) — needs 48 GB+

Across 13 community runs from 7 sources, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti generates a median 89.7 tok/s on 7–9B models at Q4 (per Hardware Corner).

Per-model VRAM guide: which GPU for which LLM →

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