It is often surprising to me, like various engineering samples from the end product, which reaches the shelves. For example, Redditor Significant sign-959 Reports of having an early engineering sample RTX 2080 Ti and looks like a much higher specification than the release card.
One BIOS Edition Edition and a modified NVIDIA driver later, and a significant sign-959 says that they managed to start the card. The GPU-Z reading is an engaging reading, showing 4480 Shaders, 96 ROP and 280 TMU-OH and 12 GB VRAM, all gigabyte more than the card issued.
For reference RTX 2080 Ti version Has 4352 Shaders, 88 ROP and 272 TMU. This will make this specific sample theoretically slightly faster, especially since it has a width of 384 bits compared to the 352-bit standard card version.
After removing the radiator, the chip itself looks very similar to the standard matrix TU102-although another Redditor with an eagle noticed, there are no markings showing the designation of the model.
So why did we finally finish with a smaller specific variant? Well, I will have to go here in speculation mode, but there are many reasons why RTX 2080 Ti could have been broken from the version you see here.
At the beginning, chip yields can be a relatively unknown amount during the early phase of engineering, so it is possible that it did not skip a sweet place for the potential of using the maximum system when Nvidia knew what yield she was dealing with. It is also possible that this configuration ended with a headache of NVIDIA engineers when it comes to cooling, or potentially caused unforeseen problems with other parts of the component chain, such as GDDR6 modules.
Or, simply speaking, it can cost much more, after adding all other factors in production. Or it could even be Later A prototype, using the remains of matrix to check if it’s worth NVIDIA, issuing the Super Ti Special Boi Mega Edition card to utilize available inventory. Ifs, but also Maybes. The truth is that we will probably never find out
Nevertheless, creating a profitable product with something as complicated as the GPU is a balanced act of many, many factors and regardless of the mixture we looked at here, it simply did not meet the criteria that Nvidia was looking for. It is a super engaging look at the graphics card, which could be, regardless of the reason for existence, and undoubtedly a chilly find.
The GPU itself seems to be mostly expected that the majority was expected, although a significant sign-959 found a strange problem with power, because the card is currently refusing to indignate from sleeping, their test computer no longer likes properly with the graphics processor installed. Despite this, apparently he leads 3DMark’s Port Royal Extreme Benchmark, and even a little pro skater 1 + 2 ton hawk.
In the case of a card, which otherwise seems to reach the basket for scrap metal, I would say it was quite good. Keep transport, an aged soldier. Your time in the sun has finally come.
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