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GeForce RTX 30 series
The GeForce RTX 30 series is a suite of graphics processing units (GPUs) developed by Nvidia, succeeding the GeForce RTX 20 series. The GeForce RTX 30 series is based on the Ampere architecture, which features Nvidia's second-generation ray tracing (RT) cores and third-generation Tensor Cores. Part of the Nvidia RTX series, hardware-enabled real-time ray tracing is featured on GeForce RTX 30 series cards.
The lineup was designed to compete with AMD's Radeon RX 6000 series of cards. It consists of the entry-level (and previously laptop-exclusive) RTX 3050 and laptop-exclusive RTX 3050 Ti, the mid-range RTX 3060, the upper-midrange RTX 3060 Ti and RTX 3070, the high-end RTX 3070 Ti, RTX 3080 10GB, and RTX 3080 12GB, the laptop-exclusive RTX 3080 16GB, and the enthusiast-class RTX 3080 Ti, RTX 3090, and RTX 3090 Ti. This was the last generation from Nvidia to have official support for Windows 7, as the latest drivers available for this generation require at least Windows 10.
The GeForce RTX 30 series began shipping on September 17, 2020. The initial launch, consisting of the RTX 3070, RTX 3080, and RTX 3090, occurred during the 2020–2023 global chip shortage, resulting in widespread and notable shortages of the series as a whole that lasted from the series' launch until 2022.
The GeForce RTX 30 series was succeeded by the GeForce RTX 40 series, powered by the Ada Lovelace microarchitecture, which first launched in 2022.
Launch day for the RTX 3080 was September 17, 2020. The lack of pre-order functionality and high demand exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and boost in scalping, resulted in a large number of online retailers struggling with the sheer number of purchases. Newegg had completely sold out as expected on Black Friday. Long lines formed outside physical stores with stock, such as Micro Center in the United States, and Dospara in Japan. Twitter users reported that they used bots to buy large numbers of cards to resell for higher prices.
Nvidia released a statement the following day, apologizing for the difficulties with their online store, which went down on launch day due to high traffic. On October 2, Nvidia announced that it would delay the release of RTX 3070 cards by two weeks to guarantee availability. On October 5, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced delays due to supply shortages, which were expected to go on until 2021. On October 9, the company announced that all Founder's Edition graphic cards in the United States would temporarily be sold via Best Buy, while the official web store would be upgraded to improve the shopping experience. In early December, Nvidia blamed continued component shortages on Samsung wafer shortages, resulting in chip shortages, among other factors.
Shortages of RTX 30 series cards continued throughout 2021 and well into 2022 . In an effort to limit purchases by crypto miners, Nvidia announced in February that the RTX 3060 cards would be able to detect algorithms for mining of the Ethereum cryptocurrency and halve the hash rate. Shortly after release, Nvidia accidentally released a driver update which disabled the detection. In March, TechRadar reported that the shortages could continue until the third quarter of the year, in part blaming a global GDDR6 memory shortage and the cards' supply being bought out by cryptominers. In April, Hong Kong Customs and Excise seized 300 non-video CMP cards.
Nvidia officially announced new RTX 3080, RTX 3070, RTX 3060 Ti Limited Hash Rate (LHR) SKUs on May 18, 2021, which limits the Ethereum hash mining hash rate.
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GeForce RTX 30 series
The GeForce RTX 30 series is a suite of graphics processing units (GPUs) developed by Nvidia, succeeding the GeForce RTX 20 series. The GeForce RTX 30 series is based on the Ampere architecture, which features Nvidia's second-generation ray tracing (RT) cores and third-generation Tensor Cores. Part of the Nvidia RTX series, hardware-enabled real-time ray tracing is featured on GeForce RTX 30 series cards.
The lineup was designed to compete with AMD's Radeon RX 6000 series of cards. It consists of the entry-level (and previously laptop-exclusive) RTX 3050 and laptop-exclusive RTX 3050 Ti, the mid-range RTX 3060, the upper-midrange RTX 3060 Ti and RTX 3070, the high-end RTX 3070 Ti, RTX 3080 10GB, and RTX 3080 12GB, the laptop-exclusive RTX 3080 16GB, and the enthusiast-class RTX 3080 Ti, RTX 3090, and RTX 3090 Ti. This was the last generation from Nvidia to have official support for Windows 7, as the latest drivers available for this generation require at least Windows 10.
The GeForce RTX 30 series began shipping on September 17, 2020. The initial launch, consisting of the RTX 3070, RTX 3080, and RTX 3090, occurred during the 2020–2023 global chip shortage, resulting in widespread and notable shortages of the series as a whole that lasted from the series' launch until 2022.
The GeForce RTX 30 series was succeeded by the GeForce RTX 40 series, powered by the Ada Lovelace microarchitecture, which first launched in 2022.
Launch day for the RTX 3080 was September 17, 2020. The lack of pre-order functionality and high demand exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and boost in scalping, resulted in a large number of online retailers struggling with the sheer number of purchases. Newegg had completely sold out as expected on Black Friday. Long lines formed outside physical stores with stock, such as Micro Center in the United States, and Dospara in Japan. Twitter users reported that they used bots to buy large numbers of cards to resell for higher prices.
Nvidia released a statement the following day, apologizing for the difficulties with their online store, which went down on launch day due to high traffic. On October 2, Nvidia announced that it would delay the release of RTX 3070 cards by two weeks to guarantee availability. On October 5, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang announced delays due to supply shortages, which were expected to go on until 2021. On October 9, the company announced that all Founder's Edition graphic cards in the United States would temporarily be sold via Best Buy, while the official web store would be upgraded to improve the shopping experience. In early December, Nvidia blamed continued component shortages on Samsung wafer shortages, resulting in chip shortages, among other factors.
Shortages of RTX 30 series cards continued throughout 2021 and well into 2022 . In an effort to limit purchases by crypto miners, Nvidia announced in February that the RTX 3060 cards would be able to detect algorithms for mining of the Ethereum cryptocurrency and halve the hash rate. Shortly after release, Nvidia accidentally released a driver update which disabled the detection. In March, TechRadar reported that the shortages could continue until the third quarter of the year, in part blaming a global GDDR6 memory shortage and the cards' supply being bought out by cryptominers. In April, Hong Kong Customs and Excise seized 300 non-video CMP cards.
Nvidia officially announced new RTX 3080, RTX 3070, RTX 3060 Ti Limited Hash Rate (LHR) SKUs on May 18, 2021, which limits the Ethereum hash mining hash rate.