MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio

MSI is asking $760 for their Gaming X Trio, which is a 8.5% price increase. Just the performance increase of 4% alone won't justify that. The larger cooler, with its low noise levels has me convinced though, I'd be willing to take that extra cost, because noise matters to me. Adjustable RGB lighting might be the feature that will lure in others to pick the MSI card, because the Founders Edition has just fixed white lighting. On the other hand, the clean understated looks of the Founders Edition will appeal to many, and it also comes at highly competitive pricing.

The MSI RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio is going to be an overclocker's paradise, adding much more robust power delivery without dongles, a massive cooler and stronger out-of-the-box gaming performance.

We feel MSI did a marvelous job here, but in the end, that choice rests at the end-user level. If pricing remains under control at etailers, this card is going to be a hit. pricing aside, what an amazing product, we hand out are very exceptional best hardware award as this is impressive at all fronts.

Objectively speaking, this is a superb RTX 3080 graphics card. It is expensive, but many will find it’s a price worth paying for the improvements on offer.

Like Nvidia’s Founders Edition, the MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio 10G easily earns our Editors’ Choice award. While complete pricing for RTX 3080 partner cards have yet to be revealed as I write this, I suspect few heavy-metal flagships will manage to match its $750 price point.

If you are in the market for a new video card and the RTX 3080 matches your wallet size, the Gaming X TRIO is an excellent choice when it comes to the AIB partner lineup. Those who are looking for the maximum raw performance will truly see an uplift over the Turing generation is not just gaming, but CUDA, Ray-Tracing, and AI workloads. This is in part all thanks to the revamped RTX and Tensor core making it the to-go series for those who want to crank up all the settings and still have a good experience. If you like what you see, don't hesitate to buy it the second it becomes in stock at e-tailers around the world.

That very dilemma puts the £760 Gaming X Trio in a tight spot. Such a premium is tough to justify in the face of the more affordable Founders Edition, but that's the price you pay for what is one of the fastest and quietest RTX 3080s around.

There is no doubt that the RTX 3080 should be in the rig of anyone with a lust for high frame rates and MSI Gaming X Trio guise it is cool, quiet, fast and built like a tank. Glorious.