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GeForce RTX 3090: starting at $2,429 GeForce RTX 3080: starting at $1,139 GeForce RTX 3070: starting at $809
For comparison, the US prices are $499 for the GeForce RTX 3070 (AU$691ish on a straight currency conversion), $699 for the GeForce RTX 3080 (AU$968ish), and $1,499 for the GeForce RTX 3090 (AU$2077ish). As far as getting stung with the dreaded “Australia tax” is concerned, those conversions are actually quite reasonable. In fact, the 3070 in particular is priced in such a way that makes it seem as though it’s competing with next-gen consoles (the Xbox Series X launch price is rumoured to be US$499).
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090, 3080, 3070 Australian release dates
Nvidia lists the following release dates for its 30-series GPUs:
GeForce RTX 3080: 17 September GeForce RTX 3090: 24 September GeForce RTX 3070: 15 October
Currently, outside of importing an Nvidia RTX 30-series Founders Edition GPU from an international retailer, Australians’ only other option is to buy a third-party 30-series GPU. If previous generations are anything to go by, third-party GPUs tend to be slightly more expensive than the Nvidia Founders Edition RRPs, though they are also usually tweaked for more performance. There will be a handful of third-party options when it comes to 30-series graphics cards, thankfully, with the following third-party GPU manufacturers offering GeForce 30-series RTX graphics cards in Australia:
PNY Asus MSI Gigabyte Zotac
The PNY GeForce RTX 3090 GPU, for instance, lists a slightly lower boost speed of 1.695GHz (compared to 1.70GHz), but it allows for overclocking via its VelocityX Software. This same software can also be used to monitor temperature, fan speed, core and memory clocks, as well as tweak RGB lighting. EVGA is also spruiking its Precision X1 overclocking software albeit alongside multiple different designs per 30-series GPU. The Asus 30-series GPUs, spread across ROG Strix and TUF Gaming lines, have an emphasis on increased cooling, as well as the RGB lighting control and tweaked hardware performance. It’s a similar story for Zotac’s line of 30-series GPUs. MSI has a similar focus on cooling and hardware tweaks with its 30-series graphics cards alongside a push for lower noise, while Gigabyte’s Aorus line of 30-series GPUs likewise has a focus on cooling.
