This RTX 3080 graphics card costs just £860 in the UK Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. This RTX 3080 graphics card costs just £860 in the UK A price breakthrough for the best value high-end graphics card. Deals by Will Judd Contributor Published on April 7, 2022 13 comments Nvidia's RTX 3080 is the most powerful GPU recommended in our roundup of the best graphics cards, as it offers a ton more performance than the RTX 3070 and 3070 Ti - without the huge expense of the RTX 3080 Ti, RTX 3090 or RTX 3090 Ti. Therefore, it's extremely exciting to see the RTX 3080 available at Laptops Direct for a recent low price of £860, some £100 below the cheapest RTX 3080 card on Amazon. Get a Palit RTX 3080 graphics card for £ 860 save £ 740 The RTX 3080 is likely a card you're already familiar with if you clicked on this post, but it's worth bearing in mind exactly where this card stacks up compared to the RTX 3080 Ti, which is available at Scan for £1049. Katharine's RTX 3080 Ti review showed results around 10% ahead for the Ti over the vanilla 3080, so you'd expect to pay around 10% more for it. Right now, you're paying 22% extra for that Ti badge, so I'd say that this 3080 is the better value option. Elsewhere, there's little to detract from this deal that I can find. Palit aren't the best-known manufacturer, but they produce thermal solutions that perform quite well, often eclipsing the efforts of bigger brands like Gigabyte or Zotac while costing less. Laptops Direct are also not as big a retailer as Amazon, but they've existed for decades and have a good reputation for customer service, backed up with high ratings on Reevoo and TrustPilot - for whatever that's worth. If you do pick up this card, make sure your power supply is up to snuff. Nvidia recommend a 750W unit for the 3080, but you can get away with a 650W model if your other components are relatively power-efficient. Their calculation is based on a 10900K system, so most AMD Ryzen processors, even the latest Ryzen 5000 series, tend to consume far less power. (I did spot some good deals on PSUs recently, including a 1000W 80+ Platinum rated unit available in 'Like New' condition on Amazon for £142.38, reduced to £113.90 at checkout, or a Corsair 750W unit for £65, so do have a look to see what's out there.) In any case, I'd better hit publish on this post before it goes out of stock. Thanks for joining us and we'll catch you for more deals next week! More Deals This 1TB NVMe SSD is just £56.99, surely a new low-water mark for this spec The Integral M-Series isn't the best known, but it's rare to see a TLC drive so cheap. Will Judd 18 hours ago Get a massive 4TB Crucial NVMe SSD for £299.99 after a £90 discount That's just 7.5p per gigabyte, a great value for a drive of this size. Will Judd 19 hours ago £90 is a good deal for EVGA's 850W G6 80+ Gold power supply A nifty £30 reduction on a PSU that can handle RTX 4090. Will Judd 1 day ago 3 The Ryzen 7 5800X CPU is down to $230 in the wake of Ryzen 7000's release That's $220 below its US MSRP, and a fine deal on a high-end bit of kit. Will Judd 1 day ago 1 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 21 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here