Galax Boasts of 40% Overclock for GeForce RTX 4080 World Record

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Nvidia AD103 GPU hits 3,615 MHz.

Galax RTX 4080 SG overclocking
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Galax has taken to Twitter to boast of a new overclocking world record, achieved using one of its newest graphics cards. The Galax OC team turned their attention to the GeForce RTX 4080 and achieved a GPU clock of 3,615 MHz, which is claimed to be 40% faster than stock boost clocks. An ‘HOF’ (Hall of Fame) edition card wasn’t used for this terrific feat, as there's no such RTX 4080 SKU at this time. Instead, the OC team used a more ‘budget’ Galax RTX 4080 Serious Gamer (SG) 1-Click OC edition.

Galax RTX 4080 SG overclocking

(Image credit: Galax)

The source post is sadly lacking in details, with just the headlining world record clock speed compared to the factory and Galax preset 1-Click OC setting. About a fortnight ago, Galax was in the news due to its RTX 4090 HOF rampaging through the HWBot world records tables with clocks surpassing 3.8 GHz. We assume the GeForce RTX 4080 SG was subject to the same level of extreme cooling (LN2 pot on CPU and GPU), and perhaps even the return of the skill sets of both Rauf and OGS.

Galax RTX 4090 HOF overclocking images (Image credit: Galax)

Galax currently markets four GeForce RTX 4080 graphics cards: the SG and Metal Master, with both SKUs offering a normal and OC variant. The Galax RTX 4080 SG is a little more expensive than the Metal Master version, and that is likely due to its unusual cooler design.

A stock GeForce RTX 4080 SG / OC comes with a significant triple fan air cooler, so far so ordinary, but it sports an additional 102mm fan at the exhaust. Its marketing materials appear to describe the extra fan as the 1-Clip Booster 2.0. Without the additional fan the card is 66mm thick, but its addition will add maybe 20mm.

Galax RTX 4080 SG overclocking

(Image credit: Galax)

Whether Galax will produce an RTX 4080 HOF may depend on the fate of this second tier card in retail. We have seen reports that suggest consumer interest in the RTX 4080 is rather weak, even during what should be one of the best periods for the card. Nvidia and partners might have to adjust prices to make this product viable. Tech scalpers may also have been burned by the contrast in enthusiasm between the RTX 4090 and 4080. When and if this happens it might rule out Galax spending time and effort creating a HOF edition.

(Image credit: Galax)

Of course the RTX 4080 is featured in our exhaustive GPU Hierachy, and you can check out our reviews if you want to learn more. However, it doesn’t make it into our coveted top 13 best graphics cards for gaming in 2022 list, even though its bigger brother claims the No. 1 spot.

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15 Comments Comment from the forums
  • oofdragon
    But.. can it run Crysis? Kidding, what I really want to know is: given that there's is such a HUGE performance difference between the 4090 and the 4080, can the average consumer OC this card to at least 3Ghz and play with it that way to try and justify $1200? I mean guys.. let's pitch this flop against a currently $400 RX6800 shall we? The "last" gen 6800 is able to 60fps 4K games average while the 4080 averages 90fps. Can anyone tell which is which side by side blind test at most games? We all know the answer is no. Sure.. with RT on the 4080 stomps over the 6800 , but, is there really any game besides Minecraft where RT isn't a reflections everywhere gimmick? Have you played like Fortnite with RT on? It actually looks worse with halved FPS. If I turn RT on a game that actually make good use of it like Cyberpunk I just set it to 1080p on my 4K screen, problem solved, that's basically what DLSS do anyway. Call your GF and ask her "hey babe is it set to 4K or 1080p right now? She can't tell, It doesn't matter, it never did. RTX 4080 runs Psycho 4K with DLSS2 Quality enabled at 50fps, RX 6800 Psycho 1080p with FSR at 50fps.. can you tell both side by side? Seriously, at 2m distance, 50 inch monitor, give it s try. My point is, it's a flop for $1200, period. It's the premium they charge first buyers, like the $2000 3090Ti msrp. Right now $200 plays anything 1080p, $400 plays anything 4K, RT, 120fps, you name it, just play with the settings and be happy. Now those extra $800.. hum.. Hifiman Arya, Sony Alpha 7II, S22 Ultra, a flight to the pyramids, a investment of some sort, a gift to your GF? C'mon that's not money to waste on a poor valued product that won't give you anything worth in return. The RTX 4090 actually ups the bar, but that's the card that will be priced $1200 soon enough, the RTX4080 meanwhile is nowhere worth more than $700.
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  • cirdecus
    Admin said:
    Galax coaxes an Nvidia RTX 4080 to 3,615 MHz, a 40% jump over the factory OC setting. Naturally, the achievement required extreme cooling techniques.

    Galax Boasts of 40% Overclock for GeForce RTX 4080 World Record : Read more

    I think it's great, speaks volumes for the silicon.

    The fact that the 4080 is not on the "coveted 13 best graphics cards for gaming in 2022" says more about Toms bias I think in this regard. At 1200 dollars, it has far better performance than the 6960XT which is at 1100 dollars, yet the 6950XT claims the 2 spot.
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  • artk2219
    cirdecus said:
    I think it's great, speaks volumes for the silicon.

    The fact that the 4080 is not on the "coveted 13 best graphics cards for gaming in 2022" says more about Toms bias I think in this regard. At 1200 dollars, it has far better performance than the 6960XT which is at 1100 dollars, yet the 6950XT claims the 2 spot.

    That's because the RX 6950XT can often be found far below the $1100 price point. Honestly if you buy either of those cards over $1000, you're doing it wrong. The RTX 4080 does have a serious pricing problem, although that may be intentional to clear out the older RTX 3000 series stock. It wouldnt surprise me if if gets a heavy price adjustment once stock of the 3000 series dries up.

    https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?N=100007709 601403917&Order=1
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  • DotNetMaster777
    Good achievement

    Let see the price ! !
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  • btmedic04
    yawn. im still not paying $1200+ for a -80 series gpu. I refuse to subsidize Jensen's leather jacket fund
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  • watzupken
    cirdecus said:
    I think it's great, speaks volumes for the silicon.

    The fact that the 4080 is not on the "coveted 13 best graphics cards for gaming in 2022" says more about Toms bias I think in this regard. At 1200 dollars, it has far better performance than the 6960XT which is at 1100 dollars, yet the 6950XT claims the 2 spot.
    I don't know about the prices of the GPUs where you live, but in my country, RX 6900/ 6950 XTs may be 50% of the price of a RTX 4080. I last checked, a MSI RX 6900 XT Gaming X is less than half the price of the cheapest RTX 4080, which is generally the Zotac Trinity series. AMD themselves have slashed prices of their RDNA2 GPUs and threw in 2 free games.
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  • watzupken
    artk2219 said:
    That's because the RX 6950XT can often be found far below the $1100 price point. Honestly if you buy either of those cards over $1000, you're doing it wrong. The RTX 4080 does have a serious pricing problem, although that may be intentional to clear out the older RTX 3000 series stock. It wouldnt surprise me if if gets a heavy price adjustment once stock of the 3000 series dries up.

    https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?N=100007709 601403917&Order=1
    The RTX 4080 price is problem since the higher end RTX 4090 offers significantly better value and performance. It is a high ehd gaming card for sure, but enthusiasts with deep pockets would have opted to pay the premium to get the RTX 4090. For most gamers, the RTX 4080 is clearly way over peoples' budget so much so that have been hearing reports of very poor sales. I feel Nvidia will be forced to adjust pricing if AMD's RX 7900 series is able to outperform the RTX 4080. As for the RTX 3000 series, I generally feel that it will never sell out, at least not in the next couple of years. The problem is that the prices of the RTX 3000 cards remain at an elevated level. While they are cheaper than the overpriced RTX 4080, I sense the release of the RTX 4070 in the near future will dry up demand for the older gen cards.
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  • artk2219
    watzupken said:
    The RTX 4080 price is problem since the higher end RTX 4090 offers significantly better value and performance. It is a high ehd gaming card for sure, but enthusiasts with deep pockets would have opted to pay the premium to get the RTX 4090. For most gamers, the RTX 4080 is clearly way over peoples' budget so much so that have been hearing reports of very poor sales. I feel Nvidia will be forced to adjust pricing if AMD's RX 7900 series is able to outperform the RTX 4080. As for the RTX 3000 series, I generally feel that it will never sell out, at least not in the next couple of years. The problem is that the prices of the RTX 3000 cards remain at an elevated level. While they are cheaper than the overpriced RTX 4080, I sense the release of the RTX 4070 in the near future will dry up demand for the older gen cards.
    A glut of RTX 3000 series GPU's is not necessarily a bad problem to have on the consumer end though. While the RTX 3000 series will no longer be leading edge, they'll still offer lots of performance for years to come. Lets hope for some fire sales in the future, or at least the much needed price adjustments Nvidias whole range needs.
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  • RodroX
    It will only get worst when we get the RTX 4080TI for.... ~$1400 maybe?.

    Who will pay that much with the RTX 4090 been only ~$199 more?

    If I had the money and the need, I would opt for the better binned part.
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  • bolweval
    watzupken said:
    Trinity series. AMD themselves have slashed prices of their RDNA2 GPUs and threw in 2 free games.

    There's a reason for that..
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