If amd would made navi2 2ghz+ gpu with hbm2 4096 bit wide mem like vii has it would never go to gamers. So, they make pro compute card instead and limited mem bandw for gaming card ...
That is why I said amd got it right this time, they found something --> (infinity cache) and it only benefits gamers. So if nvidia follows which I think it will do on their new gpus next generation, then 3080 might be the best card to have for mining in years to come if gpu mining still alive. Those scalpers are buying those gpus because they think is good for mining too.
Ah you're saying next gen nVidia won't have any real compute benefit with it's own InfinityCache version but should see gamer speeds improve? They might put that cache on the supers - I don't know how difficult it would be to integrate that into the design. I imagine they'll want the Super out sooner because AMD cards have the RAM advantage at the time being and I think the Supers were slated to have double the VRAM, so maybe no cache on them.
I think an AMD compute card coming out next March would probably blow the 3080 and Radeon VII out of the water if it had HBM and 512 bus. Considering stock is so limited now looks like I'll be forced to go that option. I don't like only having 1 or 2 cards of a certain type - much easier to populate a rig with 6-8 of the same card.