It does seem like September will likely be the launch but what we don't know is what the launch will be. We could be looking at a "Launch" that is just saying today you can order the cards and they will ship ship out a month later. That means a show at the end of September could be have people waiting until about November for these new cards to be in hand or possibly later.

true, doesn't matter if it's paper or hard launch -- we won't see any until late in year & beyond.......

rjohnson11
September should be an interesting month. I'm curious about releases from both AMD and NVIDIA.

Intel should also be interesting to see what the next GPU from them is since it should launch around then as well.

 
I imagine a lot of members here will be waiting for the Ti version anyway, certainly that is the case for me (ideally an EVGA Hybrid Ti version).
 
 

Even if it was a hard launch (which seems unlikely), the demand already seems to be higher than normal for the launch. Throw in a second stimulus check and you can bet a lot of people will be eyeing a "critical" PC upgrade this fall, since it will be needed for work, or school, or gaming while staying home. Might even be doing well just to have solid stock for the winter holidays at launch prices, but hopefully it won't be that bad. Need a good hard launch to minimize the scalping. 

rjohnson11
September should be an interesting month. I'm curious about releases from both AMD and NVIDIA.

yeah, me too.   It's time for an upgrade for me. 

rjohnson11
I think the important point here is pricing between Big Navi and Ampere. If AMD can make a video card better than the RTX 2080ti I think NVIDIA will have a problem if Ampere is priced significantly higher. 

Agreed. Especially since it is a fairly niche market for people who can effectively utilize RTX 2080 Ti+ performance.

Been saving some $$$.   Debating  GPU or AMD 4 Gen Ryzen...time will tell

transdogmifier
I've said it before I'll say it again. I won't buy AMD GPU's...Once garbage, always garbage (ATi was garbage..it's still ATi, imo)
 

AMD admitted early in the year that their GPUs needed improvement to compete with NVIDIA. The 5XXX series is a very good 1080p gaming video card series. Now AMD needs a high end video card. If AMD can release a GPU that beats the RTX2080ti at lower cost I might be tempted to buy an AMD video card this year. 

rjohnson11

transdogmifier
I've said it before I'll say it again. I won't buy AMD GPU's...Once garbage, always garbage (ATi was garbage..it's still ATi, imo)
 

AMD admitted early in the year that their GPUs needed improvement to compete with NVIDIA. The 5XXX series is a very good 1080p gaming video card series. Now AMD needs a high end video card. If AMD can release a GPU that beats the RTX2080ti at lower cost I might be tempted to buy an AMD video card this year. 

I'm in the same boat, but they better have good supply at launch. And hopefully at least an anouncement with teasers before Nvidia's drop. Because as it sits right this second, if I see a Sub 1000 dollar RTX 3080 for sale, I'm pretty sure I know where my money is going to go. Been 4 years+ since GPU upgrade, have a completely new system, everything is golden, just missing a good 4K GPU. I'd like to see one sub 1000... First to display one, gets my money.