I'm prepared to wait for more ram but not forever.  Any guesses?

No.  3080 Ti/Super will have more cores, either the same as a 3090 or 11/12th cut down.  I would not expect it until March 2021 at the earliest.
 
But a 3080 20GB might be out in a couple months.

Ravenmaster
There's no way i'm gonna buy the RTX3080 10GB if there's a 20GB version right around the corner. 

That's kind of how I feel, unless I can just go the step up route.

Can anyone review Nvidia's GPU history and cite a Ti or Super model where they increased memory without increasing core count?  I'm not aware of any.  It's on wikipedia.

if I buy the 10GB version, will I be able to step up to the 20GB version?

Urieldagda
The earliest is going to be Q2 of 2021.. The memory density required to do this isn't even on the market yet, and won't be ready until at least a bit into next year.  It will require 2GB chips.

this is the first time I heard about this, and I was wondering about that too.  also I have been hearing rumors/speculation that the 20GB model might be released after big navi and might have more ram chips on the other side of the pbc but I'm taking it as a grain of salt though 

Ravenmaster
There's no way i'm gonna buy the RTX3080 10GB if there's a 20GB version right around the corner. 

Hypothetically speaking, it should cost more.  If I had to guess, $1K starting to fill in the gap to the 3090.

We're not even sure what it will be called if there is one.  A 'Ti' version or 'Super', who knows in the confusing world of SKUs. lol
 

kevinc313
Can anyone review Nvidia's GPU history and cite a Ti or Super model where they increased memory without increasing core count?  I'm not aware of any.  It's on wikipedia.

 
It happened during the GTX 780 days. lol  I purchased the GTX 780 3GB Classified Hydro Copper and a few months later came the 6GB variant.  Exact same card, just more VRAM.  

GTXJackBauer
 
It happened during the GTX 780 days. lol  I purchased the GTX 780 3GB Classified Hydro Copper and a few months later came the 6GB variant.  Exact same card, just more VRAM.  

^^^ This. It has happened more than once. Same thing happened with the 570's (Later came out with 570HD's) and even further back with the 8800's.
 
Think about it.... Those that buy early, cannot Step Up if a larger VRAM version comes out because it normally takes 6+ month for it to hit the market.
 
And this is why, my recommendation is exactly what Winston said to John Wick... To just breathe and Relax. 
 
Let the next gen releases come and see what is being offered. Then make your decision.
 
Me on the other hand. Well...
 

GTXJackBauer
 
It happened during the GTX 780 days. lol  I purchased the GTX 780 3GB Classified Hydro Copper and a few months later came the 6GB variant.  Exact same card, just more VRAM.  

Thanks Jack!  I'm seeing the GTX 780 with 3GB or 6GB:
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_700_series
 
Looks like the GTX 780 Ti had about 300 more cores, full GK110, Titan level.  Ti 3GB, Titan 6GB.

Afterburner

GTXJackBauer
 
It happened during the GTX 780 days. lol  I purchased the GTX 780 3GB Classified Hydro Copper and a few months later came the 6GB variant.  Exact same card, just more VRAM.  

^^^ This. It has happened more than once. Same thing happened with the 570's (Later came out with 570HD's) and even further back with the 8800's.
 
Think about it.... Those that buy early, cannot Step Up if a larger VRAM version comes out because it normally takes 6+ month for it to hit the market.
 
And this is why, my recommendation is exactly what Winston said to John Wick... To just breathe and Relax. 
 
Let the next gen releases come and see what is being offered. Then make your decision.
 
Me on the other hand. Well...
 
 

Exactly......us folks that have been purchasing Evga GPU's since 2006 dont need Wiki to have a good idea of the patterns and trends.
The GTX 780 series really jumps to mind as they initially released the 780 and the 780 Titan, obviously the titan was quite expensive with more CUDA Cores and VRAM.....6 months later the 780Ti was released with a few more unlocked CUDA Cores and more VRAM.....and priced between the 780 and Titan.

Digital_Fuzion
I heard NVIDIA killed off the Ti word branding. I heard NVIDIA was only using these examples 3070, 3080, and 3090 product branding this time around. I can't confirm it's true. I differently would be up on getting a 3080 Ti FTW3 with 20GB of VRAM.

I heard the same - no more Ti models ...they didn't say anything about Super though...
 

So call the 3080 20GB variant the 3085, lol 

When speculating would have to consider the Memory BUS or Memory interface (not just a random ...what sounds good amount of Memory)....
as 3090 is presently 384 bit and 3080 320 Bit ....so without changing the interface of the 3080, what would be the appropriate VRAM beyond 10G that would work with 320 Bit interface.....
 
I'm not a Programmer or an expert by any means, but I'm more thinking along the lines of Hemi.....going straight to 20G on a Card lying between 3080 and 3090 may not be the case.....guess we'll know more in 3-6 months!

rjbarker
When speculating would have to consider the Memory BUS or Memory interface (not just a random ...what sounds good amount of Memory)....
as 3090 is presently 384 bit and 3080 320 Bit ....so without changing the interface of the 3080, what would be the appropriate VRAM beyond 10G that would work with 320 Bit interface.....
 
I'm not a Programmer or an expert by any means, but I'm more thinking along the lines of Hemi.....going straight to 20G on a Card lying between 3080 and 3090 may not be the case.....guess we'll know more in 3-6 months!

Going straight to 20GB is the only option that doesn't involve changing the bus width since it involves a simple doubling of memory chip capacity from 1GB to 2GB.

msmith@gamechronicles.c
I'm prepared to wait for more ram but not forever.  Any guesses?

3090?