Yes, I have the same issue, seem to be able to draw 442w highest spike on the OCCT 3d test. With Plug #2 shooting to 158W, while Plug #3 is max 98.6W, won't go past. Looking at the averages, it won't really sustain much above 400w.

donnie123
Yes, I have the same issue, seem to be able to draw 442w highest spike on the OCCT 3d test. With Plug #2 shooting to 158W, while Plug #3 is max 98.6W, won't go past. Looking at the averages, it won't really sustain much above 400w.

The only time I see a low power draw from pin #1 is lowest at 110w to 121watts and the highest is 160watts from pin #3 when I run the OCCT 3d test but when gaming or 3dMark. The lowest from pin #1 is 124watts and pin #3 is 138watts and it is totally a different story when gaming. Here is my log when running OCCT 3d test first and then 3dMark next. I would rather play games than run the OCCT 3d test any day. This is run from system in my signature which I have had my 3090 FTW3 Ultra since Oct. 27th.
       Date        , Board Power Draw [W] , 8-Pin #1 Power [W] , 8-Pin #2 Power [W] , 8-Pin #3 Power [W] ,
2021-02-15 19:00:56 ,               48.2   ,                -   ,                -   ,                -   ,
2021-02-15 19:01:01 ,               82.1   ,                -   ,                -   ,                -   ,
2021-02-15 19:01:06 ,               41.7   ,                -   ,                -   ,                -   ,
2021-02-15 19:01:11 ,               37.8   ,             10.1   ,              7.9   ,              8.4   ,
2021-02-15 19:01:16 ,               38.4   ,             10.0   ,              8.1   ,              8.6   ,
2021-02-15 19:01:21 ,               43.0   ,                -   ,                -   ,                -   ,
2021-02-15 19:01:26 ,               34.9   ,             11.0   ,              6.7   ,              7.1   ,
2021-02-15 19:01:31 ,               40.9   ,              9.7   ,              9.1   ,              9.6   ,
2021-02-15 19:01:36 ,               44.2   ,              8.3   ,             10.8   ,             11.2   ,
2021-02-15 19:01:41 ,               79.9   ,             20.2   ,             27.0   ,             11.9   ,
2021-02-15 19:01:46 ,               39.7   ,              9.6   ,              8.8   ,              9.2   ,
2021-02-15 19:01:51 ,              124.7   ,             32.9   ,             42.4   ,             17.9   ,
2021-02-15 19:01:56 ,               52.5   ,             11.3   ,             13.3   ,             12.3   ,
2021-02-15 19:02:01 ,               44.1   ,              9.2   ,              8.7   ,             11.7   ,
2021-02-15 19:02:06 ,               34.3   ,             11.1   ,              6.4   ,              6.8   ,
2021-02-15 19:02:11 ,              450.9   ,            110.8   ,            126.9   ,            146.1   ,
2021-02-15 19:02:16 ,              457.1   ,            112.7   ,            127.8   ,            149.6   ,
2021-02-15 19:02:21 ,              470.8   ,            114.8   ,            130.8   ,            155.0   ,
2021-02-15 19:02:26 ,              488.3   ,            119.8   ,            135.3   ,            160.7   ,
2021-02-15 19:02:31 ,              491.1   ,            121.6   ,            136.3   ,            159.6   ,
2021-02-15 19:02:36 ,              469.1   ,            115.2   ,            131.1   ,            151.8   ,
2021-02-15 19:02:41 ,              439.4   ,            107.9   ,            122.7   ,            140.7   ,
2021-02-15 19:02:46 ,              423.9   ,            105.4   ,            119.2   ,            133.4   ,
2021-02-15 19:02:51 ,              403.2   ,            101.1   ,            114.2   ,            124.9   ,
2021-02-15 19:02:56 ,               46.7   ,             10.6   ,             10.3   ,             11.7   ,
2021-02-15 19:03:01 ,               42.1   ,             11.2   ,              9.3   ,              9.4   ,
2021-02-15 19:03:06 ,               45.7   ,             10.2   ,             10.7   ,             11.1   ,
2021-02-15 19:03:11 ,              126.9   ,                -   ,                -   ,                -   ,
2021-02-15 19:03:16 ,              127.0   ,             35.3   ,             42.3   ,             17.9   ,
2021-02-15 19:03:21 ,               45.8   ,              9.9   ,             10.8   ,             11.2   ,
2021-02-15 19:03:26 ,               83.5   ,             22.6   ,             27.8   ,             12.1   ,
2021-02-15 19:03:31 ,               83.1   ,             22.2   ,             27.7   ,             12.1   ,
2021-02-15 19:03:36 ,               38.1   ,             11.1   ,              7.8   ,              8.2   ,
2021-02-15 19:03:41 ,               43.5   ,              9.4   ,              8.3   ,             11.7   ,
2021-02-15 19:03:46 ,              125.7   ,                -   ,                -   ,                -   ,
2021-02-15 19:03:51 ,               41.7   ,                -   ,                -   ,                -   ,
2021-02-15 19:03:56 ,               36.2   ,                -   ,                -   ,                -   ,
2021-02-15 19:04:01 ,               35.7   ,                -   ,                -   ,                -   ,
2021-02-15 19:04:06 ,              154.1   ,                -   ,                -   ,                -   ,
2021-02-15 19:04:11 ,              126.8   ,                -   ,                -   ,                -   ,
2021-02-15 19:04:16 ,              125.8   ,                -   ,                -   ,                -   ,
2021-02-15 19:04:21 ,              127.1   ,                -   ,                -   ,                -   ,
2021-02-15 19:04:26 ,               49.8   ,             10.8   ,             12.4   ,             11.5   ,
2021-02-15 19:04:31 ,              115.8   ,             31.2   ,             39.0   ,             16.6   ,
2021-02-15 19:04:36 ,               46.4   ,              8.9   ,             11.4   ,             11.7   ,
2021-02-15 19:04:41 ,               47.8   ,              9.6   ,             11.8   ,             11.8   ,
2021-02-15 19:04:46 ,              456.8   ,                -   ,                -   ,                -   ,
2021-02-15 19:04:51 ,              455.7   ,                -   ,                -   ,                -   ,
2021-02-15 19:04:56 ,              459.0   ,                -   ,                -   ,                -   ,
2021-02-15 19:05:01 ,              464.0   ,                -   ,                -   ,                -   ,
2021-02-15 19:05:06 ,              476.8   ,                -   ,                -   ,                -   ,
2021-02-15 19:05:11 ,              468.6   ,            124.6   ,            132.4   ,            133.4   ,
2021-02-15 19:05:16 ,              484.3   ,                -   ,                -   ,                -   ,
2021-02-15 19:05:21 ,              478.8   ,                -   ,                -   ,                -   ,
2021-02-15 19:05:26 ,              475.6   ,                -   ,                -   ,                -   ,
2021-02-15 19:05:31 ,              440.0   ,                -   ,                -   ,                -   ,
2021-02-15 19:05:36 ,              416.4   ,                -   ,                -   ,                -   ,
2021-02-15 19:05:41 ,              452.9   ,                -   ,                -   ,                -   ,
2021-02-15 19:05:46 ,              133.1   ,                -   ,                -   ,                -   ,
2021-02-15 19:05:51 ,               51.0   ,             12.0   ,             12.4   ,             11.9   ,
2021-02-15 19:05:56 ,               50.1   ,             11.3   ,             12.3   ,             12.0   ,
2021-02-15 19:06:01 ,               50.0   ,             11.6   ,             12.1   ,             11.8   ,
2021-02-15 19:06:06 ,              460.8   ,            126.3   ,            132.9   ,            122.9   ,
2021-02-15 19:06:11 ,              464.1   ,            124.7   ,            132.7   ,            129.1   ,
2021-02-15 19:06:16 ,              463.4   ,            125.6   ,            132.6   ,            127.5   ,
2021-02-15 19:06:21 ,              468.5   ,            124.9   ,            132.7   ,            133.3   ,
2021-02-15 19:06:26 ,              480.3   ,            127.9   ,            135.6   ,            138.2   ,
2021-02-15 19:06:31 ,              456.2   ,            123.6   ,            130.5   ,            125.4   ,
2021-02-15 19:06:36 ,              458.3   ,            125.5   ,            131.6   ,            123.0   ,
2021-02-15 19:06:41 ,              446.0   ,            124.5   ,            129.9   ,            114.5   ,
2021-02-15 19:06:46 ,              449.1   ,            127.5   ,            131.7   ,            111.6   ,
2021-02-15 19:06:51 ,              459.1   ,            129.6   ,            133.6   ,            116.7   ,
2021-02-15 19:06:56 ,              152.6   ,             41.2   ,             44.5   ,             29.1   ,
2021-02-15 19:07:01 ,               50.0   ,             11.9   ,             11.8   ,             11.9   ,
2021-02-15 19:07:06 ,              104.3   ,             28.3   ,             33.3   ,             16.5   ,
2021-02-15 19:07:11 ,               82.4   ,             22.6   ,             27.5   ,             11.8   ,
2021-02-15 19:07:16 ,               41.4   ,             11.8   ,              8.8   ,              9.1   ,
2021-02-15 19:07:21 ,               41.1   ,             11.6   ,              8.8   ,              9.1   ,
2021-02-15 19:07:26 ,              127.0   ,             35.5   ,             42.2   ,             18.0   ,
2021-02-15 19:07:31 ,               40.5   ,              8.7   ,              6.7   ,             11.8   ,
2021-02-15 19:07:36 ,               38.4   ,             12.0   ,              7.7   ,              8.0   ,
2021-02-15 19:07:41 ,               38.6   ,             11.7   ,              7.8   ,              8.2   ,
2021-02-15 19:07:46 ,               37.1   ,             11.7   ,              7.3   ,              7.6   ,
2021-02-15 19:07:51 ,               35.3   ,                -   ,                -   ,                -   ,
2021-02-15 19:07:56 ,               34.6   ,             12.4   ,              6.3   ,              6.5   ,
2021-02-15 19:08:01 ,               33.7   ,                -   ,                -   ,                -   ,
2021-02-15 19:08:06 ,               33.4   ,                -   ,                -   ,                -   ,
2021-02-15 19:08:11 ,               33.7   ,             12.3   ,              6.0   ,              6.2   ,
2021-02-15 19:08:16 ,               33.3   ,             12.5   ,              6.0   ,              5.8   ,

EVGA would benefit from a global product manager. She/he could do the type of research end users are doing. She/he would release a statement saying the concern of the user base is heard(regardless of validity), and would then marshal investigation of the issue(providing assurance investigation is underway[whether discovery has occurred or not]). Finally, a result of internal investigation would be published(whether or not a contrary finding was reached).

Does EVGA have a GPM willing to M GPs? I know they have a mascot that authors announcements, and who responds to inquiries in this forum, at least before QC is impugned. But is there actually an entity that takes product management(which isn't marketing btw) seriously?

My question, since my 3080 ftw3 ultra plug 3 is not going past 98.6w, is this RMA worthy? I could try another PSU, but I doubt it will help. But most likely even those 40watts more it could draw wouldn't make much of a difference anyway.

Badboy64, good for you.  It has been well established that some cards have this issue, and some cards don't.  Some more than others.  Yours doesn't have an issue.  We get it.  Like, how many times does this need to be repeated?  Move on.
 

donnie123
I could try another PSU, but I doubt it will help.

 
It won't.
 

donnie123
But most likely even those 40watts more it could draw wouldn't make much of a difference anyway.

40 watts will make a difference, but probably not a noticeable difference in anything other than a benchmark.  It depends how you use your computer and how close your current performance in your use-case is between acceptable and not acceptable in your eyes.
 
I probably wouldn't think that RMAing it is worth the hassle and expense.  But that's just me.  You do your thing.  I kind of doubt EVGA would accept that warranty reason anyway, so this is probably just a discussion of theoreticals.
 
As far as theory goes, this situation is not optimal.  But what can you do?  Ignore it, RMA it, or use a different BIOS which isn't officially supported by your video card.

donnie123
My question, since my 3080 ftw3 ultra plug 3 is not going past 98.6w, is this RMA worthy?

If your card works and your getting with in the normal range of 3080 performance, No.

Had to rma my 3090 ftw3 ultra from day 1. Pin 1 was showing over 400w. Pin 2 was 15w and pin 3 was 0.5w. Lol.

Also it never would leave idle clock speed. Crazy stuff.

I submitted a support ticket and this was the response:
(I should clarity this was in regards to a 3070 FTW3 Ultra)
 
"Thank you for reaching out to us regarding your graphics card. These connectors will not require an even amount of power as these connectors power different components on the GPU. This is normal behavior for your card and will have no affect on the lifespan of your card.

Please let us know if you have any further questions.
Regards,
EVGA"
Now my daughter has a ASUS Strix 3060Ti and I checked her power draw using GPU-z and it was being distributed evenly between to the two 8 pin connectors unlike mine which has a 51w disparity. hmmm.
 
 

Let's stay on topic and be helpful here.  Some posts that were off topic were removed. 

ty_ger07
Badboy64, good for you.  It has been well established that some cards have this issue, and some cards don't.  Some more than others.  Yours doesn't have an issue.  We get it.  Like, how many times does this need to be repeated?  Move on.
 

donnie123
I could try another PSU, but I doubt it will help.

 
It won't.
 

donnie123
But most likely even those 40watts more it could draw wouldn't make much of a difference anyway.

40 watts will make a difference, but probably not a noticeable difference in anything other than a benchmark.  It depends how you use your computer and how close your current performance in your use-case is between acceptable and not acceptable in your eyes.
 
I probably wouldn't think that RMAing it is worth the hassle and expense.  But that's just me.  You do your thing.  I kind of doubt EVGA would accept that warranty reason anyway, so this is probably just a discussion of theoreticals.
 
As far as theory goes, this situation is not optimal.  But what can you do?  Ignore it, RMA it, or use a different BIOS which isn't officially supported by your video card.

Would you mind explaining where could I find some information about "BIOS" helping with the issue of plug 3 limitations? If the bios is able to fix this issues, why doesn't EVGA try to fix this with their own bios fix?