NVIDIA RTX 3080 12GB - 12GB usable

Specifications

BrandNVIDIA
ModelRTX 3080 12GB
Usable VRAM12GB
ArchitectureAmpere
CUDA / Stream Processors8,960
Memory Bandwidth912 GB/s
TDP350W
FP32 TFLOPS31

Current Offers

Used from £670

Prices last updated:

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Lowest tracked offers by retailer

UK · GBP · Weekly since Aug 2026 · Shipping may be extra

£300£400£500£600£700Aug 21Sep 8Sep 27Oct 15Nov 3eBay £670
About these prices

Each line is the lowest offer we tracked from that retailer at weekly snapshots, ending at today's offer. The condition can vary between snapshots (new, used, or unrecorded for older ones). eBay prices exclude shipping.

Weekly offers table
Lowest tracked offer per retailer · UK · GBP
DateeBay
Today, Nov 3, 2026 £669.70
Oct 30, 2026 £649.00
Oct 23, 2026 £669.70
Oct 9, 2026 £414.70
Oct 2, 2026 £414.70
Sep 25, 2026 £474.99
Sep 18, 2026 £547.30
Sep 11, 2026 £379.99
Sep 4, 2026 £389.99
Sep 1, 2026 £399.99
Aug 28, 2026 £399.99
Aug 21, 2026 £340.00

For AI / LLM Use

Entry-level for local AI. Handles 7B-8B models well.

What Models Can It Run?

  • 14B Q4_K_M, 7B full precision
  • 7B Q6_K, 14B Q3_K (tight)
  • 7B Q4_K_M only

Estimated Performance

Generation: ~68 tokens/sec

Prefill: ~554 tokens/sec

Recommended Quantisations

  • Q4_K_M for 14B (tight fit)
  • Q6_K or Q8 for 7B models

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • High memory bandwidth for fast generation
  • Ampere architecture: broad CUDA software support
  • Consumer card: easy to install, display output

Cons

  • 12GB usable VRAM: may need quantization for 30B+ models
  • 350W TDP: high power draw

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