According to Tom's hardware analysis the CMP gpus are leftover Turing architecture that would otherwise have gone to the now less desirable GTX 1660 Ti, or 2080 Ti.
And when they are finally using the new Ampere silicon, it's likely those chips that did not pass QA for being made into a RTX 3080.
So they are getting rid of overstock/dead stock already.
And when they are finally using the new Ampere silicon, it's likely those chips that did not pass QA for being made into a RTX 3080.
So they are getting rid of overstock/dead stock already.