Nagorak
Well-known member
So the EVGA FTW ultra bios goes to 351W. Under water that thing must crank if the silicone is up for it. They're binned chips [with binned Samsung DDR6] so looking forward to seeing results.
I know the super isn't so impressive out of the box, but I think it's a good card for proper oc'ers that are willing to flash bios, put under water etc.
Honestly, the higher power limit probably doesn't do all that much. Nvidia isn't clocking these things that far below what they're capable of. Even with raised power limit you'll still just end up being voltage limited, unless that is somehow overridden too. And even if voltage is unconstrained, you'll quickly encounter a Radeon Vega situation where you get 5-10% more performance for double the power consumption.
Maybe at 500w a hypothetical totally overclocked and voltage unlocked 2080S might match a 2080 Ti at stock. It just seems to me if someone wants to get that sort of performance the better choice is an entry level 2080 Ti, rather than a more expensive version of the 2080S. By the time you go to the effort of water cooling, etc, you're going to be pushing up against the price of a 2080 Ti anyway, so I'm not sure it's really worth the hassle.