Another unreleased Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti 20GB Founders Edition engineering sample surfaces on the second-hand market — a previous sample sold for $1,999 on eBay earlier this year

An unreleased Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti 20GB Founders Edition engineering sample has surfaced on the second-hand market, with a previous sample selling for $1,999 on eBay. The buyer unknowingly purchased two engineering samples that were identified as 20GB variants not officially released. These cards required unofficial driver modifications to function properly. The 20GB version is believed to have a narrower memory bus compared to the production model, potentially targeting professional and compute-heavy workloads. The presence of these engineering samples in resale channels is unusual, hinting at multiple loose samples in the market.