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This open box Zotac RTX 4080 Super White Edition stands out mainly as a white high end card with a strong cooler at a price that is hard to match in that color. Performance is described as roughly on par with a 5070 Ti, with the 4080 Super sometimes a little faster in raster or ray tracing heavy games, while the 5070 Ti is said to have newer DLSS features and better overclocking headroom. The main concerns are the open box warranty, Zotac's customer service and RMA reputation, and the fact that a new 5070 Ti can be found near the same price. It is a niche fit if the white build matters most.
PC builders who want a white high-end GPU aesthetic because the open-box 4080 Super is described as a "pretty decent deal" mainly for getting a white card with a high-end cooler at this price.
Gamers who care about having a full warranty on a higher-end card because commenters argue the open-box 4080 Super isn't worth it versus a similarly priced 5070 Ti, specifically pointing out that the 5070 Ti comes with a full warranty.
People who play older PhysX titles that use 32-bit PhysX because one commenter notes only games with 32-bit PhysX are affected (about 40 old titles) and that support for PhysX 9 was added via the latest driver update.
Buyers comparing value against a near-MSRP RTX 5070 Ti because multiple commenters say a 5070 Ti around $750 "makes much more sense" than paying more for an open-box 4080 Super, since performance is close and the newer card brings newer DLSS features.
People who don't want to deal with Zotac's customer service or warranty risk because commenters call Zotac "worst customer service" and warn to watch Zotac's warranty/RMA policy after reports of denied RMA behavior.
Gamers who only care about raster performance in a small set of titles because one commenter argues the 4080 Super's gains are only ~5% at 1440p and ~2% at 4K in TechPowerUp numbers, and suggests that if you only play games where it's barely faster, paying more for an open-box card with less warranty/driver support may not be worth it.
Buyers who strongly prefer PHYSX over frame generation because one commenter says they'd rather have PHYSX support than "useless framegen," implying this Zotac 4080 Super is a poor fit for that preference.
The RTX 4080 Super performance advantage over the RTX 5070 Ti may be small in some raster-heavy benchmarks, with results closer than "significantly faster."
In some ray tracing-heavy titles like Cyberpunk 2077 path tracing and Borderlands 4, the 4080 Super can lead or trade blows depending on the benchmark and settings. Across broader reviews, the gap is usually small, so the newer 5070 Ti's DLSS 4 and frame generation features can be the bigger advantage.
For pure performance, the 4080 Super and 5070 Ti are close, with the 4080 Super sometimes slightly ahead stock and the 5070 Ti often better for overclocking and newer DLSS/Frame Gen features. The open-box 4080 Super only makes the most sense if you specifically want a white GPU with a high-end cooler at this price.
32-bit PhysX is the part affected, which covers about 40 older titles. RTX 50-series cards reportedly regained 32-bit PhysX support in a recent Game Ready driver update, while the 4080 Super itself was still being discussed as lacking it.
Zotac's warranty and RMA handling are a concern for some buyers, especially on open-box hardware. The card may be cheaper, but the tradeoff is less warranty certainty than a new card and reported complaints about Zotac's customer service and RMA decisions.
AI? No, more like Hardware Unboxed's own benchmarks in their BL4 performance video:
Cyberpunk with pathtracing, it's not true. The 5070ti holds without +/-5% which is generally 3-4 fps.
Borderlands 4 is an unoptimized mess. The additional computer units on the 4080 let's it brute force more when doing raster. But Hardware Unboxed is always a mess with their reviews showing settings gamers don't run. They always put everything to Ultra settings even on mid ranged cards. With NVIDIA just let GeForce Experience dial in the settings. And the 5070ti runs DLSS4 better than the 4080 can be do more than 2x frame gen.
Look at reviews that cover a wider range of games and you'll see see the +/-5% performance. Ideally the 5070ti should be beating the 4080 Super by 10-15%. So if you are already on RTX 4000, just sit out this generation. That's what happens when AMD offers no competition at the top end.
5070ti is around the same price, nearly as fast, has newest dlss features, and you'll get a full warrantyN
if you just care about perf then just get a normal 5070 ti but if you want an aesthetic white gpu then this is a pretty decent deal.
perf wise the 4080s is about on par with a 5070 ti even slightly faster stock although the 5070 ti can overclock better than the 4080s so if you are into overclocking then the 5070 ti is a bit faster. still can't get a white 5070 ti with a high end cooler for this price
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This open box Zotac RTX 4080 Super White Edition stands out mainly as a white high end card with a strong cooler at a price that is hard to match in that color. Performance is described as roughly on par with a 5070 Ti, with the 4080 Super sometimes a little faster in raster or ray tracing heavy games, while the 5070 Ti is said to have newer DLSS features and better overclocking headroom. The main concerns are the open box warranty, Zotac's customer service and RMA reputation, and the fact that a new 5070 Ti can be found near the same price. It is a niche fit if the white build matters most.
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In some ray tracing-heavy titles like Cyberpunk 2077 path tracing and Borderlands 4, the 4080 Super can lead or trade blows depending on the benchmark and settings. Across broader reviews, the gap is usually small, so the newer 5070 Ti's DLSS 4 and frame generation features can be the bigger advantage.
For pure performance, the 4080 Super and 5070 Ti are close, with the 4080 Super sometimes slightly ahead stock and the 5070 Ti often better for overclocking and newer DLSS/Frame Gen features. The open-box 4080 Super only makes the most sense if you specifically want a white GPU with a high-end cooler at this price.
32-bit PhysX is the part affected, which covers about 40 older titles. RTX 50-series cards reportedly regained 32-bit PhysX support in a recent Game Ready driver update, while the 4080 Super itself was still being discussed as lacking it.
Zotac's warranty and RMA handling are a concern for some buyers, especially on open-box hardware. The card may be cheaper, but the tradeoff is less warranty certainty than a new card and reported complaints about Zotac's customer service and RMA decisions.
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5070ti is around the same price, nearly as fast, has newest dlss features, and you'll get a full warranty
Borderlands 4 is an unoptimized mess. The additional computer units on the 4080 let's it brute force more when doing raster. But Hardware Unboxed is always a mess with their reviews showing settings gamers don't run. They always put everything to Ultra settings even on mid ranged cards. With NVIDIA just let GeForce Experience dial in the settings. And the 5070ti runs DLSS4 better than the 4080 can be do more than 2x frame gen.
Look at reviews that cover a wider range of games and you'll see see the +/-5% performance. Ideally the 5070ti should be beating the 4080 Super by 10-15%. So if you are already on RTX 4000, just sit out this generation. That's what happens when AMD offers no competition at the top end.
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5070ti is around the same price, nearly as fast, has newest dlss features, and you'll get a full warrantyN
perf wise the 4080s is about on par with a 5070 ti even slightly faster stock although the 5070 ti can overclock better than the 4080s so if you are into overclocking then the 5070 ti is a bit faster. still can't get a white 5070 ti with a high end cooler for this price
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