[goeric]

Those prices are Nvidia's OC Founder's Editions. The non-OC versions are actually:

RTX 2080 Ti: $999

RTX 2080: $699

RTX 2079: $499

Source: https://i.imgur.com/LrUitua.png

[whichdan]

Thank you! Updated.

[psurge]

The 2080 TDP seems to be 215W rather than 285W (source: https://www.anandtech.com/show/13249/nvidia-announces-geforc...).

Are you sure the FE TDPs are different from the reference spec? I haven't seen that mentioned anywhere else.

[whichdan]

Ack, I can't edit my post again. Good catch. I'll message a mod and see if they can update it.

[psurge]

OK, I just found the FE TDPs listed on the NVidia site (2080 FE: 225W).

[eahman02]

I assume the OC versions simply have a bit toggled in the VBIOS?

[rhexs]

Probably better binning.

[ckocagil]

No, you're free to do your own OC. But how much OC your chip will be able to handle is unknown. It's called silicon lottery.