GPU Comparison
GEFORCE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
CORE STATE
GA102
VRAM
10 GB
CLOCK SPEED
1710 MHz
TDP
320 W
BUS WIDTH
320 bit
ARCHITECTURE
Ampere
PROCESS
8 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2020
VS
GEFORCE
GeForce RTX 4080
CORE STATE
AD103
VRAM
16 GB
CLOCK SPEED
2505 MHz
TDP
320 W
BUS WIDTH
256 bit
ARCHITECTURE
Ada Lovelace
PROCESS
5 nm
LAUNCH DATE
2022
PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS
3dmark_3dmark_steel_nomad_dx12
geekbench_opencl
geekbench_vulkan
passmark_directx_10
passmark_directx_11
passmark_directx_12
passmark_directx_9
passmark_g2d
passmark_g3d
passmark_gpu_compute
Analysis: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
When analyzing the RTX 4080 versus GeForce RTX 3080, a frame rate difference becomes obviously noticeable. the RTX 4080 claims the top spot in essentially most test we executed. The delta is significant enough to influence actual visual experiences. Players should feel improved frame rates. This determination is obvious.
GeForce RTX 3080 isn't dismissed entirely, but the benchmark shortfall compared to the RTX 4080 is challenging to ignore. In price-aware consumers, GeForce RTX 3080 can nevertheless offer an option if its lesser asking price accounts for its lower performance. That said, for peak rendering performance, the RTX 4080 represents the definite winner. The verdict is evident. Power hunters might lean toward the RTX 4080.
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATION
RTX 3080
RTX 4080
Core Specs
Shading Units
8,704
9,728
+11.8%
Shaders
8,704
9,728
+11.8%
TMUs
272
304
+11.8%
ROPs
96
112
+16.7%
SM Count
68
76
+11.8%
Clocks
Base Clock
1440 MHz
2205 MHz
Boost Clock
1710 MHz
2505 MHz
Memory Clock
1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective
1400 MHz
22.4 Gbps effective
Memory
Memory Size
10 GB
16 GB
VRAM (MB)
10,240
16,384
+60.0%
Memory Type
GDDR6X
GDDR6X
Memory Bus
320 bit
256 bit
Bandwidth
760.3 GB/s
716.8 GB/s
Cache
L1 Cache
128 KB (per SM)
128 KB (per SM)
L2 Cache
5 MB
64 MB
Performance
Pixel Rate
164.2 GPixel/s
280.6 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
465.1 GTexel/s
761.5 GTexel/s
FP32 (TFLOPS)
29.77 TFLOPS
48.74 TFLOPS
FP64 (TFLOPS)
465.1 GFLOPS (1:64)
761.5 GFLOPS (1:64)
FP16 (TFLOPS)
29.77 TFLOPS (1:1)
48.74 TFLOPS (1:1)
AI/RT
RT Cores
68
76
+11.8%
Tensor Cores
272
304
+11.8%
Power
TDP
320 W
320 W
TDP (W)
320
320
0.0%
Suggested PSU
700 W
700 W
Power Connectors
1x 12-pin
1x 16-pin
Architecture
Architecture
Ampere
Ada Lovelace
GPU Name
GA102
AD103
Generation
GeForce 30
GeForce 40
Process Size
8 nm
5 nm
Transistors
28,300 million
45,900 million
Die Size
628 mm²
379 mm²
Foundry
Samsung
TSMC
Density
45.1M / mm²
121.1M / mm²
API Support
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenGL
4.6
4.6
Vulkan
1.4
1.4
OpenCL
3.0
3.0
CUDA
8.6
8.9
Shader Model
6.8
6.8
Physical
Slot Width
Dual-slot
Triple-slot
Length
285 mm
11.2 inches
310 mm
12.2 inches
Height
112 mm
4.4 inches
140 mm
5.5 inches
Outputs
1x HDMI 2.13x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x HDMI 2.13x DisplayPort 1.4a
Bus Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe 4.0 x16
Other
Launch Price
699 USD
1,199 USD
Production
End-of-life
End-of-life
Predecessor
GeForce 20
GeForce 30
Successor
GeForce 40
GeForce 50