NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Max-Q

The database record for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Max-Q identifies an Ampere-generation mobile GPU based on the GA103 die, manufactured by Samsung on an 8 nm process. The chip contains 22,000 million transistors across a 496 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 44.4M / mm². The product is listed as End-of-life with a release date of 2022-01-24. The overall placement data is sparse: percentileVsAllGpus is 50, average benchmark score is 0, and both benchmarks and nearestRivals are empty lists. With no sampled scores, the specification block is the only bridge to performance expectations.

Who Should Consider It

The specification-derived throughput points toward high-resolution, high-detail workloads. The FP32 compute rate is 16.70 TFLOPS, the pixel rate is 108.0 GPixel/s, and the texture rate is 261.0 GTexel/s. These figures describe a GPU with enough shading, fill, and texture coverage for demanding scenes on a mobile platform. The shading array contains 7424 units, backed by 232 TMUs and 96 ROPs. That combination is weighted toward geometry and shader work; at high resolutions, the 16 GB GDDR6 frame buffer and 384.0 GB/s memory bandwidth give it room to store large textures and intermediate buffers.

Users who can accept a mid-database position should consider it. The percentileVsAllGpus value of 50 places it at the exact median of the all-GPU list, and there is no average benchmark score to refine that placement. This is not a top-of-stack part in this database. It sits in the middle while carrying a large 16 GB memory allocation. The practical target is a portable system that must handle high-quality visuals within the 80 W TDP envelope. The base clock of 585 MHz and boost clock of 1125 MHz are the listed operating points; the 80 W TDP context means the GPU is intended to operate within a constrained mobile power envelope rather than chase maximum clocks.

For settings, the data cannot confirm specific presets because no benchmarks are recorded. The empty benchmarks array and the average score of 0 are not test results; they are placeholders indicating an absence of sampled performance. What the specification does support is a general recommendation: high-resolution gaming with large textures is a reasonable use case, and the 58 RT cores plus 232 tensor cores add support for ray tracing and tensor-based workloads. The lack of game scores should be treated as a data gap, not as evidence against the hardware.

Memory Subsystem

The memory configuration is a central part of the product's identity. It uses 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus. The memory clock is 1500 MHz with a 12 Gbps effective transfer rate, and the resulting bandwidth is 384.0 GB/s. In a mobile part with an 80 W TDP, a 16 GB pool is a significant allocation; direct comparison with other generations is not possible because the data does not include scores for them.

Bandwidth is the other half of the memory story. The 256-bit bus and 384.0 GB/s figure are the transfer path for all data flowing into the GA103 compute array. That array has 7424 shading units, 232 TMUs, 96 ROPs, 58 RT cores, and 232 tensor cores. When high-resolution textures are loaded, capacity matters for holding them; bandwidth matters for feeding the shader and RT units without stalling. The 384.0 GB/s figure is the rated ceiling for that feed. The effective memory speed is 12 Gbps, while 1500 MHz is the memory clock as recorded; together with the 256-bit bus, they produce the aggregate bandwidth figure.

The memory subsystem is therefore best interpreted as a high-capacity, moderately wide design. 16 GB allows the GPU to keep larger assets resident than a smaller frame buffer would. The 256-bit bus is the interface width, and 384.0 GB/s is the raw bandwidth available at the recorded memory speed. For high-resolution use, the combination of capacity and bandwidth is more important than raw clock speed. No benchmark data is provided, so the practical effect on frame pacing and texture streaming is not quantified in this record.

How It Compares

The nearestRivals array is empty, meaning no names, scores, or deltaPct values for competing products are provided. A rival-by-rival comparison is therefore not possible. The benchmarks array is also empty, and the average benchmark score is 0. The only relative placement that exists is the percentileVsAllGpus value of 50. That places the RTX 3080 Ti Max-Q at the median of all GPUs tracked in the database. It is neither near the top nor near the bottom of the overall distribution, and the absence of an average benchmark score means there is no additional performance data to shift that position.

The generation context is provided by the predecessor and series fields. The predecessor is listed as GeForce 20 Mobile, so this GPU is positioned as the follow-up to that generation. The series field is GeForce 30-series, and the generation is GeForce 30 Mobile. The architecture is Ampere, built on the GA103 chip. No score for the GeForce 20 Mobile predecessor is in the data, so the size of the generational step cannot be expressed as a percentage. The successor field is null, so the database lists no later model in this direct line. In the absence of nearest rivals, the only numerical comparison is the 50th percentile rank and the empty benchmark slot.

FAQ

Q: What average benchmark score does the database list for this GPU?

A: The average benchmark score is 0. The percentileVsAllGpus field is 50, and the benchmarks array is empty, so no sampled average is available.

Q: How much video memory is available, and what is the memory speed?

A: The GPU has 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus. The memory clock is 1500 MHz, the effective transfer rate is 12 Gbps, and the resulting bandwidth is 384.0 GB/s.

Q: Which APIs does the GPU support?

A: It supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4.

Q: What are the power connection requirements?

A: The powerConnectors field is "None". The TDP is 80 W, and the suggestedPsu field is null, so the data does not specify a PSU rating.

Q: When was it released and what is its current production status?

A: The release date is 2022-01-24, and the production status is End-of-life.

Q: What is the chip configuration?

A: The chip is GA103, built on Samsung's 8 nm process. It contains 22,000 million transistors on a 496 mm² die, for a transistor density of 44.4M / mm².

Ray Tracing and Feature Set

The hardware feature set is defined by the Ampere architecture's dedicated compute blocks. The RT core count is 58, and the tensor core count is 232. These are listed alongside 7424 shading units. The FP32 throughput is 16.70 TFLOPS, and the FP16 throughput is also 16.70 TFLOPS at a 1:1 ratio, meaning the shader array handles both precision formats at the same recorded rate. The texture pipeline is rated at 261.0 GTexel/s with 232 TMUs, while the raster side has 96 ROPs and a pixel rate of 108.0 GPixel/s.

API support includes DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) is the highest feature-level designation present in the data. The bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x16. Display outputs are listed as Portable Device Dependent, so the physical connectors are not standardized in the record. The presence of 58 RT cores and 232 tensor cores indicates that ray tracing and tensor workloads are supported by hardware, but the database does not include a ray tracing benchmark score to quantify that performance.

Power and Cooling

The power data is concise. The TDP is 80 W. The power connector field is "None", so no auxiliary power connectors are recorded. The suggested PSU field is null, meaning no power supply rating is given in the data. The bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x16, which is the motherboard-side connection for the mobile platform. The lack of auxiliary power connectors is recorded as "None"; no separate PSU leads are specified.

Cooling information is almost entirely absent. The slot width is null, and the length, height, and width dimensions are all null. No cooler size or thermal solution is specified in the data. The display output field says Portable Device Dependent, which reinforces that the physical implementation is tied to a specific portable chassis. The 80 W TDP is the only thermal anchor available; the data does not describe how that 80 W is cooled.