GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs GeForce RTX 3080
Summary
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
109%
GeForce RTX 3080
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB |
| 9% higher gaming performance. |
| This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
| Supports PhysX |
| Supports G-Sync |
| Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR) |
| Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS) |
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3080 |
| Supports PhysX |
| Supports G-Sync |
| Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR) |
| Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS) |
HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
The GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (18 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | | GeForce RTX 3080 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | GA102 (GA102-220-A1) | vs | GA102 (GA102-200-K1-A1) |
| Fab Process | 8 nm | vs | 8 nm |
| Die Size | 628 mm² | vs | 628 mm² |
| Transistors | 28,300 million | vs | 28,000 million |
| Shaders | 8960 | vs | 8704 |
| Tensor Cores | 280 | vs | none |
| Raytracing Cores | 70 | vs | none |
| Compute Units | 70 | vs | 68 |
| Core clock | 1260 MHz | vs | 1440 MHz |
| ROPs | 96 | vs | 96 |
| TMUs | 280 | vs | 272 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | | GeForce RTX 3080 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | vs | GDDR6X |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | vs | 320 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective | vs | 1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 12288 Mb | vs | 10240 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | | GeForce RTX 3080 | |
|---|
| TDP | 350 watts | vs | 320 watts |
| Release Date | 11 Jan 2022 | vs | 1 Sep 2020 |
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
164.20 GP/s
GeForce RTX 3080
164.20 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
478.80 GT/s
GeForce RTX 3080
465.10 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
912.40 GB/s
GeForce RTX 3080
760.30 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
30640.00 GFLOPs
GeForce RTX 3080
29770.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
127
GeForce RTX 3080
115
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
303
GeForce RTX 3080
287
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
128
GeForce RTX 3080
111
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
116
GeForce RTX 3080
108
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
258
GeForce RTX 3080
248
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
232
GeForce RTX 3080
208
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
110
GeForce RTX 3080
100
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
237
GeForce RTX 3080
194
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
120
GeForce RTX 3080
129
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
105
GeForce RTX 3080
96
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
214
GeForce RTX 3080
202
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
175
GeForce RTX 3080
159
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
67
GeForce RTX 3080
60
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
145
GeForce RTX 3080
123
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
79
GeForce RTX 3080
73
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
81
GeForce RTX 3080
73
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
118
GeForce RTX 3080
116
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
95
GeForce RTX 3080
87
FPS (higher is better)