GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
Memory: 24576Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
Release date: 27 Jan 2022
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Memory: 12288Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
Release date: 31 May 2021
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    117%
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

17% higher gaming performance.
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 Ti

100 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti .
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)

GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

The GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (21 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 3090 TiGeForce RTX 3080 Ti
GPU NameGA102 (GA102-350-A1)vsGA102 (GA102-225-A1)
Fab Process8 nmvs8 nm
Die Size628 mm²vs628 mm²
Transistors28,300 millionvs28,300 million
Shaders10752vs10240
Tensor Cores336vs320
Raytracing Cores84vs80
Compute Units84vs80
Core clock1560 MHzvs1365 MHz
ROPs112vs112
TMUs336vs320

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 3090 TiGeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Memory TypeGDDR6XvsGDDR6X
Bus Width384 bitvs384 bit
Memory Speed1313 MHz
21 Gbps effective
vs1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective
Memory Size24576 Mbvs12288 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 3090 TiGeForce RTX 3080 Ti
TDP450 wattsvs350 watts
Release Date27 Jan 2022vs31 May 2021

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    208.30 GP/s
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    186.50 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    625.00 GT/s
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    532.80 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    1008.00 GB/s
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    912.40 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    40000.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    34100.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    133
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    118

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    334
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    292

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    175
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    120

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    125
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    114

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    333
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    249

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    276
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    223

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    299
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    266

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    112
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    102

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    271
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    211

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    144
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    137

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    113
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    103

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    236
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    211

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    208
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    161

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    228
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    202

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    72
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    64

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    170
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    139

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    89
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    78

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    88
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    80

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    142
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    125

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    114
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    96

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    133
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    120

FPS (higher is better)