GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Summary
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
196%
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB |
| 96% 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 GTX 1080 Ti |
| 130 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB . |
| Supports PhysX |
| Supports G-Sync |
| Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty) |
| Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute |
| Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications |
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 (15 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | | GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | |
|---|
| GPU Name | GA102 (GA102-220-A1) | vs | GP102 (GP102-350-K1-A1) |
| Fab Process | 8 nm | vs | 16 nm |
| Die Size | 628 mm² | vs | 471 mm² |
| Transistors | 28,300 million | vs | 12,000 million |
| Shaders | 8960 | vs | 3584 |
| Tensor Cores | 280 | vs | none |
| Raytracing Cores | 70 | vs | none |
| Compute Units | 70 | vs | 28 |
| Core clock | 1260 MHz | vs | 1480 MHz |
| ROPs | 96 | vs | 88 |
| TMUs | 280 | vs | 224 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | | GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | vs | GDDR5X |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | vs | 352 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective | vs | 1376 MHz
11008 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 12288 Mb | vs | 11264 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | | GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | |
|---|
| TDP | 350 watts | vs | 220 watts |
| Release Date | 11 Jan 2022 | vs | UNRELEASED |
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
164.20 GP/s
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
130.20 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
478.80 GT/s
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
332.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
912.40 GB/s
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
484.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
30640.00 GFLOPs
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
10609.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
127
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
66
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
303
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
163
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
128
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
89
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
258
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
148
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
232
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
115
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
110
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
53
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
237
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
121
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
120
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
66
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
214
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
101
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
175
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
78
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
67
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
33
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
145
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
72
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
79
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
42
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
118
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
55
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
95
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
42
FPS (higher is better)