GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Memory: 12288Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
Release date: 11 Jan 2022
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Memory: 12288Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
Release date: 31 May 2021
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    102%
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider 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
Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3080 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)

No clear winner declared

These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (18 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GBGeForce RTX 3080 Ti
GPU NameGA102 (GA102-220-A1)vsGA102 (GA102-225-A1)
Fab Process8 nmvs8 nm
Die Size628 mm²vs628 mm²
Transistors28,300 millionvs28,300 million
Shaders8960vs10240
Tensor Cores280vs320
Raytracing Cores70vs80
Compute Units70vs80
Core clock1260 MHzvs1365 MHz
ROPs96vs112
TMUs280vs320

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GBGeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Memory TypeGDDR6XvsGDDR6X
Bus Width384 bitvs384 bit
Memory Speed1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective
vs1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective
Memory Size12288 Mbvs12288 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GBGeForce RTX 3080 Ti
TDP350 wattsvs350 watts
Release Date11 Jan 2022vs31 May 2021

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    164.20 GP/s
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    186.50 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    478.80 GT/s
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    532.80 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    912.40 GB/s
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    912.40 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    30640.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    34100.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    127
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    118

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    303
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    292

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    128
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    120

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    116
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    114

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    258
  • 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 3080 12 GB
    232
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    223

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    110
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    102

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    237
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    211

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    120
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    137

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    105
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    103

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    214
  • 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 3080 12 GB
    175
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    161

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    67
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    64

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    145
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    139

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    79
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    78

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    81
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    80

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    118
  • 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 3080 12 GB
    95
  • GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
    96

FPS (higher is better)