GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs GeForce RTX 3090
Summary
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
100%
GeForce RTX 3090
107%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB |
| 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 3090 |
| 7% 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) |
HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 3090
The GeForce RTX 3090 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 3090 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | GA102 (GA102-220-A1) | vs | GA102 (GA102-300-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 | 10496 |
| Tensor Cores | 280 | vs | none |
| Raytracing Cores | 70 | vs | none |
| Compute Units | 70 | vs | 82 |
| Core clock | 1260 MHz | vs | 1395 MHz |
| ROPs | 96 | vs | 112 |
| TMUs | 280 | vs | 328 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | | GeForce RTX 3090 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | vs | GDDR6X |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | vs | 384 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective | vs | 1219 MHz
19.5 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 12288 Mb | vs | 24576 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | | GeForce RTX 3090 | |
|---|
| TDP | 350 watts | vs | 350 watts |
| Release Date | 11 Jan 2022 | vs | 1 Sep 2020 |
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
164.20 GP/s
GeForce RTX 3090
189.80 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
478.80 GT/s
GeForce RTX 3090
556.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
912.40 GB/s
GeForce RTX 3090
936.20 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
30640.00 GFLOPs
GeForce RTX 3090
35580.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
127
GeForce RTX 3090
126
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
303
GeForce RTX 3090
319
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
128
GeForce RTX 3090
168
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
116
GeForce RTX 3090
120
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
258
GeForce RTX 3090
279
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
232
GeForce RTX 3090
271
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
110
GeForce RTX 3090
105
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
237
GeForce RTX 3090
254
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
120
GeForce RTX 3090
139
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
105
GeForce RTX 3090
109
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
214
GeForce RTX 3090
221
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
175
GeForce RTX 3090
199
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
67
GeForce RTX 3090
69
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
145
GeForce RTX 3090
157
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
79
GeForce RTX 3090
84
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
81
GeForce RTX 3090
85
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
118
GeForce RTX 3090
133
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
95
GeForce RTX 3090
100
FPS (higher is better)