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    GeForce RTX 3080 vs GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

    GeForce RTX 3080
    Memory: 10240Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
    Release date: 1 Sep 2020
    GeForce RTX 3080
    GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    Memory: 11264Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: 20 Aug 2018
    GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      128%
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3080

    28% 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 2080 Ti

    70 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the 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)
    GeForce RTX 3080

    HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 3080

    The GeForce RTX 3080 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (60 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce RTX 3080GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    GPU NameGA102 (GA102-200-K1-A1)vsTU102 ()
    Fab Process8 nmvs12 nm
    Die Size628 mm²vs754 mm²
    Transistors28,000 millionvs18,600 million
    Shaders8704vs4352
    Compute Units68vs68
    Core clock1440 MHzvs1350 MHz
    ROPs96vs88
    TMUs272vs272

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce RTX 3080GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    Memory TypeGDDR6XvsGDDR6
    Bus Width320 bitvs352 bit
    Memory Speed1188 MHz
    19 Gbps effective    		vs1750 MHz
    14000 MHz effective
    Memory Size10240 Mbvs11264 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce RTX 3080GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
    TDP320 wattsvs250 watts
    Release Date1 Sep 2020vs20 Aug 2018

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      164.20 GP/s
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      132.00 GP/s

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      465.10 GT/s
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      408.00 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      760.30 GB/s
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      616.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      29770.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      13056.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Game benchmarks

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      115
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      74

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      174
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      142

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      128
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      107

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      255
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      201

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      287
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      191

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      110
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      91

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      200
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      187

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      111
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      114

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      120
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      119

    FPS (higher is better)

    Forza Horizon 5

    Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      108
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      94

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      134
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      134

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      248
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      206

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      126
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      95

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      50
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      103
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      92

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      276
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      182

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      208
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      138

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      285
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      208

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      256
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      186

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      112
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      94

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      100
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      171
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      124

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      112
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      87

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      211
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      155

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      194
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      153

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      76
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      63

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      177
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      138

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      129
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      91

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      119
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      119

    FPS (higher is better)

    Forza Horizon 5

    Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      96
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      82

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      111
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      103

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      202
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      153

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      106
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      48
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      102
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      75

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      194
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      141

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      159
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      104

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      224
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      153

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      181
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      138

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      87
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      72

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      60
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      110
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      79

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      69
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      130
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      94

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      123
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      97

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      40
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      31

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      106
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      81

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      73
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      96
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      79

    FPS (higher is better)

    Forza Horizon 5

    Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      73
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      60

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      76
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      116
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      86

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      67
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      50

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      42
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      69
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      104
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      87
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      135
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      90

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      103
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      78

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      57
    • GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

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