GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
Memory: 24576Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
Release date: 27 Jan 2022
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Memory: 11264Mb GDDR5XDESKTOP
Release date: UNRELEASED
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    224%
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

124% 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

230 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
Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

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 (18 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 3090 TiGeForce GTX 1080 Ti
GPU NameGA102 (GA102-350-A1)vsGP102 (GP102-350-K1-A1)
Fab Process8 nmvs16 nm
Die Size628 mm²vs471 mm²
Transistors28,300 millionvs12,000 million
Shaders10752vs3584
Tensor Cores336vsnone
Raytracing Cores84vsnone
Compute Units84vs28
Core clock1560 MHzvs1480 MHz
ROPs112vs88
TMUs336vs224

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 3090 TiGeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Memory TypeGDDR6XvsGDDR5X
Bus Width384 bitvs352 bit
Memory Speed1313 MHz
21 Gbps effective
vs1376 MHz
11008 MHz effective
Memory Size24576 Mbvs11264 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 3090 TiGeForce GTX 1080 Ti
TDP450 wattsvs220 watts
Release Date27 Jan 2022vsUNRELEASED

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    208.30 GP/s
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    130.20 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    625.00 GT/s
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    332.00 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    1008.00 GB/s
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    484.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    40000.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    10609.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    133
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    66

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    334
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    163

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    175
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    89

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    333
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    148

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 GTX 1080 Ti
    115

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    299
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    140

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    112
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    271
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    121

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    144
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    66

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    236
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    101

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 GTX 1080 Ti
    78

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    228
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    108

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    72
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    33

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    170
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    72

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    89
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    142
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    55

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 GTX 1080 Ti
    42

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
    133
  • GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
    66

FPS (higher is better)