GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Summary
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
114%
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3090 Ti |
| 14% 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 RTX 3080 12 GB |
| 100 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 |
| Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR) |
| Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS) |
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).
Core Configuration
| GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | | GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | |
|---|
| GPU Name | GA102 (GA102-350-A1) | vs | GA102 (GA102-220-A1) |
| Fab Process | 8 nm | vs | 8 nm |
| Die Size | 628 mm² | vs | 628 mm² |
| Transistors | 28,300 million | vs | 28,300 million |
| Shaders | 10752 | vs | 8960 |
| Tensor Cores | 336 | vs | 280 |
| Raytracing Cores | 84 | vs | 70 |
| Compute Units | 84 | vs | 70 |
| Core clock | 1560 MHz | vs | 1260 MHz |
| ROPs | 112 | vs | 96 |
| TMUs | 336 | vs | 280 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | | GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | vs | GDDR6X |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | vs | 384 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1313 MHz
21 Gbps effective | vs | 1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 24576 Mb | vs | 12288 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | | GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | |
|---|
| TDP | 450 watts | vs | 350 watts |
| Release Date | 27 Jan 2022 | vs | 11 Jan 2022 |
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
208.30 GP/s
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
164.20 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
625.00 GT/s
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
478.80 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
1008.00 GB/s
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
912.40 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
40000.00 GFLOPs
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
30640.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
133
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
127
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
334
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
303
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
175
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
128
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
125
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
116
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
333
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
258
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
276
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
232
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
112
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
110
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
271
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
237
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
144
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
120
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
113
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
105
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
236
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
214
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
208
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
175
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
72
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
67
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
170
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
145
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
89
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
79
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
88
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
81
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
142
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
118
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
114
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
95
FPS (higher is better)