GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB vs GeForce RTX 3080
Summary
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB |
| This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
| Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on specifications. |
Reasons to consider 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) |
HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB
Based on theoretical specifications.
Core Configuration
| GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB | | GeForce RTX 3080 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | AD104 (AD104-400-A1) | vs | GA102 (GA102-200-K1-A1) |
| Fab Process | 4 nm | vs | 8 nm |
| Die Size | 295 mm² | vs | 628 mm² |
| Transistors | 35,800 million | vs | 28,000 million |
| Shaders | 7680 | vs | 8704 |
| Tensor Cores | 240 | vs | none |
| Raytracing Cores | 60 | vs | none |
| Compute Units | 60 | vs | 68 |
| Core clock | 2310 MHz | vs | 1440 MHz |
| ROPs | 80 | vs | 96 |
| TMUs | 240 | vs | 272 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB | | GeForce RTX 3080 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | vs | GDDR6X |
| Bus Width | 192 bit | vs | 320 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1312 MHz
21 Gbps effective | vs | 1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 12288 Mb | vs | 10240 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB | | GeForce RTX 3080 | |
|---|
| TDP | 285 watts | vs | 320 watts |
| Release Date | 20 Sep 2022 | vs | 1 Sep 2020 |
GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB
208.80 GP/s
GeForce RTX 3080
164.20 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB
626.40 GT/s
GeForce RTX 3080
465.10 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB
503.80 GB/s
GeForce RTX 3080
760.30 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB
40090.00 GFLOPs
GeForce RTX 3080
29770.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better