GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB vs GeForce RTX 3080
Summary
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
154%
GeForce RTX 3080
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB |
| 54% higher gaming performance. |
| This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
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 16 GB
The GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (18 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB | | GeForce RTX 3080 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | AD103 (AD103-300-A1) | vs | GA102 (GA102-200-K1-A1) |
| Fab Process | 4 nm | vs | 8 nm |
| Die Size | 379 mm² | vs | 628 mm² |
| Transistors | 45,900 million | vs | 28,000 million |
| Shaders | 9728 | vs | 8704 |
| Tensor Cores | 304 | vs | none |
| Raytracing Cores | 76 | vs | none |
| Compute Units | 76 | vs | 68 |
| Core clock | 2205 MHz | vs | 1440 MHz |
| ROPs | 112 | vs | 96 |
| TMUs | 304 | vs | 272 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB | | GeForce RTX 3080 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | vs | GDDR6X |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | vs | 320 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1437 MHz
23 Gbps effective | vs | 1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 16384 Mb | vs | 10240 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB | | GeForce RTX 3080 | |
|---|
| TDP | 320 watts | vs | 320 watts |
| Release Date | 20 Sep 2022 | vs | 1 Sep 2020 |
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
280.60 GP/s
GeForce RTX 3080
164.20 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
761.50 GT/s
GeForce RTX 3080
465.10 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
735.70 GB/s
GeForce RTX 3080
760.30 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
48740.00 GFLOPs
GeForce RTX 3080
29770.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
192
GeForce RTX 3080
115
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
188
GeForce RTX 3080
111
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
165
GeForce RTX 3080
108
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
394
GeForce RTX 3080
248
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
315
GeForce RTX 3080
208
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
388
GeForce RTX 3080
256
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
154
GeForce RTX 3080
100
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
169
GeForce RTX 3080
129
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
152
GeForce RTX 3080
96
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
291
GeForce RTX 3080
202
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
245
GeForce RTX 3080
159
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
292
GeForce RTX 3080
181
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
102
GeForce RTX 3080
60
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
105
GeForce RTX 3080
73
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
121
GeForce RTX 3080
73
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
172
GeForce RTX 3080
116
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
134
GeForce RTX 3080
87
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
154
GeForce RTX 3080
103
FPS (higher is better)