GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB vs GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
Summary
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
125%
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB |
| 25% higher gaming performance. |
| 130 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 . |
Reasons to consider 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 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 3090 Ti | |
|---|
| GPU Name | AD103 (AD103-300-A1) | vs | GA102 (GA102-350-A1) |
| Fab Process | 4 nm | vs | 8 nm |
| Die Size | 379 mm² | vs | 628 mm² |
| Transistors | 45,900 million | vs | 28,300 million |
| Shaders | 9728 | vs | 10752 |
| Tensor Cores | 304 | vs | 336 |
| Raytracing Cores | 76 | vs | 84 |
| Compute Units | 76 | vs | 84 |
| Core clock | 2205 MHz | vs | 1560 MHz |
| ROPs | 112 | vs | 112 |
| TMUs | 304 | vs | 336 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB | | GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | vs | GDDR6X |
| Bus Width | 256 bit | vs | 384 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1437 MHz
23 Gbps effective | vs | 1313 MHz
21 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 16384 Mb | vs | 24576 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB | | GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | |
|---|
| TDP | 320 watts | vs | 450 watts |
| Release Date | 20 Sep 2022 | vs | 27 Jan 2022 |
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
280.60 GP/s
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
208.30 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
761.50 GT/s
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
625.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
735.70 GB/s
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
1008.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
48740.00 GFLOPs
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
40000.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
192
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
133
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
188
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
175
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
165
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
125
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
394
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
333
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
315
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
276
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
388
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
299
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
154
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
112
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
169
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
144
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
152
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
113
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
291
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
236
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
245
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
208
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
292
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
228
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
102
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
72
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
105
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
89
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
121
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
88
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
172
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
142
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
134
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
114
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
154
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
133
FPS (higher is better)