GeForce RTX 4090 vs GeForce RTX 3080
Summary
GeForce RTX 4090
181%
GeForce RTX 3080
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 4090 |
| 81% higher gaming performance. |
| This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3080 |
| 130 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 4090 . |
| 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 4090
The GeForce RTX 4090 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (18 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce RTX 4090 | | GeForce RTX 3080 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | AD102 (AD102-300-A1) | vs | GA102 (GA102-200-K1-A1) |
| Fab Process | 4 nm | vs | 8 nm |
| Die Size | 608 mm² | vs | 628 mm² |
| Transistors | 76,300 million | vs | 28,000 million |
| Shaders | 16384 | vs | 8704 |
| Tensor Cores | 512 | vs | none |
| Raytracing Cores | 128 | vs | none |
| Compute Units | 128 | vs | 68 |
| Core clock | 2235 MHz | vs | 1440 MHz |
| ROPs | 176 | vs | 96 |
| TMUs | 512 | vs | 272 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce RTX 4090 | | GeForce RTX 3080 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | vs | GDDR6X |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | vs | 320 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1325 MHz
21.2 Gbps effective | vs | 1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 24576 Mb | vs | 10240 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 4090 | | GeForce RTX 3080 | |
|---|
| TDP | 450 watts | vs | 320 watts |
| Release Date | 20 Sep 2022 | vs | 1 Sep 2020 |
GeForce RTX 4090
443.50 GP/s
GeForce RTX 3080
164.20 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4090
1290.00 GT/s
GeForce RTX 3080
465.10 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4090
1018.00 GB/s
GeForce RTX 3080
760.30 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4090
82580.00 GFLOPs
GeForce RTX 3080
29770.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
224
GeForce RTX 3080
115
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
190
GeForce RTX 3080
111
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 4090
178
GeForce RTX 3080
108
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
421
GeForce RTX 3080
248
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 4090
319
GeForce RTX 3080
208
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce RTX 4090
436
GeForce RTX 3080
256
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
180
GeForce RTX 3080
100
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
186
GeForce RTX 3080
129
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 4090
168
GeForce RTX 3080
96
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
356
GeForce RTX 3080
202
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 4090
263
GeForce RTX 3080
159
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce RTX 4090
370
GeForce RTX 3080
181
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
123
GeForce RTX 3080
60
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
130
GeForce RTX 3080
73
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 4090
147
GeForce RTX 3080
73
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
231
GeForce RTX 3080
116
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 4090
176
GeForce RTX 3080
87
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce RTX 4090
215
GeForce RTX 3080
103
FPS (higher is better)