NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
nvidia
Brand11GB GDDR6
Memory4352
Cores616 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 2080 Ti
VS
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory8960
Cores912.4 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
11GB GDDR6 250W N/A Sep 2018
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
$999 • Sep 2018
VS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
$799 • Jan 2022
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
12GB GDDR6X 350W $329.99 Jan 2022
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 11 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| TDP | 250 W | 350 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1545 MHz | 1710 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 616 GB/s | 912.4 GB/s |
| Process Size | 12nm | 8nm |
| Architecture | Turing | Ampere |
| Shading Units | 4352 | 8960 |
| RT Cores | 68 | 70 |
| TMUs | 272 | 280 |
| ROPs | 88 | 96 |
| Memory Bus | 352-bit | 384-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1750 MHz | 1188 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 136 GPixel/s | 164.2 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 616 GTexel/s | 912.4 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 13.45 GFLOPS | 30.64 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 5.50 MB | 5.00 MB |
| Die Size | 754 mm² | 628 mm² |
| Transistors | 18600 Million | 28300 Million |
| Required PSU | 600 W | 750 W |
| Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 12-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | TSMC | Samsung |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
14203
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
20091 (+41%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
144745
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
173382 (+20%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
165.2 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
211.5 FPS (+28%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
21619
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
26575 (+23%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (582 benchmarks)
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora From The Ashes
7.6 2025 • Action, Adventure Massive Entertainment – A Ubisoft Studio, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft Düsseldorf, Ubisoft Reflections
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+39%)
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+52%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+45%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
PRAGMATA SKETCHBOOK - DEMO
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+50%)
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+57%)
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+61%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Mirage Valley of Memories
8 2025 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Bordeaux
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+46%)
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+44%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+38%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
Winner
Loser
Company of Heroes 3: Endure & Defy
8.5 2025 • Action, Strategy Relic Entertainment
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+58%)
AVG 185 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
AVG 117 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+43%)
AVG 133 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+66%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
Winner
Loser
Of Ash and Steel
8.7 2025 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Fire & Frost
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+41%)
AVG 151 FPS
MIN 131 FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 87 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+53%)
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
Winner
Loser
Where Winds Meet
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play Everstone Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+55%)
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 96 FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+49%)
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB Wins!
Based on 582 benchmarks across 162 games
55
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
VS
+42.5%
78
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
NVIDIA • 11GB GDDR6
0
Wins
55
Avg FPS
46
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
572
Wins
78
Avg FPS
66
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
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