nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory8960
Cores912.4 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand8GB GDDR6
Memory2944
Cores448 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
12GB GDDR6X 350W $799 Jan 2022
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
$799 • Jan 2022
VS
GeForce RTX 2080
$699 • Sep 2018
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
8GB GDDR6 215W $699 Sep 2018
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 350 W | 215 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1710 MHz | 1710 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 912.4 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | 12nm |
| Architecture | Ampere | Turing |
| Shading Units | 8960 | 2944 |
| RT Cores | 70 | 46 |
| TMUs | 280 | 184 |
| ROPs | 96 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 384-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1188 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 164.2 GPixel/s | 109.4 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 912.4 GTexel/s | 448 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 30.64 GFLOPS | 10.07 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 5.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Die Size | 628 mm² | 545 mm² |
| Transistors | 28300 Million | 13600 Million |
| Required PSU | 750 W | 550 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | Samsung | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
20091 (+85%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
10843
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
173382 (+46%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
118637
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
211.5 FPS (+65%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
128.3 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
26575 (+42%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
18747
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
Game Benchmarks Comparison (108 benchmarks)
The Callisto Protocol™
7.3 2022 • Action, Adventure Striking Distance Studios
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 2080
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+113%)
AVG 113 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 2080
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+105%)
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 2080
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+126%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Winner
Loser
Cities: Skylines II
7.8 2023 • Simulation Colossal Order Ltd.
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 2080
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+64%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 2080
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+70%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 2080
AVG 12 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+142%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Mirage
8 2023 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Bordeaux
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+51%)
AVG 119 FPS
MIN 105 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+55%)
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+68%)
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
Winner
Loser
FINAL FANTASY XVI
7.7 2024 • Action, RPG Square Enix
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+74%)
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+81%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+94%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Winner
Loser
Starfield
7.6 2023 • RPG Bethesda Game Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+103%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+100%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+112%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| dlss 1 quality
| Patch: v1.8.86
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+105%)
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| dlss 1 quality
| Patch: v1.8.86
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+100%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| dlss 1 quality
| Patch: v1.8.86
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+108%)
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Winner
Loser
REMNANT II®
2023 • Gunfire Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+86%)
AVG 123 FPS
MIN 113 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+80%)
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 2080
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+84%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB Wins!
Based on 108 benchmarks across 26 games
85
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
+81%
47
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
106
Wins
85
Avg FPS
73
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR6
0
Wins
47
Avg FPS
40
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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