NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory8960
Cores912.4 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand16GB GDDR6X
Memory9728
Cores716.8 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 4080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
12GB GDDR6X 350W $329.99 Jan 2022
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
$799 • Jan 2022
VS
GeForce RTX 4080
$1199 • Sep 2022
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
16GB GDDR6X 320W $959.00 Sep 2022
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6X |
| TDP | 350 W | 320 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1710 MHz | 2505 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 912.4 GB/s | 716.8 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ada Lovelace |
| Shading Units | 8960 | 9728 |
| RT Cores | 70 | 76 |
| TMUs | 280 | 304 |
| ROPs | 96 | 112 |
| Memory Bus | 384-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1188 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 164.2 GPixel/s | 280.6 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 912.4 GTexel/s | 716.8 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 30.64 GFLOPS | 48.74 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 5.00 MB | 64.00 MB |
| Die Size | 628 mm² | 379 mm² |
| Transistors | 28300 Million | 45900 Million |
| Required PSU | 750 W | 700 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin | 1x 16-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 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
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
30216 (+50%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
173382
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
217712 (+26%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
211.5 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
320.9 FPS (+52%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
26575
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
34519 (+30%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Game Benchmarks Comparison (557 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 4080 (+57%)
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 91 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 4080 (+52%)
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 4080 (+53%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Winner
Loser
PRAGMATA SKETCHBOOK - DEMO
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+44%)
AVG 121 FPS
MIN 109 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+43%)
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 91 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+42%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Mirage Valley of Memories
8 2025 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Bordeaux
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 4080 (+48%)
AVG 155 FPS
MIN 132 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 4080 (+53%)
AVG 135 FPS
MIN 120 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 4080 (+53%)
AVG 89 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
Winner
Loser
Company of Heroes 3: Endure & Defy
8.5 2025 • Action, Strategy Relic Entertainment
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 4080 (+49%)
AVG 276 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 185 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 4080 (+67%)
AVG 222 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 133 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 4080 (+41%)
AVG 103 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
Of Ash and Steel
8.7 2025 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Fire & Frost
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+43%)
AVG 216 FPS
MIN 170 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 151 FPS
MIN 131 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+37%)
AVG 130 FPS
MIN 111 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
Winner
Loser
Where Winds Meet
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play Everstone Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 96 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 (+48%)
AVG 158 FPS
MIN 143 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 (+47%)
AVG 125 FPS
MIN 114 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Wins!
Based on 557 benchmarks across 157 games
78
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
+38.8%
108
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
4
Wins
78
Avg FPS
65
Min FPS
1%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
NVIDIA • 16GB GDDR6X
532
Wins
108
Avg FPS
91
Min FPS
96%
Win Rate
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