NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory8960
Cores912.4 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand16GB GDDR6X
Memory10240
Cores736.3 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
12GB GDDR6X 350W N/A Jan 2022
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
$799 • Jan 2022
VS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
$999 • Jan 2024
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
16GB GDDR6X 320W $989.99 Jan 2024
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2550 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 912.4 GB/s | 736.3 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ada Lovelace |
| Shading Units | 8960 | 10240 |
| RT Cores | 70 | 80 |
| TMUs | 280 | 320 |
| ROPs | 96 | 112 |
| Memory Bus | 384-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1188 MHz | 1438 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 164.2 GPixel/s | 285.6 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 912.4 GTexel/s | 736.3 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 30.64 GFLOPS | 52.22 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
30716 (+53%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
173382
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
250691 (+45%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
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
326.9 FPS (+55%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
26575
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
34290 (+29%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Game Benchmarks Comparison (339 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 SUPER (+59%)
AVG 108 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+54%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 68 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+56%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 43 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 SUPER (+45%)
AVG 122 FPS
MIN 110 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+45%)
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+47%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 59 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 SUPER (+49%)
AVG 156 FPS
MIN 133 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+56%)
AVG 137 FPS
MIN 121 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+57%)
AVG 91 FPS
MIN 83 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 SUPER (+49%)
AVG 276 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 185 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+68%)
AVG 224 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 133 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+44%)
AVG 105 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 3080 12 GB
AVG 151 FPS
MIN 131 FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+45%)
AVG 219 FPS
MIN 171 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+39%)
AVG 132 FPS
MIN 113 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 4080 SUPER (+50%)
AVG 160 FPS
MIN 145 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 96 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+49%)
AVG 127 FPS
MIN 115 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 SUPER Wins!
Based on 339 benchmarks across 100 games
69
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
+43.5%
99
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
2
Wins
69
Avg FPS
57
Min FPS
1%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
NVIDIA • 16GB GDDR6X
330
Wins
99
Avg FPS
83
Min FPS
97%
Win Rate
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