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 $329.99 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
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 (414 benchmarks)
The Blood of Dawnwalker
7 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG Rebel Wolves
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+48%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+49%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+48%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
8 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+44%)
AVG 137 FPS
MIN 123 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+44%)
AVG 102 FPS
MIN 91 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+46%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
7 2026 • Action, Adventure Asobo Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+54%)
AVG 159 FPS
MIN 138 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 103 FPS
MIN 91 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+53%)
AVG 115 FPS
MIN 104 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+56%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
Winner
Loser
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta
8 2026 • Action Infinity Ward, Beenox, Digital Legends, Activision Shanghai, Raven Software, Treyarch, Sledgehammer Games, High Moon Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+50%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+54%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+43%)
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Sinking City 2
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Frogwares
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+36%)
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 92 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+41%)
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+42%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Winner
Loser
Hell Let Loose: Vietnam
7.1 2026 • Action, Simulation, Strategy, Massively Multiplayer Expression Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+51%)
AVG 106 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+48%)
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+38%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER Wins!
Based on 414 benchmarks across 118 games
67
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
+44.4%
97
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
2
Wins
67
Avg FPS
56
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
NVIDIA • 16GB GDDR6X
405
Wins
97
Avg FPS
81
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
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