nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory8960
Cores912.4 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand16GB GDDR6X
Memory10240
Cores736.3 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
12GB GDDR6X 350W $799 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 $999 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 (267 benchmarks)
Dying Light The Beast
8 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG Techland
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+37%)
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 89 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+41%)
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+39%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
Winner
Loser
Titan Quest II
7.8 2025 • Action, RPG, Early Access Grimlore Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+47%)
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 87 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+48%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+43%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Winner
Loser
Tales of the Shire A The Lord of The Rings Game
7.8 2025 • Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation Wētā Workshop
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+2%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+28%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+48%)
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Winner
Loser
Killing Floor 3
7 2025 • Action Tripwire Interactive
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+44%)
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+45%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+48%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
Winner
Loser
WUCHANG Fallen Feathers
7 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG Leenzee
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+43%)
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+38%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+36%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
Winner
Loser
Mecha BREAK
7.6 2025 • Action, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play Amazing Seasun Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+36%)
AVG 106 FPS
MIN 82 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+42%)
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER (+44%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER Wins!
Based on 267 benchmarks across 81 games
68
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
+43.8%
97
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
1
Wins
68
Avg FPS
57
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
NVIDIA • 16GB GDDR6X
261
Wins
97
Avg FPS
83
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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