nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory8960
Cores912.4 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand24GB GDDR6X
Memory16384
Cores1010 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
12GB GDDR6X 350W $799 Jan 2022
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
$799 • Jan 2022
VS
GeForce RTX 4090
$1599 • Sep 2022
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
24GB GDDR6X 450W $1599 Sep 2022
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 12 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6X |
| TDP | 350 W | 450 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1710 MHz | 2520 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 912.4 GB/s | 1010 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ada Lovelace |
| Shading Units | 8960 | 16384 |
| RT Cores | 70 | 128 |
| TMUs | 280 | 512 |
| ROPs | 96 | 176 |
| Memory Bus | 384-bit | 384-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1188 MHz | 1313 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 164.2 GPixel/s | 443.5 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 912.4 GTexel/s | 1.01 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 30.64 GFLOPS | 82.58 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 5.00 MB | 72.00 MB |
| Die Size | 628 mm² | 609 mm² |
| Transistors | 28300 Million | 76300 Million |
| Required PSU | 750 W | 850 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
42193 (+110%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
173382
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
316301 (+82%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
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
615.9 FPS (+191%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
26575
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
38309 (+44%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Game Benchmarks Comparison (524 benchmarks)
Europa Universalis V
8.1 2025 • Strategy Paradox Tinto
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+50%)
AVG 198 FPS
MIN 169 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 132 FPS
MIN 111 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+47%)
AVG 119 FPS
MIN 106 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+25%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Winner
Loser
Jurassic World Evolution 3
8 2025 • Simulation, Strategy Frontier Developments
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+69%)
AVG 137 FPS
MIN 119 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+80%)
AVG 115 FPS
MIN 99 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+103%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Outer Worlds 2
8 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG Obsidian Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+76%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+94%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+105%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+43%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+90%)
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+106%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Winner
Loser
Vampire The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2
7.8 2025 • Action, RPG The Chinese Room
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+77%)
AVG 126 FPS
MIN 116 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+75%)
AVG 91 FPS
MIN 84 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+93%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Winner
Loser
NINJA GAIDEN 4
9.2 2025 • Action, Adventure PlatinumGames Inc. / Team NINJA / KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+48%)
AVG 236 FPS
MIN 218 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 160 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+77%)
AVG 177 FPS
MIN 147 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+90%)
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
Winner
Loser
ARC Raiders
8 2025 • Action Embark Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+76%)
AVG 178 FPS
MIN 159 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+88%)
AVG 141 FPS
MIN 121 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+95%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Wins!
Based on 524 benchmarks across 147 games
79
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
+67.2%
133
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
0
Wins
79
Avg FPS
67
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA • 24GB GDDR6X
503
Wins
133
Avg FPS
114
Min FPS
96%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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