nvidia

Brand

10GB GDDR6X

Memory

8704

Cores

760.3 GB/s

Bandwidth

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

$699 Aug 2020 View Details

nvidia

Brand

12GB GDDR6X

Memory

8960

Cores

912.4 GB/s

Bandwidth

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

$799 Jan 2022 View Details

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

10GB GDDR6X 320W $699 Aug 2020

GeForce RTX 3080

$699 • Aug 2020

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

$799 • Jan 2022

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

12GB GDDR6X 350W $799 Jan 2022

Specs Comparison

Specification	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Memory Size	10 GB	12 GB
Memory Type	GDDR6X	GDDR6X
TDP	320 W	350 W
Core Clock	N/A	N/A
Boost Clock	1710 MHz	1710 MHz
Memory Bandwidth	760.3 GB/s	912.4 GB/s
Process Size	8nm	8nm
Architecture	Ampere	Ampere
Shading Units	8704	8960
RT Cores	68	70
TMUs	272	280
ROPs	96	96
Memory Bus	320-bit	384-bit
Memory Clock	1188 MHz	1188 MHz
Pixel Rate	164.2 GPixel/s	164.2 GPixel/s
Texture Rate	760.3 GTexel/s	912.4 GTexel/s
FP32 Performance	29.77 GFLOPS	30.64 GFLOPS
L2 Cache	5.00 MB	5.00 MB
Die Size	628 mm²	628 mm²
Transistors	28300 Million	28300 Million
Required PSU	700 W	750 W
Power Connectors	1x 12-pin	1x 12-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	Samsung

Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks

3DMark Time Spy

Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads

Graphics Score

19022

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

20091 (+6%)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

Geekbench 6

Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs

OpenCL Score

161903

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

173382 (+7%)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

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

211.5 FPS

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

PassMark G2D

Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations

G2D Mark

25153

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

26575 (+6%)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

Game Benchmarks Comparison (336 benchmarks)

Borderlands 4

7.8 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG • Gearbox Software

1080p

| ultra

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+16%)

AVG 52 FPS

MIN 42 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080

AVG 45 FPS

MIN 37 FPS

1440p

| ultra

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+19%)

AVG 37 FPS

MIN 27 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080

AVG 31 FPS

MIN 26 FPS

2160p

| ultra

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+73%)

AVG 19 FPS

MIN 12 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080

AVG 11 FPS

MIN 9 FPS

Winner

Loser

Marvel's Spider-Man 2

7.9 2025 • Action, Adventure • Insomniac Games, Nixxes Software

1080p

| ultra

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+4%)

AVG 83 FPS

MIN 61 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080

AVG 80 FPS

MIN 59 FPS

1440p

| ultra

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+6%)

AVG 67 FPS

MIN 50 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080

AVG 63 FPS

MIN 48 FPS

2160p

| ultra

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+7%)

AVG 47 FPS

MIN 35 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080

AVG 44 FPS

MIN 32 FPS

1080p

| ultra

| RTX

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+4%)

AVG 47 FPS

MIN 34 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080

AVG 45 FPS

MIN 33 FPS

1440p

| ultra

| RTX

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+6%)

AVG 38 FPS

MIN 28 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080

AVG 36 FPS

MIN 27 FPS

2160p

| ultra

| RTX

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+5%)

AVG 21 FPS

MIN 12 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080

AVG 20 FPS

MIN 12 FPS

Winner

Loser

Sniper Elite Resistance

8.5 2025 • Action, Adventure • Rebellion

1080p

| ultra

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+5%)

AVG 177 FPS

MIN 159 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080

AVG 169 FPS

MIN 153 FPS

1440p

| ultra

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+5%)

AVG 136 FPS

MIN 119 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080

AVG 129 FPS

MIN 113 FPS

2160p

| ultra

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+8%)

AVG 85 FPS

MIN 69 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080

AVG 79 FPS

MIN 64 FPS

Winner

Loser

FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH

8.1 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG • Square Enix

1080p

| ultra

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+4%)

AVG 104 FPS

MIN 86 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080

AVG 100 FPS

MIN 83 FPS

1440p

| ultra

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+5%)

AVG 81 FPS

MIN 69 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080

AVG 77 FPS

MIN 65 FPS

2160p

| ultra

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+8%)

AVG 54 FPS

MIN 46 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080

AVG 50 FPS

MIN 43 FPS

Winner

Loser

Assetto Corsa EVO

6 2025 • Racing, Simulation, Sports, Early Access • KUNOS Simulazioni

1080p

| ultra

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+4%)

AVG 73 FPS

MIN 55 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080

AVG 70 FPS

MIN 53 FPS

1440p

| ultra

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+4%)

AVG 51 FPS

MIN 40 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080

AVG 49 FPS

MIN 38 FPS

2160p

| ultra

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+76%)

AVG 30 FPS

MIN 24 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080

AVG 17 FPS

MIN 14 FPS

Winner

Loser

DYNASTY WARRIORS ORIGINS

8.6 2025 • Action, RPG, Strategy • KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.

1080p

| ultra

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+4%)

AVG 197 FPS

MIN 175 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080

AVG 189 FPS

MIN 167 FPS

1440p

| ultra

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+6%)

AVG 145 FPS

MIN 132 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080

AVG 137 FPS

MIN 125 FPS

2160p

| ultra

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+8%)

AVG 81 FPS

MIN 72 FPS

GeForce RTX 3080

AVG 75 FPS

MIN 67 FPS

Winner

Loser

No more benchmarks available for this comparison