NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
nvidia
Brand24GB GDDR6X
Memory10496
Cores936.2 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3090
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory8960
Cores912.4 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
GeForce RTX 3090
$1499 • Aug 2020
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
$799 • Jan 2022
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6X |
| TDP | 350 W | 350 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1695 MHz | 1710 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 936.2 GB/s | 912.4 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | 8nm |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| Shading Units | 10496 | 8960 |
| RT Cores | 82 | 70 |
| TMUs | 328 | 280 |
| ROPs | 112 | 96 |
| Memory Bus | 384-bit | 384-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1219 MHz | 1188 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 189.8 GPixel/s | 164.2 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 936.2 GTexel/s | 912.4 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 35.58 GFLOPS | 30.64 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 6.00 MB | 5.00 MB |
| Die Size | 628 mm² | 628 mm² |
| Transistors | 28300 Million | 28300 Million |
| Required PSU | 750 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
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
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)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Wins!
Based on 4 synthetic benchmarks
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
NVIDIA • 24GB GDDR6X
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
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