nvidia
Brand24GB GDDR6X
Memory16384
Cores1010 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
VS
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory8960
Cores912.4 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
24GB GDDR6X 450W $1599 Sep 2022
GeForce RTX 4090
$1599 • Sep 2022
VS
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 4090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6X |
| TDP | 450 W | 350 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2520 MHz | 1710 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 1010 GB/s | 912.4 GB/s |
| Process Size | 5nm | 8nm |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ampere |
| Shading Units | 16384 | 8960 |
| RT Cores | 128 | 70 |
| TMUs | 512 | 280 |
| ROPs | 176 | 96 |
| Memory Bus | 384-bit | 384-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1313 MHz | 1188 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 443.5 GPixel/s | 164.2 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 1.01 GTexel/s | 912.4 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 82.58 GFLOPS | 30.64 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 72.00 MB | 5.00 MB |
| Die Size | 609 mm² | 628 mm² |
| Transistors | 76300 Million | 28300 Million |
| Required PSU | 850 W | 750 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 16-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 | TSMC | Samsung |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
42193 (+110%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
20091
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
316301 (+82%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
173382
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)
615.9 FPS (+191%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
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
38309 (+44%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
26575
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (486 benchmarks)
Dying Light The Beast
8 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG Techland
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+73%)
AVG 126 FPS
MIN 109 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+79%)
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+81%)
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 56 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 4090 (+74%)
AVG 115 FPS
MIN 104 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+81%)
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+80%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 57 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 4090 (+2%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+28%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+85%)
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 69 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 4090 (+86%)
AVG 123 FPS
MIN 104 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+91%)
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+100%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 37 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 4090 (+75%)
AVG 98 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+78%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+82%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 34 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 4090 (+77%)
AVG 138 FPS
MIN 121 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+85%)
AVG 111 FPS
MIN 98 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+87%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Wins!
Based on 486 benchmarks across 136 games
133
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
VS
+67.7%
79
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA • 24GB GDDR6X
465
Wins
133
Avg FPS
115
Min FPS
96%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
0
Wins
79
Avg FPS
68
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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