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
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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 (538 benchmarks)
Where Winds Meet
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play Everstone Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+81%)
AVG 194 FPS
MIN 155 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 96 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+84%)
AVG 156 FPS
MIN 142 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assetto Corsa Rally
8.1 2025 • Racing Supernova Games Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+45%)
AVG 141 FPS
MIN 120 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+56%)
AVG 112 FPS
MIN 94 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+73%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
Winner
Loser
Anno 117 Pax Romana
7.5 2025 • Simulation, Strategy Ubisoft Mainz
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+90%)
AVG 116 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+94%)
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+91%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+92%)
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+97%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4090 (+109%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 22 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Winner
Loser
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
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Wins!
Based on 538 benchmarks across 150 games
132
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
VS
+67.4%
79
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA • 24GB GDDR6X
517
Wins
132
Avg FPS
113
Min FPS
96%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
0
Wins
79
Avg FPS
67
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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