Graphics card comparison
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs GeForce RTX 3080
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
12288 Mb GDDR6X
Released 11 Jan 2022
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3080
10240 Mb GDDR6X
Released 1 Sep 2020
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB109%
- GeForce RTX 3080100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
- 9% higher gaming performance.
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
- Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 3080
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
- Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
The GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (18 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | GeForce RTX 3080 |
|---|
| GPU Name | GA102 (GA102-220-A1) | GA102 (GA102-200-K1-A1) |
| Fab Process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| Die Size | 628 mm² | 628 mm² |
| Transistors | 28,300 million | 28,000 million |
| Shaders | 8960 | 8704 |
| Tensor Cores | 280 | none |
| Raytracing Cores | 70 | none |
| Compute Units | 70 | 68 |
| Core clock | 1260 MHz | 1440 MHz |
| ROPs | 96 | 96 |
| TMUs | 280 | 272 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | GeForce RTX 3080 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6X |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | 320 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective | 1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 12288 Mb | 10240 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | GeForce RTX 3080 |
|---|
| TDP | 350 watts | 320 watts |
| Release Date | 11 Jan 2022 | 1 Sep 2020 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB164.20 GP/s
- GeForce RTX 3080164.20 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB478.80 GT/s
- GeForce RTX 3080465.10 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB912.40 GB/s
- GeForce RTX 3080760.30 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB30640.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce RTX 308029770.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB127
- GeForce RTX 3080115
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB303
- GeForce RTX 3080287
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB128
- GeForce RTX 3080111
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB116
- GeForce RTX 3080108
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB258
- GeForce RTX 3080248
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB232
- GeForce RTX 3080208
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB110
- GeForce RTX 3080100
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB237
- GeForce RTX 3080194
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB120
- GeForce RTX 3080129
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB105
- GeForce RTX 308096
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB214
- GeForce RTX 3080202
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB175
- GeForce RTX 3080159
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB67
- GeForce RTX 308060
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB145
- GeForce RTX 3080123
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB79
- GeForce RTX 308073
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB81
- GeForce RTX 308073
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB118
- GeForce RTX 3080116
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB95
- GeForce RTX 308087
FPS (higher is better)