Graphics card comparison
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
12288 Mb GDDR6X
Released 11 Jan 2022
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VS
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
12288 Mb GDDR6X
Released 31 May 2021
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB102%
- GeForce RTX 3080 Ti100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
- 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 Ti
- 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
No clear winner declared
These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (18 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | GeForce RTX 3080 Ti |
|---|
| GPU Name | GA102 (GA102-220-A1) | GA102 (GA102-225-A1) |
| Fab Process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| Die Size | 628 mm² | 628 mm² |
| Transistors | 28,300 million | 28,300 million |
| Shaders | 8960 | 10240 |
| Tensor Cores | 280 | 320 |
| Raytracing Cores | 70 | 80 |
| Compute Units | 70 | 80 |
| Core clock | 1260 MHz | 1365 MHz |
| ROPs | 96 | 112 |
| TMUs | 280 | 320 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | GeForce RTX 3080 Ti |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6X |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | 384 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective | 1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 12288 Mb | 12288 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | GeForce RTX 3080 Ti |
|---|
| TDP | 350 watts | 350 watts |
| Release Date | 11 Jan 2022 | 31 May 2021 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB164.20 GP/s
- GeForce RTX 3080 Ti186.50 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB478.80 GT/s
- GeForce RTX 3080 Ti532.80 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB912.40 GB/s
- GeForce RTX 3080 Ti912.40 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB30640.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce RTX 3080 Ti34100.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB127
- GeForce RTX 3080 Ti118
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB303
- GeForce RTX 3080 Ti292
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB128
- GeForce RTX 3080 Ti120
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB116
- GeForce RTX 3080 Ti114
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB258
- GeForce RTX 3080 Ti249
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 3080 Ti223
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB110
- GeForce RTX 3080 Ti102
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB237
- GeForce RTX 3080 Ti211
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB120
- GeForce RTX 3080 Ti137
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB105
- GeForce RTX 3080 Ti103
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB214
- GeForce RTX 3080 Ti211
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 3080 Ti161
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB67
- GeForce RTX 3080 Ti64
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB145
- GeForce RTX 3080 Ti139
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB79
- GeForce RTX 3080 Ti78
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB81
- GeForce RTX 3080 Ti80
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB118
- GeForce RTX 3080 Ti125
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 3080 Ti96
FPS (higher is better)