Graphics card comparison
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs GeForce RTX 3090
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
12288 Mb GDDR6X
Released 11 Jan 2022
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3090
24576 Mb GDDR6X
Released 1 Sep 2020
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB100%
- GeForce RTX 3090107%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
- 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 3090
- 7% higher gaming performance.
- 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 3090
The GeForce RTX 3090 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 3090 |
|---|
| GPU Name | GA102 (GA102-220-A1) | GA102 (GA102-300-A1) |
| Fab Process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| Die Size | 628 mm² | 628 mm² |
| Transistors | 28,300 million | 28,000 million |
| Shaders | 8960 | 10496 |
| Tensor Cores | 280 | none |
| Raytracing Cores | 70 | none |
| Compute Units | 70 | 82 |
| Core clock | 1260 MHz | 1395 MHz |
| ROPs | 96 | 112 |
| TMUs | 280 | 328 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6X |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | 384 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective | 1219 MHz
19.5 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 12288 Mb | 24576 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | GeForce RTX 3090 |
|---|
| TDP | 350 watts | 350 watts |
| Release Date | 11 Jan 2022 | 1 Sep 2020 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB164.20 GP/s
- GeForce RTX 3090189.80 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB478.80 GT/s
- GeForce RTX 3090556.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB912.40 GB/s
- GeForce RTX 3090936.20 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB30640.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce RTX 309035580.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB127
- GeForce RTX 3090126
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB303
- GeForce RTX 3090319
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB128
- GeForce RTX 3090168
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB116
- GeForce RTX 3090120
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB258
- GeForce RTX 3090279
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 3090271
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB110
- GeForce RTX 3090105
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB237
- GeForce RTX 3090254
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB120
- GeForce RTX 3090139
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB105
- GeForce RTX 3090109
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB214
- GeForce RTX 3090221
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 3090199
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB67
- GeForce RTX 309069
FPS (higher is better)
Codemasters Formula 1 2021
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB145
- GeForce RTX 3090157
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB79
- GeForce RTX 309084
FPS (higher is better)
Forza Horizon 5
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB81
- GeForce RTX 309085
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB118
- GeForce RTX 3090133
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 3090100
FPS (higher is better)