NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 6% higher core clock speed: 780 MHz vs 735 MHz
Around 14% higher boost clock speed: 1245 MHz vs 1095 MHz
2.1x more pipelines: 6144 vs 2944
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 12 nm
Around 88% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 16423 vs 12979
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 641 vs 523
Around 20% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 101112 vs 84332
Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 26045 vs 19139
Around 36% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 26045 vs 19139

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Jan 2021 vs 29 January 2019
Core clock speed	780 MHz vs 735 MHz
Boost clock speed	1245 MHz vs 1095 MHz
Pipelines	6144 vs 2944
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm vs 12 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 150 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	16423 vs 12979
PassMark - G2D Mark	641 vs 523
Geekbench - OpenCL	101112 vs 84332
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	26045 vs 19139
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	26045 vs 19139

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

8x more memory clock speed: 12000 MHz vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 8905 vs 3719
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 8060 vs 3359
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 8905 vs 3719
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 8060 vs 3359
2.9x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 7784 vs 2659

Specifications (specs)
Memory clock speed	12000 MHz vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	8905 vs 3719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	8060 vs 3359
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	8905 vs 3719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	8060 vs 3359
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	7784 vs 2659

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

16423

12979

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

641

523

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

101112

84332

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

26045

19139

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3719

8905

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

8060

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

26045

19139

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3719

8905

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

8060

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

2659

7784

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
PassMark - G3D Mark	16423	12979
PassMark - G2D Mark	641	523
Geekbench - OpenCL	101112	84332
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	26045	19139
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3719	8905
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359	8060
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	26045	19139
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3719	8905
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359	8060
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	2659	7784
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		297.996
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		3676.805
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		22.75
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		162.692
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1116.69

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Turing
Code name	GA104	TU104B
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	29 January 2019
Place in performance rating	139	137
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1245 MHz	1095 MHz
Core clock speed	780 MHz	735 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	12 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	239.0 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	15.30 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	15.30 TFLOPS
Pipelines	6144	2944
Pixel fill rate	119.5 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	239.0 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	150 Watt
Transistor count	17400 million	13,600 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	Portable Device Dependent	No outputs
DisplayPort support
G-SYNC support
HDMI
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12.0
OpenCL	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.7
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB
Memory bandwidth	384.0 GB/s
Memory bus width	256 bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective	12000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Technologies
GPU Boost
VR Ready