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

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super 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.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q

Videocard is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
Around 6% higher core clock speed: 780 MHz vs 735 MHz
Around 15% higher boost clock speed: 1245 MHz vs 1080 MHz
Around 15% higher texture fill rate: 239.0 GTexel/s vs 207.4 GTexel/s
2x more pipelines: 6144 vs 3072
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 12 nm
Around 9% higher memory clock speed: 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective vs 1375 MHz (11000 MHz effective)
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 16500 vs 13796
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 643 vs 582
Around 28% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 105640 vs 82601
Around 28% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 26045 vs 20344
Around 28% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 26045 vs 20344
Around 39% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 11904 vs 8579

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Jan 2021 vs 2 Apr 2020
Core clock speed	780 MHz vs 735 MHz
Boost clock speed	1245 MHz vs 1080 MHz
Texture fill rate	239.0 GTexel/s vs 207.4 GTexel/s
Pipelines	6144 vs 3072
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm vs 12 nm
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective vs 1375 MHz (11000 MHz effective)
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	16500 vs 13796
PassMark - G2D Mark	643 vs 582
Geekbench - OpenCL	105640 vs 82601
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	26045 vs 20344
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359 vs 3355
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	26045 vs 20344
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359 vs 3355
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	11904 vs 8579

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q

2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 8912 vs 3719
2.4x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 8912 vs 3719

Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	8912 vs 3719
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	8912 vs 3719

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

16500

13796

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

643

582

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

105640

82601

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

26045

20344

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3719

8912

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

3355

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

26045

20344

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3719

8912

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

3355

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

11904

8579

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
PassMark - G3D Mark	16500	13796
PassMark - G2D Mark	643	582
Geekbench - OpenCL	105640	82601
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	26045	20344
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3719	8912
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359	3355
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	26045	20344
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3719	8912
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359	3355
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	11904	8579

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Turing
Code name	GA104	TU104B
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	2 Apr 2020
Place in performance rating	119	136
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1245 MHz	1080 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)	207.4 GFLOPS (1:32)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	15.30 TFLOPS (1:1)	13.27 TFLOPS (2:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	15.30 TFLOPS	6.636 TFLOPS
Pipelines	6144	3072
Pixel fill rate	119.5 GPixel/s	69.12 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	239.0 GTexel/s	207.4 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	80 Watt
Transistor count	17400 million	13600 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	None
Width		Dual-slot
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12.1
OpenCL	3.0	1.2
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Shader Model	6.7	6.5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bandwidth	384.0 GB/s	352.0 GB/s
Memory bus width	256 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective	1375 MHz (11000 MHz effective)
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Technologies
GPU Boost
VR Ready