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

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

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 12 nm
3.1x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 250 Watt
Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 26045 vs 23659
Around 10% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 26045 vs 23659

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Jan 2021 vs 20 September 2018
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm vs 12 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 250 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	26045 vs 23659
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3719 vs 3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359 vs 3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	26045 vs 23659
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3719 vs 3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359 vs 3358

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

Around 73% higher core clock speed: 1350 MHz vs 780 MHz
Around 24% higher boost clock speed: 1545 MHz vs 1245 MHz
9.3x more memory clock speed: 14000 MHz vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 21784 vs 16500
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 935 vs 643
Around 31% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 138583 vs 105640
Around 23% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 14606 vs 11904

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1350 MHz vs 780 MHz
Boost clock speed	1545 MHz vs 1245 MHz
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	21784 vs 16500
PassMark - G2D Mark	935 vs 643
Geekbench - OpenCL	138583 vs 105640
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	14606 vs 11904

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

16500

21784

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

643

935

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

105640

138583

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

26045

23659

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3719

3718

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

3358

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

26045

23659

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3719

3718

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

3358

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

11904

14606

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
PassMark - G3D Mark	16500	21784
PassMark - G2D Mark	643	935
Geekbench - OpenCL	105640	138583
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	26045	23659
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3719	3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359	3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	26045	23659
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3719	3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359	3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	11904	14606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		394.035
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		5461.22
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		41.133
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		173.697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1987.605

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Turing
Code name	GA104	TU102
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	20 September 2018
Place in performance rating	119	83
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$999
Price now		$1,279.99
Value for money (0-100)		17.22
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1245 MHz	1545 MHz
Core clock speed	780 MHz	1350 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
Pixel fill rate	119.5 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	239.0 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	250 Watt
Transistor count	17400 million	18,600 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	Portable Device Dependent	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
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	2x 8-pin
Length		267 mm
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12.0 (12_1)
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
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective	14000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR6
Technologies
GPU Boost
VR Ready