NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 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. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 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), 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

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 7% higher core clock speed: 1440 MHz vs 1350 MHz
Around 11% higher boost clock speed: 1710 MHz vs 1545 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 12 nm
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 25320 vs 21784
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1041 vs 935
Around 21% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 168014 vs 138583
Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 457.414 vs 394.035
Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 6022.79 vs 5461.22
Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 51.221 vs 41.133
Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 175.219 vs 173.697
Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2381.93 vs 1987.605
Around 46% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 34537 vs 23659
Around 46% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 34537 vs 23659
Around 21% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 17705 vs 14612

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 Sep 2020 vs 20 September 2018
Core clock speed	1440 MHz vs 1350 MHz
Boost clock speed	1710 MHz vs 1545 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm vs 12 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	25320 vs 21784
PassMark - G2D Mark	1041 vs 935
Geekbench - OpenCL	168014 vs 138583
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	457.414 vs 394.035
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6022.79 vs 5461.22
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	51.221 vs 41.133
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	175.219 vs 173.697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2381.93 vs 1987.605
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	34537 vs 23659
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	34537 vs 23659
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	17705 vs 14612

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

Around 28% lower typical power consumption: 250 Watt vs 320 Watt
11.8x more memory clock speed: 14000 MHz vs 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt vs 320 Watt
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz vs 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3718 vs 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3718 vs 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 3356

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

25320

21784

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1041

935

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

168014

138583

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

457.414

394.035

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6022.79

5461.22

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

51.221

41.133

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

175.219

173.697

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2381.93

1987.605

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

34537

23659

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3716

3718

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3358

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

34537

23659

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3716

3718

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3358

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

17705

14612

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
PassMark - G3D Mark	25320	21784
PassMark - G2D Mark	1041	935
Geekbench - OpenCL	168014	138583
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	457.414	394.035
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6022.79	5461.22
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	51.221	41.133
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	175.219	173.697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2381.93	1987.605
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	34537	23659
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3716	3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356	3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	34537	23659
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3716	3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356	3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	17705	14612

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Turing
Code name	GA102	TU102
Launch date	1 Sep 2020	20 September 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	$999
Place in performance rating	52	83
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$1,279.99
Value for money (0-100)		17.22
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1710 MHz	1545 MHz
Core clock speed	1440 MHz	1350 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	12 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	465.1 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	29.77 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	29.77 TFLOPS
Pipelines	8704
Pixel fill rate	164.2 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	465.1 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	320 Watt	250 Watt
Transistor count	28300 million	18,600 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot
Height	40 mm, 1.6 inches
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	285 mm, 11.2 inches	267 mm
Recommended system power (PSU)	700 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	2x 8-pin
Width	112 mm, 4.4 inches
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	10 GB
Memory bandwidth	760.3 GB/s
Memory bus width	320 bit
Memory clock speed	1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective	14000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR6X