NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Around 3% higher core clock speed: 1395 MHz vs 1350 MHz
  • Around 10% higher boost clock speed: 1695 MHz vs 1545 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 12 nm
  • Around 23% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 26815 vs 21785
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1051 vs 935
  • Around 36% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 188320 vs 138583
  • Around 86% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 732.196 vs 394.035
  • Around 39% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 7585.258 vs 5461.22
  • Around 53% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 63.011 vs 41.133
  • Around 43% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 247.569 vs 173.697
  • Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2441.384 vs 1987.605
  • Around 41% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 33398 vs 23659
  • Around 41% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 33398 vs 23659
  • Around 36% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 19877 vs 14606
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 Sep 2020 vs 20 September 2018
Core clock speed 1395 MHz vs 1350 MHz
Boost clock speed 1695 MHz vs 1545 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm vs 12 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 26815 vs 21785
PassMark - G2D Mark 1051 vs 935
Geekbench - OpenCL 188320 vs 138583
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 732.196 vs 394.035
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 7585.258 vs 5461.22
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 63.011 vs 41.133
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 247.569 vs 173.697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2441.384 vs 1987.605
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 33398 vs 23659
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 33398 vs 23659
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 19877 vs 14606

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 250 Watt vs 350 Watt
  • 11.5x more memory clock speed: 14000 MHz vs 1219 MHz (19.5 Gbps effective)
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 250 Watt vs 350 Watt
Memory clock speed 14000 MHz vs 1219 MHz (19.5 Gbps effective)
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3718 vs 3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3358 vs 3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3718 vs 3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3358 vs 3354

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
26815
21785
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1051
935
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
188320
138583
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
732.196
394.035
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7585.258
5461.22
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
63.011
41.133
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
247.569
173.697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2441.384
1987.605
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
33398
23659
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3713
3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3354
3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
33398
23659
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3713
3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3354
3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
19877
14606
Name NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
PassMark - G3D Mark 26815 21785
PassMark - G2D Mark 1051 935
Geekbench - OpenCL 188320 138583
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 732.196 394.035
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 7585.258 5461.22
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 63.011 41.133
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 247.569 173.697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2441.384 1987.605
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 33398 23659
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3713 3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3354 3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 33398 23659
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3713 3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3354 3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 19877 14606

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

Essentials

Architecture Ampere Turing
Code name GA102 TU102
Launch date 1 Sep 2020 20 September 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $1499 $999
Place in performance rating 40 83
Type Desktop Desktop
Price now $1,279.99
Value for money (0-100) 17.22

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1695 MHz 1545 MHz
Core clock speed 1395 MHz 1350 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm 12 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 556.0 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 35.58 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 35.58 TFLOPS
Pipelines 10496
Pixel fill rate 189.8 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 556.0 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 350 Watt 250 Watt
Transistor count 28300 million 18,600 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Height 138 mm (5.4 inches)
Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 313 mm (12.3 inches) 267 mm
Recommended system power (PSU) 750 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 12-pin 2x 8-pin
Width Triple-slot

API support

DirectX 12.2 12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL 2.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.5
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 24 GB
Memory bandwidth 936.2 GB/s
Memory bus width 384 bit
Memory clock speed 1219 MHz (19.5 Gbps effective) 14000 MHz
Memory type GDDR6X