NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 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

  • Around 20% higher texture fill rate: 556.0 GTexel/s vs 465.1 GTexel/s
  • Around 21% higher pipelines: 10496 vs 8704
  • 2.4x more maximum memory size: 24 GB vs 10 GB
  • Around 3% higher memory clock speed: 1219 MHz (19.5 Gbps effective) vs 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 26815 vs 25320
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1051 vs 1041
  • Around 12% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 188320 vs 167693
  • Around 60% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 732.196 vs 457.414
  • Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 7585.258 vs 6022.79
  • Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 63.011 vs 51.221
  • Around 41% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 247.569 vs 175.219
  • Around 2% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2441.384 vs 2381.93
  • Around 12% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 19877 vs 17706
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 556.0 GTexel/s vs 465.1 GTexel/s
Pipelines 10496 vs 8704
Maximum memory size 24 GB vs 10 GB
Memory clock speed 1219 MHz (19.5 Gbps effective) vs 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 26815 vs 25320
PassMark - G2D Mark 1051 vs 1041
Geekbench - OpenCL 188320 vs 167693
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 732.196 vs 457.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 7585.258 vs 6022.79
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 63.011 vs 51.221
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 247.569 vs 175.219
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2441.384 vs 2381.93
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 19877 vs 17706

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

  • Around 3% higher core clock speed: 1440 MHz vs 1395 MHz
  • Around 1% higher boost clock speed: 1710 MHz vs 1695 MHz
  • Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 320 Watt vs 350 Watt
  • Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 34537 vs 33398
  • Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 34537 vs 33398
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1440 MHz vs 1395 MHz
Boost clock speed 1710 MHz vs 1695 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 320 Watt vs 350 Watt
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 34537 vs 33398
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3716 vs 3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 vs 3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 34537 vs 33398
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3716 vs 3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 vs 3354

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
26815
25320
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1051
1041
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
188320
167693
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
732.196
457.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
7585.258
6022.79
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
63.011
51.221
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
247.569
175.219
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2441.384
2381.93
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
33398
34537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3713
3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3354
3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
33398
34537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3713
3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3354
3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
19877
17706
Name NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
PassMark - G3D Mark 26815 25320
PassMark - G2D Mark 1051 1041
Geekbench - OpenCL 188320 167693
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 732.196 457.414
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 7585.258 6022.79
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 63.011 51.221
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 247.569 175.219
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2441.384 2381.93
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 33398 34537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3713 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3354 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 33398 34537
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3713 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3354 3356
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 19877 17706

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

Essentials

Architecture Ampere Ampere
Code name GA102 GA102
Launch date 1 Sep 2020 1 Sep 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $1499 $699
Place in performance rating 40 52
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1695 MHz 1710 MHz
Core clock speed 1395 MHz 1440 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm 8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 556.0 GFLOPS (1:64) 465.1 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 35.58 TFLOPS (1:1) 29.77 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 35.58 TFLOPS 29.77 TFLOPS
Pipelines 10496 8704
Pixel fill rate 189.8 GPixel/s 164.2 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 556.0 GTexel/s 465.1 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 350 Watt 320 Watt
Transistor count 28300 million 28300 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Height 138 mm (5.4 inches) 40 mm, 1.6 inches
Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
Length 313 mm (12.3 inches) 285 mm, 11.2 inches
Recommended system power (PSU) 750 Watt 700 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 12-pin 1x 12-pin
Width Triple-slot 112 mm, 4.4 inches
Form factor Dual-slot

API support

DirectX 12.2 12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenCL 2.0 3.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.5 6.7
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 24 GB 10 GB
Memory bandwidth 936.2 GB/s 760.3 GB/s
Memory bus width 384 bit 320 bit
Memory clock speed 1219 MHz (19.5 Gbps effective) 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective
Memory type GDDR6X GDDR6X