Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
152
98
87
65
168
118
106
78
The Witcher 3
172
140
103
55
195
162
116
61
Counter-Strike 2
253
199
137
80
275
206
150
83
Far Cry 6
133
122
98
59
150
136
114
71
Hogwarts Legacy
101
83
64
34
119
96
76
41
COD Modern Warfare 3
126
117
88
56
153
147
108
72
Ghost of Tsushima
93
75
61
34
109
90
72
43
Cyberpunk 2077
109
95
63
27
133
121
80
36
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
174
156
116
63
207
196
151
81
Avg FPS
1080p High146168
1080p Ultra121141
1440p Ultra91108
4K Ultra5363
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
14202
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
19022
Time Spy1466017662
Solar Bay6426685932
Port Royal910911595
Fire Strike3566842429
Night Raid114857132288
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
144745
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
161903
Background Blur211 frames/s217.3 frames/s
Face Detection141.3 frames/s141.9 frames/s
Horizon Detection6.24 Gpix/sec8.19 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection8.1 Gpix/sec11 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur9.22 Gpix/sec8.43 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.46 Gpix/sec1.29 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching627.3 Gpix/sec780.7 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics16980.5 fps22538.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
21611
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
25149
G2D Mark9281052
DirectX 11190 fps207 fps
DirectX 1284 fps100 fps
GPU Compute10244 Ops/s14559 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
165.2 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
211.5 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)776.4 fps950.5 fps
Car Chase675.9 fps809.5 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)655.7 fps705.4 fps
T-Rex3193.1 fps3525.4 fps
ALU 24775.9 fps6005.6 fps
Driver Overhead 2278.9 fps283.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation4776.16034.6

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced September, 27, 2018 September, 1, 2020
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end High-end
Architecture Turing Ampere
Codename TU102 GA102
Price 999 699

GPU

GPU Frequency 1350 MHz 1440 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1545 MHz 1710 MHz
Shader Units 4352 8704
TMUs 272 272
ROPs 88 96
Execution Units 68 68
Ray Tracing Cores 68 68
Tensor Cores 544 272
L1 cache 64 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 5632 KB/core 5000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 136 Gpix/sec 164 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 420 GTex/s 465 GTex/s
FLOPS 13.4 TFLOPS 29.8 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 250 W 320 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 12 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 754 mm² 628 mm²
Transistor count 18 billion 28 billion
Transistor density 23.87 MTr/mm² 44.59 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6X
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1188 MHz
Bus 352 bit 320 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 19000 MB/s
Memory Size 11 GB 10 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
616 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
760.3 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 7.5 8.6
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 2 DLSS 2

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