Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
Forza Horizon 5 | 152 98 87 65 | 196 139 127 96 |
The Witcher 3 | 172 140 103 55 | 218 185 131 70 |
Counter-Strike 2 | 253 199 137 80 | 290 218 161 86 |
Far Cry 6 | 133 122 98 59 | 158 148 129 81 |
Hogwarts Legacy | 101 83 64 34 | 136 113 91 50 |
COD Modern Warfare 3 | 126 117 88 56 | 181 173 136 89 |
Ghost of Tsushima | 93 75 61 34 | 124 106 91 55 |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 109 95 63 27 | 163 146 98 45 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 174 156 116 63 | 261 238 186 101 |
| 1080p High | 146 | 192 |
| 1080p Ultra | 121 | 163 |
| 1440p Ultra | 91 | 128 |
| 4K Ultra | 53 | 75 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 14660 | 21841 |
| Solar Bay | 64266 | 109151 |
| Port Royal | 9109 | 14882 |
| Fire Strike | 35668 | 51985 |
| Night Raid | 114857 | 155722 |
| Background Blur | 211 frames/s | 362.7 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 141.3 frames/s | 227.9 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 6.24 Gpix/sec | 11.3 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 8.1 Gpix/sec | 15.9 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 9.22 Gpix/sec | 12.1 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 1.46 Gpix/sec | 1.56 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 627.3 Gpix/sec | 1080 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 16980.5 fps | 31024.6 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 928 | 1227 |
| DirectX 11 | 190 fps | 241 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 84 fps | 122 fps |
| GPU Compute | 10244 Ops/s | 17022 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 776.4 fps | 1005.1 fps |
| Car Chase | 675.9 fps | 897.2 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 655.7 fps | 781.7 fps |
| T-Rex | 3193.1 fps | 4109.9 fps |
| ALU 2 | 4775.9 fps | 7102.5 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 278.9 fps | 274.9 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 4776.1 | 7000.8 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | September, 27, 2018 | March, 29, 2022 |
| Form Factor | PC use | PC use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | High-end | High-end |
| Architecture | Turing | Ampere |
| Codename | TU102 | GA102 |
| Price | 999 | 1999 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1350 MHz | 1560 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1545 MHz | 1860 MHz |
| Shader Units | 4352 | 10752 |
| TMUs | 272 | 336 |
| ROPs | 88 | 112 |
| Execution Units | 68 | 84 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 68 | 84 |
| Tensor Cores | 544 | 336 |
| L1 cache | 64 KB/core | 128 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 5632 KB/core | 6000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 136 Gpix/sec | 208 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 420 GTex/s | 625 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 13.4 TFLOPS | 40 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TGP | 250 W | 450 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 | 1313 MHz |
| Bus | 352 bit | 384 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 14000 MB/s | 21000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 11 GB | 24 GB |
Max Throughput
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 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 7
Forza Horizon 5
The Witcher 3
Counter-Strike 2
Far Cry 6
Hogwarts Legacy
COD Modern Warfare 3
Ghost of Tsushima
Cyberpunk 2077
Shadow of the Tomb Raider