Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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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 | 132 86 75 52 | 177 117 109 80 |
 The Witcher 3 | 155 126 91 49 | 198 164 117 63 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 226 167 124 66 | 274 206 149 81 |
 Far Cry 6 | 114 104 86 46 | 151 139 118 74 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 89 71 56 27 | 122 98 78 44 |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 109 99 69 44 | 161 151 113 75 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 81 68 49 29 | 109 91 75 43 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 92 84 51 25 | 136 122 81 36 |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 140 134 95 54 | 218 203 156 84 |
| 1080p High | 126 | 172 |
| 1080p Ultra | 104 | 143 |
| 1440p Ultra | 77 | 111 |
| 4K Ultra | 44 | 64 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 12006 | 18871 |
| Solar Bay | 50424 | 85594 |
| Port Royal | 7203 | 11826 |
| Fire Strike | 29079 | 41295 |
| Night Raid | 81866 | 148912 |
| Background Blur | 211 frames/s | 328.9 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 123.6 frames/s | 192.3 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 5.78 Gpix/sec | 6.51 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 8.03 Gpix/sec | 9.11 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 6.25 Gpix/sec | 10.1 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 1.17 Gpix/sec | 1.56 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 543.2 Gpix/sec | 660.7 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 17774.9 fps | 20765.5 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 638 | 929 |
| DirectX 11 | 146 fps | 246 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 73 fps | 96 fps |
| GPU Compute | 7335 Ops/s | 11246 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 710.4 fps | 1101.6 fps |
| Car Chase | 610.8 fps | 936.7 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 516.4 fps | 792.3 fps |
| T-Rex | 2609 fps | 4060.5 fps |
| ALU 2 | 3715.8 fps | 6712.4 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 253.4 fps | 289.2 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 3938 | 7042.8 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | January, 12, 2021 | February, 8, 2023 |
| Form Factor | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | High-end | High-end |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ada Lovelace |
| Codename | GA104 (GN20-E7) | AD104 (GN21-X9) |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 780-1350 MHz | 1290-1860 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1245-1710 MHz | 1665-2280 MHz |
| Shader Units | 6144 | 7424 |
| TMUs | 192 | 232 |
| ROPs | 96 | 80 |
| Execution Units | 48 | 58 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 48 | 58 |
| Tensor Cores | 192 | 232 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB/core | 128 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 4000 KB/core | 48000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 120-164 Gpix/sec | 133-182 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 239-328 GTex/s | 386-529 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 15.3-21 TFLOPS | 24.7-33.9 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TGP | 80-165 W | 60-175 W |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| Transistor Size | 392 mm² | 295 mm² |
| Transistor count | 17.4 billion | 35.8 billion |
| Transistor density | 44.39 MTr/mm² | 121.36 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory Frequency | 1500-1750 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| Bus | 256 bit | 192 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 12000-14000 MB/s | 18000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 8-16 GB | 12 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | 8.6 | 8.9 |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | 1.4a |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS | DLSS 2 | DLSS 3 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop the clear winner in this comparison.
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