Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080, vs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080. 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 | 168 118 106 78 | 103 60 52 31 |
 The Witcher 3 | 195 162 116 61 | 106 85 61 34 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 275 206 150 83 | 158 114 83 41 |
 Far Cry 6 | 150 136 114 71 | 86 72 58 27 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 119 96 76 41 | 56 49 32 18 |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 153 147 108 72 | 67 61 41 27 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 109 90 72 43 | 52 40 29 15 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 133 121 80 36 | 58 52 31 14 |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 207 196 151 81 | 91 85 59 29 |
| 1080p High | 168 | 86 |
| 1080p Ultra | 141 | 69 |
| 1440p Ultra | 108 | 50 |
| 4K Ultra | 63 | 26 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 17662 | 7592 |
| Solar Bay | 85932 | 19668 |
| Port Royal | 11595 | 1668 |
| Fire Strike | 42429 | 22755 |
| Night Raid | 132288 | 82119 |
| Background Blur | 217.3 frames/s | 152.4 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 141.9 frames/s | 71.6 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 8.19 Gpix/sec | 2.73 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 11 Gpix/sec | 4.15 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 8.43 Gpix/sec | 5.03 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 1.29 Gpix/sec | 0.32 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 780.7 Gpix/sec | 238.9 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 22538.5 fps | 6716.4 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 1052 | 887 |
| DirectX 11 | 207 fps | 124 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 100 fps | 54 fps |
| GPU Compute | 14559 Ops/s | 7632 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 950.5 fps | 492.8 fps |
| Car Chase | 809.5 fps | 442.5 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 705.4 fps | 409.2 fps |
| T-Rex | 3525.4 fps | 2270.6 fps |
| ALU 2 | 6005.6 fps | 2401.8 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 283.8 fps | 275.7 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 6034.6 | 2884.4 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | September, 1, 2020 | May, 27, 2016 |
| Form Factor | PC use | PC use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | High-end | High-end |
| Architecture | Ampere | Pascal |
| Codename | GA102 | GP104 |
| Price | 699 | 599 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1440 MHz | 1607 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1710 MHz | 1733 MHz |
| Shader Units | 8704 | 2560 |
| TMUs | 272 | 160 |
| ROPs | 96 | 64 |
| Execution Units | 68 | 20 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 68 | No |
| Tensor Cores | 272 | No |
| L1 cache | 128 KB/core | 48 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 5000 KB/core | 2000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 164 Gpix/sec | 111 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 465 GTex/s | 277 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 29.8 TFLOPS | 8.9 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| TGP | 320 W | 180 W |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 8 nm | 16 nm |
| Transistor Size | 628 mm² | 314 mm² |
| Transistor count | 28 billion | 7 billion |
| Transistor density | 44.59 MTr/mm² | 22.29 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR6X | GDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 1188 MHz | 1251 MHz |
| Bus | 320 bit | 256 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 19000 MB/s | 10000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 10 GB | 8 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | 8.6 | 6.1 |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | 1.4a |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | No |
| DLSS | DLSS 2 | No |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 the clear winner in this comparison.
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