Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
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
168
118
106
78
125
80
68
50
The Witcher 3
195
162
116
61
143
118
86
47
Counter-Strike 2
275
206
150
83
207
155
118
62
Far Cry 6
150
136
114
71
110
99
79
46
Hogwarts Legacy
119
96
76
41
80
68
52
26
COD Modern Warfare 3
153
147
108
72
98
92
64
41
Ghost of Tsushima
109
90
72
43
77
61
44
27
Cyberpunk 2077
133
121
80
36
86
79
46
21
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
207
196
151
81
132
119
88
48
Avg FPS
1080p High168118
1080p Ultra14197
1440p Ultra10872
4K Ultra6341
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
19022
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
10851
Time Spy1766211083
Solar Bay8593250002
Port Royal115956458
Fire Strike4242927670
Night Raid132288100441
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
161903
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
118637
Background Blur217.3 frames/s191.8 frames/s
Face Detection141.9 frames/s115.9 frames/s
Horizon Detection8.19 Gpix/sec4.74 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection11 Gpix/sec6.2 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur8.43 Gpix/sec6.56 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.29 Gpix/sec1.3 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching780.7 Gpix/sec499.7 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics22538.5 fps15858.8 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
25149
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
18751
G2D Mark1052908
DirectX 11207 fps157 fps
DirectX 12100 fps72 fps
GPU Compute14559 Ops/s8009 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
211.5 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
128.3 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)950.5 fps600.3 fps
Car Chase809.5 fps525.3 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)705.4 fps499.8 fps
T-Rex3525.4 fps2729 fps
ALU 26005.6 fps3179.7 fps
Driver Overhead 2283.8 fps283.6 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation6034.63279.3

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced September, 1, 2020 September, 20, 2018
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end High-end
Architecture Ampere Turing
Codename GA102 TU104
Price 699 699

GPU

GPU Frequency 1440 MHz 1515 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1710 MHz 1710 MHz
Shader Units 8704 2944
TMUs 272 184
ROPs 96 64
Execution Units 68 46
Ray Tracing Cores 68 46
Tensor Cores 272 368
L1 cache 128 KB/core 64 KB/core
L2 cache 5000 KB/core 4000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 164 Gpix/sec 109 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 465 GTex/s 315 GTex/s
FLOPS 29.8 TFLOPS 10.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
TGP 320 W 215 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 12 nm
Transistor Size 628 mm² 545 mm²
Transistor count 28 billion 13 billion
Transistor density 44.59 MTr/mm² 23.85 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6X GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1188 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 320 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 19000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 10 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
760.3 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
448 GB/s

API

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 the clear winner in this comparison.

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