Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 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
196
139
127
96
168
118
106
78
The Witcher 3
218
185
131
70
195
162
116
61
Counter-Strike 2
290
218
161
86
275
206
150
83
Far Cry 6
158
148
129
81
150
136
114
71
Hogwarts Legacy
136
113
91
50
119
96
76
41
COD Modern Warfare 3
181
173
136
89
153
147
108
72
Ghost of Tsushima
124
106
91
55
109
90
72
43
Cyberpunk 2077
163
146
98
45
133
121
80
36
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
261
238
186
101
207
196
151
81
Avg FPS
1080p High192168
1080p Ultra163141
1440p Ultra128108
4K Ultra7563
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
24160
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
19022
Time Spy2184117662
Solar Bay10915185932
Port Royal1488211595
Fire Strike5198542429
Night Raid155722132288
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
232083
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
161903
Background Blur362.7 frames/s217.3 frames/s
Face Detection227.9 frames/s141.9 frames/s
Horizon Detection11.3 Gpix/sec8.19 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection15.9 Gpix/sec11 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur12.1 Gpix/sec8.43 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.56 Gpix/sec1.29 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching1080 Gpix/sec780.7 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics31024.6 fps22538.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
29499
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
25149
G2D Mark12271052
DirectX 11241 fps207 fps
DirectX 12122 fps100 fps
GPU Compute17022 Ops/s14559 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
249 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
211.5 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1005.1 fps950.5 fps
Car Chase897.2 fps809.5 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)781.7 fps705.4 fps
T-Rex4109.9 fps3525.4 fps
ALU 27102.5 fps6005.6 fps
Driver Overhead 2274.9 fps283.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation7000.86034.6

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced March, 29, 2022 September, 1, 2020
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end High-end
Architecture Ampere Ampere
Codename GA102 GA102
Price 1999 699

GPU

GPU Frequency 1560 MHz 1440 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1860 MHz 1710 MHz
Shader Units 10752 8704
TMUs 336 272
ROPs 112 96
Execution Units 84 68
Ray Tracing Cores 84 68
Tensor Cores 336 272
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 6000 KB/core 5000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 208 Gpix/sec 164 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 625 GTex/s 465 GTex/s
FLOPS 40 TFLOPS 29.8 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 450 W 320 W
Process Samsung Samsung
Process tech. 8 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 628 mm² 628 mm²
Transistor count 28 billion 28 billion
Transistor density 44.59 MTr/mm² 44.59 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6X GDDR6X
Memory Frequency 1313 MHz 1188 MHz
Bus 384 bit 320 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 21000 MB/s 19000 MB/s
Memory Size 24 GB 10 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
1008 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 8.6 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.

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