Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080. 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 | 188 127 118 90 | 125 80 68 50 |
 The Witcher 3 | 207 175 126 67 | 143 118 86 47 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 280 212 152 82 | 207 155 118 62 |
 Far Cry 6 | 155 145 126 75 | 110 99 79 46 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 131 107 84 45 | 80 68 52 26 |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 172 161 124 80 | 98 92 64 41 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 116 101 82 51 | 77 61 44 27 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 145 131 89 43 | 86 79 46 21 |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 242 218 170 91 | 132 119 88 48 |
| 1080p High | 182 | 118 |
| 1080p Ultra | 153 | 97 |
| 1440p Ultra | 119 | 72 |
| 4K Ultra | 69 | 41 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 19900 | 11083 |
| Solar Bay | 97504 | 50002 |
| Port Royal | 13633 | 6458 |
| Fire Strike | 47520 | 27670 |
| Night Raid | 139527 | 100441 |
| Background Blur | 320.8 frames/s | 191.8 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 207.2 frames/s | 115.9 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 10.1 Gpix/sec | 4.74 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 14.4 Gpix/sec | 6.2 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 11.5 Gpix/sec | 6.56 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 1.48 Gpix/sec | 1.3 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 984.2 Gpix/sec | 499.7 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 27764.9 fps | 15858.8 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 1060 | 908 |
| DirectX 11 | 220 fps | 157 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 110 fps | 72 fps |
| GPU Compute | 15547 Ops/s | 8009 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 978.4 fps | 600.3 fps |
| Car Chase | 854.1 fps | 525.3 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 747.4 fps | 499.8 fps |
| T-Rex | 3732.1 fps | 2729 fps |
| ALU 2 | 6650.9 fps | 3179.7 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 296 fps | 283.6 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 6622.8 | 3279.3 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | September, 24, 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 | 1499 | 699 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1395 MHz | 1515 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1695 MHz | 1710 MHz |
| Shader Units | 10496 | 2944 |
| TMUs | 328 | 184 |
| ROPs | 112 | 64 |
| Execution Units | 82 | 46 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 82 | 46 |
| Tensor Cores | 328 | 368 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB/core | 64 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 6000 KB/core | 4000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 190 Gpix/sec | 109 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 556 GTex/s | 315 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 35.6 TFLOPS | 10.1 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| TGP | 350 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 | 1219 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Bus | 384 bit | 256 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 19500 MB/s | 14000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 24 GB | 8 GB |
Max Throughput
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 3090 the clear winner in this comparison.
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