Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 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
188
127
118
90
168
118
106
78
The Witcher 3
207
175
126
67
195
162
116
61
Counter-Strike 2
280
212
152
82
275
206
150
83
Far Cry 6
155
145
126
75
150
136
114
71
Hogwarts Legacy
131
107
84
45
119
96
76
41
COD Modern Warfare 3
172
161
124
80
153
147
108
72
Ghost of Tsushima
116
101
82
51
109
90
72
43
Cyberpunk 2077
145
131
89
43
133
121
80
36
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
242
218
170
91
207
196
151
81
Avg FPS
1080p High182168
1080p Ultra153141
1440p Ultra119108
4K Ultra6963
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
21949
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
19022
Time Spy1990017662
Solar Bay9750485932
Port Royal1363311595
Fire Strike4752042429
Night Raid139527132288
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
211669
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
161903
Background Blur320.8 frames/s217.3 frames/s
Face Detection207.2 frames/s141.9 frames/s
Horizon Detection10.1 Gpix/sec8.19 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection14.4 Gpix/sec11 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur11.5 Gpix/sec8.43 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.48 Gpix/sec1.29 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching984.2 Gpix/sec780.7 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics27764.9 fps22538.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
26673
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
25149
G2D Mark10601052
DirectX 11220 fps207 fps
DirectX 12110 fps100 fps
GPU Compute15547 Ops/s14559 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
247.5 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
211.5 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)978.4 fps950.5 fps
Car Chase854.1 fps809.5 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)747.4 fps705.4 fps
T-Rex3732.1 fps3525.4 fps
ALU 26650.9 fps6005.6 fps
Driver Overhead 2296 fps283.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation6622.86034.6

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced September, 24, 2020 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 1499 699

GPU

GPU Frequency 1395 MHz 1440 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1695 MHz 1710 MHz
Shader Units 10496 8704
TMUs 328 272
ROPs 112 96
Execution Units 82 68
Ray Tracing Cores 82 68
Tensor Cores 328 272
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 190 Gpix/sec 164 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 556 GTex/s 465 GTex/s
FLOPS 35.6 TFLOPS 29.8 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 350 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 1219 MHz 1188 MHz
Bus 384 bit 320 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 19500 MB/s 19000 MB/s
Memory Size 24 GB 10 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
936.2 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

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