Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
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
186
129
117
86
The Witcher 3
207
175
126
67
202
173
123
67
Counter-Strike 2
280
212
152
82
272
215
154
85
Far Cry 6
155
145
126
75
152
144
126
77
Hogwarts Legacy
131
107
84
45
132
106
85
47
COD Modern Warfare 3
172
161
124
80
166
158
123
80
Ghost of Tsushima
116
101
82
51
116
99
81
51
Cyberpunk 2077
145
131
89
43
146
130
89
42
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
242
218
170
91
236
220
169
92
Avg FPS
1080p High182179
1080p Ultra153153
1440p Ultra119119
4K Ultra6970
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
21949
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
21408
Time Spy1990019630
Solar Bay9750496489
Port Royal1363313261
Fire Strike4752047892
Night Raid139527143788
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
211669
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
196756
Background Blur320.8 frames/s239.8 frames/s
Face Detection207.2 frames/s156.8 frames/s
Horizon Detection10.1 Gpix/sec10.8 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection14.4 Gpix/sec14.8 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur11.5 Gpix/sec11.9 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.48 Gpix/sec1.53 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching984.2 Gpix/sec889.6 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics27764.9 fps26054.6 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
26673
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
26944
G2D Mark10601088
DirectX 11220 fps223 fps
DirectX 12110 fps111 fps
GPU Compute15547 Ops/s15428 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
247.5 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
227.3 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)978.4 fps1039 fps
Car Chase854.1 fps860.8 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)747.4 fps743.2 fps
T-Rex3732.1 fps3834.2 fps
ALU 26650.9 fps6702 fps
Driver Overhead 2296 fps296.1 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation6622.86622.8

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced September, 24, 2020 January, 3, 2021
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end High-end
Architecture Ampere Ampere
Codename GA102 GA102
Price 1499 1199

GPU

GPU Frequency 1395 MHz 1365 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1695 MHz 1665 MHz
Shader Units 10496 10240
TMUs 328 320
ROPs 112 112
Execution Units 82 80
Ray Tracing Cores 82 80
Tensor Cores 328 320
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 6000 KB/core 6000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 190 Gpix/sec 186 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 556 GTex/s 533 GTex/s
FLOPS 35.6 TFLOPS 34.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 350 W 350 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 384 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 19500 MB/s 19000 MB/s
Memory Size 24 GB 12 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
936.2 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
912 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

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