Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 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
231
164
156
120
168
118
106
78
The Witcher 3
248
214
157
81
195
162
116
61
Counter-Strike 2
312
227
166
84
275
206
150
83
Far Cry 6
182
160
145
90
150
136
114
71
Hogwarts Legacy
164
137
106
61
119
96
76
41
COD Modern Warfare 3
215
211
172
115
153
147
108
72
Ghost of Tsushima
145
126
109
69
109
90
72
43
Cyberpunk 2077
198
171
122
57
133
121
80
36
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
287
267
200
108
207
196
151
81
Avg FPS
1080p High220168
1080p Ultra186141
1440p Ultra148108
4K Ultra8763
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
30217
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
19022
Time Spy2817017662
Solar Bay13672785932
Port Royal1795911595
Fire Strike6470342429
Night Raid183971132288
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
217712
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
161903
Background Blur250.4 frames/s217.3 frames/s
Face Detection190 frames/s141.9 frames/s
Horizon Detection9.56 Gpix/sec8.19 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection12.8 Gpix/sec11 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur15.3 Gpix/sec8.43 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.97 Gpix/sec1.29 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching1130 Gpix/sec780.7 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics28795.5 fps22538.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
34516
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
25149
G2D Mark12361052
DirectX 11316 fps207 fps
DirectX 12131 fps100 fps
GPU Compute20847 Ops/s14559 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
320.9 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080
211.5 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1476.2 fps950.5 fps
Car Chase1250 fps809.5 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)1062.9 fps705.4 fps
T-Rex5492.1 fps3525.4 fps
ALU 29330.7 fps6005.6 fps
Driver Overhead 2291.3 fps283.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation9274.86034.6

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced September, 20, 2022 September, 1, 2020
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end High-end
Architecture Ada Lovelace Ampere
Codename AD103 GA102
Price 1199 699

GPU

GPU Frequency 2205 MHz 1440 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2505 MHz 1710 MHz
Shader Units 9728 8704
TMUs 304 272
ROPs 112 96
Execution Units 76 68
Ray Tracing Cores 76 68
Tensor Cores 304 272
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 64 KB/core 5000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 281 Gpix/sec 164 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 762 GTex/s 465 GTex/s
FLOPS 48.7 TFLOPS 29.8 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 320 W 320 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 5 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 379 mm² 628 mm²
Transistor count 45 billion 28 billion
Transistor density 118.73 MTr/mm² 44.59 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6X GDDR6X
Memory Frequency 1400 MHz 1188 MHz
Bus 256 bit 320 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 22400 MB/s 19000 MB/s
Memory Size 16 GB 10 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
716.8 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 8.9 8.6
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 3 DLSS 2

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 the clear winner in this comparison.

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