NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
—Rasterization59.3
—Ray Tracing53.6
59.2Memoryspec-based61
64.3Efficiencyspec-based71.3
64.9Compute77.1
2 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB9 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
- 50% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 256 bit
- 27% higher bandwidth: 912 GB/s vs 717 GB/s
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
- Stronger compute score: 77 vs 65
- 75% higher Base clock: 2,205 MHz vs 1,260 MHz
- 46% higher Boost clock: 2,505 MHz vs 1,710 MHz
- 37% lower process: 5 nm vs 8 nm
- 33% higher VRAM: 16 GB vs 12 GB
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2022 |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 8 nm | 5 nm+37% |
| TDP | 350 W | 320 W+9% |
| Power connector | — | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 8,960 | 9,728+9% |
| RT cores | 70 | 76+9% |
| Tensor / AI cores | 280 | 304+9% |
| Base clock | 1,260 MHz | 2,205 MHz+75% |
| Boost clock | 1,710 MHz | 2,505 MHz+46% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 12 GB | 16 GB+33% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6X | GDDR6X |
| Bus width | 384 bit+50% | 256 bit |
| Bandwidth | 912 GB/s+27% | 717 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | — | 28,155Top 9% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 7,291Top 12% |
| PassMark G3D | 26,560Top 23% | 34,434+30%Top 5% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 179 fpsTop 13% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 138 fpsTop 13% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 81 fpsTop 13% |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 2 | DLSS 4 (no MFG) |
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