NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
46.6Rasterization59.3
43.3Ray Tracing53.6
59.2Memoryspec-based61
64.3Efficiencyspec-based71.3
65.9Compute77.1
5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti9 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 wins this graphics card face-off, 62.9 to 53.4, pulling ahead mainly in rasterization (+13) and compute (+11). NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
- 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 rasterization score: 59 vs 47
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 54 vs 43
- Stronger compute score: 77 vs 66
- 62% higher Base clock: 2,205 MHz vs 1,365 MHz
- 50% higher Boost clock: 2,505 MHz vs 1,665 MHz
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2022 |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 8 nm | 5 nm+37% |
| TDP | 350 W | 320 W+9% |
| Power connector | 1x 12-pin | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 10,240+5% | 9,728 |
| RT cores | 80+5% | 76 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 320+5% | 304 |
| Base clock | 1,365 MHz | 2,205 MHz+62% |
| Boost clock | 1,665 MHz | 2,505 MHz+50% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | 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 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 19,633Top 23% | 28,155+43%Top 8% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 5,365Top 25% | 7,291+36%Top 11% |
| PassMark G3D | 26,737Top 21% | 34,434+29%Top 5% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 179 fpsTop 13% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 138 fpsTop 13% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 81 fpsTop 13% |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no FG) | DLSS 4 (no MFG) |
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