NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation
46.6Rasterization38.8
43.3Ray Tracing34.2
59.2Memoryspec-based57.1
64.3Efficiencyspec-based97.5
65.9Compute58.3
8 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti3 spec wins — NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti scores 53.4 against 52.4 for NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti edges ahead in Ray Tracing and rasterization, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
- Stronger rasterization score: 47 vs 39
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 43 vs 34
- Stronger compute score: 66 vs 58
- 153% higher bandwidth: 912 GB/s vs 360 GB/s
- 140% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 160 bit
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation
- 67% higher VRAM: 20 GB vs 12 GB
- 63% lower TDP: 130 W vs 350 W
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2023 |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 8 nm | — |
| TDP | 350 W | 130 W+63% |
| Power connector | 1x 12-pin | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 10,240+67% | 6,144 |
| RT cores | 80+67% | 48 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 320+67% | 192 |
| Base clock | 1,365 MHz | — |
| Boost clock | 1,665 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 12 GB | 20 GB+67% |
| VRAM type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Bus width | 384 bit+140% | 160 bit |
| Bandwidth | 912 GB/s+153% | 360 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 19,633+36%Top 23% | 14,434Top 38% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 5,365+46%Top 25% | 3,668Top 44% |
| PassMark G3D | 26,737+13%Top 21% | 23,635Top 28% |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no FG) | DLSS 3 |
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