ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080
vs
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 16GB ST (1-Click OC)


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 has 8704 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.74 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 30.29 TFLOPS.

The KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 16GB ST (1-Click OC) has 9728 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.52 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 49.03 TFLOPS.

GPU

The ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 is equipped with a graphics chip of the Ampere architecture, which has 68 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 16GB ST (1-Click OC) is based on the Ada Lovelace architecture and is equipped with 76 execution units.
ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 GPU KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 16GB ST (1-Click OC)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
GA102-200-K1-A1 GPU Chip AD103-300-A1
Ampere Architecture Ada Lovelace
68 Streaming Multiprocessors 76
8704 Shader 9728
96 Render Output Units 112
272 Texture Units 304
68 Raytracing Cores 76

Memory

The ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 is equipped with a 10 GB large GDDR6X graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.188 GHz clocks.

The KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 16GB ST (1-Click OC) has a 16 GB large GDDR6X graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.400GHz.

10 GB Memory Size 16 GB
GDDR6X Memory Type GDDR6X
1.188 GHz Memory Clock 1.400 GHz
19.0 Gbps Memory Speed 22.4 Gbps
760 GB/s Memory bandwidth 717 GB/s
320 bit Memory Interface 256 bit

Clock Speeds

The ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 has a turbo clock of 1.740 GHz. The turbo frequency of the KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 16GB ST (1-Click OC) is 2.520 GHz.

1.440 GHz Base Clock 2.205 GHz
1.740 GHz Boost Clock 2.520 GHz
1.71 GHz Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 has 2 x 8-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 93 °C.

The KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 16GB ST (1-Click OC) is equipped with a 1 x 16-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 90 °C.

320 W TDP 320 W
370 W TDP (up) --
93 °C Tjunction max 90 °C
2 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 16-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The graphics processor and graphics memory of the ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 are cooled with a Water cooling.

The KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 16GB ST (1-Click OC) is cooled by a Air cooling.

-- Fan-Type Axial
-- Fan 1 3 x 102 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Water cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
0 dB Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

The ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 16GB ST (1-Click OC) supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.3 HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.1 HDMI Ports 2x HDMI v2.1a
3x DP v1.4a DP Ports 3x DP v1.4a
-- DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

The ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 16GB ST (1-Click OC) supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
Yes Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
ASUS Aura Sync LED Addressable LED

Supported Video Codecs

This area lists which video codecs can be decoded or encoded by the graphics cards in hardware. As a result, the power consumption can be reduced due to a lower processor load.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
Decode AV1 Decode
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 is 20 mm wide and therefore needs the space of 4 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 16GB ST (1-Click OC) is 20 mm and thus requires the space of 4 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

216 mm Length 352 mm
136 mm Height 153 mm
20 mm Width 66 mm
1 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 4 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 4.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data

Manufactured using the 8 nanometer process, ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 was released in Q3/2020.

The KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 16GB ST (1-Click OC) published in Q4/2022 is manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers.

RTX3080-10G-EK Part-no --
Q3/2020 Release date Q4/2022
859 $ Launch Price 1,199 $ (Reference)
8 nm Structure size 5 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X
60 fps (avg)
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 16GB ST (1-Click OC) KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 16GB ST (1-Click OC)
16 GB GDDR6X
72 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X
71 fps (avg)
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 16GB ST (1-Click OC) KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 16GB ST (1-Click OC)
16 GB GDDR6X
121 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X
106 fps (avg)
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 16GB ST (1-Click OC) KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 16GB ST (1-Click OC)
16 GB GDDR6X
181 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X
37 fps (avg)
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 16GB ST (1-Click OC) KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 16GB ST (1-Click OC)
16 GB GDDR6X
54 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X
73 fps (avg)
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 16GB ST (1-Click OC) KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 16GB ST (1-Click OC)
16 GB GDDR6X
109 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X
122 fps (avg)
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 16GB ST (1-Click OC) KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 16GB ST (1-Click OC)
16 GB GDDR6X
149 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X
104 fps (avg)
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 16GB ST (1-Click OC) KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 16GB ST (1-Click OC)
16 GB GDDR6X
141 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X
178 fps (avg)
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 16GB ST (1-Click OC) KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 16GB ST (1-Click OC)
16 GB GDDR6X
201 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080 ASUS EKWB GeForce RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X
202 fps (avg)
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 16GB ST (1-Click OC) KFA2 GeForce RTX 4080 16GB ST (1-Click OC)
16 GB GDDR6X
201 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

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