GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 XTREME WATERFORCE 24G Rev. 1.1 vs EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Gaming LHR

GPU comparison with benchmarks In the gpu comparison between the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 XTREME WATERFORCE 24G Rev. 1.1 and the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Gaming LHR, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 XTREME WATERFORCE 24G Rev. 1.1 is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 and has 16384 texture shaders and 128 execution units. EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Gaming LHR is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 LHR, which has 8704 shaders and 68 execution units.
GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 XTREME WATERFORCE 24G Rev. 1.1	GPU	EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Gaming LHR
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090	Based on	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 LHR
AD102-300-A1	GPU Chip	GA102-202-K1-A1
Ada Lovelace	Architecture	Ampere
128	Streaming Multiprocessors	68
16384	Shader	8704
176	Render Output Units	96
512	Texture Units	272
128	Raytracing Cores	68

Memory The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 XTREME WATERFORCE 24G Rev. 1.1 has 24 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR6X and achieves a memory bandwidth of 1008 GB/s. The EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Gaming LHR can access 10 GB GDDR6X graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 760 GB/s.
24 GB	Memory Size	10 GB
GDDR6X	Memory Type	GDDR6X
1.313 GHz	Memory Clock	1.188 GHz
21.0 Gbps	Memory Speed	19.0 Gbps
1008 GB/s	Memory bandwidth	760 GB/s
384 bit	Memory Interface	320 bit

Clock Speeds The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 XTREME WATERFORCE 24G Rev. 1.1 clocks in the base with up to 2.235 GHz. The base frequency of the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Gaming LHR is 1.440 GHz.
2.235 GHz	Base Clock	1.440 GHz
2.565 GHz	Boost Clock	1.710 GHz
	Avg (Game) Clock
Yes	Overclocking	Yes

Thermal Design The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 XTREME WATERFORCE 24G Rev. 1.1 is 450 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 16-Pin connector. The EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Gaming LHR has a TDP of 320 W and is supplied with the required energy via 2 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.
450 W	TDP	320 W
--	TDP (up)	370 W
90 °C	Tjunction max	93 °C
1 x 16-Pin	PCIe-Power	2 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 XTREME WATERFORCE 24G Rev. 1.1 has a total of 3 Axial (Radiator) fans. The EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Gaming LHR has 3 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.
Axial (Radiator)	Fan-Type	Axial
3 x 120 mm	Fan 1	3 x 90 mm
--	Fan 2	--
AIO water cooling	Cooler-Type	Air cooling
0 dB	Noise (Idle)	0 dB
--	Noise (Load)	42-44 dB

Connectivity In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 XTREME WATERFORCE 24G Rev. 1.1. The EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Gaming LHR supports a maximum of 4 screens.
4	Max. Displays	4
2.3	HDCP-Version	2.3
1x HDMI v2.1	HDMI Ports	1x HDMI v2.1
3x DP v1.4a	DP Ports	3x DP v1.4a
--	DVI Ports	--
--	VGA Ports	--
--	USB-C Ports	--

Featureset The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 XTREME WATERFORCE 24G Rev. 1.1 supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels. The maximum resolution of the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Gaming LHR is 7680x4320 pixels.
7680x4320	Max. resolution	7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate)	DirectX	12_2 (Ultimate)
Yes	Raytracing	Yes
Yes	DLSS / FSR	Yes
GIGABYTE RGB Fusion	LED	Addressable LED

Supported Video Codecs The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.
Decode / Encode	h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	h265 / HEVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	AV1	Decode
Decode	VP8	Decode
Decode	VP9	Decode

Dimensions The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 XTREME WATERFORCE 24G Rev. 1.1 is 238 mm long, 141 mm high and 40 mm wide. The EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Gaming LHR is 285 mm long, 111 mm high and -- wide.
238 mm	Length	285 mm
141 mm	Height	111 mm
40 mm	Width	--
2 PCIe-Slots	Width (Slots)	3 PCIe-Slots
--	Weight	--
PCIe 4.0 x 16	GPU Interface	PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 XTREME WATERFORCE 24G Rev. 1.1 was released in Q4/2022 at a price of 1,599 $ (Reference). The EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Gaming LHR was introduced in Q2/2022 at a price of 739 $.
GV-N4090AORUSX W-24GD	Part-no	10G-P5-3883-KL
Q4/2022	Release date	Q2/2022
1,599 $ (Reference)	Launch Price	739 $
5 nm	Structure size	8 nm
data sheet	Documents	data sheet

GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 XTREME WATERFORCE 24G Rev. 1.1
2.235 GHz, 24 GB (450 W TDP)

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EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Gaming LHR
1.440 GHz, 10 GB (320 W TDP)

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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


	GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 XTREME WATERFORCE 24G Rev. 1.1 24 GB GDDR6X	19567
	EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Gaming LHR 10 GB GDDR6X	8769

Port Royal (Raytracing)


	GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 XTREME WATERFORCE 24G Rev. 1.1 24 GB GDDR6X	25990
	EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Gaming LHR 10 GB GDDR6X	11517

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)


	GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 XTREME WATERFORCE 24G Rev. 1.1 24 GB GDDR6X	10067
	EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Gaming LHR 10 GB GDDR6X	4647

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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)


	GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 XTREME WATERFORCE 24G Rev. 1.1 24 GB GDDR6X	95 fps (avg)
	EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Gaming LHR 10 GB GDDR6X	59 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)


	GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 XTREME WATERFORCE 24G Rev. 1.1 24 GB GDDR6X	188 fps (avg)
	EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Gaming LHR 10 GB GDDR6X	70 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)


	GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 XTREME WATERFORCE 24G Rev. 1.1 24 GB GDDR6X	198 fps (avg)
	EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Gaming LHR 10 GB GDDR6X	104 fps (avg)

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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)


	GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 XTREME WATERFORCE 24G Rev. 1.1 24 GB GDDR6X	81 fps (avg)
	EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Gaming LHR 10 GB GDDR6X	36 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)


	GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 XTREME WATERFORCE 24G Rev. 1.1 24 GB GDDR6X	145 fps (avg)
	EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Gaming LHR 10 GB GDDR6X	72 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)


	GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 XTREME WATERFORCE 24G Rev. 1.1 24 GB GDDR6X	187 fps (avg)
	EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Gaming LHR 10 GB GDDR6X	120 fps (avg)

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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


	GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 XTREME WATERFORCE 24G Rev. 1.1 24 GB GDDR6X	328158
	EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Gaming LHR 10 GB GDDR6X	167346

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan


	GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 XTREME WATERFORCE 24G Rev. 1.1 24 GB GDDR6X	262059
	EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Gaming LHR 10 GB GDDR6X	145761

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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)


	GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 XTREME WATERFORCE 24G Rev. 1.1 24 GB GDDR6X	84.05
	EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Gaming LHR 10 GB GDDR6X	29.77

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GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4090 XTREME WATERFORCE 24G Rev. 1.1
vs
EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Gaming LHR

GPU comparison with benchmarks

GPU

Memory

Clock Speeds

Thermal Design

Cooler & Fans

Connectivity

Featureset

Supported Video Codecs

Dimensions

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