KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC
vs
ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 ArcticStorm


GPU comparison with benchmarks

In the gpu comparison between the KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC and the ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 ArcticStorm, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC is based on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 and has 2560 texture shaders and 20 execution units.

ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 ArcticStorm is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, which has 10496 shaders and 82 execution units.
KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC GPU ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 ArcticStorm
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1 GPU Chip GA102-300-A1
Pascal Architecture Ampere
20 Streaming Multiprocessors 82
2560 Shader 10496
64 Render Output Units 112
160 Texture Units 328
0 Raytracing Cores 82

Memory

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC has 8 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR5X and achieves a memory bandwidth of 320 GB/s.

The ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 ArcticStorm can access 24 GB GDDR6X graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 936 GB/s.

8 GB Memory Size 24 GB
GDDR5X Memory Type GDDR6X
1.251 GHz Memory Clock 1.219 GHz
10.0 Gbps Memory Speed 19.5 Gbps
320 GB/s Memory bandwidth 936 GB/s
256 bit Memory Interface 384 bit

Clock Speeds

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC clocks in the base with up to 1.657 GHz. The base frequency of the ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 ArcticStorm is 1.395 GHz.

1.657 GHz Base Clock 1.395 GHz
1.797 GHz Boost Clock 1.695 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC is 180 W. The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin connector.

The ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 ArcticStorm has a TDP of 350 W and is supplied with the required energy via 3 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors.

180 W TDP 350 W
-- TDP (up) --
94 °C Tjunction max 93 °C
1 x 6-Pin, 1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 3 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC has a total of 2 Axial fans.

The ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 ArcticStorm has 0 -- fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type --
2 x 100 mm Fan 1 --
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Water cooling
dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) 0 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 KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC.

The ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 ArcticStorm supports a maximum of 4 screens.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.2 HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.0b HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.1
3x DP v1.4 DP Ports 3x DP v1.4a
1 DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 ArcticStorm is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_1 DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
No Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED ZOTAC SPECTRA

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
No AV1 Decode
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC is 296 mm long, 144 mm high and 43 mm wide.

The ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 ArcticStorm is 301 mm long, 160 mm high and 29 mm wide.

296 mm Length 301 mm
144 mm Height 160 mm
43 mm Width 29 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 3.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data

The KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC was released in Q2/2016 at a price of 599 $ (Reference).

The ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 ArcticStorm was introduced in Q2/2021 at a price of 1,549 $.

80NSJ6DHL4EK Part-no ZT-A30900Q-30P
Q2/2016 Release date Q2/2021
599 $ (Reference) Launch Price 1,549 $
16 nm Structure size 8 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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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)

2560x1440 (1440p)

1920x1080 (1080p)

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)

KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC
8 GB GDDR5X
41 fps (avg)
ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 ArcticStorm ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 ArcticStorm
24 GB GDDR6X
112 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC
8 GB GDDR5X
78 fps (avg)
ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 ArcticStorm ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 ArcticStorm
24 GB GDDR6X
188 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC KFA2 GeForce GTX 1080 EX OC
8 GB GDDR5X
110 fps (avg)
ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 ArcticStorm ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 ArcticStorm
24 GB GDDR6X
200 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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