NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition
GPU comparison with benchmarksThe NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB has 8960 shader units and these clock a maximum of 1.71 GHz which results in an FP32 computing power of 30.64 TFLOPS.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition has 10752 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.62 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 56.28 TFLOPS. |
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GPUThe NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB is equipped with a graphics chip of the Ampere architecture, which has 70 streaming multiprocessors. The graphics card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition is based on the Blackwell architecture and is equipped with 84 execution units. |
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| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB | GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB | Based on | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
| GA102 | GPU Chip | GB203-400-A1 |
| Ampere | Architecture | Blackwell |
| 70 | Streaming Multiprocessors | 84 |
| 8960 | Shader | 10752 |
| 112 | Render Output Units | 128 |
| 280 | Texture Units | 336 |
| 70 | Raytracing Cores | 84 |
MemoryThe NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB is equipped with a 12 GB large GDDR6X graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.188 GHz clocks. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition has a 16 GB large GDDR7 graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.875GHz. |
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| 12 GB | Memory Size | 16 GB |
| GDDR6X | Memory Type | GDDR7 |
| 1.188 GHz | Memory Clock | 1.875 GHz |
| 19.0 Gbps | Memory Speed | 30.0 Gbps |
| 912 GB/s | Memory bandwidth | 960 GB/s |
| 384 bit | Memory Interface | 256 bit |
Clock SpeedsThe NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB has a turbo clock of 1.710 GHz. The turbo frequency of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition is 2.617 GHz. |
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| 1.260 GHz | Base Clock | 2.295 GHz |
| 1.710 GHz | Boost Clock | 2.617 GHz |
| Avg (Game) Clock | ||
| Yes | Overclocking | Yes |
Thermal DesignThe NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB has 1 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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition is equipped with a 1 x 16-Pin PCIe power connector that supplies it with power. The maximum operating temperature of the card is 88 °C. |
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| 350 W | TDP | 360 W |
| -- | TDP (up) | -- |
| 93 °C | Tjunction max | 88 °C |
| 1 x 8-Pin | PCIe-Power | 1 x 16-Pin |
Cooler & FansThe graphics processor and graphics memory of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB are cooled with a Air cooling. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition is cooled by a Air cooling. |
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| Axial | Fan-Type | Axial |
| 3 x 90 mm | Fan 1 | 2 x 110 mm |
| -- | Fan 2 | -- |
| Air cooling | Cooler-Type | Air cooling |
| 0 dB | Noise (Idle) | 0 dB |
| -- | Noise (Load) | -- |
ConnectivityThe NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions. |
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| 4 | Max. Displays | 4 |
| 2.3 | HDCP-Version | 2.3 |
| 1x HDMI v2.1 | HDMI Ports | 1x HDMI v2.1b |
| 3x DP v1.4a | DP Ports | 3x DP v2.1b |
| -- | DVI Ports | -- |
| -- | VGA Ports | -- |
| -- | USB-C Ports | -- |
FeaturesetThe NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate). The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate). |
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| 7680x4320 | Max. resolution | 7680x4320 |
| 12_2 (Ultimate) | DirectX | 12_2 (Ultimate) |
| Yes | Raytracing | Yes |
| Yes | DLSS / FSR | Yes |
| No LED lighting | LED | No LED lighting |
Supported Video CodecsThis 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. |
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| Decode / Encode | h264 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode / Encode | h265 / HEVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | AV1 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | VP8 | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | VP9 | Decode / Encode |
DimensionsThe NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the case. The width of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition is -- and thus requires the space of 3 PCIe-Slots in the PC case. |
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| 285 mm | Length | 304 mm |
| 112 mm | Height | 137 mm |
| -- | Width | 48 mm |
| 2 PCIe-Slots | Width (Slots) | 3 PCIe-Slots |
| -- | Weight | -- |
| PCIe 4.0 x 16 | GPU Interface | PCIe 5 x 16 |
| No | SFF-Ready | Yes |
Additional dataManufactured using the 8 nanometer process, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB was released in Q1/2022. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition published in Q1/2025 is manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers. |
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| -- | Part-no | -- |
| Q1/2022 | Release date | Q1/2025 |
| 699 $ (Reference) | Launch Price | 1,169 $ (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
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition
16 GB GDDR7 |
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Steel Nomad Light Graphics score
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition
16 GB GDDR7 |
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Steel Nomad Graphics score
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition
16 GB GDDR7 |
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Port Royal (Raytracing)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition
16 GB GDDR7 |
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Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition
16 GB GDDR7 |
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Solar Bay (Raytracing)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition
16 GB GDDR7 |
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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)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X |
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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)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X |
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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.
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X |
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2560x1440 (1440p)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X |
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1920x1080 (1080p)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X |
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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
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X |
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Geekbench 6 - Vulkan
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X |
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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)
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X |
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition
16 GB GDDR7 |
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