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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB vs Palit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB 12 GB GDDR6X · 1.71 GHz · 350 W Speed index 25/100

The 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.

Palit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro
Palit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro 16 GB GDDR6X · 2.55 GHz · 320 W Speed index 43/100

The Palit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro has 10240 shader units and these clock at a maximum of 2.55 GHz and achieve an FP32 computing power of 52.22 TFLOPS.

Quick comparison

In FP32 performance, the Palit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro is 70 % faster than the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBPalit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro
Speed index
25/100
43/100
FP32
30.64 TFLOPS
52.22 TFLOPS
Boost Clock
1.71 GHz
2.55 GHz
Memory Size
12 GB GDDR6X
16 GB GDDR6X
Memory bandwidth
912 GB/s
736 GB/s
TDP
350 W
320 W
Launch Price
699 $
999 $

GPU

GPUNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBPalit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro
Based onNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
GPU ChipGA102AD103-400-A1
Streaming Multiprocessors7080
Shader896010240
Render Output Units112112
Texture Units280320
Raytracing Cores7080
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB is equipped with a graphics chip of the Ampere architecture, which has 70 streaming multiprocessors.

The graphics card Palit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro is based on the Ada Lovelace architecture and is equipped with 80 execution units.

Memory

MemoryNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBPalit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro
Memory Size12 GB16 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6XGDDR6X
Memory Clock1.188 GHz1.438 GHz
Memory Speed19.0 Gbps23.0 Gbps
Memory bandwidth912 GB/s736 GB/s
Memory Interface384 bit256 bit
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB is equipped with a 12 GB large GDDR6X graphics memory, which is equipped with 1.188 GHz clocks.

The Palit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro has a 16 GB large GDDR6X graphics memory and the memory clock is 1.438GHz.

Clock Speeds

Clock SpeedsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBPalit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro
Base Clock1.260 GHz2.295 GHz
Boost Clock1.710 GHz2.550 GHz
OverclockingYesYes
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB has a turbo clock of 1.710 GHz. The turbo frequency of the Palit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro is 2.550 GHz.

Thermal Design

Thermal DesignNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBPalit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro
TDP350 W320 W
Tjunction max93 °C90 °C
PCIe-Power1 x 12-Pin1 x 16-Pin
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB has 1 x 12-Pin connectors through which it is supplied with power. The manufacturer specifies the maximum operating temperature of the graphics card as 93 °C.

The Palit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro 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.

Cooler & Fans

Cooler & FansNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBPalit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro
Fan-TypeAxialAxial
Fan 13 x 90 mm3 x 100 mm
Cooler-TypeAir coolingAir cooling
Noise (Idle)0 dB0 dB
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The graphics processor and graphics memory of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB are cooled with a Air cooling.

The Palit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro is cooled by a Air cooling.

Connectivity

ConnectivityNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBPalit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro
Max. Displays44
HDCP2.32.3
HDMI1x HDMI 2.11x HDMI 2.1a
DisplayPort3x DP 1.4a3x DP 1.4a
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB supports the downward compatible copy protection HDCP in version 2.3.

The Palit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro supports HDCP in version 2.3 and all previous versions.

Featureset

FeaturesetNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBPalit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro
Max. resolution7680x43207680x4320
DirectX12_2 (Ultimate)12_2 (Ultimate)
RaytracingYesYes
DLSS / FSRYesYes
LEDNo LED lightingAddressable LED
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB supports the DirectX standard from Microsoft in version 12_2 (Ultimate).

The Palit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro supports Microsoft's DirectX version 12_2 (Ultimate).

Supported Video Codecs

Supported Video CodecsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBPalit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro
h264Decode / EncodeDecode / Encode
h265 / HEVCDecode / EncodeDecode / Encode
VP8DecodeDecode
VP9DecodeDecode
AV1DecodeDecode
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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.

Dimensions

DimensionsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBPalit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro
Length285 mm329 mm
Height112 mm133 mm
Width--63 mm
Width (Slots)2 Slots4 Slots
SFF-ReadyNoNo
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The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB is -- wide and therefore needs the space of 4 PCIe-Slots in the case.

The width of the Palit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro is -- and thus requires the space of 4 PCIe-Slots in the PC case.

Additional data

Additional dataNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GBPalit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro
GPU InterfacePCIe 4.0 x 16PCIe 4.0 x 16
Release dateQ1/2022Q1/2024
Launch Price699 $999 $
Structure size8 nm5 nm
Part-no--NED408S019T2-1032A
Documentsdata sheetdata sheet
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Manufactured using the 8 nanometer process, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB was released in Q1/2022.

The Palit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro published in Q1/2024 is manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers.

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 Palit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro +55.3 %

  1. 9,057
  2. 14,063

Steel Nomad Light Graphics score

  1. no data
  2. 30,889

Steel Nomad Graphics score

  1. no data
  2. 7,251

Port Royal (Raytracing) Palit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro +52.7 %

  1. 11,983
  2. 18,301

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing) Palit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro +47.7 %

  1. 5,037
  2. 7,439

Solar Bay (Raytracing)

  1. no data
  2. 138,398

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) Palit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro +25.0 %

  1. 60 fps (avg)
  2. 75 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Palit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro +85.7 %

  1. 70 fps (avg)
  2. 130 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Palit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro +77.9 %

  1. 104 fps (avg)
  2. 185 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) Palit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro +55.3 %

  1. 38 fps (avg)
  2. 59 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Palit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro +48.7 %

  1. 76 fps (avg)
  2. 113 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p) Palit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro +22.2 %

  1. 126 fps (avg)
  2. 154 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) Palit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro +47.7 %

  1. 107 fps (avg)
  2. 158 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p) Palit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro +8.1 %

  1. 185 fps (avg)
  2. 200 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

  1. 200 fps (avg)
  2. 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 Palit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro +46.4 %

  1. 173,946
  2. 254,694

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan Palit GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GamingPro +43.6 %

  1. 152,716
  2. 219,246

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