GeForce RTX 3080 Ti VS GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
We are comparing the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti ( NVIDIA ) head-to-head with the GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER ( NVIDIA ) . You’ll get the key pros and cons of each graphics card, in-depth specs, and gaming benchmarks.
Note: This comparison of GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs. GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER is based on Comparigon's analysis and is for informational purposes only.
Last Updated: July 31, 2026
Overall Comparison
KEY DIFFERENCES OF GeForce RTX 3080 Ti AND GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Here’s how GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER stack up against each other in their most impactful areas. Use these bullets to see at a glance which graphics card excels where.
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
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24% more memory bandwidth (912.4 GB/s vs 736.3 GB/s)
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50% higher Memory Bus Width (384 Bit vs 256 Bit)
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
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28% higher 4K Ultra FPS (88 vs 69)
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27% higher 1440p Ultra FPS (149 vs 117)
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25% higher 1080p Ultra FPS (188 vs 150)
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53% higher Boost Clock (2550 MHz vs 1665 MHz)
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44% higher 3DMark Time Spy score (28284 vs 19631)
SPECIFICATION TABLE COMPARISON OF GeForce RTX 3080 Ti AND GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Below is the detailed specification table comparing GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER.
Note: Highlighted specs mean that GPU wins that spec row.
If neither side is highlighted, it is a tie or there is not enough data for both specs.
| Specification | GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER |
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General Info
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| GPU Name: | GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER |
| GPU Type: | Discrete | Discrete |
| Codename: | GA102 | AD103 |
| Vendor: | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Foundry: | Samsung | TSMC |
| Architecture: | Ampere | Ada Lovelace |
| Generation: | GeForce 30 | GeForce 40 |
| Release Date: | May 31, 2021 | January 31, 2024 |
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Board Design
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| Bus Interface: | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| PCIe Version: | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| PCIe Lanes: | x16 | x16 |
| Process Size: | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| Transistors: | 28.3 billion | 45 billion |
| Density: | 45.1 MTr/mm² | 118.73 MTr/mm² |
| Die Size: | 628 mm² | 379 |
| Board Length: | 285 mm | 310 mm |
| Board Width: | 40 mm | 61 mm |
| Board Height: | 112 mm | 140 mm |
| Total Graphics Power (TGP): | 350 W | 320 W |
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Graphics Processor
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| Compute Units: | 80 | 80 |
| Shading Units: | 10240 | 10240 |
| Texture Mapping Units (TMUs): | 320 | 320 |
| Render Output Units (ROPs): | 112 | 112 |
| Tensor Cores: | 320 | 320 |
| Ray Tracing Cores: | 80 | 80 |
| Base Clock: | 1365 MHz | 2295 |
| Boost Clock: | 1665 MHz | 2550 |
| L1 Cache: | 128 KB per SM | 128 KB per cluster |
| L2 Cache: | 6 MB | 64 MB shared |
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Raw Performance
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| Pixel Fill Rate: | 186.5 GPixel/s | 286 GPixel/s |
| Texture Fill Rate: | 532.8 GTexel/s | 816 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance: | 34.10 TFLOPs | 52.2 TFLOPs |
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Memory
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| Memory Type: | GDDR6X | GDDR6X |
| Memory Size: | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory Bus Width: | 384-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock: | 1188 MHz | 1438 |
| Effective Memory Speed: | 19000 Mbps | 23000 |
| Bandwidth: | 912.4 GB/s | 736.3 |
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APIs
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| DirectX: | 12.2 | 12 |
| Vulkan: | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL: | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL: | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| CUDA: | 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Ray Tracing: | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS: | DLSS 2 | DLSS 3 |
| DisplayPort: | 1.4a | 1.4a |
| HDMI: | 2.1 | 2.1a |
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Gaming FPS
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| 1080p Ultra (FPS): | 150 | 188 |
| 1440p Ultra (FPS): | 117 | 149 |
| 4K Ultra (FPS): | 69 | 88 |
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Benchmarks
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3D Mark
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| Steel Nomad Lite | 21419 | 30713 |
| Time Spy | 19631 | 28284 |
| Solar Bay | 96545 | 138836 |
| Port Royal | 13264 | 18345 |
| Fire Strike | 47871 | 63710 |
| Wild Life Extreme | 42703 | 60023 |
| Night Raid | 144601 | 180094 |
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GeekBench 6 OpenCL
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| Compute Score | 196756 | 250691 |
| Background Blur | 239.8 | 279.5 |
| Face Detection | 156.8 | 220.1 |
| Horizon Detection | 10.8 | 11 |
| Edge Detection | 14.8 | 15.2 |
| Gaussian Blur | 11.9 | 16.2 |
| Feature Matching | 1.53 | 2.08 |
| Stereo Matching | 889.6 | 1370 |
| Particle Physics | 26054.6 | 37199.7 |
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Passmark Graphics
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| G3D Mark | 26798 | 34238 |
| G2D Mark | 1094 | 1277 |
| DirectX 11 | 222 | 300 |
| DirectX 12 | 110 | 134 |
| GPU Compute | 15062 | 19657 |
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GFXBench 5
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| Aztec Ruins High (4K) | 228.20 | 326.90 |
| Aztec Ruins Normal | 1039.00 | 1384.70 |
| Car Chase | 872.00 | 1210.80 |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 747.20 | 1001.10 |
| T-Rex | 3834.20 | 5172.00 |
| Tessellation | 6622.80 | 9573.90 |
| ALU 2 | 6702.00 | 9885.20 |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 296.10 | 284.90 |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
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Blender (Rendering)
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| Blender Score | 5601 | 8418 |
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GeekBench 6 ML
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| Single Precision | 25945 | 36883 |
| Half Precision | 38430 | 54286 |
| Quantized | 15331 | 28474 |
| Image Classification | 9747 | 12453 |
| Image Segmentation | 26654 | 34467 |
| Image Super Resolution | 21475 | 43534 |
| Face Detection | 49813 | 70300 |
| Pose Estimation | 135370 | 242331 |
| Text Classification | 2796 | 3767 |
| Machine Translation | 4757 | 6614 |
| Object Detection | 12924 | 18301 |
| Depth Estimation | 36756 | 66477 |
| Style Transfer | 274032 | 417906 |
| Framework | ONNX | ONNX |
| Backend | DirectML | DirectML |
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FurMark
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| 1080p Vulkan | 9579 | 21594 |
| 1440p Vulkan | 7705 | 15458 |
| 2160p Vulkan | 4523 | 7913 |
| 1080p OpenGL | 9448 | 20222 |
| 1440p OpenGL | 7585 | 15122 |
| 2160p OpenGL | 4579 | 8266 |
Tip: ▲ indicates a higher-is-better spec advantage, while ▼ indicates a lower-is-better advantage.
PERFORMANCE CHART COMPARISON OF GeForce RTX 3080 Ti AND GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
The charts below visualize how GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER stack up in key performance metrics.
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Release Timeline of GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti was released 2 years, 8 months earlier than GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER.
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Domain Score Summary
Note: Scores (0 to 100) are generated by Comparigon’s scoring algorithm and are intended as a high-level guide. They may not map 1-to-1 with the individual spec-by-spec comparisons shown in the table.
Our Verdict
In conclusion, the GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER dominates overall compared to the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti. It comes out ahead across every comparable key area.
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