GeForce RTX 3080 VS GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

We are comparing the GeForce RTX 3080 ( NVIDIA ) head-to-head with the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti ( 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 vs. GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is based on Comparigon's analysis and is for informational purposes only.

Last Updated: August 20, 2026

KEY DIFFERENCES OF GeForce RTX 3080 AND GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

Here’s how GeForce RTX 3080 and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti stack up against each other in their most impactful areas. Use these bullets to see at a glance which graphics card excels where.

GeForce RTX 3080: 1 advantage GeForce RTX 3080 Ti: 5 advantages

Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 3080

1
  • 3% higher Boost Clock (1710 MHz vs 1665 MHz)

Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

5
  • 10% higher 4K Ultra FPS (69 vs 63)
  • 7% higher 1440p Ultra FPS (117 vs 109)
  • 6% higher 1080p Ultra FPS (150 vs 142)
  • 11% higher 3DMark Time Spy score (19631 vs 17664)
  • 14% higher 3DMark Port Royal score (13264 vs 11597)

SPECIFICATION TABLE COMPARISON OF GeForce RTX 3080 AND GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

Below is the detailed specification table comparing GeForce RTX 3080 and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti.

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 GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
General Info
GPU Name: GeForce RTX 3080 GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
GPU Type: Discrete Discrete
Codename: GA102 GA102
Vendor: NVIDIA NVIDIA
Foundry: Samsung Samsung
Architecture: Ampere Ampere
Generation: GeForce 20 GeForce 30
Release Date: September 1, 2020 May 31, 2021
Board Design
Bus Interface: PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
PCIe Version: 4.0 4.0
PCIe Lanes: 16 x16
Process Size: 8 nm 8 nm
Transistors: 28 billion 28.3 billion
Density: 44.6 MTr/mm² 45.1 MTr/mm²
Die Size: 628 mm² 628 mm²
Board Length: 285 mm 285 mm
Board Width: 40 mm 40 mm
Board Height: 112 mm 112 mm
Total Graphics Power (TGP): 320 W 350 W
Graphics Processor
Compute Units: 68 80
Shading Units: 8704 10240
Texture Mapping Units (TMUs): 272 320
Render Output Units (ROPs): 96 112
Tensor Cores: 272 320
Ray Tracing Cores: 68 80
Base Clock: 1440 MHz 1365 MHz
Boost Clock: 1710 MHz 1665 MHz
L1 Cache: 128 KB per SM 128 KB per SM
L2 Cache: 5 MB 6 MB
Raw Performance
Pixel Fill Rate: 164.2 GPixel/s 186.5 GPixel/s
Texture Fill Rate: 465.1 GTexel/s 532.8 GTexel/s
FP32 Performance: 29.8 TFLOPs 34.10 TFLOPs
Memory
Memory Type: GDDR6X GDDR6X
Memory Size: 10 GB 12 GB
Memory Bus Width: 320-bit 384-bit
Memory Clock: 1188 MHz 1188 MHz
Effective Memory Speed: 19000 Mbps 19000 Mbps
Bandwidth: 760.3 GB/s 912.4 GB/s
APIs
DirectX: 12.2 12.2
Vulkan: 1.3 1.4
OpenGL: 4.6 4.6
OpenCL: 3.0 3.0
CUDA: 8.6 8.6
Ray Tracing: Yes Yes
DLSS: DLSS 2 DLSS 2
DisplayPort: 1.4a 1.4a
HDMI: 2.1 2.1
Gaming FPS
1080p Ultra (FPS): 142 150
1440p Ultra (FPS): 109 117
4K Ultra (FPS): 63 69
Benchmarks
3D Mark
Steel Nomad Lite 19053 21419
Time Spy 17664 19631
Solar Bay 85881 96545
Port Royal 11597 13264
Fire Strike 42462 47871
Wild Life Extreme 37890 42703
Night Raid 132807 144601
GeekBench 6 OpenCL
Compute Score 161903 196756
Background Blur 217.3 239.8
Face Detection 141.9 156.8
Horizon Detection 8.19 10.8
Edge Detection 11 14.8
Gaussian Blur 8.43 11.9
Feature Matching 1.29 1.53
Stereo Matching 780.7 889.6
Particle Physics 22538.5 26054.6
Passmark Graphics
G3D Mark 25040 26798
G2D Mark 1062 1094
DirectX 11 207 222
DirectX 12 100 110
GPU Compute 14195 15062
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins High (4K) 211.50 228.20
Aztec Ruins Normal 950.50 1039.00
Car Chase 809.50 872.00
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) 705.40 747.20
T-Rex 3525.40 3834.20
Tessellation 6034.60 6622.80
ALU 2 6005.60 6702.00
Driver Overhead 2 283.80 296.10
API OpenGL OpenGL
OS Windows Windows
Blender (Rendering)
Blender Score 4844 5601
GeekBench 6 ML
Single Precision 24003 25945
Half Precision 36895 38430
Quantized 14629 15331
Image Classification 9439 9747
Image Segmentation 25471 26654
Image Super Resolution 19892 21475
Face Detection 46956 49813
Pose Estimation 104704 135370
Text Classification 2712 2796
Machine Translation 4828 4757
Object Detection 12153 12924
Depth Estimation 36822 36756
Style Transfer 246005 274032
Framework ONNX ONNX
Backend DirectML DirectML
FurMark
1080p Vulkan 13387 9579
1440p Vulkan 9183 7705
2160p Vulkan 4902 4523
1080p OpenGL 14612 9448
1440p OpenGL 10118 7585
2160p OpenGL 5406 4579

Tip: indicates a higher-is-better spec advantage, while indicates a lower-is-better advantage.

PERFORMANCE CHART COMPARISON OF GeForce RTX 3080 AND GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

The charts below visualize how GeForce RTX 3080 and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti stack up in key performance metrics.

Radar Chart Comparison

Category scores overview (0 to 100)
GeForce RTX 3080
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

Bullet Chart Comparison

Market Top is the best score found. Colored bars are % of market top (0 to 100).
Market Top
GeForce RTX 3080
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

Release Timeline of GeForce RTX 3080 and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

GeForce RTX 3080
272 days
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

GeForce RTX 3080 was released 8 months, 30 days earlier than GeForce RTX 3080 Ti.

Value For Money Calculator

Prices use available launch or current data. Enter your own prices to see which GPU gives better value.

GeForce RTX 3080

10 GB GDDR6X
$
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Value Index
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GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

12 GB GDDR6X
$
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Value Index
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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.

GeForce RTX 3080 GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
ALL
Overall
Difference: 3
Leads
GeForce RTX 3080
73
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
76
Gaming Performance
Difference: 3
Leads
GeForce RTX 3080
64
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
67
AI & Machine Learning
Difference: 4
Leads
GeForce RTX 3080
57
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
61
Hardware Architecture
Difference: 1
Leads
GeForce RTX 3080
75
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
76
Workstation
Difference: 4
Leads
GeForce RTX 3080
67
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
71
Energy Efficiency
Difference: 1
Leads
GeForce RTX 3080
54
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
55
Note: If a domain shows no data, it usually means required specs are missing for the item.

Our Verdict

In conclusion, the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti edges out overall compared to the GeForce RTX 3080. It comes out ahead across every comparable key area.

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