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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 · Photo source

NVIDIA · GeForce

GeForce RTX 3080

Released September 2020

A 2020 Ampere graphics card for 4K gaming, originally sold with 10 GB of GDDR6X and later offered in a 12 GB revision.

Memory
10 GB or 12 GB
Shaders
8,704 or 8,960
Boost clock
1,710 MHz
Bandwidth
760 GB/s or 912 GB/s
Power
320 W or 350 W

What reviewers say

Reviewers praise the original 10 GB card's large generational improvement and strong 4K gaming performance, alongside its improved Founders Edition cooling. Both highlight higher power demands and the awkward 12-pin power adapter. Their launch assessments do not cover the later 12 GB revision.

From techradar.com and pcgamer.com

Specifications

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Performance

Chip maker
NVIDIA
Architecture
Ampere
Shader cores
8,704 or 8,960
Boost clock
1,710 MHz
Architecture
GA102. NVIDIA reference specifications; the photo shows PNY's stock-clock 10 GB XLR8 Gaming REVEL EPIC-X RGB Triple Fan, whose cooler and dimensions differ from the Founders Edition.
Manufacturing process
Samsung 8 nm 8N NVIDIA custom process
Ray tracing
Second-generation RT Cores
AI cores
Third-generation Tensor Cores
Upscaling and frame generation
NVIDIA DLSS upscaling; no DLSS Frame Generation
Base clock
1.44 GHz (10 GB); 1.26 GHz (12 GB); both have 1.71 GHz boost

Memory

Video memory
10 GB GDDR6X or 12 GB GDDR6X
Memory bus
320-bit or 384-bit
Memory bandwidth
760 GB/s or 912 GB/s
Memory detail
19 Gbps GDDR6X on both revisions; the 12 GB card uses a 384-bit bus and 912 GB/s bandwidth (Gainward stock-clock Phoenix specifications)

Connections and power

Board power
320 W or 350 W
Interface
PCIe 4.0
Display outputs
3 × DisplayPort 1.4a, 1 × HDMI 2.1; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.3
Maximum resolution
7680 × 4320; HDMI supports 4K 120 Hz HDR or 8K 60 Hz HDR
Power connector
2 × PCIe 8-pin cables through the included adapter to 1 × 12-pin (10 GB Founders Edition); check the manufacturer for 12 GB partner cards
Recommended power supply
750 W for both revisions, based on NVIDIA's Intel Core i9-10900K test system
Slot width
2-slot (10 GB Founders Edition); 12 GB partner cards vary
Size (reference card)
285 × 112 mm, 2-slot (10 GB Founders Edition); no separate reference geometry verified for the 12 GB revision
Video encode and decode
Seventh-generation NVENC, fifth-generation NVDEC; hardware AV1 decode, no AV1 encode

Versions

VersionMemoryShadersBoost clockMemory busBandwidthBoard power
10 GB GDDR6X10 GB GDDR6X8,7041,710 MHz320-bit760 GB/s320 W
12 GB GDDR6X12 GB GDDR6X8,9601,710 MHz384-bit912 GB/s350 W

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Hardware ray tracing and DLSS upscaling
  • 760 GB/s memory bandwidth on the original 10 GB card
  • Later 12 GB revision adds CUDA cores and a wider memory bus

Cons

  • 320 W graphics card power, rising to 350 W for the 12 GB revision
  • No hardware AV1 encoding or DLSS Frame Generation
  • Original card has 10 GB of video memory

Closest rivals

Model
MemoryShadersBoost clockBandwidthPowerReleased
NVIDIAGeForce RTX 3080 Ti
12 GB10,2401,670 MHz912 GB/s350 WJun 2021
NVIDIAGeForce RTX 3090
24 GB10,4961,700 MHz936 GB/s350 WSept 2020
NVIDIAGeForce RTX 4080
16 GB9,7282,510 MHz716.8 GB/s320 WNov 2022

Sources

  1. nvidia.com/en-gb/geforce/graphics-cards/30-series/rtx-3080-3080ti
  2. nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-delivers-greatest-ever-generational-leap-in-p…
  3. images.nvidia.com/aem-dam/en-zz/Solutions/geforce/ampere/pdf/NVIDIA-ampere-GA10…
  4. gainward.com/main/vgapro.php
  5. pny.com/geforce-rtx-3080-xlr8-gaming-epic-x-rgb-triple-fan-p

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