GeForce RTX 3080

AmpereGeForce RTX 30 SeriesDesktopHigh EndGDDR6X2020NVIDIA

Key Metrics

Launch Date
2020-09-17
CUDA Cores
8,704
Memory
10 GB GDDR6X
Memory Bandwidth
760.3 GB/s
TDP/TBP
320 W
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
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Gaming benchmarks

Test system: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D · 32 GB DDR5-6000

1 resolution, 2 result sets · 10 test runs across 10 games

Median average FPS Median 1% low

Grouped FPS chart. The vertical scale runs from zero to 80 FPS. 1440p native: median average 69 FPS from 8 distinct games; median 1% low 55.5 FPS from 8 games; observed average range 34 FPS to 102 FPS. 1440p upscaled: median average 76.5 FPS from 2 distinct games; median 1% low 62.5 FPS from 2 games; observed average range 64 FPS to 89 FPS.

1440p native 8 test runs across 8 games

Row scale: 0 to 120 FPS within this resolution

Average FPS1% low marker

Reviewed game results and settings at 1440p native
Game and settings FPS
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Ultra · Frame gen off · RT off · DLAA
Average 34 FPS1% low 30 FPS
Crimson Desert Max · Frame gen off
Average 62 FPS1% low 50 FPS
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Very high · Frame gen off · RT on
Average 53 FPS1% low 43 FPS
Horizon Forbidden West Very high · Frame gen off
Average 76 FPS1% low 61 FPS
Red Dead Redemption 2 Ultra · Frame gen off
Average 102 FPS1% low 84 FPS
Resident Evil Requiem Max · Frame gen off
Average 99 FPS1% low 85 FPS
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl Ultra · Frame gen off · DLAA
Average 57 FPS1% low 46 FPS
The Last of Us Part II Very high · Frame gen off
Average 78 FPS1% low 67 FPS
1440p upscaled 2 test runs across 2 games

Row scale: 0 to 100 FPS within this resolution

Average FPS1% low marker

Reviewed game results and settings at 1440p upscaled
Game and settings FPS
Cyberpunk 2077 Custom · RT on · DLSS
Average 64 FPS1% low 48 FPS
Forza Horizon 6 Extreme · Frame gen off · DLSS
Average 89 FPS1% low 77 FPS

Each figure is the median across the games listed, one result per game.

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Sources

Primary / manufacturer sources

  1. NVIDIA GeForce graphics card comparisonOfficial GeForce generation and feature contextOpen source
  2. NVIDIA Newsroom, NVIDIA Delivers Greatest-Ever Generational Leap with GeForce RTX 30 Series GPUsPrimary launch source for RTX 3080/3090 and Ampere GeForce positioning.Open source
  3. NVIDIA, Ampere GA102 GPU Architecture WhitepaperPrimary architecture source for GA102 RTX 30 Series context.Open source
  4. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Series launch eventOfficial launch-event context; use only for attributed launch framing.Open source
  5. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Series comparison specificationsOfficial reference-design memory, interface, graphics-card power, system-power, and supplementary-power specificationsOpen source
  6. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 Game Ready DriverOfficial September 17 and September 24, 2020 availabilityOpen source

Independent reference sources

  1. TechPowerUp GPU SpecsModel-level specification reference for this GPU entryOpen source

Reference databases

  1. RightNow GPU DatabaseOpen GPU database used to cross-check specifications A reference database: good for cross-checking specifications, but not proof of the original release details on its own.Open source

Photo sources

  1. Wikimedia Commons
    Photo: ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3080 OC Gundam exhibition board (Front)Creator: Solomon203Credit: Solomon203 / Wikimedia CommonsTitle: ASUS ROG STRIX-RTX3080-O10G-Gundam 20210131.jpgLicense: CC BY-SA 4.0 InternationalSource claim: Commons credits Solomon203 and states this exact image is CC BY-SA 4.0 International.Modified: Resized from the source-supplied bounded Wikimedia rendering and JPEG recompressed; no local crop. CC BY-SA 4.0 International terms retained.Board identity: The exact Commons file page identifies this photographed example.Configuration: This is the ASUS ROG Strix Gundam partner example. Its lighting, cooler and OC designation do not establish the reference clocks.License deedOriginal file page