MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming Z 10GB GDDR6X
The 10GB GDDR6X memory and 1740MHz boost clock on the Ampere architecture deliver strong 4K gaming and ray tracing performance, with the Torx Fan 4 triple-fan cooler keeping noise levels low under load. Its factory overclock and robust 323mm build quality provide a premium, stable experience out of the box. This card is best for 1440p to 4K gamers seeking high frame rates with ray tracing enabled, who are comfortable with a renewed product.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong efficiency (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong thermal (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong compute (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong raster (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average connectivity (6th percentile)
- Below average social proof (25th percentile)
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 3080 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ampere |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 8 |
Memory
| VRAM | 10 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X |
| Memory Bus | 320 |
| Bandwidth | 912.4 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 6144 |
| Tensor Cores | 192 |
| RT Cores | 48 |
| Base Clock | 1110 |
| Boost Clock | 1740 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 30.64 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 30.64 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 25040 |
| GPU Compute | 15059 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 165 |
| Recommended PSU | 750 |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 4 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
Physical
| Length | 323 |
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.4 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| RGB | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming Z | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 10GB GDDR6X | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1740 | 2730 | 2730 | 2730 | 2680 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 165 | 150 | 360 | 360 | 339 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 320 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming Z | 54.3 | 63 | 56.2 | 67.1 | 79.1 | 41.1 | 83.4 | 87 | 5.6 | 24.8 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.8 | 95.9 | 88.4 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.4 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.8 | 95.9 | 88.4 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94.1 | 88.7 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 86.8 | 97.7 | 88.4 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94.1 | 99 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.7 | 91.7 | 91.5 | 83.6 | 99.2 | 84.4 | 91.5 | 42.5 | 98.7 | 78.1 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.8 | 97.7 | 88.4 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94.1 | 82.3 |
Usage Scores
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