ASUS GeForce RTX 3080 ROG Strix 10GB GDDR6X
The Ampere-based RTX 3080 with 10GB of GDDR6X memory and 2nd-gen RT cores delivers a substantial leap in ray tracing and 4K gaming performance. Its 2.9-slot Axial-tech cooler with a reversed central fan and premium Super Alloy Power II components ensures sustained high clock speeds under load. This card is best for 1440p and 4K gamers who want high frame rates with ray tracing enabled and need robust, quiet cooling.
GPU GeForce RTX 3080
VRAM 10GB GDDR6X
Boost Clock 1545 MHz
TDP 320 W
Memory Bus 256 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
69 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong user sentiment (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong social proof (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong compute (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average affordability (19th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (29th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (35th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has improved over time
88/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 12 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
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 | 256 |
| Bandwidth | 912.4 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 6144 |
| Tensor Cores | 192 |
| RT Cores | 48 |
| Base Clock | 1110 |
| Boost Clock | 1545 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 30.64 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 30.64 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 25003 |
| GPU Compute | 15059 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 320 |
| Recommended PSU | 750 |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Resolution | 7680x4320 |
Physical
| Slot Width | 2.9 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.2 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS GeForce RTX 3080 ROG Strix | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | 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 | 1545 | 2482 | 2805 | 2730 | 2680 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 320 | 300 | 360 | 360 | 339 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 256 | 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 | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS GeForce RTX 3080 ROG Strix | 53.4 | 69.1 | 56.2 | 66.7 | 69.8 | 53.4 | 86.6 | 34.5 | 29.3 | 78.4 | 19.2 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 79 | 92.1 | 85.3 | 88.4 | 87.8 | 96.4 | 81.1 | 73.4 | 94.1 | 88.8 | 21 |
| Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD Compare | 85 | 95.2 | 88.5 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 72.4 | 58.9 | 94.1 | 88.8 | 15.4 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85 | 97.5 | 88.5 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 99.5 | 58.9 | 94.1 | 99.1 | 19.6 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.7 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 83.6 | 95.4 | 84.4 | 86.6 | 54.5 | 98.7 | 78.4 | 15.7 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 85 | 97.5 | 88.5 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 45.6 | 58.9 | 94.1 | 82.5 | 17.4 |
Usage Scores
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