NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB GDDR6X
Built on the 8nm Ampere architecture, it delivers 30.6 FP32 TFLOPS of compute power and 10GB of GDDR6X memory with a 912 GB/s bandwidth for high-fidelity 4K gaming. The Founders Edition design offers a premium dual-axial flow-through thermal solution that keeps the 165W TDP chip cool under load. This card is best for gamers targeting high-refresh 1440p or smooth 4K experiences who want robust ray tracing performance.
GPU GeForce RTX 3080
VRAM 10GB GDDR6X
Boost Clock 1710 MHz
TDP 165 W
Memory Bus 320 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
53 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong efficiency (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong compute (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong social proof (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong raster (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average connectivity (5th percentile)
- Below average thermal (7th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (27th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
72/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 11 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 | 320 |
| Bandwidth | 912.4 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 6144 |
| Tensor Cores | 192 |
| RT Cores | 48 |
| Base Clock | 1110 |
| Boost Clock | 1710 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 30.64 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 30.64 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 25040 |
| GPU Compute | 15059 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 165 |
| Recommended PSU | 750 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.6 kg / 3.5 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 10GB GDDR6X | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1710 | 2730 | 2730 | 2482 | 2670 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 165 | 150 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 320 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 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 | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 | 53.9 | 62.5 | 55.8 | 66.7 | 78.9 | 35.3 | 6.7 | 27 | 86.9 | 5.4 | 75.8 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.5 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 72.1 | 57.5 | 94 | 88.9 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 80.8 | 68.9 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ZOTAC AMP Extreme Infinity ZT-B50800B-10P Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 72.1 | 57.5 | 94 | 99.1 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 45.2 | 57.5 | 94 | 82.7 |
Usage Scores
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