MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Suprim X LHR 10GB GDDR6X
The triple-fan cooler and premium build quality let the 1905MHz boost clock sustain high performance under load, pushing 30.6 FP32 TFLOPS for smooth 4K gaming. Its 10GB of 320-bit GDDR6X memory and quiet thermal design make it a strong value for high-refresh-rate 1440p and VR setups. This card is best for gamers seeking maximum frame rates in ray-traced titles without stepping up to the RTX 3090.
GPU GeForce RTX 3080
VRAM 10GB GDDR6X
Boost Clock 1905 MHz
TDP 370 W
Memory Bus 320 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
74 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong compute (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong rt (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
- Below average efficiency (24th percentile)
- Below average affordability (34th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
85/100Our AI sentiment read▼5
Based on 7 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 |
| ECC | No |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 8704 |
| Tensor Cores | 192 |
| RT Cores | 48 |
| Base Clock | 1110 |
| Boost Clock | 1905 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 30.64 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 30.64 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 25003 |
| GPU Compute | 15059 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 370 |
| Recommended PSU | 850 |
| Power Connectors | 3 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 336 |
| Slot Width | 2.2 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 3.2 kg / 7.0 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | Yes |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Suprim X LHR | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING | Gigabyte AERO GV-N507TAERO OC-16GD | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3080 | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 10GB GDDR6X | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1905 | 2407 | 2588 | 2730 | 2680 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 370 | 575 | 300 | 360 | 339 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 320 | 512 | 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 | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Suprim X LHR | 53.4 | 74.4 | 56.3 | 66 | 76.8 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 71.9 | 24 | 70.1 | 63.3 | 34.2 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.9 | 90.1 | 97.6 | 98.7 | 97.6 | 96.2 | 72.7 | 86.2 | 25 | 99.3 | 99.1 | 3.5 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N507TAERO OC-16GD Compare | 79.1 | 88.2 | 85.5 | 88.7 | 87.9 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 86.2 | 73.1 | 94 | 95.5 | 21.7 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85.1 | 97.5 | 88.6 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 99.6 | 58 | 94 | 99.1 | 19.2 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.8 | 96.2 | 91.6 | 83.9 | 95.5 | 83.9 | 91.5 | 86.2 | 52.9 | 98.7 | 78.4 | 18.7 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 85.1 | 97.5 | 88.6 | 94.2 | 93.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 45.3 | 58 | 94 | 82.5 | 17.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
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