Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming OC 10GB GDDR6X
The Ampere-based RTX 3080 with 10GB of GDDR6X memory and an 1800MHz boost clock delivers strong 4K gaming and ray tracing performance, backed by a triple-fan WINDFORCE cooler. Its dual HDMI 2.1 ports offer more display flexibility than typical cards, making it well-suited for multi-monitor or VR setups. This card is best for 1440p-to-4K gamers who want high frame rates without stepping up to the RTX 3080 Ti or 3090.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong feature (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong compute (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong rt (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
- Below average efficiency (35th percentile)
What owners think
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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 | 8704 |
| Tensor Cores | 192 |
| RT Cores | 48 |
| Base Clock | 1800 |
| Boost Clock | 1800 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 30.64 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 30.64 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 25003 |
| GPU Compute | 15059 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 320 |
| Recommended PSU | 750 |
| Power Connectors | 2 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 2 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 320 |
| Slot Width | 2.7 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
| Weight | 0.3 kg / 0.7 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming OC | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | 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 | 1800 | 2407 | 2482 | 2730 | 2680 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 320 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming OC | 53.4 | 74.1 | 56.2 | 66.7 | 76.8 | 79.3 | 91.5 | 45.5 | 34.5 | 65.9 | 39.6 | 56.9 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.7 | 90 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 97.4 | 96.4 | 72.8 | 86.5 | 26.8 | 99.2 | 99.1 | 3.4 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 79 | 92.1 | 85.3 | 88.4 | 87.8 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 81 | 73.4 | 94.1 | 88.9 | 20.7 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85 | 97.5 | 88.5 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 99.5 | 58.9 | 94.1 | 99.1 | 19.7 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.7 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 83.6 | 95.4 | 84.4 | 91.5 | 86.5 | 54.5 | 98.7 | 78.4 | 15.2 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 85 | 97.5 | 88.5 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 45.5 | 58.9 | 94.1 | 82.6 | 17.6 |
Price
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Usage Scores
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