MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Ventus 3X OC 12GB GDDR6X
The 7424 CUDA cores and 1695MHz boost clock deliver strong rasterization, while the Tri-Frozr 2 cooler uses precision-machined heat pipes and paired fan blades for efficient heat dissipation. With a PassMark G3D score of 26798 and top-tier scores for 1080p (81.2/100) and 1440p (79.6/100) gaming, it offers solid performance per dollar, backed by a metal backplate with thermal pads for extra cooling. This card is best for gamers prioritizing high-refresh 1080p and 1440p play, but its weak AI/LLM performance (51.5/100) makes it a poor choice for compute-heavy tasks.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong social proof (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong rt (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong user sentiment (73rd percentile) 73rd
Cons
- Below average affordability (25th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (29th percentile)
- Below average efficiency (33rd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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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 Ti |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ampere |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 8 |
Memory
| VRAM | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X |
| Memory Bus | 320 |
| Bandwidth | 512 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 7424 |
| Tensor Cores | 232 |
| RT Cores | 58 |
| Base Clock | 1695 |
| Boost Clock | 1695 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 18.71 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 18.71 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 26748 |
| GPU Compute | 14969 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 350 |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 323 |
| Slot Width | 2.2 |
| Weight | 2.0 kg / 4.4 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
vs Competition
| Spec | MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Ventus 3X OC | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING | 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 Ti | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 12GB GDDR6X | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1695 | 2407 | 2805 | 2730 | 2680 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 350 | 575 | 360 | 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 Ti Ventus 3X OC | 56.4 | 80.8 | 61.6 | 72.1 | 55 | 53.4 | 91.5 | 72.5 | 32.7 | 29.3 | 82.5 | 25 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.7 | 90 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 97.4 | 96.4 | 72.8 | 86.6 | 26.8 | 99.2 | 99.1 | 3.4 |
| Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD Compare | 85 | 95.2 | 88.5 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 72.5 | 58.8 | 94.1 | 88.8 | 15.5 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 85 | 97.5 | 88.5 | 94.1 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 99.5 | 58.8 | 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 | 86.6 | 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 | 91.5 | 45.7 | 58.8 | 94.1 | 82.5 | 17.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
Usage Scores
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