NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB GDDR6
The Ampere-based RTX 3080 with 10GB of GDDR6 memory and 30.6 FP32 TFLOPS delivers strong 1440p and capable 4K gaming performance. Its 165W TDP and the distinctive Founders Edition cooler offer a compact, efficient design that fits easily into most builds. This refurbished card is best for gamers upgrading from a 10-series or 20-series GPU who want high-refresh 1440p performance without paying current-generation prices.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong efficiency (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong compute (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong social proof (67th percentile) 67th
- Strong raster (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average connectivity (6th percentile)
- Below average thermal (7th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (28th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 6 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 | GDDR6 |
| 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 | 25040 |
| GPU Compute | 15059 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 165 |
| Recommended PSU | 750 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.4 kg / 5.4 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 | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 10GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1545 | 2730 | 2730 | 2482 | 2680 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 165 | 150 | 360 | 300 | 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 | Thermal | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 | 54.3 | 63 | 50.3 | 67.1 | 79.1 | 35.5 | 7 | 27.5 | 87 | 5.6 | 67.2 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.8 | 95.9 | 88.4 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 45.2 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.4 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.8 | 95.9 | 88.4 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 72 | 57.6 | 94.1 | 88.7 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.8 | 92.6 | 85.3 | 88.9 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 80.6 | 68.9 | 94.1 | 88.7 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.7 | 91.7 | 91.5 | 83.6 | 99.2 | 84.5 | 91.5 | 86.3 | 42.5 | 98.7 | 78.1 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.8 | 97.7 | 88.4 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 45.2 | 57.6 | 94.1 | 82.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From ¥134,724
Price History
Usage Scores
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