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EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 10GB GDDR6X
The 8704 CUDA cores and 10GB of GDDR6X memory on the Ampere architecture deliver a 1800MHz boost clock, pushing 30.6 FP32 TFLOPS for high-fidelity 1440p gaming. Its iCX3 cooling with triple fans and 9 thermal sensors keeps acoustics low under load, complemented by a rigid all-metal backplate. This card is best for 1440p gamers seeking strong ray tracing and DLSS performance in a refurbished, high-value package.
GPU GeForce RTX 3080
VRAM 10GB GDDR6X
Boost Clock 1800 MHz
TDP 165 W
Memory Bus 320 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
72 Overall Score
Price $999
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong efficiency (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong compute (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong social proof (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
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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 | 25040 |
| GPU Compute | 15059 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 165 |
| Recommended PSU | 750 |
| Power Connectors | Three available 8-pin or 6+2-pin PCIe power dongles |
| Cooler | Triple Fan |
| Fans | 3 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 300 |
| Slot Width | 2.75 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.6 kg / 3.6 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | Yes |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 | ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5080-O16G-EVO | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N5080WF3-16GD | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 10GB GDDR6X | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1800 | 2685 | 2482 | 2617 | 2730 | 2680 |
| Tdp W | 165 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 360 | 339 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 320 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 |
| 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 | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 | 53.9 | 75.1 | 55.8 | 66.7 | 85 | 96.4 | 72.9 | 86.9 | 70.6 | 78.5 |
| ASUS PRIME PRIME-RTX5080-O16G-EVO Compare | 86.6 | 96.6 | 88.2 | 92.7 | 97.2 | 90 | 91.5 | 55.8 | 94.1 | 95.5 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 94.1 | 88.9 |
| Gigabyte WINDFORCE GV-N5080WF3-16GD Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 90 | 91.5 | 57.4 | 94.1 | 95.5 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 86.6 | 97.6 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.4 | 94.1 | 99.1 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.6 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 83.3 | 99.2 | 84.3 | 91.5 | 42.3 | 98.7 | 78.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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