ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3080 TRINITY OC LHR 10GB GDDR6X
The Ampere-based RTX 3080 with 10GB of GDDR6X memory and a 1725MHz boost clock drives high-fidelity gaming with second-gen ray tracing cores and DLSS. Its IceStorm 2.0 triple-fan cooler with FREEZE fan stop and a metal backplate provides effective thermal management in a 2.5-slot design. This card is best for 1440p and 4K gamers seeking strong ray tracing performance without the extreme cost of flagship models.
GPU GeForce RTX 3080
VRAM 10GB GDDR6X
Boost Clock 1725 MHz
TDP 320 W
Memory Bus 320 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
67 Overall Score
Price $849
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong thermal (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong compute (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong feature (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong social proof (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average efficiency (35th percentile)
What owners think
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78/100Our AI sentiment read
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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 | 1725 |
| Boost Clock | 1725 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 30.64 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 30.64 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 25040 |
| 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 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 318 |
| Slot Width | 2.5 |
| Form Factor | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.1 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS |
| AV1 Encode | No |
| VR Ready | Yes |
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate |
| RGB | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3080 TRINITY OC LHR | Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5070TI-O16G-GAMING | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X OC BLACK | PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O | Sapphire PULSE 11322-02-20G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 3080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| Vram | 10GB GDDR6X | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 1725 | 2805 | 2610 | 2482 | 2450 | 2525 |
| Tdp W | 320 | 360 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 370 |
| 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 | User Sentiment | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZOTAC GeForce RTX 3080 TRINITY OC LHR | 53.9 | 75.1 | 55.8 | 66.7 | 85 | 79.1 | 91.5 | 45.2 | 34.9 | 57.4 | 78.5 |
| Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD Compare | 86.6 | 95.8 | 88.2 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 57.5 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5070TI-O16G-GAMING Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 58 | 68.9 | 99.2 | 95.5 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X OC BLACK Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 0 | 68.9 | 94 | 82.7 |
| PNY OC VCG5070T16TFXPB1-O Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85 | 88.8 | 93 | 66.8 | 91.5 | 0 | 68.9 | 82 | 99.1 |
| Sapphire PULSE 11322-02-20G Compare | 94.6 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 83.4 | 99.2 | 96.4 | 72.8 | 72.1 | 35.1 | 86 | 78.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
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Usage Scores
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