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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080

In this graphics card comparison between the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 we compare both the technical data of the graphics cards and the results achieved in various benchmarks such as e.g. the 3DMark Time Spy Benchmark.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is based on the Ampere GPU architecture from NVIDIA. It has 10 GB of graphics memory of type GDDR6X. Its clock frequency is 1.44 GHz with a TDP of 320 Watt.

The architecture used on the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is the Pascal from NVIDIA. The chip of this graphics card has a clock frequency of 1.61 GHz. It can access 8 GB GDDR5X memory. The TDP of this graphics card is 180 Watt.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Change graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Change graphics card
Manufacturer: NVIDIA NVIDIA
Architecture: Ampere Pascal
Graphic type: Dedicated graphics Dedicated graphics
Chip NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Change graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Change graphics card
Graphics card chip: GA102-200-K1-A1 GP104-400-A1 / GP104-410-A1
SM: 68 20
Raytracing cores: 68 20
Render Output Units: 96 64
Texture shader: 8704 2560
Graphics memory NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Change graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Change graphics card
Memory Size: 10 GB 8 GB
Memory Type: GDDR6X GDDR5X
Memory Clock: 1.19 GHz 1.25 GHz
Memory Interface: 320 bit 256 bit
Memory Bandwith: 760 GB/s 320 GB/s
Other data NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Change graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Change graphics card
TDP: 320 W 180 W
GPU Interface: PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 3.0 x 16
Raytracing: Yes No
DLSS / FSR: Yes Yes
Number of models: show 76 models show 107 models

3DMark Time Spy (graphics)

The 3DMark Time Spy Benchmark measures the gaming performance of a graphics card in a special course whose requirements are very similar to modern PC games. It is therefore ideal for assessing the practical performance of a graphics card.
17,617 (100%)
7,186 (41%)

3DMark Time Spy (graphics) - Price-performance

In the Price-Performance Index, the points achieved in the 3DMark Time Spy benchmark are compared with the current price of the graphics card.
22 P/$ (92%)
24 P/$ (100%)

3DMark Time Spy (graphics) - Efficiency

The points achieved in the 3DMark Time Spy benchmark divided by the energy consumption of the graphics card result in the efficiency rating of this graphics card. The higher the score, the more efficient a GPU is.
55 P/W (100%)
40 P/W (73%)

FP32 rasterization performance

The raster performance of the graphics card at single precision in TFLOPS. The FP32 raw performance is a first indication of the graphics performance, but cannot be transferred 1:1 to the performance in computer games.
29.8 TFLOPS (100%)
8.9 TFLOPS (30%)

Popular graphics cards

The currently most popular graphics cards for smooth playback of most games. You should adapt the graphics card to your resolution and desired frame rate. Depending on the resolution, we recommend a suitable graphics card for each game.
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
16 GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
24 GB GDDR6X
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
24 GB GDDR6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060
8 GB GDDR6