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Boost Clock
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $699
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MSRP in USD: $699
Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 2080 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce RTX 2080 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3080 is 712 days newer than the cheaper GeForce RTX 2080.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
- Up to 39% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3080 - $454.96 vs $748.96
- Up to 16% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than GeForce RTX 3080 - $6.89 vs $8.23 per FPS
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 215 vs 320 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- Performs up to 38% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than GeForce RTX 2080 - 91 vs 66 FPS
- Up to 25% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 - 10 vs 8 GB
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
FPS
66
72.52747252747253%
Value, $/FPS
$6.89/FPS
100%
Price, $
$454.96
100%
Value Winner
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Founders Edition
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GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
91
100%
Value, $/FPS
$8.23/FPS
83.71810449574726%
Price, $
$748.96
60%
FPS Winner
2021 Newst GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition / AllyFlex HDMI
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
109.4 GPixel/s
66.62606577344702%
Texel Fillrate
314.6 GTexel/s
67.64136744786067%
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 20th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| GeForce 20 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
| $699 | MSRP | $699 |
| 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 GB | Memory | 10 GB |
| GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6X |
| 256-bit | Bus | 320-bit |
| 448 GB/s | Bandwidth | 760.3 GB/s |
1515 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1440 MHz |
| 1710 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1710 MHz |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1188 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 2080 or GeForce RTX 3080
A Plague Tale: Requiem, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
76 FPS
$25.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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78 FPS
$25.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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78 FPS
$25.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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83 FPS
$31.31/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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77 FPS
$35.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-11700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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77 FPS
$19.56/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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81 FPS
$19.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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77 FPS
$22.84/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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84 FPS
$22.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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78 FPS
$23.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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