Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Dell XPS 8960 outperforms the more expensive Alienware Aurora R12 RTX 3080 10GB on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Dell XPS 8960 is 826 days newer than the more expensive Alienware Aurora R12 RTX 3080 10GB.
Advantages of Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC
- Performs up to 12% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Alienware Aurora R12 RTX 3080 10GB - 100 vs 89 FPS
- Up to 17% cheaper than Alienware Aurora R12 RTX 3080 10GB - $2251.58 vs $2699.0
- Up to 26% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Alienware Aurora R12 RTX 3080 10GB - $22.52 vs $30.33 per FPS
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jul 23rd, 2021
FPS
89
89%
Value, $/FPS
$30.33/FPS
74.24991757335971%
Price, $
$2699
83%
Buy for $2,699 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 432626 minutes ago
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
FPS
100
100%
Value, $/FPS
$22.52/FPS
100%
Price, $
$2251.58
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $2,251.58 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 432614 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Jul 23rd, 2021
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance
Jul 23rd, 2021
GeForce RTX 3080
10 GB GDDR6X | 320-bit
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
GeForce RTX 4070
12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit
Pixel Fillrate
158.4 GPixel/s
96.46772228989039%
Texel Fillrate
455.4 GTexel/s
97.91442700494515%
GPU Winner
CPU Comparison
Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores
Jul 23rd, 2021
Core i7-11700F
2.5 GHz | 8-core
Single-Core
2101
70.64559515803631%
Multi-Core
8790
43.62715902322811%
Oct 27th, 2023 • 3rd Variation
Core i9-13900K
3.0 GHz | 24-core
Single-Core
2974
100%
Multi-Core
20148
100%
CPU Winner
Alienware Aurora R12 RTX 3080 10GB Gaming Desktop PC | vs | Dell XPS 8960 Desktop PC |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 23rd, 2021 | Release Date | Oct 27th, 2023 |
| Core i7-11700F | CPU | Core i9-13900K |
| GeForce RTX 3080 | GPU | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| 32 GB | RAM | 32 GB |
| 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD | Storage | 1 TB SSD |
