NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 10GB Specs, Benchmarks & Pricing

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is a high-end graphics card released in September 2020, featuring the Ampere architecture based on the GA102 GPU. It offers 8,704 CUDA cores, 272 3rd-generation tensor cores, and 10GB of GDDR6X memory running at 19 Gbps, delivering 476 AI TOPS for INT8 workloads with sparsity. The card represented a massive generational leap in performance over the RTX 2080, offering nearly twice the performance in many workloads. With a TDP of 320W, it provides exceptional performance for 4K gaming and machine learning inference and training tasks. The RTX 3080 uses a PCI-Express 4.0 x16 interface and features 760 GB/s memory bandwidth on a 320-bit bus.

Strengths

  • Excellent FP16 compute performance (top 23% of GPUs)
  • Strong Quake II RTX (1440p) performance (top 11% of GPUs)
  • Strong Quake II RTX (1080p) performance (top 13% of GPUs)

Considerations

  • Below average Counter-Strike 2 (4K) performance

Specifications for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

SpecificationPerformance Ranking
FP32 TFLOPs
55th @ 29.77 TFLOPs (Mid Tier)(Mid)
FP16 TFLOPs
77th @ 238.2 TFLOPs (Top Tier)(Top)
Tensor Core Count
68th @ 272 Cores (Mid Tier)(Mid)
Memory Capacity (GB)
26th @ 10 GB (Entry Tier)(Entry)
Memory Bandwidth (GB/s)
74th @ 760 GB/s (Mid Tier)(Mid)
Int8 TOPs
62nd @ 476.28 TOPs (Mid Tier)(Mid)

Gaming Benchmarks for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

Rankings based on 2,482 real-world benchmark results from OpenBenchmarking.org

BenchmarkPerformance Ranking
3DMark Wild Life Extreme (4K)
51st @ 193 FPS (Mid Tier)(Mid)
3DMark Wild Life Extreme (1440p)
58th @ 363 FPS (Mid Tier)(Mid)
3DMark Wild Life Extreme (1080p)
68th @ 549 FPS (Mid Tier)(Mid)
Counter-Strike 2 (4K)
25th @ 122 FPS (Entry Tier)(Entry)
Counter-Strike 2 (1440p)
36th @ 222 FPS (Entry Tier)(Entry)
Quake II RTX (4K)
58th @ 60 FPS (Mid Tier)(Mid)
Quake II RTX (1440p)
89th @ 94 FPS (Top Tier)(Top)
Quake II RTX (1080p)
88th @ 138 FPS (Top Tier)(Top)

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Price History

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Price History

This chart tracks NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 prices over the past 6 months based on eBay listings. The green line shows the median price across all listings each day, while the yellow line shows the average of the three lowest-priced listings—a useful indicator for finding deals.

Trend: Over this period, the lowest average price has been down 15.1%. The current lowest average is $265, compared to a typical $302 over the period. The lowest average price is calculated as the average of the three lowest-priced listings each day.

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Product Identifiers

Manufacturer Part Numbers (2)
Board ID
PG133 SKU 30
Product SKU
9001G1332530000
Available from 6 Partners (11 products)
ASUS
ROG STRIX GeForce RTX 3080 OC Edition
ROG-STRIX-RTX3080-O10G-GAMING(model number)
ROG STRIX GeForce RTX 3080 OC Edition
90YV0FA1-M0NA00(part number)
Gigabyte
GeForce RTX 3080 EAGLE OC 10G
GV-N3080EAGLE OC-10GD(model number)
AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 MASTER 10G
GV-N3080AORUS M-10GD(model number)
EVGA
GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 ULTRA GAMING
10G-P5-3897-KR(part number)
GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 ULTRA GAMING
10G-P5-3885-KR(part number)
GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 BLACK GAMING
10G-P5-3881-KR(part number)
PNY
XLR8 GeForce RTX 3080 UPRISING EPIC-X Triple Fan
VCG308010TFXMPB(part number)
Zotac
ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3080 Trinity
ZT-A30800D-10P(part number)
ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3080 Trinity OC LHR
ZT-A30800J-10PLHR(part number)
Palit
GeForce RTX 3080 GamingPro
NED3080019IA-132AA(part number)

References

Notes

  1. FP16 TFLOPS of 238.2 represents Peak Sparse Tensor Core performance (approx 8x FP32). Dense Tensor performance is ~119 TFLOPS.
  2. Note: Previous versions incorrectly listed dense performance (119.1 TFLOPS) as sparse. Updated to match Workstation and Ada generation metrics (238.2 TFLOPS).
  3. INT8 TOPS of 476.28 represents Peak Sparse INT8 Tensor performance.
  4. fp32TFLOPS calculated as 8,704 CUDA cores × 1.71 GHz boost clock × 2 ops/cycle = 29.77 TFLOPS. Ampere architecture features 2 FP32 ops per cycle through dedicated FP32 datapath and shared INT32/FP32 datapath.
  5. Power based on what NVIDIA refers to as "TGP (Total Graphics Power)".
  6. The RTX 3080 uses the GA102-200 variant of the GA102 chip with 68 of 84 streaming multiprocessors enabled.
  7. Memory bandwidth calculated as 320-bit interface × 19 Gbps = 760 GB/s.
  8. Process node is Samsung 8nm with approximately 28.3 billion transistors.
  9. At launch, the RTX 3080 was praised for offering nearly 2x the performance of the RTX 2080 at the same price point, representing exceptional generational improvement.
  10. Note that a 12GB variant of the RTX 3080 was released later with slightly different specifications (8,960 CUDA cores and 384-bit memory bus).
  11. MSRP of $699 USD sourced from NVIDIA official product announcement at https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/introducing-rtx-30-series-graphics-cards/
  12. Board ID "PG133 SKU 30" for Founders Edition sourced from TechPowerUp GPU Database. PG133 is the Founders Edition board design, while PG132 is the reference design for AIB partners.
  13. Product SKU "9001G1332530000" is the NVIDIA part number for the RTX 3080 Founders Edition, sourced from PCPartPicker and multiple retail listings.
  14. ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 3080 O10G Gaming model number and part number sourced from official ASUS ROG product page.
  15. MSI RTX 3080 GAMING X TRIO 10G model number sourced from Amazon and multiple retail listings.
  16. Gigabyte GV-N3080EAGLE OC-10GD and GV-N3080AORUS M-10GD model numbers sourced from official Gigabyte product pages.
  17. EVGA part numbers (10G-P5-3897-KR, 10G-P5-3885-KR, 10G-P5-3881-KR) sourced from official EVGA product specification pages.
  18. PNY XLR8 part number VCG308010TFXMPB sourced from official PNY product page.
  19. Zotac part numbers (ZT-A30800D-10P, ZT-A30800J-10PLHR) sourced from official Zotac product pages.
  20. Palit part number NED3080019IA-132AA sourced from official Palit product page and EKWB compatibility list.