GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs G105M

Place in the ranking	1296	19
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	22.72
Power efficiency	1.72	13.86
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GT218	GA102
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	16 July 2009 (15 years ago)	31 May 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$1,199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	8	10240
Core clock speed	500 MHz	1365 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1665 MHz
Number of transistors	260 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	14 Watt	350 Watt
Texture fill rate	4.000	532.8
Floating-point processing power	0.03424 TFLOPS	34.1 TFLOPS
Gigaflops	38	no data
ROPs	4	112
TMUs	8	320
Tensor Cores	no data	320
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	80

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	285 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 12-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	Up to 512 MB	12 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	500 (DDR2)/700 (GDDR3) MHz	1188 MHz
Memory bandwidth	8 (DDR2)/11 (GDDR3)	912.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	VGADual Link DVISingle Link DVIDisplayPortHDMI	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power management

8.0

no data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (10_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.1	6.6
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2
CUDA	+	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GeForce G105M 0.35

RTX 3080 Ti 70.35
+20000%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GeForce G105M 133

RTX 3080 Ti 27039
+20230%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	1−2 −21300%	214 +21300%
1440p	0−1	146
4K	-0−1	98

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	5.60
1440p	no data	8.21
4K	no data	12.23

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	219 +0%	219 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	92 +0%	92 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	489 +0%	489 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	220 +0%	220 +0%
Metro Exodus	174 +0%	174 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Valorant	350−400 +0%	350−400 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	80 +0%	80 +0%
Dota 2	194 +0%	194 +0%
Far Cry 5	140 +0%	140 +0%
Fortnite	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	407 +0%	407 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	174 +0%	174 +0%
Metro Exodus	151 +0%	151 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	56 +0%	56 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	350−400 +0%	350−400 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	136 +0%	136 +0%
Dota 2	217 +0%	217 +0%
Far Cry 5	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	359 +0%	359 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	176 +0%	176 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Valorant	388 +0%	388 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	153 +0%	153 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	153 +0%	153 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	93 +0%	93 +0%
World of Tanks	450−500 +0%	450−500 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	92 +0%	92 +0%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	269 +0%	269 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Metro Exodus	141 +0%	141 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Valorant	316 +0%	316 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Dota 2	182 +0%	182 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	182 +0%	182 +0%
Metro Exodus	76 +0%	76 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	63 +0%	63 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	182 +0%	182 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	46 +0%	46 +0%
Dota 2	211 +0%	211 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	161 +0%	161 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%
Valorant	191 +0%	191 +0%

This is how GeForce G105M and RTX 3080 Ti compete in popular games:

RTX 3080 Ti is 21300% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.35	70.35
Recency	16 July 2009	31 May 2021
Chip lithography	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	14 Watt	350 Watt

GeForce G105M has 2400% lower power consumption.

RTX 3080 Ti, on the other hand, has a 20000% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce G105M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce G105M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.