To calculate the index we compare the characteristics of graphics cards against their prices.
RTX 3090 vs GTX 1080
Price now
352$
Games supported
99%
- Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
- Core clock speed 1607
- Max video memory 8 GB GDDR5X
- Memory type GDDR5X
- Memory clock speed 10 Gbps
- Maximum resolution
- Interface PCIe 4.0 x16
- Core clock speed 1400
- Max video memory 24 GB
- Memory type GDDR6X
- Memory clock speed 19500
- Maximum resolution
Price now
1734$
Games supported
100%
General info
Comparison of graphics card architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters.
| Place in performance rating | 73 | 11 |
| Place by popularity | 73 | no data |
| Value for money | 33.24 | 14.19 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Ampere (2020−2022) |
| GPU code name | Pascal GP104 | Ampere GA102 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 6 May 2016 (6 years old) | 24 September 2020 (2 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $1,499 |
| Current price | $352 (0.6x MSRP) | $1734 (1.2x MSRP) |
Value for money
Technical specs
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2560 | 10496 |
| CUDA cores | 2560 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1607 MHz | 1400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1733 MHz | 1700 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 28,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 8 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 180 Watt | 350 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 94 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 277.3 | 556.0 |
| Floating-point performance | 8,873 gflops | no data |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 10.5" (26.7 cm) | 313 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 3-slot |
| Recommended system power (PSU) | 500 Watt | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 8-pin | 1x 12-pin |
| SLI options | + | no data |
Memory
Parameters of memory installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5X | GDDR6X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 10 GB/s | 19500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 936.2 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Video outputs and ports
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 | DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | + |
| G-SYNC support | + | no data |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GPU Boost | 3.0 | no data |
| VR Ready | + | no data |
| Ansel | + | no data |
API support
APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | + | 8.5 |
Benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.
Overall score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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.
- Passmark
- 3DMark Vantage Performance
- 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
- 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
- 3DMark Fire Strike Score
- 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
- GeekBench 5 OpenCL
- 3DMark Ice Storm GPU
- GeekBench 5 Vulkan
- GeekBench 5 CUDA
- SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
- SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
- SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
- SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
- SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
- SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
- SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
- SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
Passmark
This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 74% in Passmark.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
Benchmark coverage: 16%
GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 126% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
Benchmark coverage: 16%
GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 110% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 93% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.
3DMark Fire Strike Score
Benchmark coverage: 13%
GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 132% in 3DMark Fire Strike Score.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic enough graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Benchmark coverage: 13%
GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 121% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
Benchmark coverage: 9%
GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 276% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.
3DMark Ice Storm GPU
Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.
Benchmark coverage: 8%
GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 85% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.
GeekBench 5 Vulkan
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.
Benchmark coverage: 5%
GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 112% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.
GeekBench 5 CUDA
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.
Benchmark coverage: 5%
GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 362% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
Benchmark coverage: 3%
GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 114% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
Benchmark coverage: 3%
GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 72% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
Benchmark coverage: 3%
GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 100% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
Benchmark coverage: 3%
GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 147% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
Benchmark coverage: 3%
GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 120% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
Benchmark coverage: 3%
GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 71% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
Benchmark coverage: 3%
GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 198% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01.
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
Benchmark coverage: 3%
GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms GeForce GTX 1080 by 168% in SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01.
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of GeForce GTX 1080 and GeForce RTX 3090. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 1045 Mh/s | no data |
| Decred / DCR (Decred) | 3.09 Gh/s | no data |
| Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) | 27.63 Mh/s | no data |
| Siacoin / SC (Sia) | 2.28 Gh/s | no data |
| Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) | 0.48 kh/s | no data |
| Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) | 470 Sol/s | no data |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 128
−46.1%
| 187
+46.1%
|
| 1440p | 79
−74.7%
| 138
+74.7%
|
| 4K | 58
−70.7%
| 99
+70.7%
|
Popular games
- Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 65−70
−211%
|
205
+211%
|
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 92
−50%
|
138
+50%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 65−70
−71.2%
|
113
+71.2%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 166
−3.6%
|
172
+3.6%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 134
−32.1%
|
177
+32.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 65−70
−164%
|
174
+164%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 118
−71.2%
|
202
+71.2%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 111
−51.4%
|
168
+51.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 140
−25%
|
175
+25%
|
| Hitman 3 | 120−130
−60.5%
|
199
+60.5%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 80−85
−133%
|
191
+133%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 96
−79.2%
|
172
+79.2%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 108
−128%
|
246
+128%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 70−75
−84.3%
|
129
+84.3%
|
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 83
−45.8%
|
121
+45.8%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 65−70
−53%
|
101
+53%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 142
−11.3%
|
158
+11.3%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 113
−49.6%
|
169
+49.6%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 65−70
−129%
|
151
+129%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 113
−71.7%
|
194
+71.7%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 108
−49.1%
|
161
+49.1%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 137
−27.7%
|
175
+27.7%
|
| Hitman 3 | 120−130
−58.1%
|
196
+58.1%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 80−85
−104%
|
167
+104%
|
| Metro Exodus | 74
−136%
|
175
+136%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 53
−149%
|
132
+149%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 98
−134%
|
229
+134%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 74
−397%
|
368
+397%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 70−75
−65.7%
|
116
+65.7%
|
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 63
−46%
|
92
+46%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 65−70
−36.4%
|
90
+36.4%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 123
−18.7%
|
146
+18.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 65−70
−97%
|
130
+97%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 104
−70.2%
|
177
+70.2%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 98
−46.9%
|
144
+46.9%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 112
−48.2%
|
166
+48.2%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 81
−122%
|
180
+122%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 70−75
−50%
|
105
+50%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 74
−101%
|
149
+101%
|
| Hitman 3 | 70−75
−147%
|
178
+147%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
−171%
|
141
+171%
|
| Metro Exodus | 45
−156%
|
115
+156%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 35
−163%
|
92
+163%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 64
−163%
|
168
+163%
|
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 49
−67.3%
|
82
+67.3%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 40−45
−85.7%
|
78
+85.7%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 98
−32.7%
|
130
+32.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−33
−200%
|
90
+200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 77
−121%
|
170
+121%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 82
−68.3%
|
138
+68.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 93
−76.3%
|
164
+76.3%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 30−35
−170%
|
89
+170%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 42
−129%
|
96
+129%
|
| Hitman 3 | 35−40
−205%
|
119
+205%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 27−30
−218%
|
89
+218%
|
| Metro Exodus | 28
−171%
|
76
+171%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21
−205%
|
64
+205%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 32
−200%
|
96
+200%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 56
−173%
|
153
+173%
|
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 33
−97%
|
65
+97%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 24−27
−133%
|
56
+133%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 53
−113%
|
113
+113%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
−283%
|
46
+283%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 42
−157%
|
108
+157%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 47
−123%
|
105
+123%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 65
−126%
|
147
+126%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 18−20
−228%
|
59
+228%
|
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance rating | 39.17 | 68.20 |
| Recency | 6 May 2016 | 24 September 2020 |
| Cost | $599 | $1499 |
| Memory bus width | 256 | 384 |
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2560 | 10496 |
| Memory bandwidth | 320 | 936.2 |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 8 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 180 Watt | 350 Watt |
Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, Technical City recommends
since it shows better performance.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Competitors of GeForce GTX 1080 by AMD
According to our data, the nearest equivalent to GeForce GTX 1080 by AMD is Radeon RX 6600, which is slower by 3% and lower by 3 positions in our rating.
Here are some closest AMD rivals to GeForce GTX 1080:
Competitors of GeForce RTX 3090 by AMD
We believe that the nearest equivalent to GeForce RTX 3090 from AMD is Radeon RX 6900 XT, which is nearly equal in speed and is lower by 1 position in our rating.
Here are some closest AMD rivals to GeForce RTX 3090:
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