GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs GTX 295

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 295 and GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 295
2009
1792 MB GDDR3, 289 Watt
3.13

RTX 3080 12 GB outperforms GTX 295 by a whopping 2109% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking74825
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.1240.89
Power efficiency0.7513.68
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGT200BGA102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date8 January 2009 (15 years ago)11 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$500 $799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3080 12 GB has 33975% better value for money than GTX 295.

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 cores4808960
CUDA cores per GPU240no data
Core clock speed576 MHz1260 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1710 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)289 Watt350 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate46.08478.8
Floating-point processing power0.5962 TFLOPS30.64 TFLOPS
ROPs2896
TMUs80280
Tensor Coresno data280
Ray Tracing Coresno data70

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm285 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 12-pin
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount1792 MB12 GB
Standard memory config per GPU896 MBno data
Memory bus width896 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed999 MHz1188 MHz
Memory bandwidth223.8 GB/s912.4 GB/s
Memory interface width per GPU448 Bitno data
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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVIHDMI1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

Supported technologies

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

High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)128bitno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.6
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
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.

GTX 295 3.13
RTX 3080 12 GB 69.15
+2109%

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.

GTX 295 1206
RTX 3080 12 GB 26683
+2113%

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 HD8−9
−2275%
190
+2275%
1440p5−6
−2400%
125
+2400%
4K3−4
−2700%
84
+2700%

Cost per frame, $

1080p62.504.21
1440p100.006.39
4K166.679.51

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Battlefield 5 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 290−300
+0%
290−300
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Battlefield 5 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 250−260
+0%
250−260
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 356
+0%
356
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 263
+0%
263
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 314
+0%
314
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 165
+0%
165
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95
+0%
95
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Hitman 3 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 206
+0%
206
+0%
Metro Exodus 116
+0%
116
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 236
+0%
236
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hitman 3 78
+0%
78
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 132
+0%
132
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 142
+0%
142
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55
+0%
55
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

This is how GTX 295 and RTX 3080 12 GB compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 12 GB is 2275% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3080 12 GB is 2400% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3080 12 GB is 2700% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.13 69.15
Recency 8 January 2009 11 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 1792 MB 12 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 289 Watt 350 Watt

GTX 295 has 21.1% lower power consumption.

RTX 3080 12 GB, on the other hand, has a 2109.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 585.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 587.5% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 295 in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295
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