GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs GTX 485M SLI

Place in performance ranking	440	20
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	8.47	18.92
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N11E-GTX-A1	Ampere GA102
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	6 January 2011 (13 years ago)	11 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$799
Current price	$149	$1053 (1.3x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3080 12 GB has 123% better value for money than GTX 485M SLI.

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	768	8960
Core clock speed	575 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1260 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	350 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	478.8

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 485M SLI and GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB 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). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	285 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 12-pin

Memory

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	GDDR5	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	2x2 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	1710 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	912.4 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	no data	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+

API support

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

DirectX	11	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.6
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	no data	1.3
CUDA	no data	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 485M SLI 9.20

RTX 3080 12 GB 69.04
+650%

RTX 3080 12 GB outperforms GTX 485M SLI by 650% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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: 17%

GTX 485M SLI 24830

RTX 3080 12 GB 44533
+79.4%

RTX 3080 12 GB outperforms GTX 485M SLI by 79% 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: 17%

GTX 485M SLI 5334

RTX 3080 12 GB 217116
+3970%

RTX 3080 12 GB outperforms GTX 485M SLI by 3970% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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:

900p	89 −630%	650−700 +630%
Full HD	103 −78.6%	184 +78.6%
1440p	16−18 −669%	123 +669%
4K	10−12 −730%	83 +730%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16

−864%

130−140
+864%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −458%	100−110 +458%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −764%	120−130 +764%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −410%	150−160 +410%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −588%	170−180 +588%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −864%	130−140 +864%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −643%	171 +643%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −467%	136 +467%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −503%	190−200 +503%
Hitman 3	21−24 −796%	200−210 +796%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −953%	200 +953%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −619%	110−120 +619%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 −945%	209 +945%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −638%	118 +638%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −458%	100−110 +458%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −764%	120−130 +764%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −410%	150−160 +410%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 −588%	170−180 +588%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −864%	130−140 +864%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −604%	162 +604%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −446%	131 +446%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −503%	190−200 +503%
Hitman 3	21−24 −796%	200−210 +796%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −768%	165 +768%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −950%	147 +950%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 −619%	110−120 +619%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 −910%	202 +910%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −1589%	321 +1589%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −575%	108 +575%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 −458%	100−110 +458%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −764%	120−130 +764%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −410%	150−160 +410%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −864%	130−140 +864%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −557%	151 +557%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 −392%	118 +392%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 −503%	190−200 +503%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −768%	165 +768%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −494%	95 +494%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −869%	120−130 +869%
Hitman 3	14−16 −993%	150−160 +993%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −780%	132 +780%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −1300%	98 +1300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −1000%	65−70 +1000%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −1125%	147 +1125%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 −863%	75−80 +863%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −1620%	85−90 +1620%
Battlefield 5	14−16 −829%	130−140 +829%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −1725%	70−75 +1725%
Far Cry 5	14−16 −950%	147 +950%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −729%	116 +729%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 −906%	160−170 +906%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −1311%	120−130 +1311%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −2000%	84 +2000%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 −1183%	75−80 +1183%
Hitman 3	8−9 −988%	85−90 +988%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −400%	40 +400%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −2067%	65 +2067%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 −760%	40−45 +760%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 −1560%	83 +1560%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −1786%	132 +1786%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −1000%	55−60 +1000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −1250%	50−55 +1250%
Battlefield 5	7−8 −1186%	90−95 +1186%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −3300%	30−35 +3300%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −1175%	102 +1175%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 −880%	98 +880%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −955%	110−120 +955%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 −1733%	55 +1733%