GeForce RTX 3080 vs GTX 960A

Place in performance ranking	489	22
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.00	23.58
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	GM107	Ampere GA102
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	13 March 2015 (9 years ago)	16 September 2020 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$699
Current price	$243	$823 (1.2x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3080 has 2258% better value for money than GTX 960A.

Detailed specifications

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	640	8704
Core clock speed	1029 MHz	1450 MHz
Boost clock speed	1085 MHz	1710 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	320 Watt
Texture fill rate	43.40	465.1
Floating-point performance	1,389 gflops	no data

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).

Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	285 mm
Width	MXM Module	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	GDDR5	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	10 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	320 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz	19000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80.19 GB/s	760.3 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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	No outputs	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2
CUDA	5.0	8.5

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 960A 7.96

RTX 3080 65.47
+722%

RTX 3080 outperforms GTX 960A by 722% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 960A 3075

RTX 3080 25282
+722%

RTX 3080 outperforms GTX 960A by 722% in Passmark.

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	18−20 −806%	163 +806%
1440p	14−16 −786%	124 +786%
4K	10−12 −740%	84 +740%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16
−800%

120−130

+800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −783%	100−110 +783%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 −825%	111 +825%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −771%	200−210 +771%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −729%	110−120 +729%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −763%	138 +763%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −858%	110−120 +858%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −783%	150−160 +783%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −767%	200−210 +767%
Hitman 3	14−16 −729%	116 +729%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −807%	272 +807%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −800%	144 +800%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −836%	131 +836%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 −751%	383 +751%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 −738%	134 +738%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −783%	100−110 +783%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −860%	96 +860%
Battlefield 5	24−27 −771%	200−210 +771%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −729%	110−120 +729%
Cyberpunk 2077	16−18 −738%	134 +738%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −858%	110−120 +858%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 −783%	150−160 +783%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −767%	200−210 +767%
Hitman 3	12−14 −725%	99 +725%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 −820%	270−280 +820%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −738%	134 +738%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −829%	130 +829%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 −831%	326 +831%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −766%	303 +766%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −781%	238 +781%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 −783%	100−110 +783%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	10−11 −780%	88 +780%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 −729%	110−120 +729%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −836%	131 +836%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −858%	110−120 +858%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 −767%	200−210 +767%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −767%	182 +767%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−33 −857%	287 +857%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −728%	149 +728%
Watch Dogs: Legion	12−14 −742%	101 +742%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16
−836%

131

+836%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −739%	150−160 +739%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −800%	144 +800%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 −744%	75−80 +744%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 −744%	76 +744%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −750%	100−110 +750%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −760%	86 +760%
Far Cry 5	16−18 −744%	135 +744%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −756%	150−160 +756%
Hitman 3	12−14 −833%	112 +833%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 −739%	151 +739%
Metro Exodus	12−14 −792%	107 +792%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 −813%	219 +813%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −729%	110−120 +729%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −800%	81 +800%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16
−829%

130

+829%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −778%	75−80 +778%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −829%	65−70 +829%
Hitman 3	6−7 −850%	57 +850%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 −880%	95−100 +880%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	10−11 −760%	86 +760%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −858%	115 +858%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −783%	50−55 +783%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −767%	52 +767%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −860%	45−50 +860%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −760%	43 +760%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −820%	45−50 +820%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −800%	100−110 +800%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −729%	116 +729%
Metro Exodus	10−11 −790%	89 +790%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −800%	54 +800%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

−850%

95
+850%

This is how GTX 960A and RTX 3080 compete in popular games:

RTX 3080 is 806% faster in 1080p
RTX 3080 is 786% faster in 1440p
RTX 3080 is 740% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	7.96	65.47
Recency	13 March 2015	16 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	10 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	320 Watt