L4 vs GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

Place in performance ranking	20	175
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	18.97	34.31
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	Ampere GA102	AD104
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	11 January 2022 (2 years ago)	21 March 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$799	no data
Current price	$1053 (1.3x MSRP)	$240

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

L4 has 81% better value for money than RTX 3080 12 GB.

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	8960	7424
Boost clock speed	1260 MHz	2040 MHz
Number of transistors	28,300 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	72 Watt
Texture fill rate	478.8	489.6

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	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	285 mm	169 mm
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	1x 16-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	GDDR6X	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	24 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1710 MHz	12.5 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	912.4 GB/s	300.1 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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	No outputs
HDMI	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.6	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.3	1.3
CUDA	8.6	8.9

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.

RTX 3080 12 GB 69.02
+132%

L4 29.76

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB outperforms L4 by 132% based on our aggregated 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%

RTX 3080 12 GB 26715
+132%

L4 11518

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB outperforms L4 by 132% 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	184 +145%	75−80 −145%
1440p	123 +146%	50−55 −146%
4K	83 +137%	35−40 −137%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

130−140

+145%

55−60
−145%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−110 +136%	45−50 −136%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +142%	50−55 −142%
Battlefield 5	150−160 +143%	65−70 −143%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	170−180 +146%	70−75 −146%
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140 +145%	55−60 −145%
Far Cry 5	171 +144%	70−75 −144%
Far Cry New Dawn	136 +147%	55−60 −147%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +141%	80−85 −141%
Hitman 3	200−210 +142%	85−90 −142%
Horizon Zero Dawn	200 +135%	85−90 −135%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +156%	45−50 −156%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	209 +132%	90−95 −132%
Watch Dogs: Legion	118 +136%	50−55 −136%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−110 +136%	45−50 −136%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +142%	50−55 −142%
Battlefield 5	150−160 +143%	65−70 −143%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	170−180 +146%	70−75 −146%
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140 +145%	55−60 −145%
Far Cry 5	162 +149%	65−70 −149%
Far Cry New Dawn	131 +138%	55−60 −138%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +141%	80−85 −141%
Hitman 3	200−210 +142%	85−90 −142%
Horizon Zero Dawn	165 +136%	70−75 −136%
Metro Exodus	147 +145%	60−65 −145%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +156%	45−50 −156%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	202 +138%	85−90 −138%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	321 +147%	130−140 −147%
Watch Dogs: Legion	108 +140%	45−50 −140%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−110 +136%	45−50 −136%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +142%	50−55 −142%
Battlefield 5	150−160 +143%	65−70 −143%
Cyberpunk 2077	130−140 +145%	55−60 −145%
Far Cry 5	151 +132%	65−70 −132%
Far Cry New Dawn	118 +136%	50−55 −136%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +141%	80−85 −141%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	165 +136%	70−75 −136%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95 +138%	40−45 −138%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +152%	50−55 −152%
Hitman 3	150−160 +135%	65−70 −135%
Horizon Zero Dawn	132 +140%	55−60 −140%
Metro Exodus	98 +145%	40−45 −145%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +144%	27−30 −144%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	147 +145%	60−65 −145%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 +157%	30−33 −157%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	85−90 +146%	35−40 −146%
Battlefield 5	130−140 +136%	55−60 −136%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +143%	30−33 −143%
Far Cry 5	147 +145%	60−65 −145%
Far Cry New Dawn	116 +132%	50−55 −132%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +148%	65−70 −148%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +154%	50−55 −154%
Watch Dogs: Legion	84 +140%	35−40 −140%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +157%	30−33 −157%
Hitman 3	85−90 +149%	35−40 −149%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40 +150%	16−18 −150%
Metro Exodus	65 +141%	27−30 −141%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +139%	18−20 −139%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	83 +137%	35−40 −137%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	132 +140%	55−60 −140%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +162%	21−24 −162%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55 +157%	21−24 −157%
Battlefield 5	90−95 +157%	35−40 −157%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +143%	14−16 −143%
Far Cry 5	102 +155%	40−45 −155%
Far Cry New Dawn	98 +145%	40−45 −145%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +132%	50−55 −132%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55 +162%	21−24 −162%

This is how RTX 3080 12 GB and L4 compete in popular games:

RTX 3080 12 GB is 145% faster than L4 in 1080p
RTX 3080 12 GB is 146% faster than L4 in 1440p
RTX 3080 12 GB is 137% faster than L4 in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	69.02	29.76
Recency	11 January 2022	21 March 2023
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	72 Watt