RTX 5000 Ada Generation vs GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile

Place in the ranking	62	10
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	30.49	22.14
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GA103S	AD102
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	25 January 2022 (3 years ago)	9 August 2023 (1 year ago)

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 cores	7424	12800
Core clock speed	810 MHz	1155 MHz
Boost clock speed	1260 MHz	2550 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	292.3	1,020
Floating-point processing power	18.71 TFLOPS	65.28 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	176
TMUs	232	400
Tensor Cores	232	400
Ray Tracing Cores	58	100

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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	32 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	2000 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	512.0 GB/s	576.0 GB/s
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 Connectors

No outputs

4x DisplayPort 1.4a

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.8
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 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.

RTX 3080 Ti Mobile 49.06

RTX 5000 Ada Generation 77.46
+57.9%

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.

RTX 3080 Ti Mobile 19533

RTX 5000 Ada Generation 30839
+57.9%

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	141 −56%	220−230 +56%
1440p	88 −47.7%	130−140 +47.7%
4K	60 −50%	90−95 +50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	129 −55%	200−210 +55%
Cyberpunk 2077	136 −54.4%	210−220 +54.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 −56.5%	180−190 +56.5%
Counter-Strike 2	111 −53.2%	170−180 +53.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	122 −55.7%	190−200 +55.7%
Forza Horizon 4	277 −44.4%	400−450 +44.4%
Forza Horizon 5	159 −57.2%	250−260 +57.2%
Metro Exodus	112 −51.8%	170−180 +51.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 −48.9%	140−150 +48.9%
Valorant	341 −46.6%	500−550 +46.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 −56.5%	180−190 +56.5%
Counter-Strike 2	110 −54.5%	170−180 +54.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	101 −48.5%	150−160 +48.5%
Dota 2	150 −53.3%	230−240 +53.3%
Far Cry 5	103 −55.3%	160−170 +55.3%
Fortnite	200−210 −45.6%	300−310 +45.6%
Forza Horizon 4	229 −52.8%	350−400 +52.8%
Forza Horizon 5	120−130 −56.3%	200−210 +56.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	146 −57.5%	230−240 +57.5%
Metro Exodus	98 −53.1%	150−160 +53.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 −40.2%	300−310 +40.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	90−95 −48.9%	140−150 +48.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 −55.2%	270−280 +55.2%
Valorant	174 −55.2%	270−280 +55.2%
World of Tanks	270−280 −43.4%	400−450 +43.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 −56.5%	180−190 +56.5%
Counter-Strike 2	76 −44.7%	110−120 +44.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	88 −47.7%	130−140 +47.7%
Dota 2	151 −52.3%	230−240 +52.3%
Far Cry 5	110−120 −53.2%	170−180 +53.2%
Forza Horizon 4	200 −50%	300−310 +50%
Forza Horizon 5	122 −55.7%	190−200 +55.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 −40.2%	300−310 +40.2%
Valorant	292 −54.1%	450−500 +54.1%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	101 −48.5%	150−160 +48.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	101 −48.5%	150−160 +48.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −54.3%	270−280 +54.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	55−60 −54.5%	85−90 +54.5%
World of Tanks	300−350 −53.4%	500−550 +53.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 −56.6%	130−140 +56.6%
Counter-Strike 2	41 −46.3%	60−65 +46.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	55 −54.5%	85−90 +54.5%
Far Cry 5	150−160 −51.9%	240−250 +51.9%
Forza Horizon 4	150 −53.3%	230−240 +53.3%
Forza Horizon 5	85−90 −47.7%	130−140 +47.7%
Metro Exodus	93 −50.5%	140−150 +50.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	86 −51.2%	130−140 +51.2%
Valorant	223 −57%	350−400 +57%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	24−27 −40%	35−40 +40%
Dota 2	120 −50%	180−190 +50%
Grand Theft Auto V	120 −50%	180−190 +50%
Metro Exodus	48 −56.3%	75−80 +56.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −55.2%	270−280 +55.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 −52.8%	55−60 +52.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120 −50%	180−190 +50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 −50.8%	95−100 +50.8%
Counter-Strike 2	24−27 −40%	35−40 +40%
Cyberpunk 2077	27 −48.1%	40−45 +48.1%
Dota 2	127 −57.5%	200−210 +57.5%
Far Cry 5	85−90 −52.9%	130−140 +52.9%
Fortnite	80−85 −48.1%	120−130 +48.1%
Forza Horizon 4	93 −50.5%	140−150 +50.5%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 −53.8%	80−85 +53.8%
Valorant	128 −56.3%	200−210 +56.3%

This is how RTX 3080 Ti Mobile and RTX 5000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 5000 Ada Generation is 56% faster in 1080p
RTX 5000 Ada Generation is 48% faster in 1440p
RTX 5000 Ada Generation is 50% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	49.06	77.46
Recency	25 January 2022	9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	32 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	115 Watt	250 Watt

RTX 3080 Ti Mobile has 117.4% lower power consumption.

RTX 5000 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has a 57.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

The RTX 5000 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile is a notebook card while RTX 5000 Ada Generation is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.