RTX 2000 Ada Generation vs GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

Place in the ranking	19	76
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	22.71	84.78
Power efficiency	13.87	44.72
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GA102	AD107
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	31 May 2021 (3 years ago)	12 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,199	$649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 2000 Ada Generation has 273% better value for money than RTX 3080 Ti.

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	10240	2816
Core clock speed	1365 MHz	1620 MHz
Boost clock speed	1665 MHz	2130 MHz
Number of transistors	28,300 million	18,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	532.8	187.4
Floating-point processing power	34.1 TFLOPS	12 TFLOPS
ROPs	112	48
TMUs	320	88
Tensor Cores	320	88
Ray Tracing Cores	80	22

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 x8
Length	285 mm	168 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	None

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	16 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1188 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	912.4 GB/s	256.0 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	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	-

API 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	6.6	6.8
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2	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 70.35
+55.1%

RTX 2000 Ada Generation 45.37

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 27050
+55%

RTX 2000 Ada Generation 17446

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

RTX 3080 Ti 209081
+143%

RTX 2000 Ada Generation 86172

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	214 +64.6%	130−140 −64.6%
1440p	146 +62.2%	90−95 −62.2%
4K	98 +63.3%	60−65 −63.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	5.60 −12.2%	4.99 +12.2%
1440p	8.21 −13.9%	7.21 +13.9%
4K	12.23 −13.1%	10.82 +13.1%

RTX 2000 Ada Generation has 12% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 2000 Ada Generation has 14% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 2000 Ada Generation has 13% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +66%	100−105 −66%
Cyberpunk 2077	219 +56.4%	140−150 −56.4%
Elden Ring	212 +63.1%	130−140 −63.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +56%	75−80 −56%
Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +66%	100−105 −66%
Cyberpunk 2077	92 +67.3%	55−60 −67.3%
Forza Horizon 4	489 +63%	300−310 −63%
Metro Exodus	174 +58.2%	110−120 −58.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 +60%	80−85 −60%
Valorant	350−400 +61.8%	220−230 −61.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +56%	75−80 −56%
Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +66%	100−105 −66%
Cyberpunk 2077	80 +60%	50−55 −60%
Dota 2	194 +61.7%	120−130 −61.7%
Elden Ring	328 +56.2%	210−220 −56.2%
Far Cry 5	140 +55.6%	90−95 −55.6%
Fortnite	270−280 +62.9%	170−180 −62.9%
Forza Horizon 4	407 +56.5%	260−270 −56.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	174 +58.2%	110−120 −58.2%
Metro Exodus	151 +58.9%	95−100 −58.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +65.4%	130−140 −65.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	56 +60%	35−40 −60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +58.2%	110−120 −58.2%
Valorant	350−400 +61.8%	220−230 −61.8%
World of Tanks	270−280 +64.1%	170−180 −64.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +56%	75−80 −56%
Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +66%	100−105 −66%
Cyberpunk 2077	136 +60%	85−90 −60%
Dota 2	217 +66.9%	130−140 −66.9%
Far Cry 5	130−140 +56.5%	85−90 −56.5%
Forza Horizon 4	359 +56.1%	230−240 −56.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +65.4%	130−140 −65.4%
Valorant	388 +55.2%	250−260 −55.2%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	153 +61.1%	95−100 −61.1%
Elden Ring	194 +61.7%	120−130 −61.7%
Grand Theft Auto V	153 +61.1%	95−100 −61.1%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +59.1%	110−120 −59.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2	93 +69.1%	55−60 −69.1%
World of Tanks	450−500 +65.3%	300−310 −65.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +58.2%	55−60 −58.2%
Counter-Strike 2	90−95 +56.7%	60−65 −56.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	92 +67.3%	55−60 −67.3%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +60%	100−105 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	269 +58.2%	170−180 −58.2%
Metro Exodus	141 +56.7%	90−95 −56.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 +57%	100−105 −57%
Valorant	316 +58%	200−210 −58%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	85−90 +60%	55−60 −60%
Dota 2	182 +65.5%	110−120 −65.5%
Elden Ring	104 +60%	65−70 −60%
Grand Theft Auto V	182 +65.5%	110−120 −65.5%
Metro Exodus	76 +68.9%	45−50 −68.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +60.8%	130−140 −60.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2	63 +57.5%	40−45 −57.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	182 +65.5%	110−120 −65.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +65.5%	55−60 −65.5%
Counter-Strike 2	85−90 +60%	55−60 −60%
Cyberpunk 2077	46 +70.4%	27−30 −70.4%
Dota 2	211 +62.3%	130−140 −62.3%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +61.5%	65−70 −61.5%
Fortnite	95−100 +60%	60−65 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	161 +61%	100−105 −61%
Valorant	191 +59.2%	120−130 −59.2%

This is how RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 2000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 3080 Ti is 65% faster in 1080p
RTX 3080 Ti is 62% faster in 1440p
RTX 3080 Ti is 63% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	70.35	45.37
Recency	31 May 2021	12 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	70 Watt

RTX 3080 Ti has a 55.1% higher aggregate performance score.

RTX 2000 Ada Generation, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 60% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX 2000 Ada Generation in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is a desktop card while RTX 2000 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.