RTX 4000 Ada Generation vs GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

Place in performance ranking	16	22
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	17.74	no data
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2022)	Ada Lovelace
GPU code name	Ampere GA102	AD104
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	24 September 2020 (3 years ago)	9 August 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,199	no data
Current price	$1135 (0.9x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	10240	6144
Core clock speed	1370 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1667 MHz	2175 MHz
Number of transistors	28,300 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	130 Watt
Texture fill rate	532.8	417.6

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	245 mm
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	1x 16-pin

Memory type	GDDR6X	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	20 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	160 Bit
Memory clock speed	19000 MHz	14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	912.4 GB/s	280.0 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, 3x DisplayPort	4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a
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	1.2	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 Ti 70.30
+5.4%

RTX 4000 Ada Generation 66.70

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti outperforms RTX 4000 Ada Generation by 5% 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 Ti 27210
+5.4%

RTX 4000 Ada Generation 25818

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti outperforms RTX 4000 Ada Generation by 5% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

RTX 3080 Ti 209081
+41.8%

RTX 4000 Ada Generation 147420

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti outperforms RTX 4000 Ada Generation by 42% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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 +7%	200−210 −7%
1440p	144 +10.8%	130−140 −10.8%
4K	96 +6.7%	90−95 −6.7%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

219
+9.5%

200−210

−9.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−110 +7%	100−105 −7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +11.8%	110−120 −11.8%
Battlefield 5	150−160 +6%	150−160 −6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	170−180 +8.8%	160−170 −8.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	184 +8.2%	170−180 −8.2%
Far Cry 5	208 +9.5%	190−200 −9.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	174 +8.8%	160−170 −8.8%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +9.4%	180−190 −9.4%
Hitman 3	200−210 +9.5%	190−200 −9.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +10%	140−150 −10%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120 +6.4%	110−120 −6.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	247 +7.4%	230−240 −7.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +6.4%	110−120 −6.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−110 +7%	100−105 −7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	120−130 +11.8%	110−120 −11.8%
Battlefield 5	150−160 +6%	150−160 −6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	170−180 +8.8%	160−170 −8.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	160 +6.7%	150−160 −6.7%
Far Cry 5	198 +10%	180−190 −10%
Far Cry New Dawn	167 +11.3%	150−160 −11.3%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +9.4%	180−190 −9.4%
Hitman 3	134 +11.7%	120−130 −11.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 +10%	140−150 −10%
Metro Exodus	172 +7.5%	160−170 −7.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	56 +12%	50−55 −12%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	226 +7.6%	210−220 −7.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	372 +6.3%	350−400 −6.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	110−120 +6.4%	110−120 −6.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	100−110 +7%	100−105 −7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100 +11.1%	90−95 −11.1%
Battlefield 5	196 +8.9%	180−190 −8.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	146 +12.3%	130−140 −12.3%
Far Cry 5	186 +9.4%	170−180 −9.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	146 +12.3%	130−140 −12.3%
Forza Horizon 4	190−200 +9.4%	180−190 −9.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	181 +6.5%	170−180 −6.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	97 +7.8%	90−95 −7.8%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	120−130 +6.7%	120−130 −6.7%
Hitman 3	210 +10.5%	190−200 −10.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 +7.3%	110−120 −7.3%
Metro Exodus	114 +14%	100−105 −14%
Red Dead Redemption 2	93 +9.4%	85−90 −9.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	164 +9.3%	150−160 −9.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	75−80 +11.4%	70−75 −11.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	86 +7.5%	80−85 −7.5%
Battlefield 5	192 +6.7%	180−190 −6.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	99 +10%	90−95 −10%
Far Cry 5	176 +10%	160−170 −10%
Far Cry New Dawn	141 +8.5%	130−140 −8.5%
Forza Horizon 4	160−170 +10%	150−160 −10%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	130−140 +8.3%	120−130 −8.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	89 +11.3%	80−85 −11.3%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	75−80 +12.9%	70−75 −12.9%
Hitman 3	120 +9.1%	110−120 −9.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +11.4%	70−75 −11.4%
Metro Exodus	76 +8.6%	70−75 −8.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	63 +14.5%	55−60 −14.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	94 +10.6%	85−90 −10.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	152 +8.6%	140−150 −8.6%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	55−60 +12%	50−55 −12%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	61 +10.9%	55−60 −10.9%
Battlefield 5	136 +13.3%	120−130 −13.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	50 +11.1%	45−50 −11.1%
Far Cry 5	109 +9%	100−105 −9%
Far Cry New Dawn	108 +8%	100−105 −8%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +8.2%	110−120 −8.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion	59 +7.3%	55−60 −7.3%

This is how RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 4000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 3080 Ti is 7% faster than RTX 4000 Ada Generation in 1080p
RTX 3080 Ti is 10.8% faster than RTX 4000 Ada Generation in 1440p
RTX 3080 Ti is 6.7% faster than RTX 4000 Ada Generation in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	70.30	66.70
Recency	24 September 2020	9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	20 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	130 Watt