RTX 6000 Ada Generation vs GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

Place in the ranking	19	16
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	22.39	7.24
Power efficiency	13.87	16.79
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GA102	AD102
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	31 May 2021 (3 years ago)	3 December 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,199	$6,799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3080 Ti has 209% better value for money than RTX 6000 Ada Generation.

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	18176
Core clock speed	1365 MHz	915 MHz
Boost clock speed	1665 MHz	2505 MHz
Number of transistors	28,300 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	300 Watt
Texture fill rate	532.8	1,423
Floating-point processing power	34.1 TFLOPS	91.06 TFLOPS
ROPs	112	192
TMUs	320	568
Tensor Cores	320	568
Ray Tracing Cores	80	142

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	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-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	48 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1188 MHz	2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	912.4 GB/s	960.0 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 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

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 73.00
+3.8%

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 27049

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 28066
+3.8%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RTX 3080 Ti 60980

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 70850
+16.2%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RTX 3080 Ti 120236

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 126448
+5.2%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RTX 3080 Ti 47113
+28.4%

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 36679

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

RTX 6000 Ada Generation 323913
+54.9%

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	214 +13.2%	189 −13.2%
1440p	146 −8.2%	158 +8.2%
4K	98 −20.4%	118 +20.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	5.60 +542%	35.97 −542%
1440p	8.21 +424%	43.03 −424%
4K	12.23 +371%	57.62 −371%

RTX 3080 Ti has 542% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 3080 Ti has 424% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 3080 Ti has 371% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +1.2%	164 −1.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	219 −0.5%	220−230 +0.5%
Elden Ring	212 −34%	280−290 +34%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +1.8%	163 −1.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	92 −3.3%	95−100 +3.3%
Forza Horizon 4	489 +18.4%	400−450 −18.4%
Metro Exodus	174 +54%	113 −54%
Red Dead Redemption 2	120−130 −4.7%	130−140 +4.7%
Valorant	350−400 −7.3%	350−400 +7.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +7.1%	155 −7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	80 +0%	80−85 +0%
Dota 2	194 +14.8%	160−170 −14.8%
Elden Ring	328 +15.5%	280−290 −15.5%
Far Cry 5	140 +13.8%	123 −13.8%
Fortnite	270−280 −4.7%	290−300 +4.7%
Forza Horizon 4	407 −1.5%	400−450 +1.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	174 +3%	160−170 −3%
Metro Exodus	151 +42.5%	106 −42.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	56 −139%	130−140 +139%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Valorant	350−400 −7.3%	350−400 +7.3%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	160−170 +12.9%	147 −12.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	136 −2.9%	140−150 +2.9%
Dota 2	217 −1.4%	220−230 +1.4%
Far Cry 5	130−140 −3%	130−140 +3%
Forza Horizon 4	359 −15%	400−450 +15%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +0%	210−220 +0%
Valorant	388 +1.6%	350−400 −1.6%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	153 +8.5%	140−150 −8.5%
Elden Ring	194 −1.5%	190−200 +1.5%
Grand Theft Auto V	153 +8.5%	140−150 −8.5%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	93 +0%	90−95 +0%
World of Tanks	450−500 −4%	500−550 +4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	90−95 −39.4%	131 +39.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	92 −3.3%	95−100 +3.3%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	269 −1.5%	270−280 +1.5%
Metro Exodus	141 +42.4%	99 −42.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	150−160 −39.5%	219 +39.5%
Valorant	316 −3.5%	300−350 +3.5%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	85−90 +120%	40 −120%
Dota 2	182 +11%	160−170 −11%
Elden Ring	104 −1.9%	100−110 +1.9%
Grand Theft Auto V	182 +11%	160−170 −11%
Metro Exodus	76 −18.4%	90 +18.4%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +0%	200−210 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	63 −1.6%	60−65 +1.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	182 +11%	160−170 −11%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	85−90 −4.5%	90−95 +4.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	46 +2.2%	45−50 −2.2%
Dota 2	211 +0.5%	210−220 −0.5%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	161 +8.1%	140−150 −8.1%
Valorant	191 +0.5%	190−200 −0.5%

This is how RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 6000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

RTX 3080 Ti is 13% faster in 1080p
RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 8% faster in 1440p
RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 20% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3080 Ti is 120% faster.
in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 6000 Ada Generation is 139% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3080 Ti is ahead in 21 test (38%)
RTX 6000 Ada Generation is ahead in 19 tests (35%)
there's a draw in 15 tests (27%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	70.35	73.00
Recency	31 May 2021	3 December 2022
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	48 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	350 Watt	300 Watt

RTX 6000 Ada Generation has a 3.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 60% more advanced lithography process, and 16.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 6000 Ada Generation.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is a desktop card while RTX 6000 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.