RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile vs GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile with RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3080 Mobile
2021
8 GB GDDR6, 115 Watt
42.80
+2.8%

RTX 3080 Mobile outperforms RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking9297
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency25.5624.87
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGA104no data
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)21 March 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 cores61444608
Core clock speed1110 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1545 MHzno data
Number of transistors17,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)115 Watt115 Watt (35 - 115 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate296.6no data
Floating-point processing power18.98 TFLOPSno data
ROPs96no data
TMUs192no data
Tensor Cores192no data
Ray Tracing Cores48no data

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 sizelargelarge
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16no data

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth448.0 GB/sno data
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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate
Shader Model6.5no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL2.0no data
Vulkan1.2-
CUDA8.6-

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 Mobile 42.80
+2.8%
RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile 41.64

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
    • 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
    • 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
    • 3DMark Time Spy Graphics

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 Mobile 16483
+2.8%
RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile 16038

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 Mobile 37933
+29%
RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile 29411

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 Mobile 27194
+30.1%
RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile 20908

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RTX 3080 Mobile 107695
+30.4%
RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile 82612

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

RTX 3080 Mobile 10752
+28.8%
RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile 8351

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 HD120
+9.1%
110−120
−9.1%
1440p75
+7.1%
70−75
−7.1%
4K44
+10%
40−45
−10%

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 134
+3.1%
130−140
−3.1%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 122
+10.9%
110−120
−10.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 98
+3.2%
95−100
−3.2%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+10.8%
120−130
−10.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+5%
80−85
−5%
Cyberpunk 2077 117
+6.4%
110−120
−6.4%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+3.5%
85−90
−3.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+7.4%
95−100
−7.4%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+3.7%
190−200
−3.7%
Hitman 3 130
+8.3%
120−130
−8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+6.3%
160−170
−6.3%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+8.3%
120−130
−8.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+5.6%
90−95
−5.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150−160
+9.3%
140−150
−9.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+10%
120−130
−10%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 188
+4.4%
180−190
−4.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 79
+5.3%
75−80
−5.3%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+10.8%
120−130
−10.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+5%
80−85
−5%
Cyberpunk 2077 99
+4.2%
95−100
−4.2%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+3.5%
85−90
−3.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+7.4%
95−100
−7.4%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+3.7%
190−200
−3.7%
Hitman 3 117
+6.4%
110−120
−6.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+6.3%
160−170
−6.3%
Metro Exodus 144
+2.9%
140−150
−2.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 96
+6.7%
90−95
−6.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 213
+6.5%
200−210
−6.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
+6.3%
80−85
−6.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 227
+3.2%
220−230
−3.2%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75
+7.1%
70−75
−7.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 69
+6.2%
65−70
−6.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+5%
80−85
−5%
Cyberpunk 2077 90
+5.9%
85−90
−5.9%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+3.5%
85−90
−3.5%
Forza Horizon 4 157
+4.7%
150−160
−4.7%
Hitman 3 108
+8%
100−105
−8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 155
+3.3%
150−160
−3.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 185
+8.8%
170−180
−8.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 106
+6%
100−105
−6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 74
+5.7%
70−75
−5.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95
+5.6%
90−95
−5.6%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+6.7%
75−80
−6.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+5%
60−65
−5%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+3.3%
60−65
−3.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
+9.1%
55−60
−9.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+8.9%
45−50
−8.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+13.3%
30−33
−13.3%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+6.7%
45−50
−6.7%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
+4.5%
220−230
−4.5%
Hitman 3 76
+8.6%
70−75
−8.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 121
+10%
110−120
−10%
Metro Exodus 90
+5.9%
85−90
−5.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 141
+8.5%
130−140
−8.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 79
+5.3%
75−80
−5.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 177
+4.1%
170−180
−4.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 83
+3.8%
80−85
−3.8%
Battlefield 5 40−45
+5%
40−45
−5%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+16.7%
30−33
−16.7%
Hitman 3 47
+4.4%
45−50
−4.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 33
+10%
30−33
−10%
Metro Exodus 74
+5.7%
70−75
−5.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70
+7.7%
65−70
−7.7%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 43
+7.5%
40−45
−7.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+8.6%
35−40
−8.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+12.5%
24−27
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%
Forza Horizon 4 87
+8.8%
80−85
−8.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 79
+5.3%
75−80
−5.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 33
+10%
30−33
−10%
Red Dead Redemption 2 46
+15%
40−45
−15%

This is how RTX 3080 Mobile and RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 Mobile is 9% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3080 Mobile is 7% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3080 Mobile is 10% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 42.80 41.64
Recency 12 January 2021 21 March 2023
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm

RTX 3080 Mobile has a 2.8% higher aggregate performance score.

RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 60% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile and RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3080 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while RTX 3000 Ada Generation Mobile is a mobile workstation one.


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