Radeon Pro VII vs GeForce RTX 3080

Place in the ranking	26	162
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	46.38	16.78
Power efficiency	14.12	9.25
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GA102	Vega 20
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	1 September 2020 (4 years ago)	13 May 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	$1,899

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3080 has 176% better value for money than Pro VII.

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	8704	3840
Core clock speed	1440 MHz	1400 MHz
Boost clock speed	1710 MHz	1700 MHz
Number of transistors	28,300 million	13,230 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	320 Watt	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	465.1	408.0
Floating-point processing power	29.77 TFLOPS	13.06 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	64
TMUs	272	240
Tensor Cores	272	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	68	no 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).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	285 mm	305 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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	HBM2
Maximum RAM amount	10 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	320 Bit	4096 Bit
Memory clock speed	1188 MHz	1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	760.3 GB/s	1024 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	6x 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 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.1
Vulkan	1.2	1.3
CUDA	8.5	-

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 65.53
+95.4%

Pro VII 33.54

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 25187
+95.4%

Pro VII 12890

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	168 +97.6%	85−90 −97.6%
1440p	125 +108%	60−65 −108%
4K	87 +118%	40−45 −118%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	4.16 +437%	22.34 −437%
1440p	5.59 +466%	31.65 −466%
4K	8.03 +491%	47.48 −491%

RTX 3080 has 437% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RTX 3080 has 466% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RTX 3080 has 491% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	150−160 +105%	75−80 −105%
Cyberpunk 2077	150−160 +100%	75−80 −100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +113%	55−60 −113%
Counter-Strike 2	150−160 +105%	75−80 −105%
Cyberpunk 2077	133 +105%	65−70 −105%
Forza Horizon 4	383 +102%	190−200 −102%
Forza Horizon 5	152 +103%	75−80 −103%
Metro Exodus	129 +98.5%	65−70 −98.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	131 +102%	65−70 −102%
Valorant	277 +97.9%	140−150 −97.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +113%	55−60 −113%
Counter-Strike 2	150−160 +105%	75−80 −105%
Cyberpunk 2077	125 +108%	60−65 −108%
Dota 2	147 +96%	75−80 −96%
Far Cry 5	123 +105%	60−65 −105%
Fortnite	250−260 +96.9%	130−140 −96.9%
Forza Horizon 4	326 +104%	160−170 −104%
Forza Horizon 5	176 +95.6%	90−95 −95.6%
Grand Theft Auto V	147 +96%	75−80 −96%
Metro Exodus	119 +98.3%	60−65 −98.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +95.5%	110−120 −95.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	119 +98.3%	60−65 −98.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	170−180 +105%	85−90 −105%
Valorant	200 +100%	100−105 −100%
World of Tanks	270−280 +99.3%	140−150 −99.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +113%	55−60 −113%
Counter-Strike 2	150−160 +105%	75−80 −105%
Cyberpunk 2077	117 +113%	55−60 −113%
Dota 2	135 +108%	65−70 −108%
Far Cry 5	120−130 +110%	60−65 −110%
Forza Horizon 4	287 +105%	140−150 −105%
Forza Horizon 5	140 +100%	70−75 −100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	210−220 +95.5%	110−120 −95.5%
Valorant	268 +106%	130−140 −106%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	112 +104%	55−60 −104%
Grand Theft Auto V	112 +104%	55−60 −104%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +106%	85−90 −106%
Red Dead Redemption 2	84 +110%	40−45 −110%
World of Tanks	400−450 +104%	220−230 −104%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +118%	40−45 −118%
Counter-Strike 2	85−90 +115%	40−45 −115%
Cyberpunk 2077	79 +97.5%	40−45 −97.5%
Far Cry 5	160−170 +100%	80−85 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	219 +99.1%	110−120 −99.1%
Forza Horizon 5	126 +110%	60−65 −110%
Metro Exodus	107 +114%	50−55 −114%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	140−150 +101%	70−75 −101%
Valorant	248 +107%	120−130 −107%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	75−80 +97.5%	40−45 −97.5%
Dota 2	143 +104%	70−75 −104%
Grand Theft Auto V	143 +104%	70−75 −104%
Metro Exodus	65 +117%	30−33 −117%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +109%	100−105 −109%
Red Dead Redemption 2	56 +107%	27−30 −107%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	143 +104%	70−75 −104%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80−85 +110%	40−45 −110%
Counter-Strike 2	75−80 +97.5%	40−45 −97.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	41 +128%	18−20 −128%
Dota 2	129 +98.5%	65−70 −98.5%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +110%	50−55 −110%
Fortnite	95−100 +113%	45−50 −113%
Forza Horizon 4	135 +108%	65−70 −108%
Forza Horizon 5	78 +123%	35−40 −123%
Valorant	153 +104%	75−80 −104%

This is how RTX 3080 and Pro VII compete in popular games:

RTX 3080 is 98% faster in 1080p
RTX 3080 is 108% faster in 1440p
RTX 3080 is 118% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	65.53	33.54
Recency	1 September 2020	13 May 2020
Maximum RAM amount	10 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	320 Watt	250 Watt