GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs ION 2

Place in the ranking	1309	25
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	41.06
Power efficiency	1.14	13.66
Architecture	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GT218	GA102
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	3 June 2008 (16 years ago)	11 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	16	8960
Core clock speed	500 MHz	1260 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1710 MHz
Number of transistors	260 million	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	350 Watt
Texture fill rate	4.000	478.8
Floating-point processing power	0.03424 TFLOPS	30.64 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	96
TMUs	8	280
Tensor Cores	no data	280
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	70

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 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	285 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 12-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	System Shared	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	12 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	1188 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	912.4 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	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.1	6.6
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	1.2	8.6

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.

ION 2 0.33

RTX 3080 12 GB 69.33
+20909%

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.

ION 2 724

RTX 3080 12 GB 44533
+6051%

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	0−1	186
1440p	0−1	120
4K	-0−1	86

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	4.30
1440p	no data	6.66
4K	no data	9.29

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −2617%	160−170 +2617%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −5233%	160−170 +5233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −2883%	179 +2883%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −5233%	160−170 +5233%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −6933%	422 +6933%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −3050%	120−130 +3050%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −2467%	154 +2467%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −5233%	160−170 +5233%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1817%	115 +1817%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −5833%	356 +5833%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −2971%	210−220 +2971%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −3050%	120−130 +3050%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −3380%	170−180 +3380%
World of Tanks	12−14 −2046%	270−280 +2046%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	6−7 −2233%	140 +2233%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −5233%	160−170 +5233%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −2083%	130−140 +2083%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −5133%	314 +5133%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −2971%	210−220 +2971%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

2−3

−8650%

170−180
+8650%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 −200%	93 +200%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −2967%	90−95 +2967%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −3900%	160−170 +3900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −3725%	150−160 +3725%
Valorant	4−5 −7400%	300−310 +7400%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −1033%	170 +1033%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −1033%	170 +1033%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 −20800%	200−210 +20800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −1033%	170 +1033%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	90−95
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2150%	45−50 +2150%
Dota 2	14−16 −940%	156 +940%
Valorant	0−1	170−180

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	208 +0%	208 +0%
Metro Exodus	136 +0%	136 +0%
Valorant	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Dota 2	162 +0%	162 +0%
Fortnite	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	155 +0%	155 +0%
Metro Exodus	124 +0%	124 +0%
Valorant	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Dota 2	161 +0%	161 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	162 +0%	162 +0%
Valorant	300−350 +0%	300−350 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	130 +0%	130 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	130 +0%	130 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
World of Tanks	450−500 +0%	450−500 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	236 +0%	236 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
Metro Exodus	116 +0%	116 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	55 +0%	55 +0%
Metro Exodus	65 +0%	65 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Fortnite	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	142 +0%	142 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	80−85 +0%	80−85 +0%

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3080 12 GB is 20800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 3080 12 GB is ahead in 31 test (50%)
there's a draw in 31 test (50%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.33	69.33
Recency	3 June 2008	11 January 2022
Chip lithography	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	350 Watt

ION 2 has 1650% lower power consumption.

RTX 3080 12 GB, on the other hand, has a 20909.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the ION 2 in performance tests.

Be aware that ION 2 is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.