GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs TITAN Xp Collector's Edition Galactic Empire
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 19 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 29.75 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | GP102 | Ampere GA102 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 4 November 2017 (6 years ago) | 24 September 2020 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,199 | $1,199 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 3840 | 10240 |
| Core clock speed | 1405 MHz | 1370 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1582 MHz | 1667 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 11,800 million | 28,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 350 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 379.7 | 532.8 |
| Floating-point performance | no data | 34.1 gflops |
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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 285 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 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 | GDDR5X | GDDR6X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 11408 MHz | 19000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 547.6 GB/s | 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 | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | + | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12.0 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 November 2017 | 24 September 2020 |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 350 Watt |
TITAN Xp Collector's Edition Galactic Empire has 40% lower power consumption.
RTX 3080 Ti, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between TITAN Xp Collector's Edition Galactic Empire and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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