Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms the more expensive GeForce RTX 3080 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 4090 is 749 days newer than the more expensive GeForce RTX 3080.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- Consumes up to 29% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 - 320 vs 450 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
- Performs up to 60% better in Rust than GeForce RTX 3080 - 269 vs 168 FPS
- Up to 38% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3080 - CA$2729.99 vs CA$4399.99
- Up to 61% better value when playing Rust than GeForce RTX 3080 - CA$10.15 vs CA$26.19 per FPS
- Up to 140% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 24 vs 10 GB
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
168
62%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$26.19/FPS
38%
Price, CA$
CA$4399.99
62%
Buy for CA$4,399.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1 minutes ago
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
FPS
269
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$10.15/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$2729.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for CA$2,729.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
37%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
36%
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
443.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
1290 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 20th, 2022 |
GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 40 |
$699 | MSRP | $1599 |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 GB | Memory | 24 GB |
GDDR6X | Type | GDDR6X |
320-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
760.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 1008 GB/s |
1440 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2235 MHz |
1710 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2520 MHz |
1188 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1313 MHz |