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GeForce RTX 3080 vs GeForce RTX 4090

GeForce RTX 3080 vs GeForce RTX 4090: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP in USD: $699

Availability

MSRP in USD: $1599

VIPERA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition Graphic Card
VIPERA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition Graphic Card

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1,610.67

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Same as Founder's Edition
Updated 156 minutes ago
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX™ 4090 White OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6X, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a)
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX™ 4090 White OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6X, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a)

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1,704.4

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GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming OC 24G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 24GB 384-bit GDDR6X, GV-N4090GAMING OC-24GD Video Card
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming OC 24G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 24GB 384-bit GDDR6X, GV-N4090GAMING OC-24GD Video Card

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1,432.51

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2520 2535 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 156 minutes ago
GIGABYTE GV-N4090AERO OC-24GD GeForce RTX 4090 AERO OC 24G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 24GB 384-bit GDDR6X, Video Card
GIGABYTE GV-N4090AERO OC-24GD GeForce RTX 4090 AERO OC 24G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 24GB 384-bit GDDR6X, Video Card

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1,501.5

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2520 2535 MHz
Boost Clock
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MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 24GB GDRR6X 384-Bit HDMI/DP Nvlink Tri-Frozr 3 Ada Lovelace Architecture OC Graphics Card (RTX 4090 Gaming X Slim 24G)
MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 24GB GDRR6X 384-Bit HDMI/DP Nvlink Tri-Frozr 3 Ada Lovelace Architecture OC Graphics Card (RTX 4090 Gaming X Slim 24G)

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1,509.61

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MSI GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming X Trio 24G Gaming Graphics Card - 24GB GDDR6X, 2595 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 384-bit, 3X DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1a (Supports 4K & 8K HDR)
MSI GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming X Trio 24G Gaming Graphics Card - 24GB GDDR6X, 2595 MHz, PCI Express Gen 4, 384-bit, 3X DP v 1.4a, HDMI 2.1a (Supports 4K & 8K HDR)

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1,615.09

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2520 2595 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 156 minutes ago
MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Suprim X 24GB GDDR6X Graphics Card
MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Suprim X 24GB GDDR6X Graphics Card

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1,866.69

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2520 2625 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 156 minutes ago
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 24GB OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card (DLSS 3, PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6X, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a, ROG-STRIX-RTX4090-O24G-GAMING)
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 24GB OC Edition Gaming Graphics Card (DLSS 3, PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6X, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a, ROG-STRIX-RTX4090-O24G-GAMING)

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1,789.63

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2520 2610 MHz
Boost Clock
Updated 156 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 3080 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce RTX 3080 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 4090 is 749 days newer than the cheaper GeForce RTX 3080.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

  • Up to 63% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4090 - $530.11 vs $1451.05
  • Up to 33% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than GeForce RTX 4090 - $12.52 vs $18.73 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 29% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 - 320 vs 450 Watts

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

  • Performs up to 83% better in Cities: Skylines II than GeForce RTX 3080 - 86 vs 47 FPS
  • Up to 140% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 24 vs 10 GB
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Cities: Skylines II

Cities: Skylines II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020


FPS

47

54%

Value, €/FPS

€12.52/FPS

100%

Price, €

€588.42

100%

Value Winner

2021 Newst GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition / AllyFlex HDMI

Buy for 588.42 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 156 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
GeForce RTX 4090

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022


FPS

86

100%

Value, €/FPS

€18.73/FPS

66%

Price, €

€1610.67

36%

FPS Winner

VIPERA NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition Graphic Card

Buy for 1,610.67 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 156 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
GeForce RTX 4090

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo
GeForce RTX 3080

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020


Pixel Fillrate

164.2 GPixel/s

37%

Texel Fillrate

465.1 GTexel/s

36%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
GeForce RTX 4090

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

443.5 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

1290 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

Sep 1st, 2020Release Date
Sep 20th, 2022
GeForce 30GenerationGeForce 40
$699MSRP
$1599
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 12-pinPower Connectors1x 16-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
10 GBMemory
24 GB
GDDR6XTypeGDDR6X
320-bitBus384-bit
760.3 GB/sBandwidth
1008 GB/s
1440 MHzBase Clock Speed
2235 MHz
1710 MHzBoost Clock Speed
2520 MHz
1188 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1313 MHz

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