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GeForce RTX 2080 vs GeForce RTX 3090

GeForce RTX 2080 vs GeForce RTX 3090: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

GeForce RTX 2080

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Founders Edition

Buy for $599 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7366 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3090

24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card

Buy for $1,679.99 on Amazon

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Updated 7366 minutes ago

GeForce RTX 2080

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Founders Edition

Buy for $599 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7366 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 3090

24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card

Buy for $1,679.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7366 minutes ago

Prices and Stock
MSRP $699

Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Founders Edition

EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 XC ULTRA GAMING, 8GB GDDR6, Dual HDB Fans & RGB LED Graphics Card 08G-P4-2183-KR

MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDRR6 256-bit VR Ready Graphics Card (RTX 2080 GAMING X TRIO)

EVGA PowerLink, Support All NVIDIA Founders Edition & All EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti/2080/2070*/2060*/Super*/GTX 1660 Ti*/1660*/1650/1080 Ti/1080/1070 Ti/1070/1060 0600-Pl-2816-Lr

Prices and Stock
MSRP $1499

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card

Gigabyte 24GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Turbo GDDR6X Graphics Card Model GV-N3090TURBO-24GD

Gigabyte AORUS GeForce RTX 3090 XTREME WATERFORCE WB 24GB Graphics Card GV-N3090AORUSX WB-24GD GV-N3090AORUSX WB-24GD

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms GeForce RTX 2080 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce RTX 2080 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 3090 is 712 days newer than GeForce RTX 2080.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 2080

Up to 51% better value when playing Apex Legends than GeForce RTX 3090 - $3.33 vs $6.77 per FPS
Consumes up to 39% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 - 215 vs 350 Watts

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3090

Performs up to 38% better in Apex Legends than GeForce RTX 2080 - 248 vs 180 FPS
Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 - 24 vs 8 GB

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Apex Legends

Apex Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

GeForce RTX 2080

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018

FPS

180

73%

Value, $/FPS

$3.33/FPS

100%

Price, $

$599

100%

Value Winner

Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Founders Edition

Buy for $599 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7366 minutes ago

GeForce RTX 3090

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

FPS

248

100%

Value, $/FPS

$6.77/FPS

49%

Price, $

$1679.99

35%

FPS Winner

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition Graphics Card

Buy for $1,679.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 7366 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

GeForce RTX 2080

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018

GeForce RTX 3090

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

432

FPS

499

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

122

FPS

180

FPS

Fortnite

Fortnite

749

FPS

886

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

393

FPS

400

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

126

FPS

155

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

Theoretical Performance

GeForce RTX 2080

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018

Pixel Fillrate

109.4 GPixel/s

58%

Texel Fillrate

314.6 GTexel/s

57%

GeForce RTX 3090

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

Pixel Fillrate

189.8 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

556 GTexel/s

100%

GeForce RTX 2080	vs	GeForce RTX 3090
Sep 20th, 2018	Release Date	Sep 1st, 2020
GeForce 20	Generation	GeForce 30
$699	MSRP	$1499
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	Power Connectors	1x 12-pin
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
8 GB	Memory	24 GB
GDDR6	Type	GDDR6X
256-bit	Bus	384-bit
448 GB/s	Bandwidth	936.2 GB/s
1515 MHz	Base Clock Speed	1395 MHz
1710 MHz	Boost Clock Speed	1695 MHz
1750 MHz	Memory Clock Speed	1219 MHz

PCs Using GeForce RTX 2080 or GeForce RTX 3090

With selected game settings

Skytech Gaming Prism II Gaming PC Image

Skytech Gaming Prism II Gaming PC

243 FPS

$10.91/FPS

GeForce RTX 3090

Core i9-12900K

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$2,649.99

In Stock

OMEN 30L Gaming Desktop PC Image

OMEN 30L Gaming Desktop PC

229 FPS

$17.86/FPS

GeForce RTX 3090

Core i9-10850K

32 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$4,088.88

In Stock

iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC Image

iBUYPOWER Pro Gaming PC

237 FPS

$11.39/FPS

GeForce RTX 3090

Core i9-11900KF

32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$2,699.99

In Stock

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ASUS ROG Strix GA35 Gaming Desktop PC

243 FPS

$12.76/FPS

GeForce RTX 3090

Ryzen 9 5900X

32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$3,099.99

In Stock

Skytech Prism II Gaming PC Image

Skytech Prism II Gaming PC

235 FPS

$12.77/FPS

GeForce RTX 3090

Ryzen 9 3900X

24 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$2,999.99

In Stock

Thermaltake LCGS View 390 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming PC Image

Thermaltake LCGS View 390 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming PC

238 FPS

$15.15/FPS

GeForce RTX 3090

Ryzen 7 5800X

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$3,606.77

In Stock

Skytech Prism II Gaming PC Image

Skytech Prism II Gaming PC

243 FPS

$12.76/FPS

GeForce RTX 3090

Ryzen 9 5900X

16 GB, 1 TB SSD

Buy on Amazon

$3,099.99

In Stock

Skytech Prism II Gaming PC Image

Skytech Prism II Gaming PC

243 FPS

$23.45/FPS

GeForce RTX 3090

Ryzen 9 5950X

32 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$5,698

In Stock

CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC Image

CYBERPOWERPC Gamer Xtreme VR Gaming PC

242 FPS

$22.72/FPS

GeForce RTX 3090

Core i9-12900KF

16 GB, 1 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$5,499

In Stock

Acer Predator Orion 7000 PO7-640-UR12 Gaming Desktop PC Image

Acer Predator Orion 7000 PO7-640-UR12 Gaming Desktop PC

243 FPS

$24.69/FPS

GeForce RTX 3090

Core i9-12900K

32 GB, 2 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

$5,999

In Stock

Popular GeForce RTX 2080 and GeForce RTX 3090 Comparisons

Compare 2 Graphics Cards in Games

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

GeForce RTX 3050

$169.99

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

Radeon RX 7900 XT

$649.99

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

GeForce RTX 4060

$309.99

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

Radeon RX 7600 XT

$324.99

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

$199.99

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

Radeon RX 7800 XT

$519.99

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

$139.99

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

$259.99

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$999.83

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

$83.99

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

GeForce GT 1030

$64.99

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

$149.99

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

GeForce RTX 4070

$648.09

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

$1,699.99

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

Out of Stock

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

Radeon RX 6600 XT

$259.9

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

GeForce RTX 4090

$2,749.99

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

Out of Stock

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

$54.99

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

$501.92

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

Radeon RX 6750 XT

$342.53

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

$449.99

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

$689.99

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

$889.19

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

$74.98

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

GeForce RTX 3070

$542.14

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

GeForce RTX 2060

$199.99

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

$1,079.99

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER

$1,335.9

GeForce RTX 3090

$1,679.99

GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

$179.99

GeForce RTX 2080

$599

GeForce RTX 3060

$294.99

GeForce RTX 2080

$599

GeForce RTX 3050

$169.99

GeForce RTX 2080

$599

Radeon RX 7900 XT

$649.99

GeForce RTX 2080

$599

GeForce RTX 4060

$309.99

GeForce RTX 2080

$599

Radeon RX 7600 XT

$324.99

GeForce RTX 2080

$599

$199.99

GeForce RTX 2080

$599

Radeon RX 7800 XT

$519.99

GeForce RTX 2080

$599

$139.99

GeForce RTX 2080

$599

Radeon RX 7700 XT

$404.99

GeForce RTX 2080

$599

$259.99

GeForce RTX 2080

$599

Radeon RX 7900 XTX

$999.83

GeForce RTX 2080

$599

$83.99

GeForce RTX 2080

$599

GeForce GT 1030

$64.99

GeForce RTX 2080

$599

$149.99

GeForce RTX 2080

$599

GeForce RTX 4070

$648.09

GeForce RTX 2080

$599

GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER

$1,699.99

GeForce RTX 2080

$599

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

Out of Stock

GeForce RTX 2080

$599

Radeon RX 6600 XT

$259.9

GeForce RTX 2080

$599

GeForce RTX 4090

$2,749.99

GeForce RTX 2080

$599

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB

Out of Stock

GeForce RTX 2080

$599

$54.99

GeForce RTX 2080

$599

$501.92

GeForce RTX 2080

$599

Radeon RX 6750 XT

$342.53

GeForce RTX 2080

$599

GeForce RTX 3060 Ti

$449.99

GeForce RTX 2080

$599

GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB

$689.99

GeForce RTX 2080

$599

GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER

$889.19

GeForce RTX 2080

$599

$74.98

GeForce RTX 2080

$599

GeForce RTX 3070

$542.14