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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms the cheaper GeForce GTX 1080 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 3080 is 1558 days newer than the cheaper GeForce GTX 1080.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- Up to 18% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3080 - $598.0 vs $725.0
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 180 vs 320 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- Performs up to 77% better in Diablo IV than GeForce GTX 1080 - 209 vs 118 FPS
- Up to 32% better value when playing Diablo IV than GeForce GTX 1080 - $3.47 vs $5.07 per FPS
- Up to 25% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 - 10 vs 8 GB
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G)
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GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
209
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.47/FPS
100%
Price, $
$725
82%
FPS and Value Winner
2021 Newst GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition / AllyFlex HDMI
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Theoretical Performance
GeForce GTX 1080
Desktop • May 27th, 2016
Pixel Fillrate
110.9 GPixel/s
67%
Texel Fillrate
277.3 GTexel/s
59%
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 |
|---|---|---|
| May 27th, 2016 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2020 |
| GeForce 10 | Generation | GeForce 30 |
$599 | MSRP | $699 |
| 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| 1x 8-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 8 GB | Memory | 10 GB |
| GDDR5X | Type | GDDR6X |
| 256-bit | Bus | 320-bit |
| 320.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 760.3 GB/s |
1607 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1440 MHz |
1733 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1710 MHz |
1251 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1188 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce GTX 1080 or GeForce RTX 3080
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
112 FPS
$12.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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165 FPS
$13.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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148 FPS
$9.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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222 FPS
$9.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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115 FPS
$18.25/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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148 FPS
$9.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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129 FPS
$8.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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120 FPS
$14.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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166 FPS
$11.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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98 FPS
$10.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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