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Same as Founder's Edition
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $699
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$725
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$1,099
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Boost Clock
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MSRP in USD: $699
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$454.96
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Boost Clock
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Boost Clock
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$288
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Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms the cheaper 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 3080 is 712 days newer than the cheaper GeForce RTX 2080.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
- Performs up to 1% better in League of Legends than GeForce RTX 2080 - 379 vs 374 FPS
- Up to 25% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 - 10 vs 8 GB
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
- Up to 65% cheaper than GeForce RTX 3080 - $454.96 vs $1299.99
- Up to 64% better value when playing League of Legends than GeForce RTX 3080 - $1.22 vs $3.43 per FPS
- Consumes up to 33% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - 215 vs 320 Watts
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
379
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.43/FPS
35%
Price, $
$1299.99
34%
FPS Winner
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3080 Eagle 12G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 384-bit GDDR6X, GV-N3080EAGLE-12GD Video Card
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GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
FPS
374
98%
Value, $/FPS
$1.22/FPS
100%
Price, $
$454.96
100%
Value Winner
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Founders Edition
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In Stock
Updated 55 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Theoretical Performance
GeForce RTX 3080
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
164.2 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
465.1 GTexel/s
100%
GeForce RTX 2080
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2018
Pixel Fillrate
109.4 GPixel/s
66%
Texel Fillrate
314.6 GTexel/s
67%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 20th, 2018 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 20 |
| $699 | MSRP | $699 |
| 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C |
| 1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 GB | Memory | 8 GB |
| GDDR6X | Type | GDDR6 |
| 320-bit | Bus | 256-bit |
760.3 GB/s | Bandwidth | 448 GB/s |
| 1440 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 1515 MHz |
| 1710 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 1710 MHz |
| 1188 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1750 MHz |
Builds Using GeForce RTX 3080 or GeForce RTX 2080
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
265 FPS
$4.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,149.99
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324 FPS
$5.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,839.99
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266 FPS
$5.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,399
In Stock
399 FPS
$5.01/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$1,999.99
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285 FPS
$5.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,439.99
In Stock
308 FPS
$7.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,291.47
In Stock
213 FPS
$4.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$999.99
In Stock
248 FPS
$8.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,099
In Stock
265 FPS
$4.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,177.09
In Stock
253 FPS
$6.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,764.99
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