NVIDIA
GeForce RTX 3080
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Overview
The GeForce RTX 3080 is NVIDIA's high-end Ampere graphics card, launched in September 2020 as the successor to the RTX 2080 Super. It delivered a substantial generational performance leap and set the pace for the Ampere generation's 4K gaming ambitions.
The RTX 3080 features 10GB of GDDR6X memory, providing high memory bandwidth suited to demanding 4K workloads. It includes 2nd-generation RT cores, 3rd-generation Tensor cores, and DLSS 2 — enabling hardware-accelerated ray tracing and AI-driven upscaling. Its TDP of around 320W makes it one of the more power-hungry cards in the Ampere family.
Designed squarely for 4K gaming, the RTX 3080 handles high-refresh 4K in most titles and remains competitive at 1440p with high frame rates. It targets enthusiasts who want flagship-level performance without the premium of the RTX 3080 Ti or RTX 3090.
Technical Specifications
Architecture & Cores
- Architecture
- Ampere
- Process Node
- Samsung 8nm
- CUDA Cores
- 8,704
- RT Cores
- 68
- Tensor Cores
- 272
Clock Speeds
- Base Clock
- 1,440 MHz
- Boost Clock
- 1,710 MHz
Memory
- VRAM Capacity
- 10 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR6X
- Memory Bus
- 320-bit
- Memory Speed
- 19 Gbps
- Bandwidth
- 760 GB/s
Connectivity & Power
- Interface
- PCIe 4.0 x16
- TDP
- 320 W
- Power Connectors
- 1x 12-pin
- Released
- Sep 1, 2020