NVIDIA
GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
Lowest price in United States across retailers
Last updated Oct 14, 2026
Price History & Trend
GeForce RTX 3080 12GB price history in United States: current low $990 USD, 12-month low $799 USD, 12-month median $985 USD.
Price history is aggregated from tracked listings at Newegg · Best Buy · B&H Photo.
GeForce RTX 3080 12GB Price Summary
Is now a good time to buy?
About average — at $990 USD, the GeForce RTX 3080 12GB is around its typical 3-month price of $985 USD (12-month median $985 USD).
Price history is aggregated from tracked listings at Newegg · Best Buy · B&H Photo.
Retail Prices
Overview
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB is the 12GB configuration of the RTX 3080, introduced in January 2022. It is built on the Ampere architecture and launches armed with second-generation RT cores and third-generation Tensor cores, extending the card's ray-tracing and DLSS capabilities for high-end gaming.
It pairs 12GB of GDDR6X memory with a 384-bit bus, 912 GB/s of bandwidth and 8,960 CUDA cores, drawing 350W. The wide memory bus and increased capacity support demanding textures and higher resolutions. It is aimed at enthusiasts who want fluent high-refresh 1440p gaming and solid 4K performance, and its compute capabilities also suit GPU-accelerated creative and AI workloads.
Technical Specifications
Architecture & Cores
- Architecture
- Ampere
- Process Node
- Samsung 8nm
- CUDA Cores
- 8,960
Clock Speeds
- Base Clock
- 1,440 MHz
- Boost Clock
- 1,710 MHz
Memory
- VRAM Capacity
- 12 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR6X
- Memory Bus
- 384-bit
- Memory Speed
- 19 Gbps
- Bandwidth
- 912 GB/s
Connectivity & Power
- Interface
- PCIe 4.0 x16
- TDP
- 350 W
- Power Connectors
- 2x 8-pin
- Released
- Jan 11, 2022
Boards for this GPU
Every GeForce RTX 3080 12GB board we track, cheapest in-region listing first.
| Board | Series | OC | Length | Price | Stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSI Ventus GeForce RTX 3080 12GB | Ventus | — | — | $990 USD | In stock |
| ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3080 12GB | ROG Strix | — | — | $1,149 USD | In stock |
| ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 12GB | TUF Gaming | — | — | $1,149 USD | In stock |
| PNY XLR8 GeForce RTX 3080 12GB | XLR8 | — | — | — | Out of stock |
How does the GeForce RTX 3080 12GB run popular games?
Fortnite
Excellent 120+262–354 fpsView report →