FPSVersusGeForce RTX 3080 vs GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Performance score
GeForce RTX 3080 and GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB are almost equally fast (under 3% apart) — choose by price, socket and platform.
The score is our own estimate from the specs (core count, clock, architecture), not FPS from benchmarks. 100 = the fastest card in our database.
Real tests
What the test measures
Blender is a popular free 3D graphics program. The test makes the device render three ready-made 3D scenes (light, shadows, reflections) and counts how many render passes it finishes per minute. The higher the number, the faster the device handles heavy work: 3D, video editing, photo processing. On a CPU the test loads all cores at once, so it shows the chip's full power; on a graphics card it shows its compute strength.
Median of real test runs on users' computers. It does not show FPS in games. Data updated: 31.10.2026.
Overview
| GeForce RTX 3080 | GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | |
|---|---|---|
| Score (0–100) | 38.17 | 39.01 |
| Ranking position | 27 | 24 |
| Price/performance (0–100) | 52.18 | no data |
| Power efficiency (0–100) | 57.18 | 53.43 |
| Manufacturer | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Type | Desktop | Desktop |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| Release date | 2020-09-17 | 2022-01-11 |
| Launch price | $699 | no data |
Specifications
| GeForce RTX 3080 | GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | |
|---|---|---|
| Shader cores | 8704 | 8960 |
| Base clock | 1440 MHz | 1260 MHz |
| Boost clock | 1710 MHz | 1710 MHz |
| FP32 TFLOPS (calculated) | 29.77 | 30.64 |
| Hardware ray tracing | yes | yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS 2 | DLSS 2 |
Video memory
| GeForce RTX 3080 | GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 10 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6X | GDDR6X |
| Memory bus | 320 bit | 384 bit |
Power and connection
| GeForce RTX 3080 | GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | |
|---|---|---|
| Board power | 320 W | 350 W |
| PCI Express version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Pros and cons
GeForce RTX 3080
- lower power draw: 320 W vs 350 W
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
- more VRAM: 12 GB vs 10 GB
- newer: released in 2022
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