RTX 3080 12GB
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US launch / reference: Price unavailable
Third-party reference ↗RTX 3080 12GB vs GeForce RTX 5090
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GeForce RTX 5090
98/100 editorial
US launch / reference: $1,999
Manufacturer source ↗Start with the tradeoffs
Consider RTX 3080 12GB for
- Graphics memory: 12 GB
- DirectX support: 12
- Recorded GPU clock: 1260 MHz
Tradeoff: Card dimensions, cooling and power limits can vary by implementation; check the exact model.
Consider GeForce RTX 5090 for
- Unrivaled 4K and path-tracing
- DLSS 4 Multi-Frame Gen
- 32 GB VRAM for AI
Tradeoff: Enormous power draw
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Specifications side by side
Arrows indicate a higher capacity, higher power rating, or lower weight/time for comparable simple quantities. They do not establish overall product quality. Unknown values remain unavailable.
| Specification | RTX 3080 12GB | GeForce RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | 12 GB | Not documented |
| GPU clock | 1260 MHz | Not documented |
| DirectX | 12 | Not documented |
| Architecture | Not documented | Blackwell |
| CUDA cores | Not documented | 21,760 |
| Tensor cores | Not documented | 680 (5th gen) |
| RT cores | Not documented | 170 (4th gen) |
| VRAM | Not documented | 32 GB GDDR7 |
| Memory bus | Not documented | 512-bit |
| Bandwidth | Not documented | 1792 GB/s |
| TBP | Not documented | 575 W |
| PCIe | Not documented | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
RTX 3080 12GB
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GeForce RTX 5090
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