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GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

2.8 · 1,132 votes
Best for 1080p / 1440p gaming

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VRAM
12 GB
CUDA
10,240
FP32
34.1 TF
Bandwidth
912.4 GB/s
TDP
350W
Boost
1665 MHz
Strengths at a Glance

How it stacks up to the flagship

Each metric is shown as a percentage of the GeForce RTX 5090 D, the strongest card we track.

FP32 compute34.1 TFLOPS33%
vs RTX 5090 D: 104.8 TFLOPS
Memory bandwidth912.4 GB/s51%
vs RTX 5090 D: 1790 GB/s
VRAM capacity12 GB38%
vs RTX 5090 D: 32 GB
Shading units10,24047%
vs RTX 5090 D: 21,760
Power efficiency31/10053%
vs RTX 5090 D: 58/100
Synthetic Benchmarks

Estimated benchmark results

Each result is shown as a share of the RTX 5090 D's score in the same test.

3DMark Time Spy23,040pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 36,000 pts
3DMark Port Royal (RT)11,700pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 18,000 pts
Blender (samples/min)3,328spm
vs RTX 5090 D: 5,200 spm
Geekbench Compute160,800pts
vs RTX 5090 D: 240,000 pts

Performance breakdown

Gaming64
Ray tracing65
AI / Compute67
Creator / 3D64
Power efficiency31
Real-World Gaming

FPS Across Resolutions

1080p · Ultra preset1440p · Ultra preset4K · Ultra preset
Cyberpunk 2077avg 96 fps
1080p
142
1440p
96
4K
49
Counter-Strike 2avg 196 fps
1080p
315
1440p
189
4K
85
Fortniteavg 180 fps
1080p
315
1440p
150
4K
76
Battlefield 5avg 169 fps
1080p
190
1440p
186
4K
132
Far Cry 5avg 152 fps
1080p
180
1440p
171
4K
106
Valorantavg 384 fps
1080p
376
1440p
461
4K
315

Average FPS across all PC games

1080p
230fps
1440p
154fps
4K
103fps

Cost per frame

Launch MSRP ($1199) ÷ average FPS — lower is better.

1080p
$5.85
1440p
$8.74
4K
$13.07
Community Feedback

What Owners Say

People love the raw 4K gaming power and ray tracing. The common complaint is the high power draw and heat output, plus the limited VRAM for its price.

Pros
  • Plays modern games at max settings
  • Runs ray tracing without stuttering
  • Handles 4K video editing smoothly
  • Great for VR without any lag
Cons
  • VRAM is tight for 4K
  • Runs hot under load
  • Expensive for its age

Supported technologies

Ray TracingDLSSNVENCAV1 Encode

Full specifications

Graphics processor
Architecture
Ampere
Process node
8 nm
Transistors
28.3 B
SM Count
80
Release date
2021
Launch price
$1199
Core configuration
CUDA Cores
10,240
RT Cores
80
Tensor Cores
320
TMUs
320
ROPs
112
L2 cache
6 MB
Memory
Size
12 GB
Type
GDDR6X
Bus width
384-bit
Bandwidth
912.4 GB/s
Memory clock
1188 MHz
Clocks & throughput
Base clock
1365 MHz
Boost clock
1665 MHz
FP32 (float)
34.1 TFLOPS
FP16 (half)
34.1 TFLOPS
Pixel rate
186 GPixel/s
Texture rate
532.8 GTexel/s
Board & power
TDP
350W
Suggested PSU
650W
Power connectors
1x 12-pin
Bus interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
Length
285 mm
Slot width
2-slot
Display & outputs
Max resolution
7680×4320
Outputs
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort

API and SDK support

DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model
6.6
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
CUDA
8.6
Verdict

Our verdict on the RTX 3080 Ti

A 2021 Ampere card that’s brutally fast for 4K gaming but runs hot and drinks power like a V8 engine.

Get it if you need top-tier 4K gaming performance and don’t mind high power draw for the best frames. Skip it if you’re on a tight budget or can get the faster, more efficient RTX 4080 for similar money.

Buy it if…

  • You're building a top-tier 4K gaming rig with cash to burn.
  • You need high frame rates in demanding VR titles.
  • You want a used card that still crushes modern games at high settings.
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