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NVIDIA logo GeForce RTX 3080
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General information GeForce RTX 3080 GeForce GTX 980
Launched Q1 2022 Q3 2014
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory NVIDIA NVIDIA
Motherboard Bus PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory 12288 MB 0 % 4096 MB 66.7 %
Core Clock 1260 MHz 0 % 1126 MHz 10.6 %
Boost Clock 1935 MHz 0 % 1431 MHz 26 %
Effective Clock 19500 MHz 0 % 7200 MHz 63.1 %
DirectX DirectX 12 DirectX 12
OpenGL OpenGL 4.6 OpenGL 4.5
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 350 W 0 % 165 W 52.9 %
Length 356 mm 0 % 312 mm 12.4 %
Cooling Fans 4 0 % 3 25 %
Case Slots 4 0 % 2 50 %
Frame Sync G-Sync G-Sync
Performance GeForce RTX 3080 GeForce GTX 980
Overall Score 81981 0 % 53614 34.6 %
Future Proof 85 % 0 % 35 % 58.8 %
Benchmark Score 67208 0 % 28744 57.2 %
2D Benchmark Score 1094.4 0 % 798 27.1 %
Average DirectX performance 197.3 FPS 0 % 86.3 FPS 56.3 %
DirectX 9 performance 268.8 FPS 0 % 163.4 FPS 39.2 %
DirectX 10 performance 189.5 FPS 0 % 53.1 FPS 72 %
DirectX 11 performance 222 FPS 0 % 83.2 FPS 62.5 %
DirectX 12 performance 108.8 FPS 0 % 45.6 FPS 58.1 %
Graphic card computing 15502.4 operations/s 0 % 4794.1 operations/s 69.1 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for GeForce RTX 3080, GeForce GTX 980.

Average frames per second GeForce RTX 3080 GeForce GTX 980
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 206.1 FPS 124.6 FPS
High settings 371.0 FPS 224.2 FPS
Medium settings 445.2 FPS 269.1 FPS
Low settings 623.3 FPS 376.7 FPS
Difference 0 % 39.6 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game Grand Theft Auto V for GeForce RTX 3080, GeForce GTX 980.

Grand Theft Auto V GeForce RTX 3080 GeForce GTX 980
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 139.6 FPS 90.5 FPS
High settings 251.4 FPS 162.8 FPS
Medium settings 301.6 FPS 195.4 FPS
Low settings 422.3 FPS 273.6 FPS
Difference 0 % 35.2 %
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