
KFA2 GeForce RTX 3080 SG 12GB Desktop Graphics Card Review: A Better RTX 3080 thanks to more VRAM and more Shaders?
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | 32.00"
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 12GB is high-end desktop graphics card based on the Ampere generation. It uses the big GA102 chip and offers 8,704 shaders and 12 GB GDDR6X graphics memory. Compared to the older 10 GB model, the 12 GB model offers more bandwidth and therefore a higher TDP.
The gaming performance in 4k is clearly better than the old GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (approximately 15% faster). Therefore, even demanding games should run with maximum detail settings in 4k. Enabling raytracing will however reduce the framerate and therefore maximum details won't be playable.
The RTX3080 is produced in 8nm at Samsung and rated at 350 Watt.
GeForce RTX 3000 Series
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Codename | Ampere GA102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architecture | Ampere | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pipelines | 8960 / Pixel- / Vertexshader | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TMUs | 280 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ROPs | 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Raytracing Cores | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tensor / AI Cores | 280 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Core Speed | 1260 - 1710 (Boost) MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cache | L1: 128 KB, L2: 5 KB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Speed | 19000 effective = 1188 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Bus Width | 384 Bit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Type | GDDR6X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Max. Amount of Memory | 12 GB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shared Memory | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Bandwidth | 912.4 GB/s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
API | DirectX 12_2, Shader 6.7, OpenGL 4.6, OpenCL 3.0, Vulkan 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power Consumption | 350 Watt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transistor Count | 28.3 Billion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Die Size | 628 mm² | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
technology | 8 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PCIe | 4.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Displays | HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of Announcement | 11.01.2022 |
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |
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Enshrouded | 108.6 | 92.6 | 79.8 | 62.8 | 40.3 | |
Palworld | 209 | 165.5 | 152.7 | 113.4 | 66.5 | |
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown | 359 | 359 | 359 | 359 | 332 | |
Ready or Not | 366 | 308 | 236 | 149.9 | 71.9 | |
The Finals | 323 | 279 | 218 | 144.7 | 72.1 | |
Avatar Frontiers of Pandora | 124 | 107 | 83 | 57 | 30 | |
EA Sports WRC | 167.8 | 154.5 | 143.1 | 107.3 | 61.4 | |
Lords of the Fallen | 117.6 | 87.9 | 63.9 | 45.8 | 25.7 | |
Total War Pharaoh | 372 | 252 | 206 | 152 | 81.8 | |
Assassin's Creed Mirage | 168 | 160 | 129 | 105 | 68 | |
Counter-Strike 2 | 331 | 322 | 283 | 202 | 110.1 | |
Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty | 179 | 154 | 140 | 93 | 46.7 | |
Baldur's Gate 3 | 191.3 | 158.4 | 156.1 | 110 | 60.2 | |
Lies of P | 265 | 232 | 209 | 146.7 | 81.9 | |
The Crew Motorfest | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 58 | |
Starfield | 106.3 | 88.5 | 81.3 | 66.1 | 44.9 | |
Armored Core 6 | 119.9 | 119.9 | 119.7 | 118.7 | 73.9 | |
Atlas Fallen | 199.9 | 199.8 | 193.2 | 138.6 | 78.5 | |
Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart | 172.6 | 135.6 | 117.1 | 94.7 | 60.1 | |
F1 23 | 441 | 333 | 111 | 72 | 36 | |
Resident Evil 4 Remake | 191.3 | 175.8 | 126.9 | 97.3 | 57.9 | |
Company of Heroes 3 | 253 | 201 | 198 | 153 | 96.7 | |
Sons of the Forest | 142.4 | 136.5 | 130.2 | 104.1 | 68.6 | |
Atomic Heart | 248 | 145.2 | 142.6 | 111.4 | 69.1 | |
Returnal | 154 | 140 | 121 | 96 | 60 | |
Hogwarts Legacy | 178 | 141.3 | 115.2 | 87.5 | 51.1 | |
Vampire Bloodhunt | 408 | 300 | 294 | 277 | 214 | 115.8 |
Ghostwire Tokyo | 206 | 196.3 | 195.4 | 192.5 | 165.8 | 86.7 |
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands | 276 | 237 | 183.7 | 152.7 | 112.6 | 63.9 |
Elden Ring | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
Dying Light 2 | 157.8 | 132.9 | 116 | 86.5 | 50 | |
Rainbow Six Extraction | 379 | 275 | 273 | 239 | 168 | 96 |
God of War | 182.7 | 163 | 138.8 | 100.8 | 85.5 | 60.1 |
Farming Simulator 22 | 277 | 230 | 197 | 181.5 | 179.4 | 133.4 |
Forza Horizon 5 | 257 | 171 | 159 | 106 | 94 | 71 |
Riders Republic | 236 | 208 | 173 | 162 | 124 | 73 |
Guardians of the Galaxy | 139 | 148 | 147 | 143 | 141 | 100 |
Far Cry 6 | 150.4 | 113.4 | 104.7 | 100.2 | 92.2 | 57.2 |
New World | 173.1 | 129.2 | 116.1 | 113.5 | 103.9 | 67.6 |
F1 2021 | 509 | 463 | 379 | 201 | 157.3 | 93.5 |
Immortals Fenyx Rising | 142 | 140 | 136 | 129 | 112 | 78 |
Dirt 5 | 303 | 227 | 194 | 154 | 125 | 83 |
Watch Dogs Legion | 123 | 118.1 | 107.8 | 95.2 | 83.5 | 55.2 |
Mafia Definitive Edition | 196.6 | 179.1 | 162.7 | 136 | 79.2 | |
Crysis Remastered | 320 | 346 | 176.6 | 162.3 | 123.5 | 72.7 |
Horizon Zero Dawn | 216 | 200 | 175 | 155 | 132 | 80 |
F1 2020 | 412 | 351 | 339 | 263 | 206 | 124.6 |
Borderlands 3 | 166.2 | 150 | 139.2 | 128.5 | 104 | 59.9 |
Control | 240 | 220 | 166.8 | 112.1 | 57.9 | |
Anno 1800 | 126.6 | 123.7 | 94 | 51.6 | 49.7 | 47.8 |
Far Cry New Dawn | 154 | 136 | 131 | 118 | 116 | 98 |
Metro Exodus | 210 | 178 | 145 | 117.7 | 97.9 | 65.2 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 236 | 209 | 207 | 196.1 | 146.7 | 82.7 |
Strange Brigade | 545 | 422 | 356 | 314 | 236 | 141.5 |
Far Cry 5 | 194 | 171 | 162 | 151 | 147 | 102 |
X-Plane 11.11 | 159.4 | 143.2 | 114.7 | 98.7 | ||
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | 223 | 196.5 | 156.2 | 125.5 | 76.7 | |
Rise of the Tomb Raider | 441 | 286 | 232 | 197.4 | 102.2 | |
Dota 2 Reborn | 211.4 | 186.6 | 175.8 | 160.95 | 156.4 | |
The Witcher 3 | 425 | 407 | 321 | 165.1 | 131.8 | |
GTA V | 186.9 | 186.1 | 182 | 128.2 | 129.5 | 169.6 |
low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 1 34 | 8 53 | 13 48 | 1 17 38 | 3 29 25 | 1 14 39 7 |
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