We've compared GeForce RTX 2080 Ti and GeForce RTX 3090, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks. RTX 2080 Ti 2018 11 GB GDDR6, 270 Watt 56.38 RTX 3090 2020 24 GB GDDR6X, 350 Watt 69.35 +23% GTX 1650 GTX 1060 6 GB RTX 3060 RTX 4060 RTX 4070 SUPER RTX 4080 SUPER RTX 4090 RX 580 RX 5700 Arc A580 RX 7600 XT RX 7800 XT RX 7900 XTX RTX 3090 outperforms RTX 2080 Ti by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results. RTX 2080 Ti RTX 3090 GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared. Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better. RTX 2080 Ti has 5% better value for money than RTX 3090. General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results.Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked. Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM. Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself. Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes. List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions. Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale. This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly. RTX 2080 Ti56.38 RTX 309069.35 +23% This isthe most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities. RTX 2080 Ti21759 RTX 309026764 +23% 3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displayinga space fleet attack ona defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead. RTX 2080 Ti83556 RTX 3090124350 +48.8% 3DMark 11is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11is now superseded by Time Spy. RTX 2080 Ti47166 RTX 309061518 +30.4% Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware. RTX 2080 Ti20210 RTX 309047241 +134% Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displaysa few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just likeIce Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid. RTX 2080 Ti165122 RTX 3090231612 +40.3% Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation usesOpenCLAPI by Khronos Group. RTX 2080 Ti136754 RTX 3090190826 +39.5% Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid. RTX 2080 Ti521458 RTX 3090779348 +49.5% Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation usesVulkanAPI by AMD & Khronos Group. RTX 2080 Ti129716 RTX 3090177293 +36.7% Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation usesCUDAAPI by NVIDIA. RTX 2080 Ti165093 RTX 3090238123 +44.2% RTX 2080 Ti181 RTX 3090300 +65.9% RTX 2080 Ti79 RTX 3090105 +31.8% RTX 2080 Ti12 RTX 309016 +32.3% RTX 2080 Ti121 RTX 3090170 +40.5% RTX 2080 Ti63 RTX 309093 +47.4% RTX 2080 Ti51 RTX 309086 +68.5% RTX 2080 Ti179 RTX 3090262 +46.2% RTX 2080 Ti17 RTX 309026 +53.3% RTX 2080 Ti272 RTX 3090368 +35.4% Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS. Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions: −18.2% +18.2% −11.8% +11.8% +2.3% −2.3% Full HD −95.3% +95.3% Full HD −27.2% +27.2% −6.5% +6.5% +9.9% −9.9% −11.2% +11.2% −66% +66% +39.3% −39.3% +16.6% −16.6% +45.4% −45.4% +37.6% −37.6% +12.6% −12.6% +0% +0% −22.6% +22.6% −35.2% +35.2% +33% −33% Full HD −36.5% +36.5% −15.4% +15.4% +0.9% −0.9% −11.2% +11.2% −42.5% +42.5% +12.8% −12.8% −11.2% +11.2% +34.9% −34.9% +33.3% −33.3% +5.5% −5.5% +0% +0% −8% +8% −78.7% +78.7% −27.4% +27.4% +28.1% −28.1% Full HD −31.7% +31.7% −13.8% +13.8% −15.5% +15.5% −26.4% +26.4% −28.6% +28.6% −29.2% +29.2% +19.8% −19.8% −46% +46% −56% +56% −34.1% +34.1% −18.9% +18.9% Full HD −24% +24% 1440p +0.6% −0.6% +1.8% −1.8% 1440p −29.2% +29.2% −17.9% +17.9% +1.2% −1.2% −72.2% +72.2% +3.7% −3.7% +15.5% −15.5% −15% +15% −43.8% +43.8% −41.8% +41.8% −78.5% +78.5% −61.7% +61.7% +23.6% −23.6% 1440p −21% +21% 4K +0% +0% −4.5% +4.5% −40.7% +40.7% −73.8% +73.8% −27% +27% −56.1% +56.1% 4K −40% +40% −23.9% +23.9% +2% −2% −84% +84% +0% +0% −43% +43% −89.3% +89.3% −36.4% +36.4% 4K −52.1% +52.1% This is how RTX 2080 Ti and RTX 3090 compete in popular games: Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games: All in all, in popular games: RTX 2080 Ti has 29.6% lower power consumption. RTX 3090, on the other hand, has a 23% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 118.2% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 50% more advanced lithography process. The GeForce RTX 3090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti in performance tests. Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer. Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card. GeForce RTX 2080 Ti GeForce RTX 3090 Like Like We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider. Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself. 43990 votes Rate GeForce RTX 2080 Ti on a scale of 1 to 5: 1.278709 votes Rate GeForce RTX 3090 on a scale of 1 to 5: Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.Aggregate performance score
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Primary details
Place in performance ranking 37 20 Place by popularity not in top-100 not in top-100 Cost-effectiveness evaluation 22.88 21.72 Architecture Turing (2018−2021) Ampere (2020−2022) GPU code name Turing TU102 Ampere GA102 Market segment Desktop Desktop Release date 27 August 2018 (5 years ago) 24 September 2020 (3 years ago) Launch price (MSRP) $999 $1,499 Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Detailed specifications
Pipelines / CUDA cores 4352 10496 Core clock speed 1350 MHz 1400 MHz Boost clock speed 1545 MHz 1700 MHz Number of transistors 18,600 million 28,300 million Manufacturing process technology 12 nm 8 nm Power consumption (TDP) 270 Watt 350 Watt Texture fill rate 420.2 556.0 Form factor & compatibility
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16 Length 267 mm 313 mm Width 2-slot 3-slot Supplementary power connectors 2x 8-pin 1x 12-pin VRAM capacity and type
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6X Maximum RAM amount 11 GB 24 GB Memory bus width 352 Bit 384 Bit Memory clock speed 14000 MHz 19500 MHz Memory bandwidth 616.0 GB/s 936.2 GB/s Shared memory - - Connectivity and outputs
Display Connectors 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort HDMI + + G-SYNC support + no data Supported technologies
VR Ready + no data API compatibility
DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_1) 12 Ultimate (12_2) Shader Model 6.5 6.5 OpenGL 4.6 4.6 OpenCL 2.0 2.0 Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2 CUDA 7.5 8.5 Synthetic benchmark performance
Combined synthetic benchmark score
Passmark
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
3DMark Cloud Gate GPU
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
3DMark Ice Storm GPU
GeekBench 5 Vulkan
GeekBench 5 CUDA
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05
Gaming performance
Average FPS across all PC games
Full HD 165 195 1440p 119 133 4K 90 88 FPS performance in popular games
Low PresetCyberpunk 2077 100−110 207
Medium PresetAssassin's Creed Odyssey 125 159 Assassin's Creed Valhalla 107 114 Battlefield 5 244 220−230 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110 110−120 Cyberpunk 2077 100−110 176 Far Cry 5 163 110−120 Far Cry New Dawn 197 160−170 Forza Horizon 4 346 230−240 Hitman 3 161 117 Horizon Zero Dawn 285 250−260 Metro Exodus 144 144 Red Dead Redemption 2 106 130 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 216 290−300 Watch Dogs: Legion 266 200
High PresetAssassin's Creed Odyssey 181 247 Assassin's Creed Valhalla 91 105 Battlefield 5 224 220−230 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110 110−120 Cyberpunk 2077 100−110 151 Far Cry 5 132 110−120 Far Cry New Dawn 152 160−170 Forza Horizon 4 321 230−240 Hitman 3 156 117 Horizon Zero Dawn 267 250−260 Metro Exodus 144 144 Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120 120−130 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 220−230 402 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 110−120 140−150 Watch Dogs: Legion 255 199
Ultra PresetAssassin's Creed Odyssey 82 108 Assassin's Creed Valhalla 80 91 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 103 110−120 Cyberpunk 2077 100−110 134 Far Cry 5 91 110−120 Forza Horizon 4 168 217 Hitman 3 139 116 Horizon Zero Dawn 202 295 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 220−230 351 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 135 181 Watch Dogs: Legion 90 107
Epic PresetRed Dead Redemption 2 104 129
High PresetBattlefield 5 166 160−170 Far Cry New Dawn 112 110−120
Ultra PresetAssassin's Creed Odyssey 72 93 Assassin's Creed Valhalla 67 79 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 82 80−85 Cyberpunk 2077 50−55 93 Far Cry 5 84 80−85 Forza Horizon 4 313 270−280 Hitman 3 100 115 Horizon Zero Dawn 162 233 Metro Exodus 98 139 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150 266 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 90−95 152 Watch Dogs: Legion 251 203
Epic PresetRed Dead Redemption 2 105 127
High PresetBattlefield 5 87 85−90 Far Cry New Dawn 66 65−70 Hitman 3 59 83 Horizon Zero Dawn 130 220−230 Metro Exodus 111 141 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 98 153
Ultra PresetAssassin's Creed Odyssey 50 70 Assassin's Creed Valhalla 46 57 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 52 50−55 Cyberpunk 2077 24−27 46 Far Cry 5 50 50−55 Forza Horizon 4 107 153 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85 159 Watch Dogs: Legion 44 60
Epic PresetRed Dead Redemption 2 73 111 Pros & cons summary
Performance score 56.38 69.35 Recency 27 August 2018 24 September 2020 Maximum RAM amount 11 GB 24 GB Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm Power consumption (TDP) 270 Watt 350 Watt Vote for your favorite
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FAQs
How much better is the 3090 than the 2080 Ti? ›
The 3090 features 10,496 CUDA cores and 328 Tensor cores, it has a base clock of 1.4 GHz boosting to 1.7 GHz, 24 GB of memory and a power draw of 350 W. The 3090 offers more than double the memory and beats the previous generation's flagship RTX 2080 Ti significantly in terms of effective speed.
Is RTX 3090 Ti overkill? ›For a start, unless you're aiming to play the very latest games at 8K resolution, then the RTX 3090 Ti will likely be overkill. No games currently properly stress the RTX 3090, and the RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3080 are plenty capable.
What graphics card is better than RTX 3090 Ti? ›Right off the bat, the RTX 4070 Ti crushes the RTX 3090 Ti when it comes to efficiency. You'll have to cool down a 450W TDP with the RTX 3090 Ti, versus a reasonable 285W TDP for the RTX 4070 Ti. This translates to huge efficiency gains, and a much cooler-running GPU with the RTX 4070 Ti.
Can you run a 2080 and 3090 together? ›As for your question, if your PSU can handle the combined power draw of the two cards and then some more, then you should be able to have both cards on your platform though imbalanced cards are more inefficient than having a dual GPU setup of the same make and model.
What GPU is better than 2080 TI? ›Better texture detail. Nvidia's 3080 GPU offers once in a decade price/performance improvements: a 3080 offers 50% more effective speed than a 2080 at the same MSRP.
Is RTX 3090 Ti high end? ›On its own, the RTX 3090 Ti is a phenomenal graphics card, and it will make short work of anything you try to do with it. But the fact is that it isn't that much better than what's already on the market, which means the higher price just isn't justified by the performance increase.
Can a 3090 run 4K 144Hz? ›Graphics Power
As of this writing, you will definitely need an RTX 3080 Ti, RTX 3090, or RTX 3090 Ti on the NVIDIA side to ensure getting close to 4K 144Hz in demanding games.
When taking everything into consideration, the Zotac RTX 3090 Trinity is future proof that will be able to manage most of the next-generation games that launch in the coming years. The 24GB VRAM is definitely an overkill but then again it may just be enough for the next few years.
How much FPS can you get with RTX 3090 Ti? ›On 1440p / Ultra, the RTX 3090 Ti averaged 116fps, which is 13fps more than the RTX 3090 and 23fps higher than the RTX 3080.
Will the 4080 16GB be better than the 3090-Ti? ›Both GPUs should have enough for 4K gaming, but you will be able to load more higher-resolution textures on the older GPU before running out of space. The RTX 4080 beats the 3090 Ti in pretty much every game tested here.
What AMD GPU is better than 3090? ›
If you're after pure frame rate goodness—without as much ray tracing, the 6950 XT can be often a much better choice than the RTX 3090, especially in sub-4K resolutions. AMD offers great technologies such as FSR, Smart Access Memory to really up the performance too.
Is it worth upgrading from 2080ti to 3090? ›In short — GeForce RTX 3090 outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 2080 Ti on the selected game parameters.
Can RTX 3090 run on 750w? ›According to Nvidia's official site a 750w PSU is the reccomended spec for system with a 3080 and 3090. You can go above or bellow this of coarse depending on the power consumption of your other component's power consumption.
Can RTX 3090 run all games? ›The NVIDIA RTX 3090: taking the GPU to a new level
With a base clock of 1.4GHz and a boost clock of 1.7GHz, this graphics card can power any game effortlessly at 4K resolutions with consistently high framerates.
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce RTX 2080 Super and GeForce RTX 3090, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks. RTX 3090 outperforms RTX 2080 Super by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
| Reflection Avg. High dynamic range lighting (Teapot) | 287 fps | Much better reflection handling. +38% |
| MRender Avg. Render target array GShader (Sphere) | 339 fps | Much faster multi rendering. +32% |
| Gravity Avg. NBody particle system (Galaxy) | 251 fps | Faster NBody calculation. +19% |
3080 Ti is about a -2% performance from the 3090 when it comes to gaming, so the price difference is insane.
Is GTX 1080 Ti better than RTX 3090? ›The RTX 3090 is 113.2% faster than GTX 1080 Ti in synthetic benchmark and 166.9% more expensive on the retail market.