NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 leads on gaming, scoring 75.4 — about 14% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090. For 3D modelling the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 is the clear call: it's both faster and better value in that segment. For gaming the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is the clear call: it's both faster and better value in that segment. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 comes out ahead in 3 of the 4 uses we score. On today's street prices the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is the cheaper of the two: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 costs around 11% more. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 wins outright: faster and better value.
| GeForce RTX 3090NVIDIA | GeForce RTX 4080NVIDIAour pick | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance scores | ||
| Gaming | 66.4 | 75.4 ★ |
| 3D Modelling | 73.7 ★ | 65.1 |
| AI | 56.1 | 63.8 ★ |
| VR | 67.6 | 74.2 ★ |
| Value scores | ||
| Gaming | 19 | 23.9 ★ |
| 3D Modelling | 21.1 ★ | 20.6 |
| AI | 16 | 20.2 ★ |
| VR | 19.3 | 23.5 ★ |
| Specifications | ||
| steam_share_pct | 0.36 | 0.65 ★ |
| UserBenchmark Speed | 87.4 | 122 ★ |
| FP32 Compute | 35.58 TFLOPS | 48.74 TFLOPS ★ |
| AI Throughput | 285 TOPS | 780 TOPS ★ |
| VRAM | 24 GB ★ | 16 GB |
| Mem Bandwidth | 936.2 GB/s ★ | 716.8 GB/s |
| TDP | 350 W | 320 W ★ |
| RRP | $1,499 | $1,199 ★ |
★ marks the winner on each row (for TDP, latency and price, lower is better). Ties unmarked. Scores are our own absolute figures; specs and prices are facts from their sources.
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