GeForce RTX 3080
2020The Ampere legend nobody could buy at MSRP.
Launch price $699Today $350
Then vs. now
8855A 2020 standout the market has left behind — down 33 points.
View as table
| Dimension | At launch | Today |
|---|---|---|
| Raster perf | 94 | 55 |
| Ray tracing | 90 | 46 |
| AI compute | 85 | 36 |
| Efficiency | 80 | 54 |
| Thermals & noise | 84 | 71 |
| Value | 92 | 70 |
Today-scores are recomputed against the current market frontier. How scoring works
Our verdict
The Ampere legend nobody could buy at MSRP — still a capable 1440p card, though 10 GB of VRAM is starting to bite.
Pros
- Strong 1440p performance for its age
- Great value on the used market
- Solid ray-tracing debut
Cons
- Only 10 GB VRAM
- 320 W power draw
- DLSS 2 lacks frame generation
Best for: Budget builders hunting a used 1440p bargain.
Specifications
Silicon
- Architecture
- Ampere (GA102)
- CUDA cores
- 8,704
- VRAM
- 10 GB GDDR6X
- Memory bandwidth
- 760 GB/s
Power & output
- TDP
- 320 W
- 4K capability
- 60+ fps (2020 titles)
- DLSS
- DLSS 2
- Connectors
- HDMI 2.1, 3× DP 1.4a