NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 — GPU Comparison (Jul 2026)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (10GB GDDR6X, 29.8 TFLOPS FP16, Ampere) vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (16GB GDDR6X, 48.7 TFLOPS FP16, Ada Lovelace)

Bottom Line: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 comes out ahead overall, leading in 4 of 5 compared categories.

Where NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 leads

  • Memory Bandwidth (760 GB/s vs 717 GB/s)

Where NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 leads

  • FP16 (48.7 TFLOPS vs 29.8 TFLOPS)
  • VRAM (16 GB vs 10 GB)
  • FP32 (24.4 TFLOPS vs 14.9 TFLOPS)
  • Release Year (2022 vs 2020)

Choose NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 for Gaming, inference. Choose NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 for Gaming, inference, fine-tuning.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 better?
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 leads in 4 of 5 compared categories. The right choice still depends on the factors that matter most to you.
Which has a better FP16, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080?
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (48.7 TFLOPS vs 29.8 TFLOPS).
Which has a better VRAM, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080?
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (16 GB vs 10 GB).
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 — GPU Comparison (Jul 2026)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
10GB GDDR6X · Ampere
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
16GB GDDR6X · Ada Lovelace
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Specifications
Manufacturer NVIDIA NVIDIA
Architecture Ampere Ada Lovelace
VRAM 10 GB GDDR6X 16 GB GDDR6X
Memory Bandwidth 760 GB/s 717 GB/s
FP16 (Tensor) 29.8 TFLOPS 48.7 TFLOPS
FP32 14.9 TFLOPS 24.4 TFLOPS
TDP 320W 320W
Release Year 2020 2022
Segment Consumer Consumer
Best For Gaming inference Gaming inference fine-tuning
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