GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4080 16GB XTREME WATERFORCE WB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 LHR

Comparison of GPU cores for GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4080 16GB XTREME WATERFORCE WB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 LHR graphics cards. The GPU core data contains the number of blocks (in the AMD documentation these blocks are called Shader Engine (SE), while Nvidia calls them Graphics Processing Clusters (GPC), words are different, the essence is the same) and ROP/TMUs (Raster Processing Units). These characteristics have a great influence on the GPU computing power.

• GPU Chip
  AD103 (Ada Lovelace) GA102-202-K1-A1
• Execution units
  76 68
• Shader
  9728 8704
• Render Output Units
  96 96
• Texture Units
  304 272
• Raytracing Cores
  76 68

The values comparison for the amount, type and speed of memory, along with the bandwidth in the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4080 16GB XTREME WATERFORCE WB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 LHR GPUs. A sufficiently large amount of graphics memory with high frequency and adequate bandwidth positively affects the speed of high resolution texture processing.

• Memory Size
  16 GB 10 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6X GDDR6X
• Memory Clock
  1.400 GHz 1.188 GHz
• Memory Speed
  22.4 Gbps 19 Gbps
• Memory Bandwith
  717 GB/s 760 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 320 bit

Let's compare the base and maximum frequency of the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4080 16GB XTREME WATERFORCE WB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 LHR graphics cards. These values are not displayed in the BIOS, but can be viewed with the help of diagnostic utilities such as GPU-Z or Everest.

• Base Clock
  2.205 GHz 1.440 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.565 GHz+ 2 % 1.710 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  --

Comparison of the thermal design power of the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4080 16GB XTREME WATERFORCE WB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 LHR GPUs. The TDP number determines the maximum power consumption of your graphics card. The specifications for computer ventilation and power supply are often based on the TDP numbers and should be optimized for it.

• TDP
  320 W 320 W
• TDP (up)
  -- 370 W

In this section, we'll explore what functions the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4080 16GB XTREME WATERFORCE WB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 LHR GPUs have. In addition, we have added ray tracing support to achieve the proper simulation of light rays and shadows. The list can vary slightly depending on the manufacturer.

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_2 (Ultimate) 12_2 (Ultimate)
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes Yes

Let's compare how GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4080 16GB XTREME WATERFORCE WB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 LHR support popular codecs h264, VP8, h265 / HEVC, VP9 and AV1. The availability of such video codecs helps reduce the load on the graphics card during the playback or creation of videos. This has a positive effect on reducing power consumption and heat generation by the GPU.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode Decode
• VP9
  Decode Decode
• AV1
  Decode Decode

Here you can find information about the type (for desktops or laptops) and architecture of GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 4080 16GB XTREME WATERFORCE WB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 LHR, along with the sales starting time and the price at that moment. We provide a link to the GPU specifications directly from its manufacturer.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q4/2022 Q3/2020
• Launch Price
  1,199 $ (Reference) 699 $
• Structure size
  4 nm 8 nm