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Game | GeForce RTX 3090 KFA2 EX Gamer White 24GB | GeForce RTX 3080 Ti |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 59% | 57% |
Assassins Creed: Valhalla | 62% | 61% |
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 63% | 62% |
FIFA 21 | 79% | 78% |
Grand Theft Auto VI | 42% | 40% |
Hitman 3 | 46% | 45% |
Genshin Impact | 59% | 57% |
Far Cry 6 | 40% | 38% |
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands | 41% | 39% |
Watch Dogs Legion | 60% | 59% |
In terms of overall gaming performance, the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 KFA2 EX Gamer White 24GB are marginally better than the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti.
The RTX 3090 has a 180 MHz higher core clock speed but 10 fewer Texture Mapping Units than the RTX 3080 Ti. The lower TMU count doesn't matter, though, as altogether the RTX 3090 manages to provide 45.3 GTexel/s better texturing performance. This still holds weight but shader performance is generally more relevant, particularly since both of these GPUs support at least DirectX 10.
The RTX 3090 has a 180 MHz higher core clock speed and 8 more Render Output Units than the RTX 3080 Ti. This results in the RTX 3090 providing 27.2 GPixel/s better pixeling performance. However, both GPUs support DirectX 9 or above, and pixeling performance is only really relevant when comparing older cards.
The RTX 3080 Ti was released less than a year after the RTX 3090, and so they are likely to have similar driver support for optimizing performance when running the latest games.
Both GPUs exhibit very powerful performance, so it probably isn't worth upgrading from one to the other, as both are capable of running even the most demanding games at the highest settings.
The RTX 3090 has 13312 MB more video memory than the RTX 3080 Ti, so is likely to be much better at displaying game textures at higher resolutions. However, the overall memory performance is about the same.
The RTX 3080 Ti has 836 GB/sec greater memory bandwidth than the RTX 3090, which means that the memory performance of the RTX 3080 Ti is massively better than the RTX 3090.
The GeForce RTX 3090 KFA2 EX Gamer White 24GB has 10496 Shader Processing Units and the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti has 5285. However, the actual shader performance of the RTX 3090 is 18263 and the actual shader performance of the RTX 3080 Ti is 8932. The RTX 3090 having 9331 better shader performance is not particularly notable, as altogether the RTX 3080 Ti performs better when taking into account other relevant data.
The RTX 3080 Ti transistor size technology is 1 nm (nanometers) smaller than the RTX 3090. This means that the RTX 3080 Ti is expected to run very slightly cooler and achieve higher clock frequencies than the RTX 3090.
The GeForce RTX 3090 KFA2 EX Gamer White 24GB requires 350 Watts to run and the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti requires 320 Watts. We would recommend a PSU with at least 750 Watts for the RTX 3090 and a PSU with at least 650 Watts for the RTX 3080 Ti. The RTX 3090 requires 30 Watts more than the RTX 3080 Ti to run. The difference is not significant enough for the RTX 3090 to have a noticeably larger impact on your yearly electricity bills than the RTX 3080 Ti.
Core Speed | 1410 MHz | ![]() | vs | 1230 MHz | |
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Boost Clock | 1740 MHz | ![]() | vs | 1690 MHz | |
Architecture | Ampere GA102 | Ampere GA102 | |||
OC Potential | - | vs | - | ||
Driver Support | - | vs | - | ||
Release Date | 24 Sep 2020 | vs | ![]() | 30 Sep 2020 | |
GPU Link | GD Link | GD Link | |||
Approved | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Comparison |
1366x768 | 10
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10
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1600x900 | 10
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10
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1920x1080 | 10
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10
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2560x1440 | 10
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10
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3840x2160 | 9.2
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vs | 9.1
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Memory | 24576 MB | ![]() | vs | 11264 MB | |
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Memory Speed | 1750 MHz | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 1750 MHz |
Memory Bus | 384 Bit | ![]() | vs | 352 Bit | |
Memory Type | - | vs | ![]() | GDDR6X | |
Memory Bandwidth | - | vs | ![]() | 836GB/sec | |
L2 Cache | 0 KB | ![]() |
vs | ![]() |
0 KB |
Delta Color Compression | no | vs | no | ||
Memory Performance | 0% | ![]() |
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0% |
Comparison |
Shader Processing Units | 10496 | ![]() | vs | 5285 | |
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Actual Shader Performance | 100% | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 100% |
Technology | 8nm | vs | ![]() | 7nm | |
Texture Mapping Units | 320 | vs | ![]() | 330 | |
Texture Rate | 451.2 GTexel/s | ![]() | vs | 405.9 GTexel/s | |
Render Output Units | 96 | ![]() | vs | 88 | |
Pixel Rate | 135.4 GPixel/s | ![]() | vs | 108.2 GPixel/s | |
Comparison |
Max Digital Resolution (WxH) | 7680x4320 | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 7680x4320 |
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VGA Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
DVI Connections | 0 | vs | 0 | ||
HDMI Connections | 1 | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 1 |
DisplayPort Connections | 3 | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 3 |
Comparison |
Max Power | 350 Watts | vs | ![]() | 320 Watts | |
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Recommended PSU | 750 Watts | vs | ![]() | 650 Watts |
DirectX | 12.1 | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 12.1 |
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Shader Model | - | vs | - | ||
Open GL | - | vs | - | ||
Open CL | - | vs | - | ||
Notebook GPU | no | no | |||
SLI/Crossfire | no | vs | no | ||
Dedicated | yes | ![]() | vs | ![]() | yes |
Comparison |
Recommended Processor | - | Intel Core i7-8700K 6-Core 3.7GHz | |||
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Recommended RAM | 16 GB | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 16 GB |
Maximum Recommended Gaming Resolution | 3840x2160 | ![]() | vs | ![]() | 3840x2160 |
Performance Value | ![]() |
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Mini Review | Overview The GeForce RTX 3090 KFA2 EX Gamer White 24GB is the top RTX 30 Series graphics card and considered an Enthusiast graphics card based on the Ampere architecture. Architecture The Ampere architecture represents a process shrink down to 7nm compared to 12nm Turing. The Ampere architecture provides the world's next consumer support for real-time ray-tracing technology, or RTX. GPU It equips a GPU Codenamed Ampere GA102 which has 5120 Shader Processing Units, 320 TMUs, and 96 ROPs. The central unit runs at 1520MHz and goes up to 1740MHz in Boost mode. It also has 610 Tensor Cores for AI purposes and 72 RT Cores for real-time ray-tracing. Memory The GPU accesses a 24GB frame buffer of second-gen GDDR6X memory through a 384-bit memory interface, while the Memory clock operates at 1750MHz, or 14GHz effective. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 350W, it requires at least a 750W PSU with two 8-pin power connectors. System Suggestions The GeForce RTX 3090 KFA2 EX Gamer White 24GB is best suited for resolutions up to and including 3840x2160. We recommend a top-End Processor and at least 16GB of RAM for optimal performance. | Overview GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is the top RTX 30 Series graphics card and considered an Enthusiast graphics card based on the Ampere architecture. Architecture The Ampere architecture represents a process shrink down to 7nm compared to 12nm Turing. The Ampere architecture provides the world's next consumer support for real-time ray-tracing technology, or RTX. GPU It equips a GPU Codenamed GA102 which has 5285 Shader Processing Units, 330 TMUs and 88 ROPs. The central unit runs at 1230MHz and goes up to 1690MHz in Boost mode. It also has 576 Tensor Cores for AI purposes. Memory The GPU accesses an 11GB frame buffer of second-gen GDDR6X memory through a 352-bit memory interface, while the Memory clock operates at 1750MHz, or 14GHz effective. Power Consumption With a rated board TDP of 320W, it requires at least a 650W PSU with two 8-pin power connectors. System Suggestions GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is best suited for resolutions up to and including 3840x2160. We recommend a top-End Processor and at least 16GB of RAM for optimal performance. |
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