GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs GTX 485M SLI

Place in the ranking	479	25
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	40.46
Power efficiency	6.29	13.63
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	N11E-GTX-A1	GA102
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	6 January 2011 (14 years ago)	11 January 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$799

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	768	8960
Core clock speed	575 MHz	1260 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1710 MHz
Number of transistors	no data	28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	350 Watt
Texture fill rate	no data	478.8
Floating-point processing power	no data	30.64 TFLOPS
ROPs	no data	96
TMUs	no data	280
Tensor Cores	no data	280
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	70

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	no data	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	no data	285 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 12-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	2x2 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	1188 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	912.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	no data	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	no data	6.6
OpenGL	no data	4.6
OpenCL	no data	3.0
Vulkan	-	1.3
CUDA	-	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 485M SLI 9.14

RTX 3080 12 GB 69.32
+658%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 485M SLI 5334

RTX 3080 12 GB 217116
+3970%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 485M SLI 24830

RTX 3080 12 GB 44533
+79.4%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p	89 −630%	650−700 +630%
Full HD	97 −91.8%	186 +91.8%
1440p	14−16 −750%	119 +750%
4K	10−12 −770%	87 +770%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	4.30
1440p	no data	6.71
4K	no data	9.18

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −859%	160−170 +859%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −789%	160−170 +789%
Elden Ring	24−27 −604%	183 +604%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 −290%	110−120 +290%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −953%	179 +953%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −789%	160−170 +789%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −1072%	422 +1072%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −467%	136 +467%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −404%	120−130 +404%
Valorant	30−35 −948%	300−350 +948%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 −290%	110−120 +290%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −806%	154 +806%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −789%	160−170 +789%
Dota 2	30−35 −391%	162 +391%
Elden Ring	24−27 −908%	262 +908%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −203%	115 +203%
Fortnite	50−55 −404%	270−280 +404%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −889%	356 +889%
Grand Theft Auto V	30−35 −384%	155 +384%
Metro Exodus	24−27 −417%	124 +417%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 −203%	210−220 +203%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 −404%	120−130 +404%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −521%	170−180 +521%
Valorant	30−35 −948%	300−350 +948%
World of Tanks	130−140 −108%	270−280 +108%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 −290%	110−120 +290%
Counter-Strike 2	16−18 −724%	140 +724%
Cyberpunk 2077	18−20 −789%	160−170 +789%
Dota 2	30−35 −388%	161 +388%
Far Cry 5	35−40 −245%	130−140 +245%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −772%	314 +772%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	70−75 −203%	210−220 +203%
Valorant	30−35 −948%	300−350 +948%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	10−12 −1082%	130 +1082%
Elden Ring	12−14 −1300%	168 +1300%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−12 −1082%	130 +1082%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 −298%	170−180 +298%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 −1013%	85−90 +1013%
World of Tanks	65−70 −635%	450−500 +635%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 −412%	85−90 +412%
Counter-Strike 2	10−11 −830%	93 +830%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1214%	90−95 +1214%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −742%	160−170 +742%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 −1142%	236 +1142%
Metro Exodus	16−18 −625%	116 +625%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−12 −1291%	150−160 +1291%
Valorant	21−24 −1204%	300−310 +1204%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −1733%	55 +1733%
Dota 2	20−22 −750%	170 +750%
Elden Ring	5−6 −1820%	96 +1820%
Grand Theft Auto V	18−20 −795%	170 +795%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −1200%	65 +1200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −704%	200−210 +704%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 −900%	60−65 +900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −795%	170 +795%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 −1025%	90−95 +1025%
Counter-Strike 2	3−4 −2767%	85−90 +2767%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −2150%	45−50 +2150%
Dota 2	20−22 −680%	156 +680%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −855%	100−110 +855%
Fortnite	9−10 −967%	95−100 +967%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 −1191%	142 +1191%
Valorant	9−10 −1811%	170−180 +1811%

This is how GTX 485M SLI and RTX 3080 12 GB compete in popular games:

RTX 3080 12 GB is 630% faster in 900p
RTX 3080 12 GB is 92% faster in 1080p
RTX 3080 12 GB is 750% faster in 1440p
RTX 3080 12 GB is 770% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Counter-Strike 2, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 3080 12 GB is 2767% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 3080 12 GB surpassed GTX 485M SLI in all 63 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.14	69.32
Recency	6 January 2011	11 January 2022
Chip lithography	40 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	100 Watt	350 Watt

GTX 485M SLI has 250% lower power consumption.

RTX 3080 12 GB, on the other hand, has a 658.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and a 400% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 485M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 485M SLI is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.