RTX 5880 Ada Generation vs GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3080 Ti with RTX 5880 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3080 Ti
2021
12 GB GDDR6X, 350 Watt
70.35

RTX 5880 Ada Generation outperforms RTX 3080 Ti by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking193
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation22.39no data
Power efficiency13.8421.72
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGA102AD102
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date31 May 2021 (3 years ago)5 January 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,199 no data

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 cores1024014080
Core clock speed1365 MHz975 MHz
Boost clock speed1665 MHz2460 MHz
Number of transistors28,300 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt285 Watt
Texture fill rate532.81,082
Floating-point processing power34.1 TFLOPS69.27 TFLOPS
ROPs112176
TMUs320440
Tensor Cores320440
Ray Tracing Cores80110

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length285 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 12-pin1x 16-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 typeGDDR6XGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount12 GB48 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1188 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth912.4 GB/s864.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort4x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA8.68.9

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.

RTX 3080 Ti 70.35
RTX 5880 Ada Generation 89.92
+27.8%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RTX 3080 Ti 27046
RTX 5880 Ada Generation 34568
+27.8%

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:

Full HD214
−26.2%
270−280
+26.2%
1440p146
−23.3%
180−190
+23.3%
4K98
−22.4%
120−130
+22.4%

Cost per frame, $

1080p5.60no data
1440p8.21no data
4K12.23no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 160−170
−26.5%
210−220
+26.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 219
−23.3%
270−280
+23.3%
Elden Ring 212
−27.4%
270−280
+27.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
−19.7%
140−150
+19.7%
Counter-Strike 2 160−170
−26.5%
210−220
+26.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 92
−19.6%
110−120
+19.6%
Forza Horizon 4 489
−22.7%
600−650
+22.7%
Metro Exodus 174
−26.4%
220−230
+26.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
−25%
160−170
+25%
Valorant 350−400
−26.4%
450−500
+26.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
−19.7%
140−150
+19.7%
Counter-Strike 2 160−170
−26.5%
210−220
+26.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 80
−25%
100−105
+25%
Dota 2 194
−23.7%
240−250
+23.7%
Elden Ring 328
−22%
400−450
+22%
Far Cry 5 140
−21.4%
170−180
+21.4%
Fortnite 270−280
−26.4%
350−400
+26.4%
Forza Horizon 4 407
−22.9%
500−550
+22.9%
Grand Theft Auto V 174
−26.4%
220−230
+26.4%
Metro Exodus 151
−25.8%
190−200
+25.8%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
−25.6%
270−280
+25.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 56
−25%
70−75
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
−26.4%
220−230
+26.4%
Valorant 350−400
−26.4%
450−500
+26.4%
World of Tanks 270−280
−25.4%
350−400
+25.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
−19.7%
140−150
+19.7%
Counter-Strike 2 160−170
−26.5%
210−220
+26.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 136
−25%
170−180
+25%
Dota 2 217
−24.4%
270−280
+24.4%
Far Cry 5 130−140
−20.3%
160−170
+20.3%
Forza Horizon 4 359
−25.3%
450−500
+25.3%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
−25.6%
270−280
+25.6%
Valorant 388
−16%
450−500
+16%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 153
−24.2%
190−200
+24.2%
Elden Ring 194
−23.7%
240−250
+23.7%
Grand Theft Auto V 153
−24.2%
190−200
+24.2%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
−25.7%
220−230
+25.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 93
−18.3%
110−120
+18.3%
World of Tanks 450−500
−21%
600−650
+21%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
−26.4%
110−120
+26.4%
Counter-Strike 2 90−95
−27.7%
120−130
+27.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 92
−19.6%
110−120
+19.6%
Far Cry 5 160−170
−25%
200−210
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 269
−11.5%
300−310
+11.5%
Metro Exodus 141
−27.7%
180−190
+27.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150−160
−27.4%
200−210
+27.4%
Valorant 316
−26.6%
400−450
+26.6%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 85−90
−25%
110−120
+25%
Dota 2 182
−26.4%
230−240
+26.4%
Elden Ring 104
−25%
130−140
+25%
Grand Theft Auto V 182
−26.4%
230−240
+26.4%
Metro Exodus 76
−25%
95−100
+25%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
−24.4%
260−270
+24.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 63
−27%
80−85
+27%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 182
−26.4%
230−240
+26.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
−20.9%
110−120
+20.9%
Counter-Strike 2 85−90
−25%
110−120
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 46
−19.6%
55−60
+19.6%
Dota 2 211
−23.2%
260−270
+23.2%
Far Cry 5 100−110
−23.8%
130−140
+23.8%
Fortnite 95−100
−25%
120−130
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 161
−24.2%
200−210
+24.2%
Valorant 191
−25.7%
240−250
+25.7%

This is how RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 5880 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 26% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 23% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5880 Ada Generation is 22% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 70.35 89.92
Recency 31 May 2021 5 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 48 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 285 Watt

RTX 5880 Ada Generation has a 27.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 60% more advanced lithography process, and 22.8% lower power consumption.

The RTX 5880 Ada Generation is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is a desktop card while RTX 5880 Ada Generation is a workstation one.


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