GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

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Identity
Entry Type	Reference GPU
Official Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
GPU Codename	GA102
Architecture	Ampere
Launch Date	2022-01-11
Market Segment Notes	Desktop, High End in GeForce RTX 30 Series
Core Specs
GPU Die	GA102
Chip Variant / Package	BGA-3328
Process Node	Samsung 8 nm
Transistor Count	28.3 billion
Die Size	628 mm²
CUDA Cores	8960
SM Count	70
TMUs	280
ROPs	96
AI Units / Tensor Cores	280
RT Units / RT Cores	70
Base Clock	1,260 MHz
Boost Clock	1,710 MHz
Pixel Fillrate	164.2 GP/s
Texture Fillrate	478.8 GT/s
FP32 Throughput	30.64 TFLOPS
FP16 Throughput	30.64 TFLOPS
FP64 Throughput	0.48 TFLOPS
Memory
Memory Size	12 GB
Memory Type	GDDR6X
Memory Bus Width	384-bit
Memory Clock	1,188 MHz
Memory Bandwidth	912.4 GB/s
L2 Cache	6 MB
L1 Cache	128 KB
Board and Display
TDP / TBP	350 W
Recommended PSU	750 W
Power Connectors	1x 12-pin
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16
Display Outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Slot Width	Dual-slot, 285 mm length, 40 mm width
Card Length	285 mm
Board Partner Model	Reference or OEM specification
Reference Design	NVIDIA reference design
Software
CUDA Compute Capability	8.6
Shader Model	6.8
DirectX Support	DirectX 12.2
Vulkan Support	Vulkan 1.4
OpenGL Support	OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL Support	OpenCL 3.0

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Sources

Sources reviewed: 2026-08-13

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NVIDIA GeForce graphics card comparisonOfficial GeForce generation and feature contextOpen source
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Series comparison specificationsOfficial reference-design memory, interface, graphics-card power, system-power, and supplementary-power specificationsOpen source
NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready Driver article introducing GeForce RTX 3080 12 GBOfficial January 11, 2022 article stating that NVIDIA GPU partners were then offering the new 12 GB versionOpen source

TechPowerUp GPU SpecsModel-level specification reference for this GPU entryOpen source

RightNow GPU DatabaseOpen data inventory used for bulk normalization and cross-checking Derived/spec-dump source. Treat as a reference dataset, not independent historical verification.Open source

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