Test Methodology
EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra Gaming |
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GPU Comparisons |
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GPU |
Memory |
Miscellaneous |
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Cores |
Base (MHz) |
Boost (MHz) |
Type |
Size (MB) |
Clock (MHz) |
Bus (bits) |
Power Config |
Driver |
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| MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio | 10,496 |
1,395 |
1,785 |
GDDR6X |
24,576 |
19,500 |
384 |
8+8+8 |
456.71 |
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| Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3090 Gaming OC | 10,496 |
1,395 |
1,755 |
GDDR6X |
24,576 |
19,500 |
384 |
8+8 |
456.38 |
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| Asus GeForce RTX 3090 TUF Gaming OC | 10,496 |
1,395 |
1,740 |
GDDR6X |
24,576 |
19,500 |
384 |
8+8 |
456.38 |
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| MSI GeForce RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio | 8,704 |
1,440 |
1,815 |
GDDR6X |
10,240 |
19,000 |
320 |
8+8+8 |
456.16 |
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| Inno3D GeForce RTX 3080 iChill X3 | 8,704 |
1,440 |
1,770 |
GDDR6X |
10,240 |
19,000 |
320 |
8+8 |
456.71 |
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| EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 XC3 Ultra Gaming | 8,704 |
1,440 |
1,755 |
GDDR6X |
10,240 |
19,000 |
320 |
8+8 |
456.71 |
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| Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition | 8,704 |
1,440 |
1,710 |
GDDR6X |
10,240 |
19,000 |
320 |
12 |
456.16 |
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| Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Founders Edition | 4,352 |
1,350 |
1,635 |
GDDR6 |
11,264 |
14,000 |
352 |
8+8 |
456.16 |
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| Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super Founders Edition | 3,072 |
1,650 |
1,815 |
GDDR6 |
8,192 |
15,500 |
256 |
6+8 |
456.16 |
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| Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Founders Edition | 2,944 |
1,515 |
1,800 |
GDDR6 |
8,192 |
14,000 |
256 |
6+8 |
456.16 |
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| Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super Founders Edition | 2,560 |
1,605 |
1,770 |
GDDR6 |
8,192 |
14,000 |
256 |
6+8 |
456.16 |
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| Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti Founders Edition | 3,584 |
1,481 |
1,582 |
GDDR5X |
8,192 |
11,000 |
352 |
6+8 |
456.16 |
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| AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT | 2,560 |
1,605 |
1,905 |
GDDR6 |
8,192 |
14,000 |
256 |
6+8 |
20.8.3 |
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| AMD Radeon RX 5700 | 2,304 |
1,465 |
1,725 |
GDDR6 |
8,192 |
14,000 |
256 |
6+8 |
20.8.3 |
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HEXUS 2020 Test Platform |
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| Component | Product Page | |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X | amd.com |
| Motherboard | Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Formula | asus.com |
| CPU Cooler | Corsair Hydro Series H150i Pro RGB | corsair.com |
| Memory | G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4-3200 (2x16GB) | gskill.com |
| Storage | 2TB Corsair MP600 | corsair.com |
| Power Supply | be quiet! Straight Power 11 Platinum 1,000W | bequiet.com |
| Network Card | Asus XG-C100C 10GBase-T PCIe Adapter | asus.com |
| Chassis | Fractal Design Define 7 Clear Tempered Glass | fractal-design.com |
| Monitor | Philips Momentum 436M6VBPAB | philips.co.uk |
| Keyboard | Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 Low Profile Rapidfire | corsair.com |
| Mouse | Corsair Ironclaw RGB | corsair.com |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Pro | microsoft.com |
Benchmark Suite |
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| Synthetic Benchmarks | ||
| 3DMark | Time Spy, Time Spy Extreme, Time Spy Extreme Stress Test | |
| Gaming Benchmarks and Settings | ||
| Borderlands 3 | DX12, TAA, Badass Quality | |
| Civilization VI: Gathering Storm | DX11, 4xMSAA, Ultra Quality | |
| Far Cry: New Dawn | DX11, TAA, HD Textures Enabled, HDR10, Ultra Quality | |
| Forza Horizon 4 | DX12, 8xMSAA, Maximum Quality | |
| Gears 5 | DX12, TAA, Ultra Textures Enabled, Ultra Quality | |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | DX12, TAA, Highest Quality | |
| General Benchmarks | ||
| Power Consumption | To emulate real-world usage scenarios, we record system-wide mains power draw when idle and while playing Gears 5 | |
| Temperature | To emulate real-world usage scenarios, we record GPU core temperature when idle and while playing Gears 5 | |
| Noise | A PCE-318 meter is used to record noise levels when idle and while playing Gears 5 | |
Notes
We've opted to test the card using the latest 456.71 driver at the time of writing. As we have numbers from the original release for the Founders Edition and faster MSI - 456.16 - it will be interesting to see how the frequency curve has changed in light of post-launch issues.
