compare/rtx-3080-10gb vs rtx-2080-ti

RTX 3080 10GBvsRTX 2080 Ti

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If you already own a RTX 3080 10GB → wait. Buying new → RTX 2080 Ti.RTX 2080 Ti has +1 GB VRAM, -19% more bandwidth.

▸Side by side

Contender

RTX 3080 10GB

NVIDIA · Ampere · sm_86

Street$449

vram: 10 GB
bandwidth: 760 GB/s
tdp: 320 W
released: 2020-09-17

Contender · winner

RTX 2080 Ti

NVIDIA · Turing · sm_75

Street$299

vram: 11 GB
bandwidth: 616 GB/s
tdp: 250 W
released: 2018-09-27

▸Spec diff

spec	rtx-3080-10gb	rtx-2080-ti	delta
vram	10 GB	11 GB	+1 GB · 10%
bandwidth	760 GB/s	616 GB/s	-144 · -19%
tdp	320 W	250 W	+-70 W
street price	$449	$299	$150 · -33%
arch maturity	2020-09-17	2018-09-27	newer = less stable

▸What changes with the upgrade

▸ Unlocked by RTX 2080 Ti0 models

No additional models unlocked.

▸ Speed deltas on shared modelstop 5

Gemma 2 9B100 → 62 t/s -38%

Gemma 2 2b162 → 131 t/s -19%

Gemma 3 12B91 → 62 t/s -32%

Gemma 3 4B85 → 69 t/s -19%

Meta Llama 3.1 8B85 → 69 t/s -19%

▸Value verdict

▸ Should you buy/upgrade?

RTX 2080 Ti adds 1 GB VRAM for the same price. The real question is whether your workflow needs models that RTX 3080 10GBcan't run.

$ recommend → If you own a RTX 3080 10GB: wait. Prices drop, refresh cycles continue. If buying new: get the RTX 2080 Ti IF your budget allows AND you need the extra headroom.