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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090

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Key differences

  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 has higher VRAM (32 GB vs 12 GB)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 has higher Shading cores (21,760 vs 10,240)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 has higher RT cores (170 vs 80)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 has higher Tensor / AI cores (680 vs 320)
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 has higher Memory bandwidth (1792 GB/s vs 912 GB/s)

Full spec comparison

Spec
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
Performance
VRAM12 GB32 GB
Memory typeGDDR6XGDDR7
Memory bus width384 bit512 bit
Memory bandwidth912 GB/s1792 GB/s
Shading cores10,24021,760
RT cores80170
Tensor / AI cores320680
Base clock1365 MHz2010 MHz
Boost clock1665 MHz2410 MHz
Ray tracingYesYes
Upscaling techDLSS 2DLSS 4 (Multi Frame Generation)
Power & Size
TDP350 W575 W
Recommended PSU750 W1000 W
Power connector3× 8-pin / 12-pin1× 16-pin (12V-2x6)
Bus interfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Card length285 mm304 mm
Slot width2.5 slots2.5 slots
Display outputs3× DisplayPort 1.4a, 1× HDMI 2.13× DisplayPort 2.1b, 1× HDMI 2.1b

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

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