NVIDIA RTX 3090vsNVIDIA RTX 3080 10GB
NVIDIA RTX 3090 vs NVIDIA RTX 3080 10GB: Specs, Benchmarks & Cloud Pricing
Full technical comparison of NVIDIA RTX 3090 and NVIDIA RTX 3080 10GB — VRAM, memory bandwidth, FP16 TFLOPS, TDP, and live cloud pricing across all providers. Updated July 2026.
Technical Specifications
Spec
NVIDIA RTX 3090
NVIDIA RTX 3080 10GB
Architecture
Ampere
Ampere
VRAM
24 GB GDDR6X
10 GB GDDR6X
Memory bandwidth
936 GB/s
760 GB/s
FP16 performance
71 TFLOPS
45 TFLOPS
TDP
350 W
320 W
NVLink support
No
No
Release year
2020
2020
Green = better value for that metric.
NVIDIA RTX 3090
The RTX 3090 remains a popular budget option for AI workloads with 24GB GDDR6X.
Best For
- Budget fine-tuning
- Small model inference
- Hobbyist AI
NVIDIA RTX 3080 10GB
The RTX 3080 is an entry-level option for AI workloads with 10GB GDDR6X.
Best For
- Entry-level AI
- Small model inference
- Hobbyist compute