Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
For Nvidia, the 12GB version of the RTX 3080 allows them to significantly boost profit margins on silicon that would have otherwise sold as the original 10 GB model, and therefore allows board partners and/or distributors to cash in on the current market’s demand. Of course, we’d prefer if they looked after loyal customers who ordered an RTX 3080 at a reasonable price 16 months ago, but clearly there’s no business incentive in doing that.
– As reviewed by TechSpot on Jan 2022
Ampere
Architecture
High-end
Product Tier
8960
Shader Cores
112
ROPs
280
TMUs
70
RT Cores
12 GB
Memory
GDDR6X
Memory Type
912 GB/s
Bandwidth
350 W
TDP
$997
Price
| GPU Snapshot | |||
| Release date: | Jan 11, 2022 | Price at Launch: | $799 |
| Type: | Desktop | Architecture: | Ampere |
| Generation: | RTX 30 series | Product Tier: | High-end |
| VRAM Capacity: | 12 GB | Total Board Power: | 350 W |
| Core Configuration | |||
| Shader Cores: | 8960 | TMUs: | 280 |
| ROPs: | 112 | L2 Cache: | 5 MB |
| Memory | |||
| VRAM Capacity: | 12 GB | Memory Type: | GDDR6X |
| Memory Speed: | 19 Gbps | Memory Bus: | 384-bit |
| Bandwidth: | 912 GB/s | ||
| Graphics Processing | |||
| Base Clock: | 1.26 GHz | Boost Clock: | 1.71 GHz |
| FP32 Throughput: | 30.6 TFLOPs | Ray Tracing: | Yes |
| Ray Tracing Cores: | 70 | Process Size: | 8nm |
| Process Name: | Samsung 8N | Die Size: | 628 mm² |
| Power & Connectivity | |||
| Total Board Power: | 350 W | Power Connectors: | 2x 8-pin (or 12-pin FE) |
| Bus Interface: | PCIe 4.0 x16 | HDMI Support: | HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort Support: | DP 1.4a | DSC: | 1.2a |
| Max Displays: | 4 | ||
| Media & Software Support | |||
| DirectX Support: | 12 Ultimate | Shader Model: | 6.6 |
| Vulkan Version: | 1.2 | OpenGL Version: | 4.6 |
Price History
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 12GB pricing
| Price | Date | |
| Current | $997 | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Highest* | $1,340 | Aug 5, 2025 |
| Lowest* | $749 | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Average | $1,016 | |
* Prices are based on listings from Newegg and other major retailers over the past 12+ months.
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