In recent months, Nvidia released several GeForce RTX 30 series video cards based on the new Ampere architecture. The manufacturer promises a leap forward..
The GeForce RTX 3000 series is an important series for Nvidia. The previous generation introduced new technology, such as ray tracing, but when you used it, it was not noticeably faster than the 10 series. The promise of the RTX 3000 series is a significant step up in performance, even with all the new tech enabled.
In this video we discuss the RTX 3090, RTX 3080, RTX 3070 and RTX 3060 Ti, and give an overview of the features, characteristics and performance of this new generation of graphics cards.
Also read our reviews:
- Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Review – Ampere’s superlative
- Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Review – Does Nvidia live up to the high expectations?
- Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Review – High-end performance to a lower price point
- Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Review – Affordable But Also Available?
| Video card | RTX 3090 | RTX 3080 | RTX 3070 | RTX 3060 Ti |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPU | GA102 | GA102 | GA104 | GA104 |
| Die size | 628.4mm² | 628.4mm² | 392.5mm² | 392.5mm² |
| transistors | 28 billion | 28 billion | 17.4 billion | 17.4 billion |
| CUDA cores | 10496 | 8704 | 5888 | 4864 |
| Boost clock | 1700MHz | 1710MHz | 1730MHz | 1665MHz |
| Vram | 24GB GDDR6X | 10GB GDDR6X | 8GB GDDR6 | 8GB GDDR6 |
| Memory speed | 19.5 Gbit/s | 19 Gbit/s | 14 Gbit/s | 14 Gbit/s |
| Memory bus | 384bit | 320bit | 256bit | 256bit |
| Bandwidth | 936GB/s | 760GB/s | 448GB/s | 448GB/s |
| Tgp | 350W | 320W | 220W | 200W |
| Suggested retail price FE (at launch) |
1549 euros | 719 euros | 519 euros | 419 euros |
| Released | September 24, 2020 | September 17, 2020 | October 27, 2020 | December 2, 2020 |