TecLab research shows GeForce RTX 3090 is only 10% faster than GeForce RTX 3080
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TecLab research shows GeForce RTX 3090 is only 10% faster than GeForce RTX 3080

A leaked TecLab video review reveals the GeForce RTX 3090 is only 10% faster than the RTX 3080, despite costing twice as much.

TecLab accidentally (or, more likely, intentionally) published a video review of the GeForce RTX 3090 on its YouTube channel. Although it's since been removed, our colleagues at VideocardZ managed to compile a comprehensive report from it.

According to the TecLab review, with current drivers, the ultimate GeForce RTX 3090 graphics card is, on average, only 10% faster than the already available RTX 3080. It's worth noting that despite such a modest advantage, the RTX 3090 costs twice as much as the RTX 3080.

The test bench used for the RTX 3080 experiments consisted of the following components: an Intel Core i9-10900K CPU overclocked to 5GHz, 32GB of RAM clocked at 4133MHz, and a 1TB Galax HOF PRO M.2 SSD.

Below is a table of the gaming benchmark results for the RTX 3080 versus the RTX 3090:

Results / 4K average FPS

RTX 3090

RTX 3080

3090/3080

3DMark Time Spy Extreme

9948

9000

+10.5%

3DMark Port Royal

12827

11981

+7.1%

Metro Exodus RTX/DLSS OFF

54.4

48.8

+10.2%

Metro Exodus RTX/DLSS ON

74.5

67.6

+10.2%

Rainbow Six Siege

275

260

+5.8%

Horizon Zero Dawn

84

76

+10.5%

Forza Horizon

156

149

+4.7%

Far Cry

107

99

+8.1%

Assassins Creed Odyssey

71

65

+9.2%

Shadow of the Tomb Raider RTX/DLSS Off

91

83

+9.6%

Shadow of the Tomb Raider RTX/DLSS On

111

102

+8.8%

Borderlands 3

67.6

61.3

+10.3%

Death Stranding DLSS/RTX ON

175

164

+6.7%

Death Stranding DLSS/RTX OFF

116

104

+11.5%

Control DLSS/RTX ON

71

65

+9.2%

Control DLSS/RTX OFF

62

57

+8.8%

Screenshots from the deleted video:

Source: WccfTech