MSI 3080 VS EVGA 3080 1440 & 4K benchmarks
36The final GeForce RTX 3080 to grace the labs is from Nvidia stalwart EVGA. Part of a five-strong line-up, the XC3 Ultra Gaming slots neatly into the middle of the stack, above the regular XC3 and below the more enthusiast-oriented FTW3.
MSI 3080 VS EVGA 3080 1440 & 4K benchmarks
Tentatively priced at $770 (£730?), XC3 Ultra Gaming follows EVGA's established recipe of offering incrementally more at each step. It shares the same physical 285mm x 111mm x 42mm (LxWxH) footprint as the XC3 Black Gaming and XC3 Gaming. Moving up from the base model introduces a metal backplate, while this Ultra variant ships with a higher core boost clock of 1,755MHz, compared with 1,710MHz for the lower-specced duo. FTW3, meanwhile, introduces a larger form factor, higher speeds, and dual BIOSes. Choices, choices. As expected, all employ 10GB of GDDR6X running at the default 19Gbps.
Back on point, the Ultra's modest dimensions are (nicely) at odds with most other partner cards. We like that EVGA restrains the form factor to what it describes as a 2.2-slot affair. Weighing in at 1,188g and therefore doing without the support bracket many are bundling, it's superbly built and carries on the good work from the 20-series using what appears to be the same cooling.
TIMING
00:00 INTRO
00:15 RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2
01:15 DOOM ETERNAL
02:12 HORIZON ZERO DAWN
03:11 ASSASSIN’S CREED VALHALLA
04:12 BATTLEFIELD 5
05:13 METRO EXODUS
06:04 MARVEL’S AVENGERS
06:57 WATCH DOG LEGION
07:39 FORTNITE
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