GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 Xtreme WATERFORCE 10G (REV2.0) Graphics Card
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Similar: GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 Xtreme 10G — $1249.00 on Amazon as of 2026-10-06 22:14 UTC (price may vary).
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Pros & Cons
Pros
- ✓ NVIDIA Ampere Streaming Multiprocessors
Cons
- ✗ Confirm socket / form-factor / power-rating compatibility against your build before ordering
- ✗ Price, stock, shipping and returns are set by the retailer and may have changed since this page was last updated
Manufacturer description
NVIDIA Ampere Streaming Multiprocessors 2nd Generation RT Cores 3rd Generation Tensor Cores Powered by GeForce RTX 3080 Integrated with 10GB GDDR6X 320-bit memory interface WATERFORCE all-in-one cooling system 240mm radiator with 2x 120mm ARGB fans RGB Fusion 2.0 3x DisplayPort 1.4a & 3x HDMI 2.1 Protection metal back plate 4 Years Warranty (Online registration required) LHR (Lite Hash Rate) version Core Clock: 1845 MHz. Get the ultimate gaming performance with AORUS RTX 3080 Graphics Cards. Powered by NVIDIA's 2nd gen RTX architecture and refined with WATERFORCE Cooling System technology…
SpecPicks Verdict
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Key Features
- NVIDIA Ampere Streaming Multiprocessors
- 2nd Generation RT Cores
- 3rd Generation Tensor Cores
- Powered by GeForce RTX 3080
- Integrated with 10GB GDDR6X 320-bit memory interface
Full Specifications
| Brand | GIGABYTE |
|---|---|
| Weight | 10g |
| Model Name | GV-N3080AORUSX W-10GD REV2.0 |
| Model Number | GV-N3080AORUSX W-10GD REV2.0 |
| Built-In Media | GRAPHIC CARD, USERS MANUAL |
| Number of Fans | 2 |
| Mfr Part Number | GV-N3080AORUSX W-10GD REV2.0 |
| Video Processor | NVIDIA |
| Antenna Location | Gaming |
| Graphics Card Ram | 10 GB |
| Graphics Ram Size | 10 GB |
| Graphics Ram Type | GDDR6X |
| Compatible Devices | Desktop |
| Memory Clock Speed | 19000 MHz |
| Graphics Coprocessor | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 |
| Graphics Description | Dedicated |
| Warranty Description | 4 YEAR (REGISTER) |
| Video Output Interface | DisplayPort, HDMI |
| Graphics Card Interface | PCI-Express x16 |
| Display Maximum Resolution | 7680x4320 |
| Full listing title | GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 Xtreme WATERFORCE 10G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, WATERFORCE All-in-one Cooling System, LHR, 10GB 320-bit GDDR6X, GV-N3080AORUSX W-10GD REV2.0 Video Card |
Performance Data
View gaming FPS, AI inference throughput, and synthetic scores for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 — the core hardware component in this product. Benchmarks sourced from TechPowerUp, PassMark, and the r/LocalLLaMA community.
Which local LLMs fit in 10 GB?
10 GB holds an 8B model at Q4 with a few thousand tokens of context; a 12–14B model needs 12 GB.
- ✅ 7–9B models (Llama 3.1 8B, Qwen 3 8B) — fits at Q4
- ❌ 12–14B models (Qwen 3 14B, Phi-4) — needs 12 GB+
- ❌ 20–27B models (Gemma 3 27B, Mistral Small) — needs 20 GB+
- ❌ 30–35B models (Qwen 3 32B, QwQ 32B) — needs 24 GB+
- ❌ 70B models (Llama 3.3 70B, Qwen 2.5 72B) — needs 48 GB+
Across 13 community runs from 9 sources, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 generates a median 79.2 tok/s on 7–9B models at Q4 (per Hardware Corner GPU LLM Ranking).
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