Nvidia have officially announced the new 3000 series Ampere Graphics cards and with that come new Power Supply requirements.
TL;DR – Best PSU’s for Nvidia RTX 3080
Can’t be bothered to read below? No worries, these are the PSU’s we suggest;
| Name | Form Factor | Price |
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What you need to know about the power requirements of the RTX 3080
One of the most highly anticipated Graphics Cards of all time, the new RTX 3080, sits at the top of the consumer friendly lineup only bested by the Titan replacing (wallet destroying) RTX 3090.
With the new RTX 3090 not only comes a new Founders Edition card design, utilising push pull fans, but also a hefty 100 Watt power bump in recommended Power Supply units over the outgoing 2080 Super.
Geforce RTX 3080 Full Specs
Let’s take a look at the full specs for the RTX 3080.
| GPU Engine Specs: | NVIDIA CUDA® Cores | 8704 |
| Boost Clock (GHz) | 1.71 | |
| Base Clock (GHz) | 1.44 | |
| Memory Specs: | Standard Memory Config | 10 GB GDDR6X |
| Memory Interface Width | 320-bit | |
| Technology Support: | Ray Tracing Cores | 2nd Generation |
| Tensor Cores | 3rd Generation | |
| NVIDIA Architecture | Ampere | |
| Microsoft DirectX® 12 Ultimate | Yes | |
| NVIDIA DLSS | Yes | |
| PCI Express Gen 4 | Yes | |
| NVIDIA® GeForce Experience™ | Yes | |
| NVIDIA Ansel | Yes | |
| NVIDIA FreeStyle | Yes | |
| NVIDIA ShadowPlay | Yes | |
| NVIDIA Highlights | Yes | |
| NVIDIA G-SYNC® | Yes | |
| Game Ready Drivers | Yes | |
| NVIDIA Studio Drivers | Yes | |
| NVIDIA GPU Boost™ | Yes | |
| NVIDIA NVLink™ (SLI-Ready) | – | |
| Vulkan RT API, OpenGL 4.6 | Yes | |
| HDMI 2.1 | Yes | |
| DisplayPort 1.4a | Yes | |
| NVIDIA Encoder | 7th Generation | |
| NVIDIA Decoder | 5th Generation | |
| VR Ready | Yes | |
| Display Support: | Maximum Digital Resolution (1) | 7680×4320 |
| Standard Display Connectors | HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | |
| Multi Monitor | 4 | |
| HDCP | 2.3 | |
| Founders Edition Card Dimensions: | Length | 11.2″ (285 mm) |
| Width | 4.4″ (112 mm) | |
| Height | 2-Slot | |
| Founders Edition Thermal Power Specs: | Maximum GPU Temperature (in C) | 93 |
| Graphics Card Power (W) | 320 | |
| Recommended System Power (W) (2) | 750 | |
| Supplementary Power Connectors | 2x PCIe 8-pin |
Geforce RTX 3080 Power Supply Requirement
We’ve seen the full spec list above, but let’s focus now on the Power Specs, specifically what size PSU you need for a RTX 3080.
| Founders Edition Thermal Power Specs: | Maximum GPU Temperature (in C) | 93 |
| Graphics Card Power (W) | 320 | |
| Recommended System Power (W) (2) | 750 | |
| Supplementary Power Connectors | 2x PCIe 8-pin |
That’s right an eye watering 750W Power Supply is the new recommendation.
But wait, don’t toss aside your existing power supply just yet, let’s dive in a little deeper to what (2) is all about..
Recommendation is made based on PC configured with an Intel Core i9-10900K processor. A lower power rating may work depending on system configuration.
Source: https://www.nvidia.com/en-gb/geforce/graphics-cards/30-series/rtx-3080/
So that’s using a super high end (and a little toasty) Intel Core i9-10900k, It’s therefore reasonable to assume that you might just get away with a lower powered power supply if your other components need a little less juice.
However, for the purpose of our recommendations we are only recommending 750+ w cards to ensure comparability.
Best Power Supplies for Nvidia Geforce RTX 3080
The power supplies listed below are primarily based from listings in our PSU tier list.
Best ATX Power Supply for Nvidia Geforce RTX 3080
Below we list the best full sized ATX PSU’s suitable for the Nvidia Geforce RTX 3080
be quiet! | Dark Power Pro 11 |
Cooler Master | V Platinum|
Corsair | HX Platinum |
Best SFX-L Power Supply for Nvidia Geforce RTX 3080
Below we’ve listed the best SFX-L PSU suitable for the Nvidia Geforce RTX 3080
SilverStone |SFX-L, 80 Plus Titanium |
Best SFX Power Supply for Nvidia Geforce RTX 3080
Below we’ve listed the best SFX PSU suitable for the Nvidia Geforce RTX 3080.
Corsair | SF Series, SF750, 750 Watt, SFX, 80+ Platinum
Conclusion
So there you have it, a new series of GPU’s and a shopping list of power supplies to power them.
If you think we’ve missed the best psu for RTX 3080 please let us know in the comments below and we’ll update our list.
