GeForce RTX 3080 Folding@Home PPD Averages, Power Consumption & Research Projects

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Performance snapshot

Current averages, ranks, sample depth, and data freshness.

Folding@Home identifier GA102 [GeForce RTX 3080]

High confidence

Most recent sample Sep 12, 2026 Most recent update seen for this GPU profile.

All-OS average: 6,171,063; Average PPD from submitted samples
Linux average: 7,125,313; Linux-only samples
Windows average: 5,983,786; Windows-only samples
Work unit samples: 171,780; All-time profile volume
Overall rank: #24; 441 GPUs tracked
Brand rank: #20; 294 Nvidia GPUs

Sampled performance breakdown

Folding Statistics GA102 [GeForce RTX 3080] - Nvidia

DATA SAMPLES INFO Filter applied, PPD samples all time		AVERAGE FOLDING PERFORMANCE Based on ALL available PPD samples by filter				WORK UNIT PPD RECORDS All Time
OS FILTER	SAMPLES	PPD	WU Per 24hrs	Time Per WU	Points Per WU	BEST PPD	WORST PPD
All OS AVG	171,768	6,171,063	11.59	2 hrs 4 mins	532,574	249,770,938	1,250
Linux	28,180	7,125,313	16.15	1 hrs 29 mins	441,099	11,483,801	109,057
Windows	143,588	5,983,786	10.87	2 hrs 12 mins	550,527	249,770,938	1,250

Track this hardware live

Profile your GeForce RTX 3080 in our V8 Web Client

Launch the LAR.SYSTEMS V8 Web Client to monitor live work-unit activity, compare your machine with community benchmarks, and contribute real samples that keep public rankings and hardware insights current for the Folding@Home community.

First and most recent work-unit sample contributors
Sample	Folder	Team	Platform	Seen
Most recent WU sample	Catplank	Overclockers Australia	Windows GPU	1 day ago
First seen	Anonymous Folder	Team not recorded	Windows GPU	5 years ago

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Recent GPU performance

12-week performance at a glance

Use the range, net change, and latest average as a quick signal—not a final judgment on the GPU.

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How to read this

Values use the same weekly community averages as the detailed chart.

Weekly movement can reflect project mix, available work units, drivers, or operating systems rather than a lasting hardware change.
Use the detailed chart to compare operating systems and work-unit availability across the full period.

12-week range: 4,240,005 to 10,634,339 PPD
Net change over 12 weeks: -4,526,750 PPDTrend down
Latest weekly average: 4,240,005 PPD

12 WEEK AVG PPD CHANGE VS. WORK UNITS AVAILABLE - GeForce RTX 3080

GPU PPD average changes week to week for a number of reasons such as credit for type of projects/causes available, variance in work unit difficulty, OS/GPU drivers, folding cores, GPU models, clocks, power targets etc.

The chart below serves as a way to see historical week to week performance change as PPD for a GPU is never a constant, as the work units processed are always changing.

Recent Work Unit Performance - GeForce RTX 3080

Average PPD is impacted by the types of research work units being done as they return different amounts of points and take different amounts of time.

The following shows the work unit allocation of research causes to better understand changes in PPD over time for the GeForce RTX 3080.

24 HOUR WU ALLOCATION

Research	Percent
ATGPA1 POST TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATION DYNAMICS	52.63%
ATGPA1 POST TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATIONS	31.58%
ENZYME DYNAMICS	15.79%

7 DAY WU ALLOCATION

Research	Percent
ATGPA1 POST TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATIONS	47.73%
ENZYME DYNAMICS	23.3%
ATGPA1 POST TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATION DYNAMICS	22.16%
ATSTP10 TRANSPORT SIMULATION	3.98%
MEMBRANE TRANSPORT	1.7%
CANCER	1.14%

12 WEEK WU ALLOCATION

Research	Percent
ATGPA1 POST TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATIONS	53.64%
ATGPA1 POST TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATION DYNAMICS	15.9%
CANCER	14.37%
ENZYME DYNAMICS	11.49%
ALZHEIMERS	2.3%
ATSTP10 TRANSPORT SIMULATION	1.34%
MEMBRANE TRANSPORT	.57%
NIPAH VIRUS DECOY PROTEINS	.38%

Recent Work Unit Performance Clusters - GeForce RTX 3080

The following visualization illustrates the PPD / Credit allocation of work units across different research causes, providing insight into how PPD varies by work unit PPD samples for the GeForce RTX 3080.

This analysis helps better understand the relationship between research causes and PPD/Credit, highlighting any performance trends as clusters or anomalies as outliers.

Power and cost planning

GeForce RTX 3080 kWh POWER CONSUMPTION & COST

Power consumption information for the GeForce RTX 3080 is based on an average wattage taken from vendor information for the lowest and highest power draws for the GPU under Folding@Home compute loads.

Wattage information is only for the GPU and does not include the host computer's power usage.

Current GPU power consumption snapshot

GPU Power Draw Watts - TDP	Daily Power Usage kWh	Points per kWh	Daily Cost at $0.10 per kWh	Power Cost per 1m Points
350 W	8.40 kWh	1,132,819	$0.84	$0.088

GeForce RTX 3080 COMPUTE VS kWH USAGE DAY, MONTH, WEEK & YEAR

Folding@Home compute projections for the GeForce RTX 3080 can be used to help inform long-term point goals and related costs based on 24/7 usage.

Duration	Nickname	Points Average	Work Units Average	Power Usage kWh	Power Cost at $0.10 per kWh
Day	PPD	9,515,679	23.68	8.40 kWh	$0.84
Week	PPW	66,609,753	165.75	58.80 kWh	$5.88
Month	PPM	289,435,236	720.21	255.50 kWh	$25.55
Year	PPY	3,473,222,835	8642.50	3066.00 kWh	$306.60

Reading the averages

Why your PPD may differ

PPD is a guide, not a fixed result. Daily output changes with the work-unit mix, including project, points, atom count, and deadline, as well as system conditions such as OS, drivers, clocks, thermals, and power limits.

Compare the five highest and lowest sampled project averages for GeForce RTX 3080 using community samples collected through the LAR.SYSTEMS V8 Web Client.

Highest sampled PPD

PPD Rank	Project ID	Cause Research	PPD Average	Points WU Average	WUs Day Average	WU Time Average
1	19700	cancer	11,106,253	240,000	46.28	0 ^hrs 31 ^mins
2	15239	atgpa1-post-translational-modification-dynamics	10,674,981	642,883	16.60	1 ^hrs 27 ^mins
3	19706	cancer	10,321,451	240,000	43.01	0 ^hrs 33 ^mins
4	12601	Alchemical-Binding-Energy	9,893,902	222,555	44.46	0 ^hrs 32 ^mins
5	13023	nipah-virus-decoy-proteins	9,428,289	36,085	261.28	0 ^hrs 6 ^mins

Lowest sampled PPD

PPD Rank	Project ID	Cause Research	PPD Average	Points WU Average	WUs Day Average	WU Time Average
1	18127	cancer	487,337	80,889	6.02	3 ^hrs 59 ^mins
2	18117	cancer	1,795,852	104,295	17.22	1 ^hrs 24 ^mins
3	18125	cancer	1,884,335	107,878	17.47	1 ^hrs 22 ^mins
4	18106	cancer	2,152,057	114,490	18.80	1 ^hrs 17 ^mins
5	18103	cancer	2,298,864	116,653	19.71	1 ^hrs 13 ^mins

GeForce RTX 3080FOLDING@HOME PPD PERFORMANCE