Graphics card comparison
GeForce RTX 4070 vs GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 4070
12288 Mb GDDR6X
Released UNRELEASED
DESKTOP
VS
Nvidia
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
12288 Mb GDDR6X
Released 11 Jan 2022
DESKTOP
Summary
Gaming performance index
- GeForce RTX 4070103%
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 4070
- 65 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB .
Reasons to consider the GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
- Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)
Our verdict
No clear winner declared
These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (12 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB |
|---|
| GPU Name | AD104 (AD104) | GA102 (GA102-220-A1) |
| Fab Process | 4 nm | 8 nm |
| Die Size | 295 mm² | 628 mm² |
| Transistors | 35,800 million | 28,300 million |
| Shaders | 7680 | 8960 |
| Tensor Cores | 240 | 280 |
| Raytracing Cores | 60 | 70 |
| Compute Units | 60 | 70 |
| Core clock | 2310 MHz | 1260 MHz |
| ROPs | 80 | 96 |
| TMUs | 240 | 280 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6X |
| Bus Width | 192 bit | 384 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1325 MHz
21.2 Gbps effective | 1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 12288 Mb | 12288 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 4070 | GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB |
|---|
| TDP | 285 watts | 350 watts |
| Release Date | UNRELEASED | 11 Jan 2022 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce RTX 4070208.80 GP/s
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB164.20 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce RTX 4070626.40 GT/s
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB478.80 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce RTX 4070508.80 GB/s
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB912.40 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce RTX 407040090.00 GFLOPs
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB30640.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4070149
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB127
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4070165
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB128
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4070308
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB258
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 4070237
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB232
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4070115
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB110
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4070127
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB120
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4070204
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB214
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 4070160
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB175
FPS (higher is better)
Assassins Creed: Valhalla
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 407067
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB67
FPS (higher is better)
Far Cry 6
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 407073
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB79
FPS (higher is better)
Hitman III
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
- GeForce RTX 4070109
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB118
FPS (higher is better)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
- GeForce RTX 407084
- GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB95
FPS (higher is better)