GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB
VS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 20 GB
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB
VS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 20 GB

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 20 GB. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

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Place in performance rating
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Ampere
Architecture
Ampere
January 2022 (recently)
Release date
January 2022 (recently)
$699
Launch price (MSRP)
$1,199
$2328 (3.3x MSRP)
Price now
no data
GA104
GPU code name
GA102
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 20 GB based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

8 nm
Manufacturing process technology
8 nm
339.8
Texture fill rate
532.8
6144
Pipelines / CUDA cores
10240
1770 MHz
Boost clock speed
1665 MHz
17,400 million
Number of transistors
28,300 million
290 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
350 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 20 GB.

PCIe 4.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
267 mm
Length
285 mm
1x 12-pin
Supplementary power connectors
1x 12-pin

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 20 GB can be seen in this section.

GDDR6X
Memory type
GDDR6X
16 GB
Maximum RAM amount
20 GB
256 Bit
Memory bus width
320 Bit
19 GB/s
Memory clock speed
19 GB/s
608.3 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
760.3 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 20 GB, the size and number of monitors.

1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Display Connectors
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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HDMI
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Technologies

The difference between GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 20 GB is the additional functionality.

8.6
CUDA
8.6

API support

The difference in supported APIs is GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 20 GB. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 Ultimate (12_2)
DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.2
Vulkan
1.2
6.6
Shader Model
6.6
3.0
OpenCL
3.0

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 20 GB graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB or GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 20 GB good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 20 GB
Death Stranding (2020) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 20 GB
F1 2020 (2020) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 20 GB
Gears Tactics (2020) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 20 GB
Doom Eternal (2020) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 20 GB
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB

There is no accountable advantage

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 20 GB

More maximum RAM amount (20 GB vs 16 GB)

More memory bandwidth (760.3 GB/s vs 608.3 GB/s)

So, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB or GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 20 GB?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB .

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB versus GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 20 GB performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

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