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

General info

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

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Place in performance rating
4
Ampere
Architecture
Ampere
January 2022 (recently)
Release date
16 September 2020 (1 year ago)
$699
Launch price (MSRP)
$699
$2328 (3.3x MSRP)
Price now
$2177 (3.1x MSRP)
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Value for money
12.52
GA104
GPU code name
Ampere GA102
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

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

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Core clock speed
1450 MHz
8 nm
Manufacturing process technology
8 nm
339.8
Texture fill rate
465.1
6144
Pipelines / CUDA cores
8704
1770 MHz
Boost clock speed
1710 MHz
17,400 million
Number of transistors
28,300 million
290 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
320 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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080.

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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 can be seen in this section.

GDDR6X
Memory type
GDDR6X
16 GB
Maximum RAM amount
10 GB
256 Bit
Memory bus width
320 Bit
19 GB/s
Memory clock speed
19000 MHz
608.3 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
760.3 GB/s
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Shared memory
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Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, 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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 is the additional functionality.

8.6
CUDA
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API support

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

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

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 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
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
Death Stranding (2020) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
F1 2020 (2020) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
Gears Tactics (2020) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
Doom Eternal (2020) GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
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

More maximum RAM amount (16 GB vs 10 GB)

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

93.05% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($2177 (3.1x MSRP) vs $2328 (3.3x MSRP))

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

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

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 .

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

Overall benchmark performance

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