NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
VS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
VS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

General info

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

8
Place in performance rating
4
Ampere
Architecture
Ampere
16 September 2020 (1 year ago)
Release date
16 September 2020 (1 year ago)
$499
Launch price (MSRP)
$699
$1395 (2.8x MSRP)
Price now
$2177 (3.1x MSRP)
22.99
Value for money
12.52
Ampere GA104
GPU code name
Ampere GA102
Desktop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

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

1500 MHz
Core clock speed
1450 MHz
8 nm
Manufacturing process technology
8 nm
317.4
Texture fill rate
465.1
5888
Pipelines / CUDA cores
8704
1725 MHz
Boost clock speed
1710 MHz
17,400 million
Number of transistors
28,300 million
220 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
320 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080.

PCIe 4.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
242 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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 can be seen in this section.

GDDR6
Memory type
GDDR6X
8 GB
Maximum RAM amount
10 GB
256 Bit
Memory bus width
320 Bit
14000 MHz
Memory clock speed
19000 MHz
448.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
760.3 GB/s
-
Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, the size and number of monitors.

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

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

Cheaper ($1395 (2.8x MSRP) vs $2177 (3.1x MSRP))

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

9.78% faster in synthetic tests

More maximum RAM amount (10 GB vs 8 GB)

More memory bandwidth (760.3 GB/s vs 448.0 GB/s)

So, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080?

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

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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