nvidia
Brand8GB GDDR6
Memory5888
Cores448 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
VS
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory8960
Cores912.4 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
8GB GDDR6 220W $499 Aug 2020
GeForce RTX 3070
$499 • Aug 2020
VS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
$799 • Jan 2022
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
12GB GDDR6X 350W $799 Jan 2022
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| TDP | 220 W | 350 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1725 MHz | 1710 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 448 GB/s | 912.4 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | 8nm |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| Shading Units | 5888 | 8960 |
| RT Cores | 46 | 70 |
| TMUs | 184 | 280 |
| ROPs | 96 | 96 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 384-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1750 MHz | 1188 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 165.6 GPixel/s | 164.2 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 448 GTexel/s | 912.4 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 20.31 GFLOPS | 30.64 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 4.00 MB | 5.00 MB |
| Die Size | 392 mm² | 628 mm² |
| Transistors | 17400 Million | 28300 Million |
| Required PSU | 550 W | 750 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin | 1x 12-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | Samsung | Samsung |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
14126
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
20091 (+42%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
126195
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
173382 (+37%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
170.2 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
211.5 FPS (+24%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
22256
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
26575 (+19%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Game Benchmarks Comparison (345 benchmarks)
Borderlands 4
7.8 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG Gearbox Software
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+58%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+131%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+171%)
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 7 FPS
MIN 6 FPS
Winner
Loser
Split Fiction
8.7 2025 • Action, Adventure Hazelight Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+29%)
AVG 165 FPS
MIN 143 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 128 FPS
MIN 102 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+34%)
AVG 125 FPS
MIN 111 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+39%)
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
Winner
Loser
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
7.9 2025 • Action, Adventure Insomniac Games, Nixxes Software
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+69%)
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+81%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+292%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 12 FPS
MIN 5 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+124%)
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+171%)
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+600%)
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 3 FPS
MIN 2 FPS
Winner
Loser
Sniper Elite Resistance
8.5 2025 • Action, Adventure Rebellion
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+38%)
AVG 177 FPS
MIN 159 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 128 FPS
MIN 112 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+39%)
AVG 136 FPS
MIN 119 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 98 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+42%)
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
Winner
Loser
FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
8.1 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG Square Enix
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+37%)
AVG 104 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+40%)
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+69%)
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assetto Corsa EVO
6 2025 • Racing, Simulation, Sports, Early Access KUNOS Simulazioni
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+630%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 2 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+920%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 5 FPS
MIN 1 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+1400%)
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 2 FPS
MIN 1 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB Wins!
Based on 345 benchmarks across 98 games
60
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
VS
+44.9%
87
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR6
0
Wins
60
Avg FPS
51
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
336
Wins
87
Avg FPS
74
Min FPS
97%
Win Rate
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