nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory8960
Cores912.4 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand8GB GDDR6
Memory5888
Cores448 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
12GB GDDR6X 350W $799 Jan 2022
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
$799 • Jan 2022
VS
GeForce RTX 3070
$499 • Aug 2020
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
8GB GDDR6 220W $499 Aug 2020
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 350 W | 220 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1710 MHz | 1725 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 912.4 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | 8nm |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| Shading Units | 8960 | 5888 |
| RT Cores | 70 | 46 |
| TMUs | 280 | 184 |
| ROPs | 96 | 96 |
| Memory Bus | 384-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1188 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 164.2 GPixel/s | 165.6 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 912.4 GTexel/s | 448 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 30.64 GFLOPS | 20.31 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 5.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Die Size | 628 mm² | 392 mm² |
| Transistors | 28300 Million | 17400 Million |
| Required PSU | 750 W | 550 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
20091 (+42%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
14126
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
173382 (+37%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
126195
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
211.5 FPS (+24%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
170.2 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
26575 (+19%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
22256
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
Game Benchmarks Comparison (108 benchmarks)
The Callisto Protocol™
7.3 2022 • Action, Adventure Striking Distance Studios
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+59%)
AVG 113 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+43%)
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+54%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Winner
Loser
Cities: Skylines II
7.8 2023 • Simulation Colossal Order Ltd.
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+33%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+37%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+93%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Mirage
8 2023 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Bordeaux
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 98 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+21%)
AVG 119 FPS
MIN 105 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+24%)
AVG 93 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+38%)
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 54 FPS
Winner
Loser
FINAL FANTASY XVI
7.7 2024 • Action, RPG Square Enix
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+31%)
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+37%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+55%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Winner
Loser
Starfield
7.6 2023 • RPG Bethesda Game Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+51%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+47%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+57%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| dlss 1 quality
| Patch: v1.8.86
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+50%)
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| dlss 1 quality
| Patch: v1.8.86
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+53%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| dlss 1 quality
| Patch: v1.8.86
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+54%)
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Winner
Loser
REMNANT II®
2023 • Gunfire Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 76 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+48%)
AVG 123 FPS
MIN 113 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+51%)
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+53%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB Wins!
Based on 108 benchmarks across 26 games
85
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
+42.6%
59
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
104
Wins
85
Avg FPS
73
Min FPS
96%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR6
0
Wins
59
Avg FPS
51
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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