NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory8960
Cores912.4 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory5888
Cores504.2 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
12GB GDDR6X 350W N/A Jan 2022
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
$799 • Jan 2022
VS
GeForce RTX 4070
$599 • Apr 2023
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
12GB GDDR6X 200W $569.99 Apr 2023
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Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6X |
| TDP | 350 W | 200 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1710 MHz | 2475 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 912.4 GB/s | 504.2 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ada Lovelace |
| Shading Units | 8960 | 5888 |
| RT Cores | 70 | 46 |
| TMUs | 280 | 184 |
| ROPs | 96 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 384-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1188 MHz | 1313 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 164.2 GPixel/s | 158.4 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 912.4 GTexel/s | 504.2 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 30.64 GFLOPS | 29.15 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 5.00 MB | 36.00 MB |
| Die Size | 628 mm² | 294 mm² |
| Transistors | 28300 Million | 35800 Million |
| Required PSU | 750 W | 550 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin | 1x 16-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 | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
20091 (+11%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
18116
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
173382 (+3%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
167522
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
211.5 FPS (+10%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
192 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
26575
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
26955 (+1%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
Game Benchmarks Comparison (516 benchmarks)
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora From The Ashes
7.6 2025 • Action, Adventure Massive Entertainment – A Ubisoft Studio, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft Düsseldorf, Ubisoft Reflections
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 4070 (+1%)
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 4070 (+0%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+0%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+14%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Winner
Loser
PRAGMATA SKETCHBOOK - DEMO
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4070 (+0%)
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+0%)
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+6%)
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+25%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Mirage Valley of Memories
8 2025 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Bordeaux
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+2%)
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 103 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+4%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+14%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
Winner
Loser
Company of Heroes 3: Endure & Defy
8.5 2025 • Action, Strategy Relic Entertainment
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 4070 (+4%)
AVG 193 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 185 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 4070 (+8%)
AVG 143 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 133 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+20%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
Of Ash and Steel
8.7 2025 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Fire & Frost
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+4%)
AVG 151 FPS
MIN 131 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 145 FPS
MIN 115 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+23%)
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
Winner
Loser
Where Winds Meet
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play Everstone Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+16%)
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 96 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 82 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+16%)
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB Wins!
Based on 516 benchmarks across 149 games
78
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
+7.5%
72
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
412
Wins
78
Avg FPS
65
Min FPS
80%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
69
Wins
72
Avg FPS
61
Min FPS
13%
Win Rate
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