nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory8960
Cores912.4 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory5888
Cores504.2 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
12GB GDDR6X 350W $799 Jan 2022
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
$799 • Jan 2022
VS
GeForce RTX 4070
$599 • Apr 2023
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
12GB GDDR6X 200W $599 Apr 2023
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 (482 benchmarks)
Europa Universalis V
8.1 2025 • Strategy Paradox Tinto
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+45%)
AVG 132 FPS
MIN 111 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 91 FPS
MIN 82 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+59%)
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 72 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+57%)
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
Winner
Loser
Jurassic World Evolution 3
8 2025 • Simulation, Strategy Frontier Developments
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+1%)
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 80 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+8%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+9%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Outer Worlds 2
8 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG Obsidian Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+4%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+6%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+19%)
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+2%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4070 (+0%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+0%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+13%)
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 16 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
Vampire The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2
7.8 2025 • Action, RPG The Chinese Room
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+1%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+2%)
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+16%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
Winner
Loser
NINJA GAIDEN 4
9.2 2025 • Action, Adventure PlatinumGames Inc. / Team NINJA / KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+23%)
AVG 160 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 130 FPS
MIN 117 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+28%)
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+26%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Winner
Loser
ARC Raiders
8 2025 • Action Embark Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4070 (+5%)
AVG 106 FPS
MIN 94 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 101 FPS
MIN 88 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+1%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+13%)
AVG 44 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB Wins!
Based on 482 benchmarks across 141 games
78
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
+7.7%
73
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
389
Wins
78
Avg FPS
66
Min FPS
81%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
61
Wins
73
Avg FPS
62
Min FPS
13%
Win Rate
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