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 $329.99 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
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 (591 benchmarks)
The Blood of Dawnwalker
7 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG Rebel Wolves
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+0%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 (+0%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+3%)
AVG 37 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+15%)
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
8 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+3%)
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+8%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+17%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
7 2026 • Action, Adventure Asobo Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+4%)
AVG 103 FPS
MIN 91 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 89 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+6%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+13%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
Winner
Loser
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta
8 2026 • Action Infinity Ward, Beenox, Digital Legends, Activision Shanghai, Raven Software, Treyarch, Sledgehammer Games, High Moon Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4070 (+0%)
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+0%)
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4070 (+4%)
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+17%)
AVG 14 FPS
MIN 12 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 12 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Sinking City 2
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Frogwares
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+4%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+4%)
AVG 54 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+15%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Winner
Loser
Hell Let Loose: Vietnam
7.1 2026 • Action, Simulation, Strategy, Massively Multiplayer Expression Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+1%)
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+6%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+26%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB Wins!
Based on 591 benchmarks across 167 games
75
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
+7.4%
70
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
473
Wins
75
Avg FPS
63
Min FPS
80%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
76
Wins
70
Avg FPS
59
Min FPS
13%
Win Rate
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