NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory8960
Cores912.4 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory7168
Cores504.2 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
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 SUPER
$599 • Jan 2024
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
12GB GDDR6X 220W $669.99 Jan 2024
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6X |
| TDP | 350 W | 220 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 | 7168 |
| RT Cores | 70 | 56 |
| TMUs | 280 | 224 |
| ROPs | 96 | 80 |
| Memory Bus | 384-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1188 MHz | 1313 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 164.2 GPixel/s | 198 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 912.4 GTexel/s | 504.2 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 30.64 GFLOPS | 35.48 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 5.00 MB | 48.00 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
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
21558 (+7%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
173382
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
206598 (+19%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
211.5 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
219.6 FPS (+4%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
26575
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
29977 (+13%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Game Benchmarks Comparison (279 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 SUPER (+10%)
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (+10%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (+3%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Winner
Loser
PRAGMATA SKETCHBOOK - DEMO
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (+10%)
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (+4%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+5%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Mirage Valley of Memories
8 2025 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Bordeaux
1080p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (+8%)
AVG 113 FPS
MIN 97 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (+7%)
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| Patch: v1.1.0
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (+3%)
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
Winner
Loser
Company of Heroes 3: Endure & Defy
8.5 2025 • Action, Strategy Relic Entertainment
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (+14%)
AVG 211 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 185 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (+19%)
AVG 158 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 133 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+1%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Winner
Loser
Of Ash and Steel
8.7 2025 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Fire & Frost
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 151 FPS
MIN 131 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (+7%)
AVG 161 FPS
MIN 127 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+4%)
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 83 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
AVG 91 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
Winner
Loser
Where Winds Meet
8.2 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play Everstone Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+7%)
AVG 107 FPS
MIN 96 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+5%)
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Wins!
Based on 279 benchmarks across 80 games
67
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
+4.9%
70
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
61
Wins
67
Avg FPS
55
Min FPS
22%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
194
Wins
70
Avg FPS
58
Min FPS
70%
Win Rate
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