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
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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 (336 benchmarks)
Gears of War: E-Day Beta
7 2026 • Action, Adventure The Coalition
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (+14%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (+11%)
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 16 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+11%)
AVG 10 FPS
MIN 9 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
AVG 9 FPS
MIN 7 FPS
Winner
Loser
Beast of Reincarnation
7.6 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG GAME FREAK inc.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (+14%)
AVG 105 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 84 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (+5%)
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (+5%)
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
Winner
Loser
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Halo: Campaign Evolved
8 2026 • Action, Adventure Halo Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (+3%)
AVG 74 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (+2%)
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 48 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+7%)
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
8 2026 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Singapore, Ubisoft Barcelona, Ubisoft Bordeaux, Ubisoft Belgrade, Ubisoft Chengdu, Ubisoft India, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Philippines, Ubisoft Quebec, Ubisoft Shanghai
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (+17%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (+10%)
AVG 43 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (+4%)
AVG 26 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 19 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (+14%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (+12%)
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (+8%)
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
Winner
Loser
007 First Light
8 2026 • Action, Adventure IO Interactive A/S
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (+1%)
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 71 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (+3%)
AVG 62 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 60 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+6%)
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (+9%)
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 89 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (+4%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 69 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| dlss 4.5 quality
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB (+0%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 40 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (+0%)
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
Winner
Loser
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
7.8 2026 • Action, Adventure TT Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (+9%)
AVG 89 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (+9%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 43 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER (+10%)
AVG 34 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 20 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Wins!
Based on 336 benchmarks across 92 games
66
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
VS
+4.9%
69
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
72
Wins
66
Avg FPS
54
Min FPS
21%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
233
Wins
69
Avg FPS
57
Min FPS
69%
Win Rate
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