nvidia
Brand24GB GDDR6X
Memory10496
Cores936.2 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
VS
nvidia
Brand8GB GDDR5
Memory1920
Cores256.3 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
24GB GDDR6X 350W $1499 Aug 2020
GeForce RTX 3090
$1499 • Aug 2020
VS
GeForce GTX 1070
$379 • Jun 2016
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
8GB GDDR5 150W $379 Jun 2016
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 24 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR5 |
| TDP | 350 W | 150 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1695 MHz | 1683 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 936.2 GB/s | 256.3 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | 16nm |
| Architecture | Ampere | Pascal |
| Shading Units | 10496 | 1920 |
| RT Cores | 82 | N/A |
| TMUs | 328 | 120 |
| ROPs | 112 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 384-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1219 MHz | 2002 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 189.8 GPixel/s | 107.7 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 936.2 GTexel/s | 256.3 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 35.58 GFLOPS | 6.463 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 6.00 MB | 2.00 MB |
| Die Size | 628 mm² | 314 mm² |
| Transistors | 28300 Million | 7200 Million |
| Required PSU | 750 W | 450 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.1 |
| 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
21950 (+276%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
5844
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
211669 (+296%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
53429
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
247.5 FPS (+228%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
75.4 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
26671 (+98%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
13504
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
Game Benchmarks Comparison (78 benchmarks)
Total War ROME REMASTERED
7.5 2021 • Strategy Creative Assembly, Feral Interactive
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+173%)
AVG 161 FPS
MIN 135 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 50 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+185%)
AVG 134 FPS
MIN 115 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+184%)
AVG 91 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
Winner
Loser
Demon Skin
8.2 2021 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG Ludus future
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+205%)
AVG 262 FPS
MIN 248 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 86 FPS
MIN 78 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+215%)
AVG 164 FPS
MIN 157 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+232%)
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 79 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 23 FPS
Winner
Loser
Mount & Blade II Bannerlord
8.5 2022 • Action, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy TaleWorlds Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+125%)
AVG 200 FPS
MIN 200 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 89 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+215%)
AVG 192 FPS
MIN 159 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+245%)
AVG 114 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 33 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Winner
Loser
Valheim
8.3 2021 • Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Early Access Iron Gate AB
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+128%)
AVG 162 FPS
MIN 133 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+185%)
AVG 148 FPS
MIN 117 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+197%)
AVG 89 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Winner
Loser
King Arthur Knight's Tale
8.5 2021 • RPG, Strategy NeocoreGames
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+200%)
AVG 288 FPS
MIN 269 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 96 FPS
MIN 89 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+211%)
AVG 218 FPS
MIN 196 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 70 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+202%)
AVG 124 FPS
MIN 108 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
Winner
Loser
A Total War Saga TROY
8.3 2021 • Action, Simulation, Strategy CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac)
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+107%)
AVG 118 FPS
MIN 99 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 57 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+150%)
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 80 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 3090 (+190%)
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
AVG 21 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Wins!
Based on 78 benchmarks across 26 games
141
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
VS
+182.5%
50
Avg FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
NVIDIA • 24GB GDDR6X
78
Wins
141
Avg FPS
121
Min FPS
100%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR5
0
Wins
50
Avg FPS
43
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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