GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs GeForce RTX 2070 Super

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Memory: 12288Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
Release date: 11 Jan 2022
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 9 Jul 2019
GeForce RTX 2070 Super

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    181%
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

81% higher gaming performance.
This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
Supports PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 2070 Super

175 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB .
Supports PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

The GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (18 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GBGeForce RTX 2070 Super
GPU NameGA102 (GA102-220-A1)vsTU104 (TU104-410-A1)
Fab Process8 nmvs12 nm
Die Size628 mm²vs545 mm²
Transistors28,300 millionvs13,600 million
Shaders8960vs2560
Tensor Cores280vsnone
Raytracing Cores70vsnone
Compute Units70vs40
Core clock1260 MHzvs1605 MHz
ROPs96vs64
TMUs280vs160

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GBGeForce RTX 2070 Super
Memory TypeGDDR6XvsGDDR6
Bus Width384 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective
vs1750 MHz
14000 MHz effective
Memory Size12288 Mbvs8192 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 3080 12 GBGeForce RTX 2070 Super
TDP350 wattsvs175 watts
Release Date11 Jan 2022vs9 Jul 2019

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    164.20 GP/s
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    113.30 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    478.80 GT/s
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    283.20 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    912.40 GB/s
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    448.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    30640.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    9060.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    127
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    64

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    303
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    180

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    128
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    108

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    116
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    88

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    258
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    167

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    232
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    122

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    110
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    237
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    114

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    120
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    76

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    105
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    67

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    214
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    116

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    175
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    84

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    67
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    33

FPS (higher is better)

Codemasters Formula 1 2021

Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    145
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    64

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    79
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    81
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    45

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    118
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    64

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    95
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    44

FPS (higher is better)