GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB vs GeForce RTX 3070
Summary
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
137%
GeForce RTX 3070
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB |
| 37% 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 3070 |
| 130 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) |
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).
Core Configuration
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | | GeForce RTX 3070 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | GA102 (GA102-220-A1) | vs | GA104 (GA104-300-A1) |
| Fab Process | 8 nm | vs | 8 nm |
| Die Size | 628 mm² | vs | 392 mm² |
| Transistors | 28,300 million | vs | 17,400 million |
| Shaders | 8960 | vs | 5888 |
| Tensor Cores | 280 | vs | none |
| Raytracing Cores | 70 | vs | none |
| Compute Units | 70 | vs | 46 |
| Core clock | 1260 MHz | vs | 1500 MHz |
| ROPs | 96 | vs | 64 |
| TMUs | 280 | vs | 184 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | | GeForce RTX 3070 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | vs | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | vs | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective | vs | 1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 12288 Mb | vs | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB | | GeForce RTX 3070 | |
|---|
| TDP | 350 watts | vs | 220 watts |
| Release Date | 11 Jan 2022 | vs | 1 Sep 2020 |
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
164.20 GP/s
GeForce RTX 3070
110.40 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
478.80 GT/s
GeForce RTX 3070
317.40 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
912.40 GB/s
GeForce RTX 3070
448.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
30640.00 GFLOPs
GeForce RTX 3070
20310.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
127
GeForce RTX 3070
93
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
303
GeForce RTX 3070
201
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
128
GeForce RTX 3070
117
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
116
GeForce RTX 3070
98
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
258
GeForce RTX 3070
212
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
232
GeForce RTX 3070
161
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
110
GeForce RTX 3070
76
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
237
GeForce RTX 3070
151
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
120
GeForce RTX 3070
95
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
105
GeForce RTX 3070
85
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
214
GeForce RTX 3070
152
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
175
GeForce RTX 3070
122
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
67
GeForce RTX 3070
46
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra High Quality TAA, Bahrain, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
145
GeForce RTX 3070
93
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
79
GeForce RTX 3070
58
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
81
GeForce RTX 3070
63
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
118
GeForce RTX 3070
85
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
95
GeForce RTX 3070
64
FPS (higher is better)