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    GeForce RTX 3080 vs GeForce RTX 2070 Super

    GeForce RTX 3080
    Memory: 10240Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
    Release date: 1 Sep 2020
    GeForce RTX 3080
    GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
    Release date: 9 Jul 2019
    GeForce RTX 2070 Super

    Summary

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      166%
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      100%

    Relative performance

    Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3080

    66% 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

    145 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 3080 .
    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

    HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 3080

    The GeForce RTX 3080 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (60 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce RTX 3080GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    GPU NameGA102 (GA102-200-K1-A1)vsTU104 (TU104-410-A1)
    Fab Process8 nmvs12 nm
    Die Size628 mm²vs545 mm²
    Transistors28,000 millionvs13,600 million
    Shaders8704vs2560
    Compute Units68vs40
    Core clock1440 MHzvs1605 MHz
    ROPs96vs64
    TMUs272vs160

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce RTX 3080GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    Memory TypeGDDR6XvsGDDR6
    Bus Width320 bitvs256 bit
    Memory Speed1188 MHz
    19 Gbps effective    		vs1750 MHz
    14000 MHz effective
    Memory Size10240 Mbvs8192 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce RTX 3080GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    TDP320 wattsvs175 watts
    Release Date1 Sep 2020vs9 Jul 2019

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

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

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      465.10 GT/s
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      283.20 GT/s

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      760.30 GB/s
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      448.00 GB/s

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      29770.00 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
      115
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      174
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      131

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      128
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      87

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      255
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      154

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      287
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      180

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      110
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      72

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      200
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      147

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      111
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      108

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      120
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      117

    FPS (higher is better)

    Forza Horizon 5

    Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      108
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      88

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      134
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      110

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      248
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      167

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      126
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      71

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      50
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      103
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      74

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      276
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      147

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      208
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      122

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      285
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      165

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      256
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      145

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      112
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      72

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      100
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      171
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      103

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      112
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      62

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      211
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      117

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      194
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      114

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      76
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      46

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      177
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      108

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      129
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      119
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      100

    FPS (higher is better)

    Forza Horizon 5

    Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      96
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      67

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      111
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      77

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      202
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      116

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      106
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      48
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      102
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      56

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      194
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      103

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      159
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      84

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      224
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      123

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      181
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      102

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      87
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      55

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassins Creed: Valhalla

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      60
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield V

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      110
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Borderlands 3

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      69
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2020

    Ultra High Quality, TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      130
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      67

    FPS (higher is better)

    Codemasters Formula 1 2021

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

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      123
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Cyberpunk 2077

    Windows 10 x64, Ultra quality, DirectX12

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      40
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      22

    FPS (higher is better)

    Death Stranding

    Very High Quality TAA, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      106
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 6

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      73
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry New Dawn

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      96
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    Forza Horizon 5

    Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      73
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 5

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      76
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman III

    Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      116
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      67
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

    Ultra Quality, DirectX11, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      42
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      26

    FPS (higher is better)

    Red Dead Redemption II

    UltraTX Max Quality, Vulkan, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      69
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      36

    FPS (higher is better)

    Resident Evil 3

    Max Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      104
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      53

    FPS (higher is better)

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      87
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      44

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      135
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      71

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      103
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs: Legion

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce RTX 3080
      57
    • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

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