GeForce RTX 4070 Ti vs GeForce RTX 3080

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Memory: 12288Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
Release date: 3 Jan 2023
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
GeForce RTX 3080
Memory: 10240Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
Release date: 1 Sep 2020
GeForce RTX 3080

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    132%
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

32% higher gaming performance.
This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.

Reasons to consider 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 4070 Ti

HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (18 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 4070 TiGeForce RTX 3080
GPU NameAD104 (AD104-400-A1)vsGA102 (GA102-200-K1-A1)
Fab Process4 nmvs8 nm
Die Size295 mm²vs628 mm²
Transistors35,800 millionvs28,000 million
Shaders7680vs8704
Tensor Cores240vsnone
Raytracing Cores60vsnone
Compute Units60vs68
Core clock2310 MHzvs1440 MHz
ROPs80vs96
TMUs240vs272

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 4070 TiGeForce RTX 3080
Memory TypeGDDR6XvsGDDR6X
Bus Width192 bitvs320 bit
Memory Speed1313 MHz
21 Gbps effective
vs1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective
Memory Size12288 Mbvs10240 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 4070 TiGeForce RTX 3080
TDP285 wattsvs320 watts
Release Date3 Jan 2023vs1 Sep 2020

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    208.80 GP/s
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    164.20 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    626.40 GT/s
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    465.10 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    504.20 GB/s
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    760.30 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    40090.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    29770.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    179
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    115

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    179
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    111

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    149
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    108

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    349
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    248

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    289
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    208

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    326
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    256

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    137
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    100

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    148
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    129

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    138
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    96

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    248
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    202

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    197
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    159

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    226
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    181

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    81
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    60

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    86
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    73

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    107
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    73

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    138
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    116

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    103
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    87

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    115
  • GeForce RTX 3080
    103

FPS (higher is better)