GeForce RTX 4070 Ti vs GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Memory: 12288Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
Release date: 3 Jan 2023
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Memory: 12288Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
Release date: 11 Jan 2022
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    124%
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

24% higher gaming performance.
65 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 .
This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.

Reasons to consider 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 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 (15 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 4070 TiGeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
GPU NameAD104 (AD104-400-A1)vsGA102 (GA102-220-A1)
Fab Process4 nmvs8 nm
Die Size295 mm²vs628 mm²
Transistors35,800 millionvs28,300 million
Shaders7680vs8960
Tensor Cores240vs280
Raytracing Cores60vs70
Compute Units60vs70
Core clock2310 MHzvs1260 MHz
ROPs80vs96
TMUs240vs280

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 4070 TiGeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6XvsGDDR6X
Bus Width192 bitvs384 bit
Memory Speed1313 MHz
21 Gbps effective
vs1188 MHz
19 Gbps effective
Memory Size12288 Mbvs12288 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 4070 TiGeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
TDP285 wattsvs350 watts
Release Date3 Jan 2023vs11 Jan 2022

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    208.80 GP/s
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    164.20 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    626.40 GT/s
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    478.80 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    504.20 GB/s
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    912.40 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    40090.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    30640.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    179
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    127

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    179
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    128

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    149
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    116

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    349
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    258

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 12 GB
    232

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    137
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    110

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    148
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    120

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    138
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    105

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    248
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    214

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 12 GB
    175

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    81
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    67

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    86
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    79

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    107
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    81

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    138
  • GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
    118

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 12 GB
    95

FPS (higher is better)