GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB vs GeForce RTX 2070 Super

GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
Memory: 16384Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
Release date: 20 Sep 2022
GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
GeForce RTX 2070 Super
Memory: 8192Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 9 Jul 2019
GeForce RTX 2070 Super

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    258%
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB

158% higher gaming performance.
This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.

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 4080 16 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 4080 16 GB

HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB

The GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (18 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 4080 16 GBGeForce RTX 2070 Super
GPU NameAD103 (AD103-300-A1)vsTU104 (TU104-410-A1)
Fab Process4 nmvs12 nm
Die Size379 mm²vs545 mm²
Transistors45,900 millionvs13,600 million
Shaders9728vs2560
Tensor Cores304vsnone
Raytracing Cores76vsnone
Compute Units76vs40
Core clock2205 MHzvs1605 MHz
ROPs112vs64
TMUs304vs160

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 4080 16 GBGeForce RTX 2070 Super
Memory TypeGDDR6XvsGDDR6
Bus Width256 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed1437 MHz
23 Gbps effective
vs1750 MHz
14000 MHz effective
Memory Size16384 Mbvs8192 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 4080 16 GBGeForce RTX 2070 Super
TDP320 wattsvs175 watts
Release Date20 Sep 2022vs9 Jul 2019

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    280.60 GP/s
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    113.30 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    761.50 GT/s
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    283.20 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    735.70 GB/s
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    448.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    48740.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    9060.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    192
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    64

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    188
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    108

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    165
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    88

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    394
  • 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 4080 16 GB
    315
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    122

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    388
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    145

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    154
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    169
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    76

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    152
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    67

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    291
  • 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 4080 16 GB
    245
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    84

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    292
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    102

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    102
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    33

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    105
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    121
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    45

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    172
  • 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 4080 16 GB
    134
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    44

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB
    154
  • GeForce RTX 2070 Super
    57

FPS (higher is better)