Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
103
60
52
31
151
98
85
64
The Witcher 3
106
85
61
34
171
141
104
55
Counter-Strike 2
158
114
83
41
241
195
134
78
Far Cry 6
86
72
58
27
131
119
95
56
Hogwarts Legacy
56
49
32
18
97
81
60
33
COD Modern Warfare 3
67
61
41
27
120
116
81
53
Ghost of Tsushima
52
40
29
15
88
74
57
31
Cyberpunk 2077
58
52
31
14
105
93
60
26
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
91
85
59
29
164
151
112
59
Avg FPS
1080p High86141
1080p Ultra69119
1440p Ultra5088
4K Ultra2651
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
7284
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
14125
Time Spy759213641
Solar Bay1966864184
Port Royal16688309
Fire Strike2275534034
Night Raid82119120956
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
63994
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
126195
Background Blur152.4 frames/s161.6 frames/s
Face Detection71.6 frames/s117.2 frames/s
Horizon Detection2.73 Gpix/sec5.89 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection4.15 Gpix/sec8.05 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur5.03 Gpix/sec6.65 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.32 Gpix/sec1.25 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching238.9 Gpix/sec550.6 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics6716.4 fps17613.1 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
15576
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
22252
G2D Mark887998
DirectX 11124 fps181 fps
DirectX 1254 fps85 fps
GPU Compute7632 Ops/s11282 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
89.1 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
170.2 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)492.8 fps856 fps
Car Chase442.5 fps668 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)409.2 fps592.9 fps
T-Rex2270.6 fps3078.4 fps
ALU 22401.8 fps4531.5 fps
Driver Overhead 2275.7 fps283 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation2884.44563.3

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced May, 27, 2016 October, 22, 2020
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Pascal Ampere
Codename GP104 GA104
Price 599 499

GPU

GPU Frequency 1607 MHz 1500 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1733 MHz 1725 MHz
Shader Units 2560 5888
TMUs 160 184
ROPs 64 96
Execution Units 20 46
Ray Tracing Cores No 46
Tensor Cores No 184
L1 cache 48 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 2000 KB/core 4000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 111 Gpix/sec 166 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 277 GTex/s 317 GTex/s
FLOPS 8.9 TFLOPS 20.3 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 180 W 220 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 16 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 314 mm² 392 mm²
Transistor count 7 billion 17 billion
Transistor density 22.29 MTr/mm² 43.37 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR5X GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1251 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 256 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 10000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080
320.3 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
448 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 6.1 8.6
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing No Yes
DLSS No DLSS 2

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 the clear winner in this comparison.

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