Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
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
133
82
74
53
151
98
85
64
The Witcher 3
150
124
88
49
171
141
104
55
Counter-Strike 2
220
166
118
65
241
195
134
78
Far Cry 6
115
102
83
48
131
119
95
56
Hogwarts Legacy
86
68
51
28
97
81
60
33
COD Modern Warfare 3
106
96
68
45
120
116
81
53
Ghost of Tsushima
80
66
48
26
88
74
57
31
Cyberpunk 2077
92
79
51
23
105
93
60
26
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
141
127
94
51
164
151
112
59
Avg FPS
1080p High125141
1080p Ultra101119
1440p Ultra7588
4K Ultra4351
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
11528
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
14125
Time Spy1162313641
Solar Bay5223064184
Port Royal70018309
Fire Strike2877134034
Night Raid107853120956
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
122905
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
126195
Background Blur197.1 frames/s161.6 frames/s
Face Detection110.7 frames/s117.2 frames/s
Horizon Detection5.03 Gpix/sec5.89 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection6.5 Gpix/sec8.05 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur7.05 Gpix/sec6.65 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.28 Gpix/sec1.25 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching576.8 Gpix/sec550.6 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics15732.9 fps17613.1 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
19515
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
22252
G2D Mark921998
DirectX 11164 fps181 fps
DirectX 1275 fps85 fps
GPU Compute8363 Ops/s11282 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
130.7 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
170.2 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)636.8 fps856 fps
Car Chase560.8 fps668 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)518.5 fps592.9 fps
T-Rex2788.7 fps3078.4 fps
ALU 23207.7 fps4531.5 fps
Driver Overhead 2275.8 fps283 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation3375.34563.3

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced July, 23, 2019 October, 22, 2020
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Turing Ampere
Codename TU104 GA104
Price 699 499

GPU

GPU Frequency 1650 MHz 1500 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1815 MHz 1725 MHz
Shader Units 3072 5888
TMUs 192 184
ROPs 64 96
Execution Units 48 46
Ray Tracing Cores 48 46
Tensor Cores 384 184
L1 cache 64 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 4000 KB/core 4000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 116 Gpix/sec 166 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 348 GTex/s 317 GTex/s
FLOPS 11.2 TFLOPS 20.3 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 250 W 220 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 12 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 545 mm² 392 mm²
Transistor count 13 billion 17 billion
Transistor density 23.85 MTr/mm² 43.37 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1937 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 256 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 15500 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
495.9 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
448 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 7.5 8.6
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 2 DLSS 2

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