Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 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
152
98
87
65
151
98
85
64
The Witcher 3
172
140
103
55
171
141
104
55
Counter-Strike 2
253
199
137
80
241
195
134
78
Far Cry 6
133
122
98
59
131
119
95
56
Hogwarts Legacy
101
83
64
34
97
81
60
33
COD Modern Warfare 3
126
117
88
56
120
116
81
53
Ghost of Tsushima
93
75
61
34
88
74
57
31
Cyberpunk 2077
109
95
63
27
105
93
60
26
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
174
156
116
63
164
151
112
59
Avg FPS
1080p High146141
1080p Ultra121119
1440p Ultra9188
4K Ultra5351
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
14202
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
14125
Time Spy1466013641
Solar Bay6426664184
Port Royal91098309
Fire Strike3566834034
Night Raid114857120956
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
144745
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
126195
Background Blur211 frames/s161.6 frames/s
Face Detection141.3 frames/s117.2 frames/s
Horizon Detection6.24 Gpix/sec5.89 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection8.1 Gpix/sec8.05 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur9.22 Gpix/sec6.65 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.46 Gpix/sec1.25 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching627.3 Gpix/sec550.6 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics16980.5 fps17613.1 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
21611
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
22252
G2D Mark928998
DirectX 11190 fps181 fps
DirectX 1284 fps85 fps
GPU Compute10244 Ops/s11282 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
165.2 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
170.2 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)776.4 fps856 fps
Car Chase675.9 fps668 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)655.7 fps592.9 fps
T-Rex3193.1 fps3078.4 fps
ALU 24775.9 fps4531.5 fps
Driver Overhead 2278.9 fps283 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation4776.14563.3

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced September, 27, 2018 October, 22, 2020
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Turing Ampere
Codename TU102 GA104
Price 999 499

GPU

GPU Frequency 1350 MHz 1500 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1545 MHz 1725 MHz
Shader Units 4352 5888
TMUs 272 184
ROPs 88 96
Execution Units 68 46
Ray Tracing Cores 68 46
Tensor Cores 544 184
L1 cache 64 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 5632 KB/core 4000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 136 Gpix/sec 166 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 420 GTex/s 317 GTex/s
FLOPS 13.4 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 754 mm² 392 mm²
Transistor count 18 billion 17 billion
Transistor density 23.87 MTr/mm² 43.37 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 352 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 11 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
616 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

Results

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Survey

Which GPU would you pick?
5 (55.56%)
4 (44.44%)
Total Votes: 9

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