Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 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
125
80
68
50
151
98
85
64
The Witcher 3
143
118
86
47
171
141
104
55
Counter-Strike 2
207
155
118
62
241
195
134
78
Far Cry 6
110
99
79
46
131
119
95
56
Hogwarts Legacy
80
68
52
26
97
81
60
33
COD Modern Warfare 3
98
92
64
41
120
116
81
53
Ghost of Tsushima
77
61
44
27
88
74
57
31
Cyberpunk 2077
86
79
46
21
105
93
60
26
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
132
119
88
48
164
151
112
59
Avg FPS
1080p High118141
1080p Ultra97119
1440p Ultra7288
4K Ultra4151
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
10851
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
14125
Time Spy1108313641
Solar Bay5000264184
Port Royal64588309
Fire Strike2767034034
Night Raid100441120956
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
118637
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
126195
Background Blur191.8 frames/s161.6 frames/s
Face Detection115.9 frames/s117.2 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.74 Gpix/sec5.89 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection6.2 Gpix/sec8.05 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.56 Gpix/sec6.65 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.3 Gpix/sec1.25 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching499.7 Gpix/sec550.6 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics15858.8 fps17613.1 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
18751
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
22252
G2D Mark908998
DirectX 11157 fps181 fps
DirectX 1272 fps85 fps
GPU Compute8009 Ops/s11282 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
128.3 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
170.2 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)600.3 fps856 fps
Car Chase525.3 fps668 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)499.8 fps592.9 fps
T-Rex2729 fps3078.4 fps
ALU 23179.7 fps4531.5 fps
Driver Overhead 2283.6 fps283 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation3279.34563.3

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced September, 20, 2018 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 1515 MHz 1500 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1710 MHz 1725 MHz
Shader Units 2944 5888
TMUs 184 184
ROPs 64 96
Execution Units 46 46
Ray Tracing Cores 46 46
Tensor Cores 368 184
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 109 Gpix/sec 166 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 315 GTex/s 317 GTex/s
FLOPS 10.1 TFLOPS 20.3 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 215 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 1750 MHz 1750 MHz
Bus 256 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 14000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
448 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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