Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
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
125
80
68
50
123
79
68
45
The Witcher 3
143
118
86
47
141
112
83
46
Counter-Strike 2
207
155
118
62
201
153
112
54
Far Cry 6
110
99
79
46
106
92
76
39
Hogwarts Legacy
80
68
52
26
76
63
46
25
COD Modern Warfare 3
98
92
64
41
96
86
60
40
Ghost of Tsushima
77
61
44
27
71
59
44
25
Cyberpunk 2077
86
79
46
21
84
72
45
22
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
132
119
88
48
125
115
83
45
Avg FPS
1080p High118114
1080p Ultra9792
1440p Ultra7269
4K Ultra4138
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
10851
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
10202
Time Spy1108310479
Solar Bay5000245677
Port Royal64586250
Fire Strike2767026767
Night Raid10044183274
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
118637
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
118499
Background Blur191.8 frames/s170.3 frames/s
Face Detection115.9 frames/s113.6 frames/s
Horizon Detection4.74 Gpix/sec5.59 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection6.2 Gpix/sec7.94 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.56 Gpix/sec6.19 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.3 Gpix/sec1.16 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching499.7 Gpix/sec467 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics15858.8 fps15131.3 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
18751
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
15373
G2D Mark908644
DirectX 11157 fps138 fps
DirectX 1272 fps64 fps
GPU Compute8009 Ops/s6902 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
128.3 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
121.6 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)600.3 fps644.4 fps
Car Chase525.3 fps565.3 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)499.8 fps483.8 fps
T-Rex2729 fps2380.5 fps
ALU 23179.7 fps3169.7 fps
Driver Overhead 2283.6 fps246.7 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation3279.33511.5

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced September, 20, 2018 January, 12, 2021
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end High-end
Architecture Turing Ampere
Codename TU104 GA104 (GN20-E5)
Price 699 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1515 MHz 780-1215 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1710 MHz 1290-1620 MHz
Shader Units 2944 5120
TMUs 184 160
ROPs 64 80
Execution Units 46 40
Ray Tracing Cores 46 40
Tensor Cores 368 160
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 103-130 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 315 GTex/s 206-259 GTex/s
FLOPS 10.1 TFLOPS 13.2-16.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 215 W 80-150 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 12 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 545 mm² 392 mm²
Transistor count 13 billion 17.4 billion
Transistor density 23.85 MTr/mm² 44.39 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 1500-1750 MHz
Bus 256 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 12000-14000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
448 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.2
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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