Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 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
123
79
68
45
132
86
75
52
The Witcher 3
141
112
83
46
155
126
91
49
Counter-Strike 2
201
153
112
54
226
167
124
66
Far Cry 6
106
92
76
39
114
104
86
46
Hogwarts Legacy
76
63
46
25
89
71
56
27
COD Modern Warfare 3
96
86
60
40
109
99
69
44
Ghost of Tsushima
71
59
44
25
81
68
49
29
Cyberpunk 2077
84
72
45
22
92
84
51
25
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
125
115
83
45
140
134
95
54
Avg FPS
1080p High114126
1080p Ultra92104
1440p Ultra6977
4K Ultra3844
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
10202
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
11842
Time Spy1047912006
Solar Bay4567750424
Port Royal62507203
Fire Strike2676729079
Night Raid8327481866
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
118499
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
128827
Background Blur170.3 frames/s211 frames/s
Face Detection113.6 frames/s123.6 frames/s
Horizon Detection5.59 Gpix/sec5.78 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection7.94 Gpix/sec8.03 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.19 Gpix/sec6.25 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.16 Gpix/sec1.17 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching467 Gpix/sec543.2 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics15131.3 fps17774.9 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
15373
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
16402
G2D Mark644638
DirectX 11138 fps146 fps
DirectX 1264 fps73 fps
GPU Compute6902 Ops/s7335 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
121.6 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
139.8 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)644.4 fps710.4 fps
Car Chase565.3 fps610.8 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)483.8 fps516.4 fps
T-Rex2380.5 fps2609 fps
ALU 23169.7 fps3715.8 fps
Driver Overhead 2246.7 fps253.4 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation3511.53938

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 12, 2021 January, 12, 2021
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end High-end
Architecture Ampere Ampere
Codename GA104 (GN20-E5) GA104 (GN20-E7)

GPU

GPU Frequency 780-1215 MHz 780-1350 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1290-1620 MHz 1245-1710 MHz
Shader Units 5120 6144
TMUs 160 192
ROPs 80 96
Execution Units 40 48
Ray Tracing Cores 40 48
Tensor Cores 160 192
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 4000 KB/core 4000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 103-130 Gpix/sec 120-164 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 206-259 GTex/s 239-328 GTex/s
FLOPS 13.2-16.6 TFLOPS 15.3-21 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 80-150 W 80-165 W
Process Samsung Samsung
Process tech. 8 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 392 mm² 392 mm²
Transistor count 17.4 billion 17.4 billion
Transistor density 44.39 MTr/mm² 44.39 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1500-1750 MHz 1500-1750 MHz
Bus 256 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 12000-14000 MB/s 12000-14000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 8-16 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
448 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.2 1.2
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.6 8.6
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 2 DLSS 2

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