Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 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
151
98
85
64
132
86
75
52
The Witcher 3
171
141
104
55
155
126
91
49
Counter-Strike 2
241
195
134
78
226
167
124
66
Far Cry 6
131
119
95
56
114
104
86
46
Hogwarts Legacy
97
81
60
33
89
71
56
27
COD Modern Warfare 3
120
116
81
53
109
99
69
44
Ghost of Tsushima
88
74
57
31
81
68
49
29
Cyberpunk 2077
105
93
60
26
92
84
51
25
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
164
151
112
59
140
134
95
54
Avg FPS
1080p High141126
1080p Ultra119104
1440p Ultra8877
4K Ultra5144
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
14125
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
11842
Time Spy1364112006
Solar Bay6418450424
Port Royal83097203
Fire Strike3403429079
Night Raid12095681866
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
126195
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
128827
Background Blur161.6 frames/s211 frames/s
Face Detection117.2 frames/s123.6 frames/s
Horizon Detection5.89 Gpix/sec5.78 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection8.05 Gpix/sec8.03 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.65 Gpix/sec6.25 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.25 Gpix/sec1.17 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching550.6 Gpix/sec543.2 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics17613.1 fps17774.9 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
22252
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
16402
G2D Mark998638
DirectX 11181 fps146 fps
DirectX 1285 fps73 fps
GPU Compute11282 Ops/s7335 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
170.2 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
139.8 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)856 fps710.4 fps
Car Chase668 fps610.8 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)592.9 fps516.4 fps
T-Rex3078.4 fps2609 fps
ALU 24531.5 fps3715.8 fps
Driver Overhead 2283 fps253.4 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation4563.33938

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced October, 22, 2020 January, 12, 2021
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range High-end
Architecture Ampere Ampere
Codename GA104 GA104 (GN20-E7)
Price 499 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1500 MHz 780-1350 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1725 MHz 1245-1710 MHz
Shader Units 5888 6144
TMUs 184 192
ROPs 96 96
Execution Units 46 48
Ray Tracing Cores 46 48
Tensor Cores 184 192
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 166 Gpix/sec 120-164 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 317 GTex/s 239-328 GTex/s
FLOPS 20.3 TFLOPS 15.3-21 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 220 W 80-165 W
Process Samsung Samsung
Process tech. 8 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 392 mm² 392 mm²
Transistor count 17 billion 17.4 billion
Transistor density 43.37 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 8-16 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop
448 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 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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