Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | 168 118 106 78 | 151 98 85 64 |
 The Witcher 3 | 195 162 116 61 | 171 141 104 55 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 275 206 150 83 | 241 195 134 78 |
 Far Cry 6 | 150 136 114 71 | 131 119 95 56 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 119 96 76 41 | 97 81 60 33 |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 153 147 108 72 | 120 116 81 53 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 109 90 72 43 | 88 74 57 31 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 133 121 80 36 | 105 93 60 26 |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 207 196 151 81 | 164 151 112 59 |
| 1080p High | 168 | 141 |
| 1080p Ultra | 141 | 119 |
| 1440p Ultra | 108 | 88 |
| 4K Ultra | 63 | 51 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 17662 | 13641 |
| Solar Bay | 85932 | 64184 |
| Port Royal | 11595 | 8309 |
| Fire Strike | 42429 | 34034 |
| Night Raid | 132288 | 120956 |
| Background Blur | 217.3 frames/s | 161.6 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 141.9 frames/s | 117.2 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 8.19 Gpix/sec | 5.89 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 11 Gpix/sec | 8.05 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 8.43 Gpix/sec | 6.65 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 1.29 Gpix/sec | 1.25 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 780.7 Gpix/sec | 550.6 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 22538.5 fps | 17613.1 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 1052 | 998 |
| DirectX 11 | 207 fps | 181 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 100 fps | 85 fps |
| GPU Compute | 14559 Ops/s | 11282 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 950.5 fps | 856 fps |
| Car Chase | 809.5 fps | 668 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 705.4 fps | 592.9 fps |
| T-Rex | 3525.4 fps | 3078.4 fps |
| ALU 2 | 6005.6 fps | 4531.5 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 283.8 fps | 283 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 6034.6 | 4563.3 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | September, 1, 2020 | October, 22, 2020 |
| Form Factor | PC use | PC use |
| Use case | Gaming | Gaming |
| Segment | High-end | Mid-range |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ampere |
| Codename | GA102 | GA104 |
| Price | 699 | 499 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1440 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1710 MHz | 1725 MHz |
| Shader Units | 8704 | 5888 |
| TMUs | 272 | 184 |
| ROPs | 96 | 96 |
| Execution Units | 68 | 46 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 68 | 46 |
| Tensor Cores | 272 | 184 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB/core | 128 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 5000 KB/core | 4000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 164 Gpix/sec | 166 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 465 GTex/s | 317 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 29.8 TFLOPS | 20.3 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TGP | 320 W | 220 W |
| Process | Samsung | Samsung |
| Process tech. | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| Transistor Size | 628 mm² | 392 mm² |
| Transistor count | 28 billion | 17 billion |
| Transistor density | 44.59 MTr/mm² | 43.37 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| Memory Frequency | 1188 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Bus | 320 bit | 256 bit |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Effective Memory Speed | 19000 MB/s | 14000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | 10 GB | 8 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | 8.6 | 8.6 |
| DisplayPort | 1.4a | 1.4a |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | Yes |
| DLSS | DLSS 2 | DLSS 2 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 5
