Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
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
170
113
105
79
186
129
117
86
The Witcher 3
191
160
114
61
202
173
123
67
Counter-Strike 2
262
207
148
82
272
215
154
85
Far Cry 6
148
135
112
71
152
144
126
77
Hogwarts Legacy
120
96
78
43
132
106
85
47
COD Modern Warfare 3
154
141
110
72
166
158
123
80
Ghost of Tsushima
104
87
74
40
116
99
81
51
Cyberpunk 2077
133
115
78
34
146
130
89
42
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
209
194
148
81
236
220
169
92
Avg FPS
1080p High166179
1080p Ultra139153
1440p Ultra107119
4K Ultra6370
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
18116
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
21408
Time Spy1782519630
Solar Bay8264596489
Port Royal1114913261
Fire Strike4410947892
Night Raid152587143788
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
167522
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
196756
Background Blur233 frames/s239.8 frames/s
Face Detection141.7 frames/s156.8 frames/s
Horizon Detection6.62 Gpix/sec10.8 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection9.19 Gpix/sec14.8 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur9.2 Gpix/sec11.9 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.78 Gpix/sec1.53 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching845.4 Gpix/sec889.6 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics25043.9 fps26054.6 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
26962
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
26944
G2D Mark11651088
DirectX 11245 fps223 fps
DirectX 12102 fps111 fps
GPU Compute14820 Ops/s15428 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
192 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
227.3 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1039 fps1039 fps
Car Chase900 fps860.8 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)761.2 fps743.2 fps
T-Rex3848.1 fps3834.2 fps
ALU 25980.8 fps6702 fps
Driver Overhead 2296.7 fps296.1 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation6200.76622.8

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced April, 13, 2023 January, 3, 2021
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range High-end
Architecture Ada Lovelace Ampere
Codename AD104 GA102
Price 599 1199

GPU

GPU Frequency 1920 MHz 1365 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2475 MHz 1665 MHz
Shader Units 5888 10240
TMUs 184 320
ROPs 64 112
Execution Units 46 80
Ray Tracing Cores 46 80
Tensor Cores 184 320
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 36000 KB/core 6000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 158 Gpix/sec 186 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 455 GTex/s 533 GTex/s
FLOPS 29.1 TFLOPS 34.1 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 200 W 350 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 5 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 294 mm² 628 mm²
Transistor count 35 billion 28 billion
Transistor density 119.05 MTr/mm² 44.59 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6X GDDR6X
Memory Frequency 1313 MHz 1188 MHz
Bus 192 bit 384 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 21000 MB/s 19000 MB/s
Memory Size 12 GB 12 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
504.2 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
912 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.9 8.6
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 3 DLSS 2

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti the clear winner in this comparison.

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