Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
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
231
164
156
120
The Witcher 3
191
160
114
61
248
214
157
81
Counter-Strike 2
262
207
148
82
312
227
166
84
Far Cry 6
148
135
112
71
182
160
145
90
Hogwarts Legacy
120
96
78
43
164
137
106
61
COD Modern Warfare 3
154
141
110
72
215
211
172
115
Ghost of Tsushima
104
87
74
40
145
126
109
69
Cyberpunk 2077
133
115
78
34
198
171
122
57
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
209
194
148
81
287
267
200
108
Avg FPS
1080p High166220
1080p Ultra139186
1440p Ultra107148
4K Ultra6387
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
18116
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
30217
Time Spy1782528170
Solar Bay82645136727
Port Royal1114917959
Fire Strike4410964703
Night Raid152587183971
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
167522
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
217712
Background Blur233 frames/s250.4 frames/s
Face Detection141.7 frames/s190 frames/s
Horizon Detection6.62 Gpix/sec9.56 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection9.19 Gpix/sec12.8 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur9.2 Gpix/sec15.3 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.78 Gpix/sec1.97 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching845.4 Gpix/sec1130 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics25043.9 fps28795.5 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
26962
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
34516
G2D Mark11651236
DirectX 11245 fps316 fps
DirectX 12102 fps131 fps
GPU Compute14820 Ops/s20847 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
192 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
320.9 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1039 fps1476.2 fps
Car Chase900 fps1250 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)761.2 fps1062.9 fps
T-Rex3848.1 fps5492.1 fps
ALU 25980.8 fps9330.7 fps
Driver Overhead 2296.7 fps291.3 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation6200.79274.8

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced April, 13, 2023 September, 20, 2022
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range High-end
Architecture Ada Lovelace Ada Lovelace
Codename AD104 AD103
Price 599 1199

GPU

GPU Frequency 1920 MHz 2205 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2475 MHz 2505 MHz
Shader Units 5888 9728
TMUs 184 304
ROPs 64 112
Execution Units 46 76
Ray Tracing Cores 46 76
Tensor Cores 184 304
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 36000 KB/core 64 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 158 Gpix/sec 281 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 455 GTex/s 762 GTex/s
FLOPS 29.1 TFLOPS 48.7 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 200 W 320 W
Process TSMC TSMC
Process tech. 5 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 294 mm² 379 mm²
Transistor count 35 billion 45 billion
Transistor density 119.05 MTr/mm² 118.73 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6X GDDR6X
Memory Frequency 1313 MHz 1400 MHz
Bus 192 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 21000 MB/s 22400 MB/s
Memory Size 12 GB 16 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
504.2 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080
716.8 GB/s

API

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 the clear winner in this comparison.

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