NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
32.9Rasterization45.6
20Ray Tracing41.3
50.2Memory51.9
67.7Efficiency86.2
41.3Compute55.4
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti13 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
InnoReviews verdict
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 wins this graphics card face-off, 53.2 to 39.4, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+21) and efficiency (+19). NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
- 83% higher Bus width: 352 bit vs 192 bit
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
- Stronger rasterization score: 46 vs 33
- Stronger Ray Tracing score: 41 vs 20
- Stronger efficiency score: 86 vs 68
- Stronger compute score: 55 vs 41
- 91% higher 3DMark Time Spy: 18,000 vs 9,400
- Lower launch price: $599 vs $699
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2017 | 2023 |
| Architecture | Pascal | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 16 nm | 5 nm+69% |
| TDP | 250 W | 200 W+20% |
| Power connector | 1x 8-pin + 1x 6-pin | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 3,584 | 5,888+64% |
| RT cores | — | 46 |
| Tensor / AI cores | — | 184 |
| Base clock | 1,480 MHz | 1,920 MHz+30% |
| Boost clock | 1,582 MHz | 2,475 MHz+56% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 11 GB | 12 GB+9% |
| VRAM type | GDDR5X | GDDR6X |
| Bus width | 352 bit+83% | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 484 GB/s | 504 GB/s+4% |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 9,400 | 18,000+91% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 5,000 |
| PassMark G3D | 14,400 | 21,900+52% |
| 1080p Ultra | 90 fps | 144 fps+60% |
| 1440p Ultra | 64 fps | 105 fps+64% |
| 4K Ultra | 34 fps | 56 fps+65% |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | NIS (driver-level) | DLSS 4 (no MFG) |
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