NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
—Rasterization50.3
—Ray Tracing44.2
59.2Memoryspec-based51.9
64.3Efficiencyspec-based75.6
64.9Compute71.4
5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB6 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
InnoReviews verdict
No overall winner yet: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
- 100% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 192 bit
- 81% higher bandwidth: 912 GB/s vs 504 GB/s
- 17% higher Shading units: 8,960 vs 7,680
- 17% higher RT cores: 70 vs 60
- 17% higher Tensor / AI cores: 280 vs 240
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
- Stronger compute score: 71 vs 65
- 83% higher Base clock: 2,310 MHz vs 1,260 MHz
- 53% higher Boost clock: 2,610 MHz vs 1,710 MHz
- 37% lower process: 5 nm vs 8 nm
- 19% lower TDP: 285 W vs 350 W
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2022 | 2023 |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 8 nm | 5 nm+37% |
| TDP | 350 W | 285 W+19% |
| Power connector | — | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 8,960+17% | 7,680 |
| RT cores | 70+17% | 60 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 280+17% | 240 |
| Base clock | 1,260 MHz | 2,310 MHz+83% |
| Boost clock | 1,710 MHz | 2,610 MHz+53% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| VRAM type | GDDR6X | GDDR6X |
| Bus width | 384 bit+100% | 192 bit |
| Bandwidth | 912 GB/s+81% | 504 GB/s |
Benchmarks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | — | 22,743Top 15% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | — | 5,532Top 22% |
| PassMark G3D | 26,560Top 23% | 31,507+19%Top 9% |
| 1080p Ultra | — | 148 fpsTop 30% |
| 1440p Ultra | — | 110 fpsTop 33% |
| 4K Ultra | — | 63 fpsTop 35% |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 2 | DLSS 4 (no MFG) |
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