NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
49.3Rasterization45.6
42.1Ray Tracing41.3
59.2Memoryspec-based51.9
64.3Efficiencyspec-based86.2
64.5Compute55.4
11 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti scores 53.9 against 53.2 for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070. Pick by the categories that matter to you — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti edges ahead in compute and rasterization, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
- Stronger rasterization score: 49 vs 46
- Stronger compute score: 65 vs 55
- 100% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 192 bit
- 81% higher bandwidth: 912 GB/s vs 504 GB/s
- 74% higher Shading units: 10,240 vs 5,888
Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
- 49% higher Boost clock: 2,475 MHz vs 1,665 MHz
- 43% lower TDP: 200 W vs 350 W
- 41% higher Base clock: 1,920 MHz vs 1,365 MHz
- 37% lower process: 5 nm vs 8 nm
- Lower launch price: $599 vs $1,199
General
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2023 |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ada Lovelace |
| Process | 8 nm | 5 nm+37% |
| TDP | 350 W | 200 W+43% |
| Power connector | 1x 12-pin | 1x 16-pin |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading units | 10,240+74% | 5,888 |
| RT cores | 80+74% | 46 |
| Tensor / AI cores | 320+74% | 184 |
| Base clock | 1,365 MHz | 1,920 MHz+41% |
| Boost clock | 1,665 MHz | 2,475 MHz+49% |
Memory
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark Time Spy | 19,200+7%Top 26% | 18,000Top 30% |
| 3DMark Speed Way | 5,150+3%Top 33% | 5,000Top 34% |
| PassMark G3D | 25,800+18%Top 18% | 21,900Top 34% |
| 1080p Ultra | 155 fps+8%Top 38% | 144 fpsTop 43% |
| 1440p Ultra | 118 fps+12%Top 34% | 105 fpsTop 43% |
| 4K Ultra | 66 fps+18%Top 32% | 56 fpsTop 43% |
Features
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Upscaling | DLSS 4 (no FG) | DLSS 4 (no MFG) |
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