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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
53.4Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
56.3Inno Score
46.6Rasterization50.3
43.3Ray Tracing44.2
59.2Memoryspec-based51.9
64.3Efficiencyspec-based75.6
65.9Compute71.4
5 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti8 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti wins this graphics card face-off, 56.3 to 53.4, pulling ahead mainly in compute (+6) and rasterization (+4). NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 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 RTX 3080 Ti

  • 100% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 192 bit
  • 81% higher bandwidth: 912 GB/s vs 504 GB/s
  • 33% higher Shading units: 10,240 vs 7,680
  • 33% higher RT cores: 80 vs 60
  • 33% higher Tensor / AI cores: 320 vs 240

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

  • Stronger rasterization score: 50 vs 47
  • Stronger compute score: 71 vs 66
  • 69% higher Base clock: 2,310 MHz vs 1,365 MHz
  • 57% higher Boost clock: 2,610 MHz vs 1,665 MHz
  • 37% lower process: 5 nm vs 8 nm
  • Lower launch price: $799 vs $1,199

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Announced20212023
ArchitectureAmpereAda Lovelace
Process8 nm5 nm+37%
TDP350 W285 W+19%
Power connector1x 12-pin1x 16-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Shading units10,240+33%7,680
RT cores80+33%60
Tensor / AI cores320+33%240
Base clock1,365 MHz2,310 MHz+69%
Boost clock1,665 MHz2,610 MHz+57%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
VRAM12 GB12 GB
VRAM typeGDDR6XGDDR6X
Bus width384 bit+100%192 bit
Bandwidth912 GB/s+81%504 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
3DMark Time Spy19,633Top 23%22,743+16%Top 15%
3DMark Speed Way5,365Top 25%5,532+3%Top 22%
PassMark G3D26,737Top 21%31,507+18%Top 8%
1080p Ultra—148 fpsTop 30%
1440p Ultra—110 fpsTop 33%
4K Ultra—63 fpsTop 35%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
UpscalingDLSS 4 (no FG)DLSS 4 (no MFG)

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