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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
53.9Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
56.9Inno Score
49.3Rasterization52.4
42.1Ray Tracing47.2
59.2Memoryspec-based55.4
64.3Efficiencyspec-based80
64.5Compute58.8
6 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti10 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 wins this graphics card face-off, 56.9 to 53.9, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+5) and rasterization (+3). 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

  • Stronger compute score: 65 vs 59
  • 100% higher Bus width: 384 bit vs 192 bit
  • 67% higher Shading units: 10,240 vs 6,144
  • 67% higher RT cores: 80 vs 48
  • 67% higher Tensor / AI cores: 320 vs 192

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070

  • Stronger rasterization score: 52 vs 49
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 47 vs 42
  • 58% higher Base clock: 2,160 MHz vs 1,365 MHz
  • 51% higher Boost clock: 2,510 MHz vs 1,665 MHz
  • 37% lower process: 5 nm vs 8 nm
  • Lower launch price: $549 vs $1,199

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
Announced20212025
ArchitectureAmpereBlackwell
Process8 nm5 nm+37%
TDP350 W250 W+29%
Power connector1x 12-pin1x 16-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
Shading units10,240+67%6,144
RT cores80+67%48
Tensor / AI cores320+67%192
Base clock1,365 MHz2,160 MHz+58%
Boost clock1,665 MHz2,510 MHz+51%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
VRAM12 GB12 GB
VRAM typeGDDR6XGDDR7
Bus width384 bit+100%192 bit
Bandwidth912 GB/s+36%672 GB/s

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
3DMark Time Spy19,200Top 26%22,000+15%Top 18%
3DMark Speed Way5,150Top 33%6,100+18%Top 19%
PassMark G3D25,800+8%Top 18%24,000Top 26%
1080p Ultra155 fpsTop 38%170 fps+10%Top 21%
1440p Ultra118 fpsTop 34%126 fps+7%Top 23%
4K Ultra66 fpsTop 32%70 fps+6%Top 23%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 TiNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
UpscalingDLSS 4 (no FG)DLSS 4

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