NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Around 11% higher core clock speed: 1500 MHz vs 1350 MHz
  • Around 12% higher boost clock speed: 1725 MHz vs 1545 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 12 nm
  • Around 14% lower typical power consumption: 220 Watt vs 250 Watt
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 22431 vs 21789
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1000 vs 935
  • Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 452.561 vs 394.035
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 5803.174 vs 5461.22
  • Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 184.548 vs 173.697
  • Around 34% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 31716 vs 23659
  • 3.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 13566 vs 3718
  • 9.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 31930 vs 3358
  • Around 34% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 31716 vs 23659
  • 3.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 13566 vs 3718
  • 9.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 31930 vs 3358
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 Sep 2020 vs 20 September 2018
Core clock speed 1500 MHz vs 1350 MHz
Boost clock speed 1725 MHz vs 1545 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm vs 12 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 220 Watt vs 250 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 22431 vs 21789
PassMark - G2D Mark 1000 vs 935
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 452.561 vs 394.035
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 5803.174 vs 5461.22
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 184.548 vs 173.697
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 31716 vs 23659
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 13566 vs 3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 31930 vs 3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 31716 vs 23659
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 13566 vs 3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 31930 vs 3358

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

  • 8x more memory clock speed: 14000 MHz vs 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective
  • Around 11% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 138598 vs 124736
  • Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 41.133 vs 40.794
  • Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 1987.605 vs 1634.218
  • Around 8% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 14629 vs 13597
Specifications (specs)
Memory clock speed 14000 MHz vs 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 138598 vs 124736
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 41.133 vs 40.794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1987.605 vs 1634.218
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 14629 vs 13597

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
22431
21789
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1000
935
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
124736
138598
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
452.561
394.035
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5803.174
5461.22
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
40.794
41.133
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
184.548
173.697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1634.218
1987.605
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
31716
23659
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13566
3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
31930
3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
31716
23659
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13566
3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
31930
3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
13597
14629
Name NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
PassMark - G3D Mark 22431 21789
PassMark - G2D Mark 1000 935
Geekbench - OpenCL 124736 138598
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 452.561 394.035
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 5803.174 5461.22
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 40.794 41.133
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 184.548 173.697
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1634.218 1987.605
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 31716 23659
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 13566 3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 31930 3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 31716 23659
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 13566 3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 31930 3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 13597 14629

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti

Essentials

Architecture Ampere Turing
Code name GA104 TU102
Launch date 1 Sep 2020 20 September 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $499 $999
Place in performance rating 43 87
Type Desktop Desktop
Price now $1,279.99
Value for money (0-100) 17.22

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1725 MHz 1545 MHz
Core clock speed 1500 MHz 1350 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm 12 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 317.4 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 20.31 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 20.31 TFLOPS
Pipelines 5888
Pixel fill rate 165.6 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 317.4 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 220 Watt 250 Watt
Transistor count 17400 million 18,600 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Form factor Dual-slot
Height 112 mm (4.4 inches)
Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 242 mm, 9.5 inches 267 mm
Recommended system power (PSU) 550 Watt
Supplementary power connectors 1x 12-pin 2x 8-pin
Width 112 mm, 4.4 inches

API support

DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) 12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL 3.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
Shader Model 6.7
Vulkan

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB
Memory bandwidth 448.0 GB/s
Memory bus width 256 bit
Memory clock speed 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective 14000 MHz
Memory type GDDR6