NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 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, 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).

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
2.4x more pipelines: 6144 vs 2560
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 12 nm
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 215 Watt
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 105640 vs 99847
Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 26045 vs 25232
Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 26045 vs 25232
1700.6x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 11904 vs 7

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	12 Jan 2021 vs 2 July 2019
Pipelines	6144 vs 2560
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm vs 12 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 215 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	105640 vs 99847
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	26045 vs 25232
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3719 vs 3718
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	26045 vs 25232
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3719 vs 3718
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	11904 vs 7

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super

2.1x more core clock speed: 1605 MHz vs 780 MHz
Around 42% higher boost clock speed: 1770 MHz vs 1245 MHz
9.3x more memory clock speed: 14000 MHz vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 18252 vs 16500
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 885 vs 643

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1605 MHz vs 780 MHz
Boost clock speed	1770 MHz vs 1245 MHz
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	18252 vs 16500
PassMark - G2D Mark	885 vs 643

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

16500

18252

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

643

885

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

105640

99847

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

26045

25232

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3719

3718

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

26045

25232

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3719

3718

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3359

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

11904

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super
PassMark - G3D Mark	16500	18252
PassMark - G2D Mark	643	885
Geekbench - OpenCL	105640	99847
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	26045	25232
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3719	3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359	3359
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	26045	25232
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3719	3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359	3359
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	11904	7
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		293.508
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		4045.784
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		29.145
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		158.103
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1438.826

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Turing
Code name	GA104	TU104
Launch date	12 Jan 2021	2 July 2019
Place in performance rating	119	133
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$499
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1245 MHz	1770 MHz
Core clock speed	780 MHz	1605 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	12 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	239.0 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	15.30 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	15.30 TFLOPS
Pipelines	6144	2560
Pixel fill rate	119.5 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	239.0 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	215 Watt
Transistor count	17400 million	13.6 B
CUDA cores		2560
Maximum GPU temperature		88 C
Render output units		64
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	Portable Device Dependent
DisplayPort support
G-SYNC support
HDMI
Display Port		1.4
Dual-link DVI support
HDCP
Multi monitor support
Number of simultaneous displays		4
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None	6 pin + 8 pin
Height		4.556” (115.7mm)
Length		10.5” (266.74mm)
Recommended system power (PSU)		650 Watt
Width		2-Slot
API support
DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12.1
OpenCL	3.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Shader Model	6.7	6.4
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bandwidth	384.0 GB/s	448 GB/s
Memory bus width	256 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective	14000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Technologies
GPU Boost
VR Ready
Ansel
HDMI 2.0b
SLI