NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
  • Around 4% higher pipelines: 6144 vs 5888
  • 2.8x lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 220 Watt
Launch date 12 Jan 2021 vs 1 Sep 2020
Pipelines 6144 vs 5888
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 220 Watt

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

  • Around 92% higher core clock speed: 1500 MHz vs 780 MHz
  • Around 39% higher boost clock speed: 1725 MHz vs 1245 MHz
  • Around 33% higher texture fill rate: 317.4 GTexel/s vs 239.0 GTexel/s
  • Around 17% higher memory clock speed: 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
  • Around 36% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 22409 vs 16500
  • Around 55% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 999 vs 643
  • Around 18% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 124865 vs 105640
  • Around 22% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 31716 vs 26045
  • 3.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 13566 vs 3719
  • 9.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 31930 vs 3359
  • Around 22% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 31716 vs 26045
  • 3.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 13566 vs 3719
  • 9.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 31930 vs 3359
  • Around 14% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 13611 vs 11904
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1500 MHz vs 780 MHz
Boost clock speed 1725 MHz vs 1245 MHz
Texture fill rate 317.4 GTexel/s vs 239.0 GTexel/s
Memory clock speed 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective vs 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 22409 vs 16500
PassMark - G2D Mark 999 vs 643
Geekbench - OpenCL 124865 vs 105640
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 31716 vs 26045
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 13566 vs 3719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 31930 vs 3359
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 31716 vs 26045
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 13566 vs 3719
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 31930 vs 3359
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 13611 vs 11904

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
16500
22409
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
643
999
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
105640
124865
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
26045
31716
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3719
13566
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3359
31930
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
26045
31716
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3719
13566
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3359
31930
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
11904
13611
Name NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
PassMark - G3D Mark 16500 22409
PassMark - G2D Mark 643 999
Geekbench - OpenCL 105640 124865
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 26045 31716
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3719 13566
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3359 31930
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 26045 31716
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3719 13566
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3359 31930
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 11904 13611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 452.561
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 5803.174
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 40.794
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 184.548
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 1634.218

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

Essentials

Architecture Ampere Ampere
Code name GA104 GA104
Launch date 12 Jan 2021 1 Sep 2020
Place in performance rating 119 41
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $499

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1245 MHz 1725 MHz
Core clock speed 780 MHz 1500 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 8 nm 8 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance 239.0 GFLOPS (1:64) 317.4 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance 15.30 TFLOPS (1:1) 20.31 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance 15.30 TFLOPS 20.31 TFLOPS
Pipelines 6144 5888
Pixel fill rate 119.5 GPixel/s 165.6 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate 239.0 GTexel/s 317.4 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 220 Watt
Transistor count 17400 million 17400 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors Portable Device Dependent 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
DisplayPort support
G-SYNC support
HDMI

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
Laptop size large
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 12-pin
Form factor Dual-slot
Height 112 mm (4.4 inches)
Length 242 mm, 9.5 inches
Recommended system power (PSU) 550 Watt
Width 112 mm, 4.4 inches

API support

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

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 8 GB
Memory bandwidth 384.0 GB/s 448.0 GB/s
Memory bus width 256 bit 256 bit
Memory clock speed 1500 MHz, 12 Gbps effective 1750 MHz, 14 Gbps effective
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6

Technologies

GPU Boost
VR Ready