NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 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, 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.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
3.4x more pipelines: 8704 vs 2560
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 8 nm vs 12 nm
Around 25% higher maximum memory size: 10 GB vs 8 GB
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 25317 vs 18252
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 1041 vs 885
Around 68% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 167693 vs 99847
Around 56% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 457.414 vs 293.508
Around 49% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 6022.79 vs 4045.784
Around 76% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 51.221 vs 29.145
Around 11% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 175.219 vs 158.103
Around 66% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 2381.93 vs 1438.826
Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 34537 vs 25232
Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 34537 vs 25232
2529.4x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 17706 vs 7

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 Sep 2020 vs 2 July 2019
Pipelines	8704 vs 2560
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm vs 12 nm
Maximum memory size	10 GB vs 8 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	25317 vs 18252
PassMark - G2D Mark	1041 vs 885
Geekbench - OpenCL	167693 vs 99847
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	457.414 vs 293.508
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6022.79 vs 4045.784
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	51.221 vs 29.145
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	175.219 vs 158.103
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2381.93 vs 1438.826
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	34537 vs 25232
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	34537 vs 25232
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	17706 vs 7

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super

Around 11% higher core clock speed: 1605 MHz vs 1440 MHz
Around 4% higher boost clock speed: 1770 MHz vs 1710 MHz
Around 49% lower typical power consumption: 215 Watt vs 320 Watt
11.8x more memory clock speed: 14000 MHz vs 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1605 MHz vs 1440 MHz
Boost clock speed	1770 MHz vs 1710 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	215 Watt vs 320 Watt
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz vs 1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3718 vs 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3359 vs 3356
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3718 vs 3716
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3359 vs 3356

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

25317

18252

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1041

885

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

167693

99847

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

457.414

293.508

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

6022.79

4045.784

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

51.221

29.145

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

175.219

158.103

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2381.93

1438.826

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

34537

25232

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3716

3718

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3359

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

34537

25232

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3716

3718

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3359

3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score

GPU 1

GPU 2

17706

Name	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super
PassMark - G3D Mark	25317	18252
PassMark - G2D Mark	1041	885
Geekbench - OpenCL	167693	99847
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	457.414	293.508
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6022.79	4045.784
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	51.221	29.145
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	175.219	158.103
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2381.93	1438.826
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	34537	25232
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3716	3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356	3359
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	34537	25232
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3716	3718
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356	3359
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	17706	7

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super
Essentials
Architecture	Ampere	Turing
Code name	GA102	TU104
Launch date	1 Sep 2020	2 July 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	$499
Place in performance rating	52	133
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1710 MHz	1770 MHz
Core clock speed	1440 MHz	1605 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	12 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	465.1 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	29.77 TFLOPS (1:1)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	29.77 TFLOPS
Pipelines	8704	2560
Pixel fill rate	164.2 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	465.1 GTexel/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	320 Watt	215 Watt
Transistor count	28300 million	13.6 B
CUDA cores		2560
Maximum GPU temperature		88 C
Render output units		64
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Display Port		1.4
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
G-SYNC support
HDCP
HDMI
Multi monitor support
Number of simultaneous displays		4
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Form factor	Dual-slot
Height	40 mm, 1.6 inches	4.556” (115.7mm)
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	285 mm, 11.2 inches	10.5” (266.74mm)
Recommended system power (PSU)	700 Watt	650 Watt
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	6 pin + 8 pin
Width	112 mm, 4.4 inches	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	10 GB	8 GB
Memory bandwidth	760.3 GB/s	448 GB/s
Memory bus width	320 bit	256 bit
Memory clock speed	1188 MHz, 19 Gbps effective	14000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR6X	GDDR6
Technologies
Ansel
HDMI 2.0b
SLI
VR Ready