NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 $549
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB $999
6144 Shaders
12GB GDDR7
2512MHz
8960 Shaders
12GB GDDR6X
1710MHz
Peak Performance
987.76 TFLOPS
FP4 Tensor Sparse
Peak Performance
980.58 TOPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
FP32
30.87 TFLOPS
FP32
30.64 TFLOPS
FP16
30.87 TFLOPS
FP16
30.64 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.1-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
250W
TDP
350W
Power Connectors
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1x 16-Pin 12VHPWR
Power Connectors
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1x 12-Pin
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GB6 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB6 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB6 Metal N/A
0%
GB6 Metal N/A
0%
GB6 Vulkan N/A
0%
GB6 Vulkan N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL 186,590
61%
GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA 207,975
59%
GB5 Metal N/A
0%
GB5 Metal N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan 125,525
61%
OCT 2020.1 N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 595
78%
OCT Metal N/A
0%
OCT Metal N/A
0%
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Architecture
Blackwell
Architecture
Ampere
Family
GeForce 50
Family
GeForce 30
Codename
NV195
GB205
Variant
GB205-300-A1
Codename
NV172
GA102
Variant
GA102-220-A1
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
1/6/2025
Release Date
1/27/2022
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
Samsung
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Fabrication Node
4NP
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Fabrication Node
8N
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Die Size
263 mm²
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Die Size
628 mm²
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Transistor Count
31.1 Billion
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Transistor Count
28.3 Billion
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Transistor Density
118.25M/mm²
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Transistor Density
45.04M/mm²
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Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
6144 Shaders
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Shading Units
8960 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
192 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
280 TMUs
Render Output Units
64 ROPs
Render Output Units
112 ROPs
Tensor Cores
192 T-Cores
Tensor Cores
280 T-Cores
Ray-Tracing Cores
48 RT-Cores
Ray-Tracing Cores
70 RT-Cores
Streaming Multiprocessors
48 SMs
Streaming Multiprocessors
70 SMs
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Graphics Processing Clusters
4 GPCs
Graphics Processing Clusters
7 GPCs
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2160MHz Base
2512MHz
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1260MHz Base
1710MHz
Peak Performance
987.76 TFLOPS
FP4 Tensor Sparse
Peak Performance
980.58 TOPS
INT4 Tensor Sparse
FP4
493.88 TFLOPS Tensor
987.76 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
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FP8
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246.94 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
493.88 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate) Sparse
123.47 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
246.94 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate) Sparse
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FP16
30.87 TFLOPS
123.47 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
246.94 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate) Sparse
61.74 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
123.47 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate) Sparse
FP16
30.64 TFLOPS
122.57 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate)
245.15 TFLOPS Tensor (FP16 Accumulate) Sparse
61.29 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate)
122.57 TFLOPS Tensor (FP32 Accumulate) Sparse
FP32
30.87 TFLOPS
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FP32
30.64 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.48 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.48 TFLOPS
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BF16
30.87 TFLOPS
61.74 TFLOPS Tensor
123.47 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
BF16
30.64 TFLOPS
61.29 TFLOPS Tensor
122.57 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
TF32
30.87 TFLOPS Tensor
61.73 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
TF32
30.64 TFLOPS Tensor
61.29 TFLOPS Tensor Sparse
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INT4
490.29 TOPS Tensor
980.58 TOPS Tensor Sparse
INT8
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246.94 TOPS Tensor
493.88 TOPS Tensor Sparse
INT8
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245.15 TOPS Tensor
490.29 TOPS Tensor Sparse
INT32
30.87 TOPS
INT32
15.32 TOPS
Ray Tracing
93.6 TOPS
Ray Tracing
59.9 TOPS
Pixel Fillrate
160.768 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
191.52 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
482.304 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
478.8 GTexel/s
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L1
64KB/SM Tex
128KB/SM
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L1
64KB/SM Tex
128KB/SM
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L2
40MB Shared
L2
5MB Shared
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12GB
GDDR7
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12GB
GDDR6X
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Bus Width
192Bit
Bus Width
384Bit
Clock
2210MHz
Transfer Rate
28GT/s
Bandwidth
672GB/s
Clock
1188MHz
Transfer Rate
19GT/s
Bandwidth
912GB/s
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TDP
250W
TDP
350W
Temp
85°C Max
Temp
93°C Max
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3x DisplayPort 2.1
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1x HDMI 2.1
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3x DisplayPort 1.4
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1x HDMI 2.1
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Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
120Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
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Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Supported
Multi Monitor Support
4
Multi Monitor Support
4
Content Protection
HDCP 2.3
Content Protection
HDCP 2.3
Model
NVENC 9
Model
NVENC 7
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
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Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Model
NVDEC 6
Model
NVDEC 5
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
VP8
VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
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Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
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VC-1
VP8
VP9
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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AV1
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Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_3
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.3
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
Shader Model
6.8
CUDA
12.8
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PureVideo HD
VP13
VDPAU
Feature Set M
Shader Model
6.6
CUDA
8.6
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PureVideo HD
VP11
VDPAU
Feature Set K
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2x Fans
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2x Fans
Power Connectors
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1x 16-Pin 12VHPWR
Power Connectors
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1x 12-Pin
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Slots Required
2.1
PCIe Version
5.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
4.0
PCIe Lanes
16
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Height
112 mm (4.41 in)
Width
242 mm (9.53 in)
Depth
42 mm (1.65 in)
Height
112 mm (4.41 in)
Width
285 mm (11.22 in)
Depth
40 mm (1.57 in)
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