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RTX 4070 vs RTX 3080: Gaming Performance Comparison

Performance King
Nvidia

RTX 4070

12GB GDDR6X

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VS
Better Value
Nvidia

RTX 3080

10GB GDDR6X

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In gaming workloads, the RTX 4070 delivers approximately +5% higher frame rates compared to the RTX 3080. For budget-conscious buyers, the RTX 3080 currently offers better value, available at a $170 price difference.

RTX 4070 Advantages

Up to 5% faster in gaming benchmarks on average – 95 vs 90 FPS

20% more VRAM memory – 12 vs 10 GB

Is newer – 2023-04-13 vs 2020-09-17

Consumes up to 38% less energy – 200W vs 320W

RTX 3080 Advantages

Up to 36% better value for money – $4.43 vs $6.03/FPS

Costs only 70% of the price – $400 vs $570 (30% cheaper)

Performance Analytics

Gaming Throughput

Total average frames per second

RTX 4070
94.5 FPS100% Performance
RTX 3080
90.2 FPS95% Performance

Efficiency Coefficient

Performance delivered per currency unit

RTX 4070
0.166 Value74% Efficiency
RTX 3080
0.226 Value100% Efficiency