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

General info

The general info section in the graphics cards comparison list contains information about the date of release, type, overall rating and other useful data for identifying winner between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070  vs  GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q.

8
Place in performance rating
not rated
Ampere
Architecture
Ampere
16 September 2020 (1 year ago)
Release date
4 January 2021 (less than a year ago)
$499
Launch price (MSRP)
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$1395 (2.8x MSRP)
Price now
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22.99
Value for money
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Ampere GA104
GPU code name
GN20-E7 GA104
Desktop
Market segment
Laptop

Technical specs

Which GPU is better between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070  vs  GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q in the fabrication process, power consumption, and also base and turbo frequency of the GPU is the most important part containing in the graphics cards hierarchy.

1500 MHz
Core clock speed
780 MHz
8 nm
Manufacturing process technology
8 nm
317.4
Texture fill rate
239.0
5888
Pipelines / CUDA cores
6144
1725 MHz
Boost clock speed
1245 MHz
17,400 million
Number of transistors
17,400 million
220 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
80 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Let’s discuss how graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 and GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q come in different sizes (length), connector types and types of interfaces.

PCIe 4.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16
242 mm
Length
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1x 12-pin
Supplementary power connectors
None
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Laptop size
large

Memory

Graphics cards memory plays important role both in gaming and in applications for graphics. The card will perform much quicker and better, if it has more memory capacity and right memory type. What is the difference between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 vs GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q.

GDDR6
Memory type
GDDR6
8 GB
Maximum RAM amount
16 GB
256 Bit
Memory bus width
256 Bit
14000 MHz
Memory clock speed
6000 MHz
448.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
320.0 GB/s
-
Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

Let’s find out the difference in extra ports between two graphics cards. What's the difference between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 vs GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q.

1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Display Connectors
1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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HDMI
+

Technologies

Let’s have a look what is the difference. It is worthwhile to note that NVIDIA and AMD are using different technologies.

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CUDA
8.6

API support

The confrontation between the two contenders NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 and GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q is practically over. The hardware support (API) does not greatly affect the overall performance, it is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and other performance tests. 

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DirectX
12 Ultimate (12_2)
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OpenGL
4.6
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Vulkan
1.2
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Shader Model
6.5
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OpenCL
2.0

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 and GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 or GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q
Legend
5 Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
May Stutter – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, stutters and poor frame rates are expected.
30 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 25fps
40 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 35fps
60 Fluent – Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, this game should run at or above 58fps
May Run Fluently – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game. Based on interpolated information from surrounding graphics cards of similar performance levels, fluent frame rates are expected.
? Uncertain – This graphics card experienced unexpected performance issues during testing for this game. A slower card may be able to achieve better and more consistent frame rates than this particular GPU running the same benchmark scene.
Uncertain – This graphics card has not been explicitly tested on this game and no reliable interpolation can be made based on the performances of surrounding cards of the same class or family.
The value in the fields displays the average frame rate of all values in the database. Move your cursor over the value to see individual results.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070

83.27% faster in synthetic tests

More memory bandwidth (448.0 GB/s vs 320.0 GB/s)

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q

More maximum RAM amount (16 GB vs 8 GB)

So, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 or GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 .

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 versus GeForce RTX 3080 Max-Q performance benchmarks comparison

Overall benchmark performance

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User rating

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