ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 12GB
vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 12GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (Ada Lovelace) and has 12 GB GDDR6X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 504 GB/s.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB (Ampere) and has 12 GB GDDR6X graphics memory with a bandwidth of 912 GB/s.

GPU

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 12GB has the AD104-250-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Ada Lovelace architecture.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB is based on the graphics chip GA102, which comes from the Ampere architecture.
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 12GB GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
AD104-250-A1 GPU Chip GA102
Ada Lovelace Architecture Ampere
46 Streaming Multiprocessors 70
5888 Shader 8960
64 Render Output Units 112
184 Texture Units 280
46 Raytracing Cores 70

Memory

The graphics memory of the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 12GB clocks at 1.313 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 21.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB is 19.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.188 GHz.

12 GB Memory Size 12 GB
GDDR6X Memory Type GDDR6X
1.313 GHz Memory Clock 1.188 GHz
21.0 Gbps Memory Speed 19.0 Gbps
504 GB/s Memory bandwidth 912 GB/s
192 bit Memory Interface 384 bit

Clock Speeds

The clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

1.920 GHz Base Clock 1.260 GHz
2.505 GHz Boost Clock 1.710 GHz
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 12GB is powered by 1 x 8-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 200 W (Reference).

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB has 1 x 8-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 350 W.

200 W (Reference) TDP 350 W
-- TDP (up) --
90 °C Tjunction max 93 °C
1 x 8-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 8-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 12GB is equipped with a total of 2 Axial main fans.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

Axial Fan-Type Axial
2 x 100 mm Fan 1 3 x 90 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Air cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 12GB.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.3 HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.1 HDMI Ports 1x HDMI v2.1
3x DP v1.4a DP Ports 3x DP v1.4a
-- DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

With the ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 12GB it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
Yes Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
No LED lighting LED No LED lighting

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
Decode AV1 Decode
Decode VP8 Decode
Decode VP9 Decode

Dimensions

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 12GB is connected to the system via PCIe 4.0 x 16 lanes and requires 3 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB needs the space of 2 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 4.0 x 16 Lanes interface.

267 mm Length 285 mm
134 mm Height 112 mm
51 mm Width --
3 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 2 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 4.0 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 4.0 x 16

Additional data

The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 12GB has been manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers since Q2/2023.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB came on the market in Q1/2022 and will have a structure width of 8 nanometers manufactured.

DUAL-RTX4070-12G Part-no --
Q2/2023 Release date Q1/2022
599 $ (Reference) Launch Price 699 $ (Reference)
5 nm Structure size 8 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

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Benchmark results

3DMark Benchmark (DirectX, Raytracing)

3DMark is a benchmark program that determines the performance of certain components of a computer and then reports the performance as a numerical value.

Time Spy Extreme Graphics score

Port Royal (Raytracing)

Speed Way Graphics Score (Raytracing)

Cyberpunk 2077

Cyberpunk 2077 was developed by CD Projekt Red and is based on the development studio's own REDengine 4. Ray tracing is switched off in our benchmarks.

3840x2160 (2160p)

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 12GB ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
55 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
60 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 12GB ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
94 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
70 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 12GB ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
132 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
104 fps (avg)

The Last of Us Part 1

The Last of Us Part One is a game released by Sony in June 2013 exclusively for the Playstation and released for the PC in early 2023. The benchmark values here were determined at high details.

3840x2160 (2160p)

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 12GB ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
36 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
38 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 12GB ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
73 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
76 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 12GB ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
125 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
126 fps (avg)

Battlefield 5

Battlefield 5 is a visually stunning game that is ideal as a graphics card benchmark. We test the game with maximum details on Windows 10.

3840x2160 (2160p)

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 12GB ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
99 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
107 fps (avg)

2560x1440 (1440p)

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 12GB ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
174 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
185 fps (avg)

1920x1080 (1080p)

ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 12GB ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4070 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
202 fps (avg)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
12 GB GDDR6X
200 fps (avg)

Geekbench 6 (OpenCL, Vulkan, Metal)

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark for main processors, which also carries out 3 different graphics benchmarks and outputs them in the form of a numerical value.

Geekbench 6 - OpenCL

Geekbench 6 - Vulkan

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

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