RTX 3070 Max-Q vs GTX 1080

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General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking94not rated
Place by popularity66not in top-100
Value for money26.44no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code namePascal GP104GN20-E5 GA104
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date6 May 2016 (7 years old)4 January 2021 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 no data
Current price$241 (0.4x MSRP)no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores25605120
CUDA cores2560no data
Core clock speed1607 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1733 MHz1290 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt80 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate277.3237.4
Floating-point performance8,873 gflopsno data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 1080 and GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length10.5" (26.7 cm)no data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Recommended system power (PSU)500 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors8-pinNone
SLI options+no data

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5XGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed10 GB/s12 GB/s
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s320.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsDP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
G-SYNC support+no data

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+no data

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA+8.6

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 6 May 2016 4 January 2021
Chip lithography 16 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 80 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1080 and GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q is a notebook one.


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