GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q vs RTX 2080 Super

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	50	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	21.77	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Turing TU104	GN20-E5 GA104
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	2 July 2019 (4 years ago)	4 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	no data
Current price	$599 (0.9x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed specifications

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 cores	3072	5120
Core clock speed	1650 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1815 MHz	1290 MHz
Number of transistors	13,600 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	348.5	237.4

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 2080 Super 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 size	no data	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	None

VRAM capacity and type

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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	15500 MHz	12 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	495.9 GB/s	320.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	+	+
G-SYNC support	+	no data

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

+

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2
CUDA	7.5	8.6

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 July 2019	4 January 2021
Chip lithography	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	80 Watt

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