GeForce RTX 3070 Max-Q vs RTX 2080 Ti

Primary Details

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

Place in performance ranking	34	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation	43.73	no data
Architecture	Turing (2018−2021)	Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code name	Turing TU102	GN20-E5 GA104
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	27 August 2018 (5 years ago)	4 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$999	no data
Current price	$297 (0.3x 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	4352	5120
Core clock speed	1350 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1545 MHz	1290 MHz
Number of transistors	18,600 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	420.2	237.4

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 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	2x 8-pin	None

Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	11 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	352 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	12 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	616.0 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	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2
CUDA	7.5	8.6

Pros & Cons Summary

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Recency	27 August 2018	4 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount	11 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	270 Watt	80 Watt

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