Gaming performance is a big deal for gamers who are comparing the Nvidia RTX3070 Ti vs. 3080 graphics cards.
We found the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 review to be the best graphics card for PC gamers. It has a tremendous powerhouse of a GPU, and is almost as expensive as the RTX 3090. (Not its MSRP, anyway).
We were less impressed by the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070Ti review. This is mainly because the MSRP of the 3070 Ti is significantly higher than the RTX 3070 for its modest performance increase.
Comparing the RTX 3070 and RTX 3080 card, the RTX 3070T falls in the middle. The question is how much the RTX 3070T’s performance will increase to justify the purchase.
This assumes that the market for graphics cards stabilizes, stocks for the RTX 3070 and 3080 become widely available, and prices for both decrease.
Until then, most people are just trying to find the best Nvidia GeForce graphic cards without having to pay the outrageous markups charged on eBay and StockX profiteers. We appreciate you looking to ensure you get the best overall value.
Let’s now compare the RTX3070 Ti vs. 3080 to see which graphics card is more affordable and performs better. This will help you decide the best graphics card for your budget.
Nvidia RTX3070 Ti vs. 3080: Price
The RTX 3070Ti is priced between the RTX 3070 & RTX 3080. It starts at $599 / P529 / AU$979 Founders Edition. Generally speaking, aftermarket card from MSI, EVGA and Asus will be more costly.
The RTX 3080 is priced at $699 / PlayStation649 (around AU$1,050). The RTX 3070 is $499 / PS469 / AU$809 Founders Edition.
If you assume you can find any of these cards for these prices, the RTX3070 Ti will be less expensive. Even with the high prices currently being charged for graphics cards, it is likely to be more affordable than a similar RTX3080 anywhere you might find it.
The key is what you get for your money. In this instance, the RTX 3080 is still the better value, even though it costs $100 / PS60 / around AU$200 more.
Nvidia RTX3070 Ti vs. 3080: Specifications
Here are the RTX 3070T’s workings:
- CUDA Cores: 6,144
- Boost clock:1.77GHz
- Base Clock 1.575GHz
- VRAM: 8GB GDDR6X
- Memory Interface 256-bit
- Memory Speed:1.188GHz
- TDP: 290W
The RTX 3080 has significant upgrades over the RTX 3070T:
- CUDA Cores: 8,704
- Boost CPU:1.71GHz
- Base Clock 1.44GHz
- VRAM: 10GB GDDR6X
- Memory Interface 320-bit
- Memory Speed: 1.188GHz
- TDP: 320W
The RTX 3080 has 2,560 CUDA cores more than the RTX 3070Ti. The RTX3080 has the greatest advantage, as CUDA cores do all of the graphics processing.
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CUDA cores are responsible for breaking down various tasks needed to render a frame. This includes lighting and geometry. They then work in parallel on each task, stitching them together at the end to create a frame onto the card’s video output. A card with more CUDA cores can produce frames faster, which is a good thing for gamers and other graphics-intensive tasks.
The RTX 3080 also has 2GB GDDR6X RAM, which allows it to load additional textures, models or other data directly into memory. This gives CUDA cores the resources they need to work faster.
The RTX 3080 has a 320 bit memory bus, compared to the RTX 3070’s 256-bit. This means that the RTX 3080 will transfer more data per cycle from and to memory than the RTX 3070. This will allow the CUDA cores to work more efficiently, which further boosts performance.
The RTX 3070Ti has a slight advantage in that its clock speeds are slightly faster, but it isn’t fast enough for it to compete with the RTX 3080’s 2,560 CUDA cores. Clock speed is not as important here because the RTX 3080 can handle almost anything you throw at it.
The RTX 3070Ti is not supposed to improve on the RTX 3080 (that would have been the RTX 3080 Wi), but it is supposed to partially fill the gap between the RTX 3070 RTX 3080. So how does it do that?
It’s not very good. We’ll see in our RTX 3070 vs RTX 3070i Ti deep dive that the RTX 3070i’s performance isn’t much better than the RTX 3070’s. This is especially true when it comes high-performance graphics. The RTX 3070 ranks first on the top 1440p graphics cards.
The RTX 3070Ti is obviously more powerful than the RTX 3080, but this is not a significant performance increase. The difference is not noticeable at 1440p, or at 1080p with ultra settings and ray tracing on.
Nvidia RTX3070 Ti vs RTX3080: Which one should you choose?
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The RTX 3070 costs a bit less than the RTX 3080. Therefore, the RTX 3070’s lower performance isn’t as significant when you consider the price savings. The RTX 3070Ti is a better option. Although the performance is slightly higher, it’s still much more expensive than the RTX3070 Ti. Therefore, you won’t get enough performance to justify the extra cost.
You might be willing to pay $100 more for an RTX3070 Ti than you would for an RTX3070. This will allow you to get a graphics card with a significantly higher performance. It is the difference between great 1440p gaming or great 4K gaming.
If you are really on a tight budget, the only reason we would recommend the RTX 3080 over the RTX 3070 is if $599 / PS529 / AU$979 price is what you can afford for a new graphics cards. If this is the case, then we recommend the RTX 3070. You can save the extra money for a night out or to upgrade an old gaming peripheral. The RTX3070 Ti is a waste of money at this price.
