NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition vs NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation wins 3 of 11 benchmarks, averaging -24.3% faster.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Llama 3.1 8B, where NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition leads by 88% (80.95 vs 43.08 tok/s); the closest fight is Stable Diffusion XL (18% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation runs 5 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 3, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition | NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 126.36 | 70.88 | +78% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 80.95 | 43.08 | +88% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 0 | 23.35 | n/a |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 3.04 | 3.58 | -15% |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 0 | 1.39 | n/a |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Cost to rent
| Card | Per hour |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition | $0.049 |
| NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation | $0.240 |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition is 4.90x cheaper per hour. Cheapest on-demand rate we see across RunPod and Vast.
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition | NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 8GB | 16GB |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ada Lovelace |
| Memory bandwidth | 448 GB/s | 224 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,725 MHz | 2,130 MHz |
| TDP | 220 W | 70 W |
| Launch MSRP | $499 | $625 |
| Release | 2020-10-29 | 2024-02-12 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition or NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation?
- NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 3 of 11 benchmarks in our suite with an average -24.3% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition and NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition has 8GB VRAM and a 220W TDP, while NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation has 16GB VRAM and a 70W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition and NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation fits 3 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition. A model that exceeds VRAM doesn't run slower, it doesn't run at all, so the card that fits the model wins that workload outright.
- Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition and NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation?
- Llama 3.1 8B: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Founders Edition leads by roughly 88% (80.95 vs 43.08 tok/s) in our testing.
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