NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti wins 14 of 29 benchmarks, averaging 38.4% faster.
Both cards' numbers are anchored estimates calibrated against our measured cards, pending first-party measurement. Treat small gaps as ties.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Nemotron Nano 9B v2, where NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti leads by 64% (107.7 vs 65.66 tok/s); the closest fight is Sana 1.6B (6% apart).
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| MiniCPM5 2B tok/s | 304.63 | 237.51 | +28% |
| LFM2.5 2.6B tok/s | 320.54 | 220.82 | +45% |
| Granite 4.1 3B tok/s | 228.53 | 170.68 | +34% |
| Nemotron 3 Nano 4B tok/s | 222.47 | 143.04 | +56% |
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 206.45 | 151.72 | +36% |
| DeepSeek Coder 7B Instruct v1.5 tok/s | 164.84 | 103.87 | +59% |
| Llama 3 8B tok/s | 146.52 | 92.13 | +59% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 144.11 | 92.09 | +56% |
| Qwen3 8B tok/s | 140.71 | 89.83 | +57% |
| Nemotron Nano 9B v2 tok/s | 107.7 | 65.66 | +64% |
| Ornith 1.5 9B tok/s | 125.18 | 79.04 | +58% |
| Gemma 4 12B tok/s | 88.43 | 58.07 | +52% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 78.31 | 50.73 | +54% |
| Qwen3 14B tok/s | 82.77 | 51.24 | +62% |
| Gemma 4 26B A4B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen3 30B A3B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Gemma 4 31B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion 1.5 images/min | 40.7 | 44.44 | -8% |
| Sana 1.6B images/min | 20.44 | 21.64 | -6% |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 8.03 | 8.65 | -7% |
| Playground v2.5 images/min | 4.9 | 5.29 | -7% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 Kontext dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| FLUX.1 dev images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Qwen-Image-Edit images/min | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| LTX-Video (distilled) frames/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Wan 2.2 5B (720p) frames/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Whole-job comparison
How long each card takes to finish a complete pipeline, not just one model. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is faster on 1 of 1; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti on 0.
| Workflow | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | Difference | Cost per run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 12.8 min | 19.8 min | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 1.55x faster | $0.026 vs $0.063 |
Renting by the hour, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti finishes 1 of 1 cheaper. The quicker card is not automatically the cheaper way to get the work done.
Cost to rent
| Card | Per hour |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | $0.121 |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | $0.190 |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is 1.57x cheaper per hour. Cheapest on-demand rate we see across RunPod and Vast.
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 12GB | 12GB |
| Transistors | 28,300M | 35,800M |
| Die size | 628.4 mm² | 294.5 mm² |
| Process node | 8 nm | 4 nm |
| Transistor density | 45 M/mm² | 121.6 M/mm² |
| Architecture | Ampere (GA102) | Ada Lovelace (AD104) |
| Memory bandwidth | 912.4 GB/s | 504 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,665 MHz | 2,610 MHz |
| TDP | 350 W | 285 W |
| Launch MSRP | $1,199 | $799 |
| Release | 2021-06-03 | 2023-01-05 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 14 of 29 benchmarks in our suite with an average 38.4% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti has 12GB VRAM and a 350W TDP, while NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti has 12GB VRAM and a 285W TDP.
- Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti?
- Nemotron Nano 9B v2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti leads by roughly 64% (107.7 vs 65.66 tok/s) in our testing.
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