NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti wins 14 of 31 benchmarks, averaging 8.5% 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 25% (107.7 vs 86.2 tok/s); the closest fight is MiniCPM5 2B (3% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super runs 23 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 20, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| MiniCPM5 2B tok/s | 304.63 | 295.94 | +3% |
| LFM2.5 2.6B tok/s | 320.54 | 290.14 | +10% |
| Granite 4.1 3B tok/s | 228.53 | 212.25 | +8% |
| Nemotron 3 Nano 4B tok/s | 222.47 | 186.32 | +19% |
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 206.45 | 187.75 | +10% |
| DeepSeek Coder 7B Instruct v1.5 tok/s | 164.84 | 136.19 | +21% |
| Llama 3 8B tok/s | 146.52 | 120.81 | +21% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 144.11 | 119.63 | +20% |
| Qwen3 8B tok/s | 140.71 | 117.39 | +20% |
| Nemotron Nano 9B v2 tok/s | 107.7 | 86.2 | +25% |
| Ornith 1.5 9B tok/s | 125.18 | 104.04 | +20% |
| Gemma 4 12B tok/s | 88.43 | 74.94 | +18% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 78.31 | 65.89 | +19% |
| Qwen3 14B tok/s | 82.77 | 67.09 | +23% |
| 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 | 46.09 | -12% |
| SDXL Turbo images/min | 440.89 | 532.27 | -17% |
| Sana 1.6B images/min | 20.44 | 22.59 | -10% |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 8.03 | 8.9 | -10% |
| DreamShaper XL Turbo images/min | 28.09 | 30.49 | -8% |
| Playground v2.5 images/min | 4.9 | 5.57 | -12% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 0 | 2.3 | 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 | 2.773 | 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 Super on 0.
| Workflow | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super | Difference | Cost per run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 12.8 min | 15.2 min | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 1.19x faster | $0.026 vs $0.064 |
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 Super | $0.252 |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is 2.08x 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 Super | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 12GB | 16GB |
| Transistors | 28,300M | 45,900M |
| Die size | 628.4 mm² | 378.6 mm² |
| Process node | 8 nm | 4 nm |
| Transistor density | 45 M/mm² | 121.2 M/mm² |
| Architecture | Ampere (GA102) | Ada Lovelace (AD103) |
| Memory bandwidth | 912.4 GB/s | 672 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 1,665 MHz | 2,610 MHz |
| TDP | 350 W | 285 W |
| Launch MSRP | $1,199 | $799 |
| Release | 2021-06-03 | 2024-01-24 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 14 of 31 benchmarks in our suite with an average 8.5% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti has 12GB VRAM and a 350W TDP, while NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super has 16GB VRAM and a 285W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super?
- For AI, yes, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super fits 2 more of our 12 workloads than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti. 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 3080 Ti and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super?
- Nemotron Nano 9B v2: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti leads by roughly 25% (107.7 vs 86.2 tok/s) in our testing.
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