GeForce RTX 4080 Super vs GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti wins 16 of 31 benchmarks, averaging 5.9% 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 Stable Diffusion XL, where GeForce RTX 4080 Super leads by 23% (11.54 vs 9.38 images/min); the closest fight is Granite 4.1 3B (1% apart); VRAM decides part of this one: GeForce RTX 4080 Super runs 36 of our 12 AI workloads while the other card runs 22, models that don't fit score zero.
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | GeForce RTX 4080 Super | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| MiniCPM5 2B tok/s | 311.94 | 337.02 | -7% |
| LFM2.5 2.6B tok/s | 308.63 | 335.29 | -8% |
| Granite 4.1 3B tok/s | 227.06 | 229.37 | -1% |
| Nemotron 3 Nano 4B tok/s | 200.69 | 230.54 | -13% |
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 197.53 | 231.69 | -15% |
| DeepSeek Coder 7B Instruct v1.5 tok/s | 146.98 | 163.53 | -10% |
| Llama 3 8B tok/s | 130.53 | 144.39 | -10% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 126.29 | 153.23 | -18% |
| Qwen3 8B tok/s | 126.39 | 139.27 | -9% |
| Nemotron Nano 9B v2 tok/s | 93.43 | 110.37 | -15% |
| Ornith 1.5 9B tok/s | 111.6 | 124.91 | -11% |
| Gemma 4 12B tok/s | 80.57 | 88.02 | -8% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 70.55 | 83.44 | -15% |
| Qwen3 14B tok/s | 72.96 | 79.02 | -8% |
| 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 | 51.96 | 49.51 | +5% |
| SDXL Turbo images/min | 410.08 | 431.35 | -5% |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 11.54 | 9.38 | +23% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 2.3 | 2.43 | -5% |
| Sana 1.6B images/min | 26.98 | 26.18 | +3% |
| Playground v2.5 images/min | 6.74 | 5.88 | +15% |
| PixArt-Sigma XL images/min | 14.59 | 13.34 | +9% |
| 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 | 2.853 | 2.795 | +2% |
| 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. GeForce RTX 4080 Super is faster on 0 of 1; GeForce RTX 5070 Ti on 1.
| Workflow | GeForce RTX 4080 Super | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Difference | Cost per run |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 14.2 min | 12 min | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1.18x faster | $0.052 vs $0.030 |
Renting by the hour, GeForce RTX 5070 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 |
|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 4080 Super | $0.222 |
| GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | $0.149 |
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is 1.49x cheaper per hour. Cheapest on-demand rate we see across RunPod and Vast.
Specifications compared
| GeForce RTX 4080 Super | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | |
|---|---|---|
| VRAM | 16GB | 16GB |
| Transistors | 45,900M | 45,600M |
| Die size | 378.6 mm² | 378 mm² |
| Process node | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Transistor density | 121.2 M/mm² | 120.6 M/mm² |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Blackwell |
| Memory bandwidth | 736 GB/s | 896 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 2,505 MHz | 2,452 MHz |
| TDP | 320 W | 300 W |
| Launch MSRP | $999 | $749 |
| Release | 2024-01-31 | 2025-02-20 |
FAQ
- Which is better for ai & machine learning: GeForce RTX 4080 Super or GeForce RTX 5070 Ti?
- GeForce RTX 5070 Ti performs better for ai & machine learning, winning 16 of 31 benchmarks in our suite with an average 5.9% advantage.
- What are the main hardware differences between GeForce RTX 4080 Super and GeForce RTX 5070 Ti?
- GeForce RTX 4080 Super has 16GB VRAM and a 320W TDP, while GeForce RTX 5070 Ti has 16GB VRAM and a 300W TDP.
- Does VRAM matter more than speed between GeForce RTX 4080 Super and GeForce RTX 5070 Ti?
- For AI, yes, GeForce RTX 4080 Super fits 1 more of our 12 workloads than GeForce RTX 5070 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 GeForce RTX 4080 Super and GeForce RTX 5070 Ti?
- Stable Diffusion XL: GeForce RTX 4080 Super leads by roughly 23% (11.54 vs 9.38 images/min) in our testing.
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