NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 vs GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, AI & Machine Learning Comparison
Dead heat, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 and GeForce RTX 5070 Ti split our benchmark suite evenly.
Both cards were measured first-party on our bench, same suite, same test rig.
What the numbers say
The gap is widest in Z-Image Turbo, where NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 leads by 42% (2.55 vs 1.8 images/min); the closest fight is Stable Diffusion XL (8% apart).
Benchmark results head-to-head
| Benchmark | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 4B tok/s | 201.76 | 231.69 | -13% |
| Llama 3.1 8B tok/s | 127.09 | 153.23 | -17% |
| Qwen2.5-Coder 14B tok/s | 69.93 | 83.44 | -16% |
| Qwen3 32B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Llama 3.3 70B tok/s | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Stable Diffusion XL images/min | 10.16 | 9.38 | +8% |
| Z-Image Turbo images/min | 2.55 | 1.8 | +42% |
| 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 | 3.23 | 2.57 | +26% |
| 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 4080 is faster on 0 of 1; GeForce RTX 5070 Ti on 1.
| Workflow | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full codebase review | 14.3 min | 12 min | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 1.19x faster |
Specifications compared
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | 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 (AD103) | Blackwell |
| Memory bandwidth | 716.8 GB/s | 896 GB/s |
| Boost clock | 2,505 MHz | 2,452 MHz |
| TDP | 320 W | 300 W |
| Launch MSRP | $1,199 | $749 |
| Release | 2022-11-16 | 2025-02-20 |
FAQ
- What are the main hardware differences between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 and GeForce RTX 5070 Ti?
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 has 16GB VRAM and a 320W TDP, while GeForce RTX 5070 Ti has 16GB VRAM and a 300W TDP.
- Where is the biggest performance difference between NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 and GeForce RTX 5070 Ti?
- Z-Image Turbo: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 leads by roughly 42% (2.55 vs 1.8 images/min) in our testing.
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