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RTX 3080 vs RTX 4070: measured FPS in 23 games

Median gap+3%RTX 3080 faster
RTX 3080 ahead11/23games, by more than 3%
RTX 4070 ahead3/23games, by more than 3%
Within 3%9/23games

We have 23 published results where the RTX 3080 and the RTX 4070 were tested in the same game, at the same resolution and preset, by the same outlet: 23 games in all, from TechPowerUp. Across those games the RTX 3080 is a median 3% faster than the RTX 4070. The RTX 3080 is ahead by more than 3% in 11 of the 23 games and the RTX 4070 in 3; 9 games are within 3%.

Card pages: GeForce RTX 3080 (high end) and GeForce RTX 4070 (high end), with every measured result and our estimates. How we pick sources.

Measured results side by side

Published · with sources

Both figures in a row come from the same outlet, game, resolution and preset. Results limited by a game's frame cap are left out. The last column is how much faster the quicker card is in that test.

GameSettingRTX 3080RTX 4070GapSource
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt1440p Ultra181 FPS173.2 FPSRTX 3080 +5%TechPowerUp
Cyberpunk 20771440p Ultra86.5 FPS74 FPSRTX 3080 +17%TechPowerUp
Baldur's Gate III1440p Ultra125.2 FPS124.7 FPSevenTechPowerUp
God of War Ragnarök1440p Ultra86.8 FPS83.2 FPSRTX 3080 +4%TechPowerUp
Clair Obscur: Expedition 331440p Ultra39.8 FPS38.3 FPSRTX 3080 +4%TechPowerUp: RTX 3080 · RTX 4070
Hogwarts Legacy1440p Ultra70.6 FPS69.3 FPSRTX 3080 +2%TechPowerUp
Marvel's Spider-Man 21440p Ultra80.9 FPS84.2 FPSRTX 4070 +4%TechPowerUp
Starfield1440p Ultra61.9 FPS65.2 FPSRTX 4070 +5%TechPowerUp
Resident Evil Requiem1440p Ultra98.4 FPS98.9 FPSRTX 4070 +1%TechPowerUp
Alan Wake II1440p Ultra67.3 FPS61.8 FPSRTX 3080 +9%TechPowerUp
Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut1440p Ultra84.8 FPS83.1 FPSRTX 3080 +2%TechPowerUp
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II1440p Ultra83.2 FPS80.5 FPSRTX 3080 +3%TechPowerUp
Black Myth: Wukong1440p Ultra35.2 FPS34.5 FPSRTX 3080 +2%TechPowerUp
The Last of Us Part II Remastered1440p Ultra85.9 FPS81.7 FPSRTX 3080 +5%TechPowerUp
Battlefield 61440p Ultra64.3 FPS62.5 FPSRTX 3080 +3%TechPowerUp: RTX 3080 · RTX 4070
Assassin's Creed Shadows1440p Ultra43.1 FPS43.7 FPSRTX 4070 +1%TechPowerUp: RTX 3080 · RTX 4070
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl1440p Ultra63.1 FPS61.2 FPSRTX 3080 +3%TechPowerUp
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach1440p Ultra90.1 FPS91.9 FPSRTX 4070 +2%TechPowerUp
Forza Horizon 61440p Ultra84.4 FPS85.8 FPSRTX 4070 +2%TechPowerUp
Star Wars Outlaws1440p Ultra50.8 FPS49.3 FPSRTX 3080 +3%TechPowerUp
Monster Hunter Wilds1440p Ultra51.5 FPS53.8 FPSRTX 4070 +4%TechPowerUp
Borderlands 41440p Ultra39.7 FPS31 FPSRTX 3080 +28%TechPowerUp: RTX 3080 · RTX 4070
F1 251440p Ultra191.8 FPS182.5 FPSRTX 3080 +5%TechPowerUp

23 results in 23 games; FPS as published (31 to 191.8 FPS). Each game counts once in the summary: its gap is the median over its rows.

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