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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) vs RTX 3070 (130W) – the RTX 3080 wins but the RTX 3070 is the smart buy

LaptopMedia.com Comparisons NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) vs RTX 3070 (130W) - the RTX 3080 wins but the RTX 3070 is the smart buy

From: Nikolay Palaozov 29 May 2022 / 03:08 | 0

When it comes to high-end mobile GPUs, the GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3070 are at the top of the food chain. Most laptops that are equipped with these chips come with a good cooling solution and in most cases, these machines aren’t too good in terms of portability due to the fact the internals need significant cooling that includes a lot of heat pipes and cooling plates for the GPU memory and VRMs.

Now, it’s clear that the GeForce RTX 3080 is faster compared to the RTX 3070 if their TGPs are equal. That’s why for today’s comparison we picked the 130W versions of the GPUs and they are both fitted in MSI GP66 Leopard 10 UH/UG machines. This will show us how faster the GeForce RTX 3080 (130W) is when it’s compared to the GeForce RTX 3070 (130W).

Contents

GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3070 variants
Synthetic benchmarks
Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)
Verdict

GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3070 variants

	GeForce RTX 3080 [130W]	GeForce RTX 3070 [130W]
Architecture	Ampere	Ampere
GPU chip	GA104	GA104
Shader units	6144 (+20%)	5120
ROPs	96	96
Base Clock (MHz)	up to 1185 (+7%)	1110
Boost clock (MHz)	up to 1605	1620 (+1%)
Memory clock (MHz)	1750	1750
Memory size (MB)	8192	8192
Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR6
Memory bus width (bit)	256	256
TGP (Total Graphics Power)	130W	130W
DirectX version	12.1	12.1
Technology	8nm	8nm
RTX capabilities	Yes	Yes
Release date	01.2021	01.2021
Detailed specs	Link	Link

Synthetic benchmarks

3DMark Fire Strike (G)

Results are from the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 130W) MSI GP66 Leopard

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 130W) MSI GP66 Leopard

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Unigine Superposition

Results are from the Unigine Superposition benchmark (higher the score, the better)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 130W) MSI GP66 Leopard

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 130W) MSI GP66 Leopard

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Gaming tests and gameplay videos (ext. monitor)

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)	MIN	MED	MAX
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 130W)	300 FPS PLAY VIDEO	299 FPS PLAY VIDEO	248 FPS PLAY VIDEO
-8% NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 130W)	299 FPS PLAY VIDEO	277 FPS PLAY VIDEO	206 FPS PLAY VIDEO

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)	NORMAL	HIGH	VERY HIGH	MAX
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 130W)	184 FPS PLAY VIDEO	157 FPS PLAY VIDEO	102 FPS PLAY VIDEO	86 FPS PLAY VIDEO
-7% NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 130W)	178 FPS PLAY VIDEO	147 FPS PLAY VIDEO	92 FPS PLAY VIDEO	77 FPS PLAY VIDEO

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)	LOW	MED	HIGH	ULTRA
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 130W)	162 FPS PLAY VIDEO	136 FPS PLAY VIDEO	120 FPS PLAY VIDEO	98 FPS PLAY VIDEO
-17% NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 130W)	136 FPS PLAY VIDEO	116 FPS PLAY VIDEO	94 FPS PLAY VIDEO	82 FPS PLAY VIDEO

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)	LOW	MED	HIGH	EPIC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 130W)	182 FPS PLAY VIDEO	150 FPS PLAY VIDEO	118 FPS PLAY VIDEO	80 FPS PLAY VIDEO
-15% NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 130W)	149 FPS PLAY VIDEO	129 FPS PLAY VIDEO	109 FPS PLAY VIDEO	66 FPS PLAY VIDEO

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)	MIN	MED	HIGH	ULTRA
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 130W)	141 FPS PLAY VIDEO	118 FPS PLAY VIDEO	75 FPS PLAY VIDEO	41 FPS PLAY VIDEO
-14% NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 130W)	120 FPS PLAY VIDEO	102 FPS PLAY VIDEO	65 FPS PLAY VIDEO	35 FPS PLAY VIDEO

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)	MIN	MAX
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 130W)	2156 FPS PLAY VIDEO	108 FPS PLAY VIDEO
-13% NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 130W)	1871 FPS PLAY VIDEO	89 FPS PLAY VIDEO

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)	VERY LOW	NORMAL	ULTRA
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 130W)	214 FPS PLAY VIDEO	197 FPS PLAY VIDEO	166 FPS PLAY VIDEO
-13% NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 130W)	190 FPS PLAY VIDEO	176 FPS PLAY VIDEO	135 FPS PLAY VIDEO

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)	LOW	ULTRA
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 130W)	264 FPS PLAY VIDEO	250 FPS PLAY VIDEO
-14% NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 130W)	229 FPS PLAY VIDEO	212 FPS PLAY VIDEO

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)	MIN	MED	ULTRA
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 130W)	694 FPS PLAY VIDEO	379 FPS PLAY VIDEO	253 FPS PLAY VIDEO
-7% NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 130W)	662 FPS PLAY VIDEO	354 FPS PLAY VIDEO	223 FPS PLAY VIDEO

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)	LOW	MED	U.NIGHT
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 130W)	316 FPS PLAY VIDEO	275 FPS PLAY VIDEO	237 FPS PLAY VIDEO
-31% NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 130W)	194 FPS PLAY VIDEO	190 FPS PLAY VIDEO	187 FPS PLAY VIDEO

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)	LOW	MED	HIGH	ULTRA
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 130W)	126 FPS PLAY VIDEO	110 FPS PLAY VIDEO	96 FPS PLAY VIDEO	83 FPS PLAY VIDEO
-6% NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 130W)	117 FPS PLAY VIDEO	105 FPS PLAY VIDEO	91 FPS PLAY VIDEO	78 FPS PLAY VIDEO

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)	LOW	MED	MAX
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 130W)	467 FPS PLAY VIDEO	438 FPS PLAY VIDEO	414 FPS PLAY VIDEO
-6% NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 130W)	437 FPS PLAY VIDEO	408 FPS PLAY VIDEO	389 FPS PLAY VIDEO

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)	LOW	MED	HIGH	ULTRA
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 130W)	324 FPS PLAY VIDEO	265 FPS PLAY VIDEO	235 FPS PLAY VIDEO	159 FPS PLAY VIDEO
-17% NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 130W)	268 FPS PLAY VIDEO	219 FPS PLAY VIDEO	195 FPS PLAY VIDEO	134 FPS PLAY VIDEO

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)	VERY LOW	MED	HIGH	BADASS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 130W)	131 FPS PLAY VIDEO	119 FPS PLAY VIDEO	109 FPS PLAY VIDEO	96 FPS PLAY VIDEO
-13% NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 130W)	115 FPS PLAY VIDEO	103 FPS PLAY VIDEO	95 FPS PLAY VIDEO	81 FPS PLAY VIDEO

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)	VERY LOW	MED	MAX
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 130W)	482 FPS PLAY VIDEO	356 FPS PLAY VIDEO	340 FPS PLAY VIDEO
-11% NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 130W)	369 FPS PLAY VIDEO	353 FPS PLAY VIDEO	326 FPS PLAY VIDEO

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)	LOW	HIGH
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 130W)	332 FPS PLAY VIDEO	285 FPS PLAY VIDEO
-20% NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 130W)	271 FPS PLAY VIDEO	222 FPS PLAY VIDEO

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)	LOW	HIGH
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 130W)	472 FPS PLAY VIDEO	414 FPS PLAY VIDEO
-13% NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 130W)	434 FPS PLAY VIDEO	340 FPS PLAY VIDEO

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)	LOW	MED	HIGH	ULTRA
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 130W)	263 FPS PLAY VIDEO	163 FPS PLAY VIDEO	120 FPS PLAY VIDEO	98 FPS PLAY VIDEO
-13% NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 130W)	234 FPS PLAY VIDEO	139 FPS PLAY VIDEO	101 FPS PLAY VIDEO	84 FPS PLAY VIDEO

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)	LOW	NORMAL	HIGH	MAX
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (Laptop, 130W)	225 FPS PLAY VIDEO	195 FPS PLAY VIDEO	191 FPS PLAY VIDEO	168 FPS PLAY VIDEO
-14% NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 (Laptop, 130W)	197 FPS PLAY VIDEO	169 FPS PLAY VIDEO