NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded database contains one benchmark common to both cards: 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. In this test, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER scores 4627, while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER scores 3075. The resulting delta is 50.5% in favor of the RTX 4070 SUPER, a substantial margin that places the older card clearly ahead in this specific workload.

This single result drives the entire head-to-head comparison. The RTX 4070 SUPER wins the only shared test, giving it a 1-0 record over the RTX 5080 SUPER. The magnitude of the win is notable: the RTX 4070 SUPER delivers roughly half again the performance of the RTX 5080 SUPER in Steel Nomad. That is not a marginal difference, it is a decisive gap.

The broader benchmark picture reinforces the disparity. The RTX 4070 SUPER has an average benchmark score of 43223 across ten recorded tests, covering OpenCL, Vulkan, DirectX 9 through 12, compute, and 2D workloads. Its percentile ranking places it at 83, meaning it outperforms 83% of all GPUs in the database. The RTX 5080 SUPER, by contrast, has only a single recorded benchmark result, the Steel Nomad test, and its average score is 3075. Its percentile ranking is 19, placing it below the vast majority of recorded GPUs.

Context from the nearest rivals makes the situation clearer. The RTX 4070 SUPER sits near the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB, which averages 43262, a delta of -0.1%. It also sits close to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile at 43268 (-0.1%), the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 at 43301 (-0.2%), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile at 43667 (-1%). All four rivals are within 1% of the RTX 4070 SUPER, indicating that this card performs in a tight cluster of high-end GPUs.

The RTX 5080 SUPER, however, is grouped with much lower-performing hardware. Its nearest rival, the NVIDIA Quadro P1000, scores 3163, a delta of -2.8%. The Intel Arc Pro B60 scores 3182 (-3.4%), while the NVIDIA GeForce 820A scores 2983 (3.1%) and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M scores 2967 (3.6%). These are all far below the RTX 4070 SUPER's performance class, and the RTX 5080 SUPER sits among them, not above them.

What this means in practical terms is that the RTX 4070 SUPER dominates the only point of direct comparison. The data shows no test where the RTX 5080 SUPER wins, and the single shared benchmark shows a massive gap. The recorded measurements give no indication that the RTX 5080 SUPER can close that distance in any other workload, though the absence of additional common tests limits the scope of that claim.

FAQ

Q: Which card scored higher in the shared 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 benchmark?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER scored 4627, compared to 3075 for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER, a delta of 50.5% in favor of the RTX 4070 SUPER.

Q: What is the average benchmark score for each card?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER has an average score of 43223 across ten tests. The RTX 5080 SUPER has an average score of 3075 from its single recorded test.

Q: How do the cards rank against all GPUs in the database?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER ranks at the 83rd percentile, while the RTX 5080 SUPER ranks at the 19th percentile.

Q: Which GPUs are closest to the RTX 4070 SUPER in performance?

A: The nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 24 GB at 43262 (-0.1%), the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Mobile at 43268 (-0.1%), the NVIDIA Quadro M6000 at 43301 (-0.2%), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile at 43667 (-1%).

Q: Which GPUs are closest to the RTX 5080 SUPER in performance?

A: The nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Quadro P1000 at 3163 (-2.8%), the Intel Arc Pro B60 at 3182 (-3.4%), the NVIDIA GeForce 820A at 2983 (3.1%), and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M at 2967 (3.6%).

Q: How many benchmark wins does each card have in the head-to-head comparison?

A: The RTX 4070 SUPER has 1 win and the RTX 5080 SUPER has 0 wins out of the single shared benchmark.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from different architecture generations. The RTX 4070 SUPER uses the Ada Lovelace architecture with the AD104 chip, while the RTX 5080 SUPER uses the Blackwell 2.0 architecture with the GB203 chip. Both are manufactured by TSMC on a 5 nm process node, so the fabrication process is identical, but the chip designs diverge sharply.

The RTX 4070 SUPER contains 35,800 million transistors on a die size of 294 mm², giving a transistor density of 121.8 million per mm². The RTX 5080 SUPER contains 45,600 million transistors on a die size of 378 mm², yielding a density of 120.6 million per mm². The newer card has more transistors and a larger die, but the density is nearly the same, differing by only 1.2 million per mm².

Compute resources differ substantially. The RTX 4070 SUPER has 7168 shading units, 224 texture mapping units, 80 raster operations pipelines, 56 RT cores, and 224 tensor cores. The RTX 5080 SUPER has 10752 shading units, 336 texture mapping units, 112 raster operations pipelines, 84 RT cores, and 336 tensor cores. In every category, the RTX 5080 SUPER has 50% more units, which is consistent with its larger transistor budget.

Memory architecture also differs. The RTX 4070 SUPER uses 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus, while the RTX 5080 SUPER uses 24 GB of GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus. Memory bandwidth jumps from 504.2 GB/s on the RTX 4070 SUPER to 1.02 TB/s on the RTX 5080 SUPER, more than doubling the available bandwidth. The memory clock is 1313 MHz with 21 Gbps effective on the older card, versus 2000 MHz with 32 Gbps effective on the newer card.

The RT core and tensor core counts follow the same 1.5x pattern. The RTX 4070 SUPER has 56 RT cores and 224 tensor cores, while the RTX 5080 SUPER has 84 RT cores and 336 tensor cores. This suggests the newer architecture scales its specialized hardware in proportion to the general-purpose shading units.

The bus interface differs as well. The RTX 4070 SUPER uses PCIe 4.0 x16, while the RTX 5080 SUPER uses PCIe 5.0 x16. Display outputs also change: the RTX 4070 SUPER offers 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, while the RTX 5080 SUPER offers 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b.

Specification Differences

Clock speeds differ between the two cards. The RTX 4070 SUPER has a base clock of 1980 MHz and a boost clock of 2475 MHz. The RTX 5080 SUPER has a base clock of 2295 MHz and a boost clock of 2617 MHz. The newer card runs higher in both metrics.

Power consumption differs significantly. The RTX 4070 SUPER has a TDP of 220 W with a suggested PSU of 550 W. The RTX 5080 SUPER has a TDP of 415 W and no suggested PSU value recorded. The power connector is the same, a single 16-pin, and both cards are dual-slot.

Physical dimensions differ. The RTX 4070 SUPER measures 267 mm in length, 112 mm in height, and 42 mm in width. The RTX 5080 SUPER measures 304 mm in length, 137 mm in height, and 40 mm in width. The newer card is longer and taller but slightly thinner.

Memory capacity and type differ as noted above: 12 GB GDDR6X versus 24 GB GDDR7. The bus width goes from 192-bit to 256-bit, and bandwidth from 504.2 GB/s to 1.02 TB/s.

Rasterization and texture rates differ. The RTX 4070 SUPER has a pixel rate of 198.0 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 554.4 GTexel/s. The RTX 5080 SUPER has a pixel rate of 293.1 GPixel/s and a texture rate of 879.3 GTexel/s. Floating-point performance follows: the RTX 4070 SUPER delivers 35.48 TFLOPS for both FP32 and FP16, while the RTX 5080 SUPER delivers 56.28 TFLOPS for both, with a 1:1 ratio on each card.

Production status differs. The RTX 4070 SUPER is marked end-of-life, while the RTX 5080 SUPER is active. The release dates are 2024-01-16 for the RTX 4070 SUPER and 2025-12-31 for the RTX 5080 SUPER. The RTX 4070 SUPER has a predecessor in the GeForce 30 series and a successor in the GeForce 50 series, while the RTX 5080 SUPER has neither recorded.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 4070 SUPER wins the only direct benchmark comparison, the 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test, by a 50.5% margin. It also wins on average benchmark score, posting 43223 versus 3075, and on percentile ranking, 83 versus 19. Its nearest rivals are all within 1% of its performance, which places it in a competitive high-end cluster. For any workload covered by the ten recorded tests, the RTX 4070 SUPER shows consistent strength across OpenCL, Vulkan, DirectX variants, and compute tasks.

The RTX 5080 SUPER has no benchmark wins in the head-to-head data. Its single recorded score places it in a low percentile, and its nearest rivals are all from much older or lower-tier product lines. However, the specification data gives it advantages in several areas that the benchmark results do not cover. It has double the memory capacity at 24 GB, a wider 256-bit bus, and more than double the bandwidth at 1.02 TB/s. It also has higher clock speeds, more shading units, more RT cores, more tensor cores, and higher pixel and texture rates.

The RTX 5080 SUPER also carries more transistors (45,600 million versus 35,800 million), a larger die (378 mm² versus 294 mm²), and a newer bus interface (PCIe 5.0 versus PCIe 4.0). For workloads that depend on memory capacity or bandwidth, such as large dataset processing or high-resolution texture streaming, the RTX 5080 SUPER has a structural advantage based on its specifications alone.

The RTX 4070 SUPER wins where measured performance matters. The RTX 5080 SUPER wins where theoretical specifications matter. The recorded benchmark data offers no evidence that the RTX 5080 SUPER's specification advantages translate into superior measured performance in the one test both cards ran.

The Verdict

The data presents a clear split. On measured performance, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is the winner, with a 50.5% lead in the sole shared benchmark and a far higher average score across its ten tests. Its 83rd percentile ranking and its position within 1% of several high-end rivals confirm that it performs at a level consistent with top-tier GPUs in the database.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SUPER, despite its newer architecture and larger specification sheet, records only a single benchmark result that places it at the 19th percentile. Its nearest rivals include the NVIDIA Quadro P1000, the Intel Arc Pro B60, the NVIDIA GeForce 820A, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M, none of which approach the performance class of the RTX 4070 SUPER.

For users selecting a card based on recorded benchmark outcomes, the RTX 4070 SUPER is the choice. It holds every measurable performance advantage in the database. For users who prioritize the specifications listed for the RTX 5080 SUPER, including 24 GB of GDDR7 memory, 1.02 TB/s bandwidth, 56.28 TFLOPS, and 84 RT cores, the newer card offers those features, but the recorded data does not demonstrate that they yield higher benchmark scores.

The verdict from the measurements is unambiguous: the RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms the RTX 5080 SUPER in the only test that compares them directly. The RTX 5080 SUPER remains a card with substantial theoretical capabilities, but in the database's recorded results, those capabilities do not materialize into a winning benchmark profile.