GA102
RTX 3080
Representative tracked offer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition
10GB VRAMPerf: 1100320W
Relative Value57balanced preset
RTX 3080 vs RTX 4070 Super — value comparison
NVIDIA
RTX 4070 Super
Representative tracked offer: GIGABYTE RTX 4070 SUPER WINDFORCE OC
12GB VRAMPerf: 1160220W
Relative Value74balanced preset
RTX 4070 Super shows higher Relative Value under balanced weights at the current dataset offers: 74 vs 57. The result crosses over if RTX 3080 reaches about $485 or below.
Price data · US · USD · New · A 2026-08-23 · B 2026-08-23Coverage · 5 tracked new-offer records across both modelsBenchmark confidence · no estimate flags on these two recordsAffiliate links · We may earn a commission from these links. Scores are calculated separately using our methodology.
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02 · Decision matrix
One decision, three separate questions
Capability ignores price. Relative Value adds the current dataset offers and your priorities. Keeping them separate prevents a cheap product from being mistaken for the faster product.
The decision, split by questioncapability · value · price are separate answers
Capability by task
| Scenario | RTX 3080 | RTX 4070 Super |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p Gaming | S#16 | S#14 |
| 1440p Gaming | B#21 | A#14✓ |
| 4K / VR | C#16 | B#14✓ |
| Ray Tracing @ 2K (1440p) | C#18 | C#13 |
| AI / Local LLM | C#21 | B#9✓ |
| 3D Rendering | B#12 | B#10 |
| Light Use & Efficiency | D#41 | C#27✓ |
RTX 4070 Super grades higher in 4 of 7 graded scenarios (3 tied) and is never graded lower. These are the same S–F grades as the tier list — capability only, price excluded. The value rows below add prices from the 2026-08-23 offer frame. How tiers are assigned →
Relative Value by priority
Balancedhigher relative value lit
57
74 ✓
1080p Budgethigher relative value lit
54
64 ✓
1440p Sweet Spothigher relative value lit
47
67 ✓
4K Ultra / VRhigher relative value lit
29
48 ✓
Ray Tracing (1440p)higher relative value lit
36
64 ✓
AI / LLMhigher relative value lit
14
27 ✓
Both products are normalized within the same in-stock market frame per preset. A check marks the higher Relative Value; a difference of 3 points or less is shown as practically even.
Crossover price is loading. The switch-over point and Strong Value threshold appear as soon as today's offer snapshots are confirmed in your browser.
03 · Price crossover
The price changes the answer
Current offers, crossover points and Strong Value thresholds answer different questions. Thresholds are calculations, not price forecasts.
A · RTX 3080
- Current dataset offer · NewUS · USD · snapshot 2026-08-23
- $707
- Beats RTX 4070 Super atbalanced weights; rival offer held fixed
- $485
- Strong Value at80+ Relative Value threshold
- $435
B · RTX 4070 Super
- Current dataset offer · NewUS · USD · snapshot 2026-08-23
- $812
- Beats RTX 3080 atbalanced weights; rival offer held fixed
- $1182
- Strong Value at80+ Relative Value threshold
- $728
04 · Capability
Capability indexes, side by side
Price is intentionally excluded here so the more capable product and the better-value product cannot be confused.
Raster performance
1100
1160
1160
Ray tracing
886
1167
1167
AI (FP16 tensor)
1021
1217
1217
A · RTX 3080B · RTX 4070 SuperGPU indexes share one 1000-point scale (RTX 4070 = 1000).RTX 4070 Super shows higher Value under every weighting we test — a stable result in the 2026-08-23 offer frame.
05 · Platform & ownership
Fit, compatibility and ownership context
Only verified structured fields are shown. Physical fit, connectors, cooling and typical warranty belong to the representative tracked partner card named in each column; other board variants can differ.
A · RTX 3080
- Representative offer variantNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition
- Host interfacePCIe 4.0 x16
- Suggested PSU750 W
- Power connectors1x 12-pin
- Card length267 mm
- Expansion slots2-slot
- Coolingair
- Display outputs1× HDMI · 3× DisplayPort
B · RTX 4070 Super
- Representative offer variantGIGABYTE RTX 4070 SUPER WINDFORCE OC
- Host interfacePCIe 4.0 x16
- Suggested PSU550 W
- Power connectors1x 16-pin
- Card length261 mm
- Expansion slots2-slot
- Coolingair
- Display outputs1× HDMI · 3× DisplayPort
- Warranty (typical new)36 mo
3-year electricity model
Over 3 years at 4h/day and $0.15/kWh, RTX 3080 (320 W) adds about $105 in modeled electricity and RTX 4070 Super (220 W) about $72. The modeled difference is roughly $33. This uses rated power as a common comparison input, not a promise of wall-power consumption.
06 · Specifications
Key specifications
Reference-GPU fields and representative-offer fields are labelled separately. Directional checkmarks appear only where more or less has a clear meaning; they are not an overall verdict.
| Specification | RTX 3080 | RTX 4070 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Ampere | Ada Lovelace |
| VRAM | 10 GB | 12 GB✓ |
| Memory type | GDDR6X | GDDR6X |
| Memory bus | 320-bit✓ | 192-bit |
| Host interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Boost clock | 1,710 MHz | 2,505 MHz |
| Board power (lower is better) | 320 W | 220 W✓ |
| Suggested PSU (representative offer) | 750 W | 550 W |
| Power connectors (representative offer) | 1x 12-pin | 1x 16-pin |
| Card length (representative offer) | 267 mm | 261 mm✓ |
| Warranty (representative offer) | not tracked | 36 mo |
| Current dataset offer · New | $707snapshot 2026-08-23✓ | $812snapshot 2026-08-23 |
Show additional verified specifications
| Specification | RTX 3080 | RTX 4070 Super |
|---|---|---|
| Process node | 8 nm | 5 nm |
| Base clock | 1,440 MHz | 1,980 MHz |
| Memory data rate | 19 Gbps | 21 Gbps |
| Expansion slots (representative offer) | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Cooling fans (representative offer) | 2 | 2 |
| Display outputs (representative offer) | 1× HDMI · 3× DisplayPort | 1× HDMI · 3× DisplayPort |
| Cooling type (representative offer) | air | air |
“Not tracked” means the source data does not contain a verified value; no default or guessed specification is substituted.
07 · Customize
Try other models and your own priorities
Presets are starting points. Swap either side, then open Advanced weights only if you want to tune the formula directly.
08 · Alternative
A third option worth checking
The same scenario and market frame checks whether another currently priced model offers a cleaner trade-off.
No cleaner third option in this dataset
The scenario-aware check did not find a currently priced alternative that improves this decision without changing the trade-off. This is a dataset result, not a claim that no other product exists.
A price-aware third suggestion appears once today's offer snapshots are confirmed in your browser.
09 · Decision guide
Choose based on the trade-off you actually want
These are evidence-linked conditions, not universal buying verdicts. Feature ecosystems, software support and platform preferences remain your call.
Choose A · RTX 3080 if…
- You can find it at or below its Strong Value threshold of $435 under balanced weights.
Choose B · RTX 4070 Super if…
- You prioritize 1440p Gaming, 4K / VR, AI / Local LLM — it earns the higher capability tier in those tracked scenarios.
- Your priorities resemble Balanced, 1080p Budget, 1440p Sweet Spot — it has higher Relative Value under those presets at the snapshot offers.
- Lower rated power matters: 220 W versus 320 W for RTX 3080.
- You can find it at or below its Strong Value threshold of $728 under balanced weights.
10 · Methodology & FAQ
Read the methodology →How to read this comparison
The formula is a linear weighted sum inside the current comparison frame. Capability, price and user priorities stay visible as separate inputs so the result can be challenged and changed.
- Which is better value right now: RTX 3080 or RTX 4070 Super?
- Under the balanced preset and the 2026-08-23 offer frame, RTX 4070 Super has higher Relative Value under this configuration (74 vs 57). Value is price-dependent and moves with your weighting; capability is a separate question, answered by the tier table.
- Which one is more capable, ignoring price?
- RTX 4070 Super grades higher in 4 of 7 graded scenarios (3 tied) and is never graded lower.
- At what price does the RTX 3080 become the better value?
- Holding the RTX 4070 Super offer dated in the 2026-08-23 frame fixed, the calculation flips in favour of the RTX 3080 at roughly $485 or below (balanced preset). Not a price forecast.
- Where can I compare current offers for both?
- Dated offer snapshots for both models are listed on their product pages (linked above); the interactive calculator recalculates both with your own weights and budget.
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