RTX 3080 Ti vs RTX 3070
Short answer: which is best?
RTX 3080 Ti is 64.2 % stronger than RTX 3070. RTX 3080 Ti ranks #10 of 43 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (10,358 GPU score over 7 verified runs). RTX 3070 ranks #18 of 43 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (6,307 GPU score over 4 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 11 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.
Measured comparison
| Metric | RTX 3080 Ti | RTX 3070 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU score (the card's own performance) | 10,358 | 6,307 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 11,289 | 7,635 |
| Earth II (Vulkan) | 42.4 FPS | 25.9 FPS |
| Mission to Earth II (DX12) | 53.7 FPS | 32.4 FPS |
| Earth II Landing (DX12 Ultimate) | 47.9 FPS | 31.3 FPS |
| Supernova (DX11) | 99.2 FPS | 89.3 FPS |
| Memory bandwidth | 290 GB/s | 157 GB/s |
| VRAM | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Ray tracing | Yes | Yes |
Fragz' verdict
The RTX 3080 Ti is the clear victor in this head-to-head, boasting a 57.9% lead over the RTX 3070 in its overall GPU score. This substantial performance gap is evident in our tests, with the RTX 3080 Ti hitting 42.6 FPS in Earth II (Vulkan) and 52.2 FPS in Mission to Earth II (DX12), significantly outperforming the RTX 3070's 26 FPS and 32.4 FPS in the same scenes. The RTX 3080 Ti achieves this with a much higher raw compute, indicated by an ALU index of 498822, and nearly double the memory bandwidth at 290 GB/s compared to the RTX 3070's 160 GB/s, plus an extra 4 GB of VRAM. For gamers, this means noticeably higher frame rates and a smoother experience, especially in demanding titles and resolutions. However, the RTX 3070, despite its thin sample of only two verified runs, still ranks 6th out of 9 cards, suggesting it remains a solid choice if you're not chasing the absolute highest performance tier that the 4th-ranked RTX 3080 Ti offers.
Generated July 19, 2026 from the 11 verified runs available then. The verdict is never silently rewritten — new numbers get a new verdict.
What the numbers mean
The GPU score is the graphics card's own performance — that is what we rank on. GAMING is the whole rig's score in the best PC we measured the card in, and depends on processor, memory and storage. We show both and never mix them.
All numbers come from our benchmark suite: four hand-built 3D scenes written directly against the graphics APIs in Rust, the same load on every PC. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik
All measurements for RTX 3080 Ti · All measurements for RTX 3070