RTX 4070 SUPER vs RTX 3080 Ti
Short answer: which is best?
RTX 4070 SUPER is 4.7 % stronger than RTX 3080 Ti. RTX 4070 SUPER ranks #11 of 59 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (10,840 GPU score over 11 verified runs). RTX 3080 Ti ranks #13 of 59 measured graphics cards at WhatFPS (10,358 GPU score over 7 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 18 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.
Measured comparison
| Metric | RTX 4070 SUPER | RTX 3080 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| GPU score (the card's own performance) | 10,840 | 10,358 |
| Best rig (GAMING — whole PC) | 11,875 | 11,289 |
| Earth II (Vulkan) | 45.4 FPS | 43 FPS |
| Mission to Earth II (DX12) | 57.4 FPS | 55.2 FPS |
| Earth II Landing (DX12 Ultimate) | 52 FPS | 49.8 FPS |
| Supernova (DX11) | 108 FPS | 107.7 FPS |
| Memory bandwidth | 155 GB/s | 291 GB/s |
| VRAM | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Ray tracing | Yes | Yes |
Fragz' verdict
The RTX 4070 SUPER edges out the RTX 3080 Ti, taking the overall GPU score by a 5.6% lead and securing its position as the third-ranked card in our lineup. This advantage is evident across our tests, with the 4070 SUPER hitting 51.4 FPS in the Earth II Landing DX12 Ultimate scene compared to the 3080 Ti's 47.5 FPS, backed by its higher peak clock of 2805 MHz and a stronger ALU index of 515147. For gamers, this translates to a smoother experience, especially in modern titles leveraging DX12 Ultimate. While the RTX 3080 Ti still offers a substantial 290 GB/s of memory bandwidth compared to the 4070 SUPER's 135 GB/s, its overall performance lags behind. It's also worth noting the RTX 4070 SUPER's results come from a thinner sample of three verified runs, versus the RTX 3080 Ti's ten.
Generated July 19, 2026 from the 18 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 4070 SUPER · All measurements for RTX 3080 Ti