NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080

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GeForce RTX 5070 compared with GeForce RTX 5080

	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 5070	NVIDIAGeForce RTX 5080
Overview
Released
Released	March 2025	January 2025
Performance
Chip maker
Chip maker	NVIDIA	NVIDIA
Architecture
Architecture	Blackwell	Blackwell
Shader cores
Shader cores	6,144	10,752
Boost clock
Boost clock	2,512 MHz	2,617 MHz (better)
Architecture
Architecture	GB205 GPU; 48 SMs	GB203 GPU; 84 SMs
Manufacturing process
Manufacturing process	TSMC 4nm (4N NVIDIA custom process); 31.1 billion transistors; 263 mm² die	TSMC 4nm (4N NVIDIA custom process); 45.6 billion transistors; 378 mm² die
Ray tracing
Ray tracing	48 fourth-generation RT Cores; 94 RT TFLOPS	84 fourth-generation RT Cores; 171 RT TFLOPS
AI cores
AI cores	192 fifth-generation Tensor Cores; 988 AI TOPS	336 fifth-generation Tensor Cores; 1801 AI TOPS
Upscaling and frame generation
Upscaling and frame generation	DLSS 4.5 with Super Resolution, DLAA, Ray Reconstruction, Frame Generation, Multi Frame Generation and Dynamic Multi Frame Generation	DLSS 4.5 with Super Resolution, DLAA, Ray Reconstruction, Frame Generation, Multi Frame Generation and Dynamic Multi Frame Generation
Base clock
Base clock	2.33 GHz	2.30 GHz
Cache
Cache	48 MB L2	64 MB L2
Memory
Video memory
Video memory	12 GB GDDR7	16 GB GDDR7 (better)
Memory bus
Memory bus	192-bit	256-bit (better)
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	672 GB/s	960 GB/s (better)
Memory detail
Memory detail	GDDR7 at 28 Gbps	GDDR7 at 30 Gbps
Connections and power
Board power
Board power	250 W (better)	360 W
Interface
Interface	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
Display outputs
Display outputs	3 × DisplayPort 2.1b (UHBR20), 1 × HDMI 2.1b; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.3	3 × DisplayPort 2.1b (UHBR20), 1 × HDMI 2.1b; up to 4 displays; HDCP 2.3
Maximum resolution
Maximum resolution	4K at 480 Hz or 8K at 165 Hz with DSC	4K at 480 Hz or 8K at 165 Hz with DSC
Power connector
Power connector	1 × 300 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable, or 2 × PCIe 8-pin cables with the adapter in the box	1 × 450 W or greater PCIe Gen 5 cable, or 3 × PCIe 8-pin cables with the adapter in the box
Recommended power supply
Recommended power supply	650 W	850 W
Slot width
Slot width	2-slot (Founders Edition)	2-slot (Founders Edition)
Size (reference card)
Size (reference card)	242 × 112 mm, 2-slot (Founders Edition)	304 × 137 mm, 2-slot (Founders Edition)
Video encode and decode
Video encode and decode	1 × ninth-generation NVENC, 1 × sixth-generation NVDEC; AV1 encode and decode	2 × ninth-generation NVENC, 2 × sixth-generation NVDEC; AV1 encode and decode