RTX 5070 Ti vs RTX 4080: Performance Test Results Revealed

I. Introduction

The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti has officially launched, and one of its key competitors is the previous generation GeForce RTX 4080. Although the latter is an older product, it is positioned within the same performance tier as the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti.

So, how does the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti compare to the GeForce RTX 4080? Is the performance significantly lower, slightly lower, roughly the same, or slightly higher or significantly higher than its competitor? This article will reveal the answer.

II. Parameter Comparison

The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti was released on January 6, 2025, featuring the GB203 GPU chip, built on TSMC’s 5nm process. It has 8960 CUDA cores, 280 texture units, 70 multi-processors, 280 tensor cores, and 70 ray-tracing cores.

Its L2 cache is 64MB, with a base clock of 2300 MHz and a boost clock of 2452 MHz. It comes equipped with 16GB of GDDR7 VRAM, with a memory bus width of 256 bits, a memory speed of 28Gbps, and a memory bandwidth of 896GB/s. Its FP32 floating-point performance is 43.94 T FLOPS, and its power consumption is 300W. The reference price is $749.

The GeForce RTX 4080 16GB model was released on September 20, 2022, featuring the AD103 GPU (shown in Image 4), based on the Ada Lovelace architecture, and built on TSMC’s 5nm process. It has 9728 CUDA cores, 76 ray-tracing cores, 112 raster cores, 304 texture units, 304 tensor cores, and 76 multi-processors. The L2 cache is 64MB.

Its base clock is 2205 MHz, with a boost clock of 2505 MHz. It has 16GB of GDDR6X VRAM, with a memory bus width of 256 bits, a memory speed of 22.4 Gbps, and a memory bandwidth of 716.8GB/s. Its FP32 floating-point performance is 48.74 TFLOPS, and its power consumption is 320W. The suggested retail price is $1199.

III. Test Platform Configuration

The main configuration is as follows:

• Processor: Ryzen 7 9800X3D
• Motherboard: MSI MPG X670E CARBON
• Memory: 32GB DDR5 6000MHz
• Graphics Cards: GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and GeForce RTX 4080
• Storage: Two Samsung 970 EVO 1TB SSDs
• Operating System: Windows 11

IV. Game Tests (GeForce RTX 5070 Ti vs RTX 4080)

The following tests involve seven games, all played at 4K resolution. In the images below, the platform on the left represents the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, and the platform on the right represents the GeForce RTX 4080.

First Game: God of War

• GeForce RTX 5070 Ti: Average FPS 92, Minimum FPS 83, Frame Time 10.6ms, CPU Usage 19%, Power Consumption 57W, Temperature 60°C, Memory Usage 12.0GB, GPU Usage 99%, VRAM Usage 8.9GB, Power 283W, Temperature 54°C.
• GeForce RTX 4080: Average FPS 91, Minimum FPS 72, Frame Time 11.1ms, CPU Usage 20%, Power Consumption 59W, Temperature 58°C, Memory Usage 11.6GB, GPU Usage 99%, VRAM Usage 8.7GB, Power 280W, Temperature 53°C.

In this game, the GeForce RTX 4080 platform has 1% higher CPU usage, almost the same memory usage (0.4GB lower), equal GPU usage, and slightly lower VRAM usage (0.2GB). The average FPS difference is just 1 FPS, while the minimum FPS is 11 FPS lower. The frame time is almost identical, making the results nearly a tie. However, the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti offers better stability, with similar power consumption and temperature.

Second Game: Ghostwire: Tokyo

• GeForce RTX 5070 Ti: Average FPS 64, Minimum FPS 58, Frame Time 15.6ms, CPU Usage 8%, Power Consumption 41W, Temperature 50°C, Memory Usage 10.9GB, GPU Usage 99%, VRAM Usage 8.1GB, Power 278W, Temperature 54°C.
• GeForce RTX 4080: Average FPS 63, Minimum FPS 47, Frame Time 16.0ms, CPU Usage 9%, Power Consumption 43W, Temperature 44°C, Memory Usage 10.8GB, GPU Usage 99%, VRAM Usage 8.1GB, Power 263W, Temperature 53°C.

Here, the GeForce RTX 4080 platform uses 1% more CPU, with similar memory and GPU usage. The average FPS difference is just 1 FPS, while the minimum FPS is 11 FPS lower. Frame time is almost the same, resulting in a tie. The GeForce RTX 4080 platform has 15W lower power consumption and similar temperatures.

Third Game: Horizon Forbidden West

• GeForce RTX 5070 Ti: Average FPS 72, Minimum FPS 61, Frame Time 14.1ms, CPU Usage 39%, Power Consumption 90W, Temperature 67°C, Memory Usage 10.9GB, GPU Usage 99%, VRAM Usage 9.4GB, Power 255W, Temperature 49°C.
• GeForce RTX 4080: Average FPS 71, Minimum FPS 62, Frame Time 13.9ms, CPU Usage 41%, Power Consumption 94W, Temperature 65°C, Memory Usage 11.3GB, GPU Usage 99%, VRAM Usage 9.9GB, Power 251W, Temperature 52°C.

In this game, the GeForce RTX 4080 platform has 2% higher CPU usage and higher memory and VRAM usage (0.4GB and 0.5GB respectively). The average FPS is 1 FPS lower, but the minimum FPS is 1 FPS higher. Frame time is nearly identical, making it a tie overall, with 4W less power consumption on the GeForce RTX 4080 but 3°C higher temperature.

Fourth Game: Silent Hill 2

• GeForce RTX 5070 Ti: Average FPS 53, Minimum FPS 45, Frame Time 18.9ms, CPU Usage 10%, Power Consumption 46W, Temperature 46°C, Memory Usage 10.8GB, GPU Usage 98%, VRAM Usage 8.8GB, Power 268W, Temperature 51°C.
• GeForce RTX 4080: Average FPS 51, Minimum FPS 41, Frame Time 20.1ms, CPU Usage 11%, Power Consumption 47W, Temperature 45°C, Memory Usage 11.3GB, GPU Usage 99%, VRAM Usage 9.1GB, Power 262W, Temperature 54°C.

In this game, the GeForce RTX 4080 platform uses 1% more CPU, with 0.5GB more memory usage and 0.3GB more VRAM usage. The average FPS is 2 FPS lower, and the minimum FPS is 4 FPS lower. Frame time is 1ms higher on the GeForce RTX 4080, but the results are still close to a tie, with the GeForce RTX 4080 platform consuming 6W less power but 3°C higher temperature.

Fifth Game: Black Myth: Wukong

• GeForce RTX 5070 Ti: Average FPS 47, Minimum FPS 40, Frame Time 22.1ms, CPU Usage 12%, Power Consumption 43W, Temperature 51°C, Memory Usage 12.5GB, GPU Usage 99%, VRAM Usage 10.6GB, Power 268W, Temperature 54°C.
• GeForce RTX 4080: Average FPS 47, Minimum FPS 41, Frame Time 20.5ms, CPU Usage 12%, Power Consumption 42W, Temperature 48°C, Memory Usage 13.1GB, GPU Usage 98%, VRAM Usage 10.8GB, Power 275W, Temperature 56°C.

In this game, both platforms have equal CPU usage, but the GeForce RTX 4080 platform uses 0.6GB more memory and 0.2GB more VRAM. The average and minimum FPS are nearly identical, with the GeForce RTX 4080 having 2ms lower frame time. The power consumption is 7W higher on the GeForce RTX 4080, and its temperature is 2°C higher.

Sixth Game: Stalker 2

• GeForce RTX 5070 Ti: Average FPS 51, Minimum FPS 38, Frame Time 18.6ms, CPU Usage 19%, Power Consumption 60W, Temperature 58°C, Memory Usage 16.7GB, GPU Usage 95%, VRAM Usage 9.7GB, Power 256W, Temperature 53°C.
• GeForce RTX 4080: Average FPS 51, Minimum FPS 35, Frame Time 21.9ms, CPU Usage 27%, Power Consumption 61W, Temperature 53°C, Memory Usage 17.1GB, GPU Usage 99%, VRAM Usage 10.1GB, Power 258W, Temperature 53°C.

In this game, the GeForce RTX 4080 platform uses 8% more CPU and 0.4GB more memory. The GeForce RTX 4080 has 4% higher GPU usage and 0.4GB more VRAM. The average FPS is equal, but the minimum FPS is 3 FPS lower, and the frame time is 3ms higher on the GeForce RTX 4080. Overall, power consumption is 2W higher, and temperature is the same.

Seventh Game: Microsoft Flight Simulator

• GeForce RTX 5070 Ti: Average FPS 48, Minimum FPS 43, Frame Time 21.8ms, CPU Usage 39%, Power Consumption 80W, Temperature 64°C, Memory Usage 18.9GB, GPU Usage 98%, VRAM Usage 13.4GB, Power 264W, Temperature 54°C.
• GeForce RTX 4080: Average FPS 45, Minimum FPS 41, Frame Time 23.1ms, CPU Usage 37%, Power Consumption 78W, Temperature 57°C, Memory Usage 24.2GB, GPU Usage 98%, VRAM Usage 12.4GB, Power 260W, Temperature 55°C.

In this game, the GeForce RTX 4080 platform uses 2% less CPU but 3.3GB more memory. The average FPS is 3 FPS lower, and the minimum FPS is 2 FPS lower. Frame time is 1ms higher on the GeForce RTX 4080, but power consumption is 4W lower and temperature is 1°C higher.

V. Comparison Conclusion

The test results are clear: the performance of the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is roughly on par with the GeForce RTX 4080. The overall performance across various aspects is nearly identical, though the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti does have a slight edge in some areas.

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