Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice vs PNY GeForce RTX 3070 Uprising Dual Fan LHR
Performance
GPU clock speed
The graphics processing unit (GPU) has a higher clock speed.
- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 2295
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- PNY GeForce RTX 3070 Uprising Dual Fan LHR 1500
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GPU turbo
When the GPU is running below its limitations, it can boost to a higher clock speed in order to give increased performance.
- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 2700
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- PNY GeForce RTX 3070 Uprising Dual Fan LHR 1725
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Pixel rate
The number of pixels that can be rendered to the screen every second.
- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 302.4
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- PNY GeForce RTX 3070 Uprising Dual Fan LHR 165.6
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Floating-point performance
Floating-point performance is a measurement of the raw processing power of the GPU.
- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 55.3
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- PNY GeForce RTX 3070 Uprising Dual Fan LHR 20.31
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Texture rate
The number of textured pixels that can be rendered to the screen every second.
- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 864
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- PNY GeForce RTX 3070 Uprising Dual Fan LHR 317.4
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GPU memory speed
The memory clock speed is one aspect that determines the memory bandwidth.
- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 1438
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- PNY GeForce RTX 3070 Uprising Dual Fan LHR 1750
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Shading units
Shading units (or stream processors) are small processors within the graphics card that are responsible for processing different aspects of the image.
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- PNY GeForce RTX 3070 Uprising Dual Fan LHR 5888
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Texture mapping units (TMUs)
TMUs take textures and map them to the geometry of a 3D scene. More TMUs will typically mean that texture information is processed faster.
- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 320
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- PNY GeForce RTX 3070 Uprising Dual Fan LHR 184
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Render output units (ROPs)
The ROPs are responsible for some of the final steps of the rendering process, writing the final pixel data to memory and carrying out other tasks such as anti-aliasing to improve the look of graphics.
- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 112
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- PNY GeForce RTX 3070 Uprising Dual Fan LHR 96
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Memory
Effective memory speed
The effective memory clock speed is calculated from the size and data rate of the memory. Higher clock speeds can give increased performance in games and other apps.
- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 23000
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- PNY GeForce RTX 3070 Uprising Dual Fan LHR 14000
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Maximum memory bandwidth
This is the maximum rate that data can be read from or stored into memory.
- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 736.3
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- PNY GeForce RTX 3070 Uprising Dual Fan LHR 448
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VRAM
VRAM (video RAM) is the dedicated memory of a graphics card. More VRAM generally allows you to run games at higher settings, especially for things like texture resolution.
- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 16
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- PNY GeForce RTX 3070 Uprising Dual Fan LHR 8
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GDDR version
Newer versions of GDDR memory offer improvements such as higher transfer rates that give increased performance.
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Features
Has LHR
Nvidia's Lite Hash Rate (LHR) technology limits the ability to use a graphics card for cryptocurrency mining. Gaming performance is unaffected.
- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice
- PNY GeForce RTX 3070 Uprising Dual Fan LHR
Has RGB lighting
RGB lighting allows you to choose between millions of colors and customize the look of your PC components.
- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice
- PNY GeForce RTX 3070 Uprising Dual Fan LHR
Ports
HDMI version
Newer versions of HDMI support higher bandwidth, which allows for higher resolutions and frame rates.
- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice hdmi_2_1_a
- PNY GeForce RTX 3070 Uprising Dual Fan LHR hdmi_2_1
General info
GPU architecture
The name of the GPU architecture.
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- PNY GeForce RTX 3070 Uprising Dual Fan LHR 220
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Thermal Design Power (TDP)
The thermal design power (TDP) is the maximum amount of power the cooling system needs to dissipate. A lower TDP typically means that it consumes less power.
- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 320
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- PNY GeForce RTX 3070 Uprising Dual Fan LHR 17400
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Number of transistors
A higher transistor count generally indicates a newer, more powerful processor.
- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 45900
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- PNY GeForce RTX 3070 Uprising Dual Fan LHR 8
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Semiconductor size
Small semiconductors provide better performance and reduced power consumption. Chipsets with a higher number of transistors, semiconductor components of electronic devices, offer more computational power. A small form factor allows more transistors to fit on a chip, therefore increasing its performance.
- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 5
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- PNY GeForce RTX 3070 Uprising Dual Fan LHR 4
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PCI Express (PCIe) version
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) is a high-speed interface standard for connecting components, such as graphics cards and SSDs, to a motherboard. Newer versions can support more bandwidth and deliver better performance.
- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 4
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- PNY GeForce RTX 3070 Uprising Dual Fan LHR null
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Warranty period
When covered under the manufacturer’s warranty it is possible to get a replacement in the case of a malfunction. Note: This may vary by region.
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- PNY GeForce RTX 3070 Uprising Dual Fan LHR null
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Has air-water cooling
The graphics card uses a combination of water and air to reduce the temperature of the card. This allows it to be overclocked more, increasing performance.
- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice null
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- PNY GeForce RTX 3070 Uprising Dual Fan LHR 264.9
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Width
The width represents the horizontal dimension of the product.
- Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Xtreme Ice 357
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- PNY GeForce RTX 3070 Uprising Dual Fan LHR 139.9
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