RTX 3080 vs RTX 5070 – 4K gaming benchmarks compared

A new set of 4K gaming benchmarks from YouTube channel TestingGames puts NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 3080 head-to-head with the newer GeForce RTX 5070 to see how the two GPUs stack up in modern AAA titles at 3840 × 2160 resolution.

Across the board, the RTX 5070 outpaced the RTX 3080 in every tested title a sign of how GPU design and efficiency have evolved over the past several years.

4K benchmark results

Here’s how the two cards performed in a selection of demanding games:

• Mafia: The Old Country: 34 FPS (RTX 3080) vs 38 FPS (RTX 5070)
• Cyberpunk 2077: 31 FPS vs 39 FPS
• Horizon Forbidden West: 49 FPS vs 57 FPS
• Battlefield 6 RedSec: 36 FPS vs 52 FPS
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: 31 FPS vs 36 FPS
• Dying Light The Beast: 34 FPS vs 42 FPS
• Forza Horizon 5: 76 FPS vs 94 FPS
• Ghost of Tsushima: 41 FPS vs 44 FPS
• Red Dead Redemption 2: 69 FPS vs 78 FPS
• Silent Hill f: 42 FPS vs 52 FPS

In every title tested, the RTX 5070 delivered higher FPS in some cases by a noticeable margin – confirming that NVIDIA’s newer architecture offers a real performance uplift at 4K resolution.

Despite the RTX 3080’s legacy as a high-end GPU, the newer RTX 5070 – with its updated architecture, more efficient design, and larger 12 GB frame buffer – consistently leads in 4K gaming performance in this comparison. While neither card hits ultra-smooth 60 FPS in the most demanding titles without technologies like DLSS or frame generation, the RTX 5070’s gains show that NVIDIA’s midrange options have closed the gap with older high-end silicon.

Sources: Testing Games (YouTube), nanoreview