8960 Shading Units — 2 Graphics Cards Compared

Decision table

8960 Shading Units: which one for what?

The 2 models on this page are scored only against each other, for the use you pick. Scores come from the spec sheets; no price and no advertising go in.

What will you use it for? Gaming Content Creation Quiet operation Films & Video

Leads for Gaming: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti88%

Leads for Content Creation: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti92%

Leads for Quiet operation: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti71%

Leads for Films & Video: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti71%

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080NVIDIA
12 GB · Ampere · 1710 MHz
71% 62% 50% 50%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 TiNVIDIA
16 GB · Blackwell · 2452 MHz
88% 92% 71% 71%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 16 GB of memory
- Ray-tracing hardware
- Current model — 19 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 16 GB of memory
- AV1 encoder
- Current model — 19 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- 300 W — among the frugal ones here
- Current model — 19 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- AV1 decoder
- 300 W — among the frugal ones here
- Current model — 19 months on the market