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GeForce RTX 3080 vs. RTX 3070 Ti laptops: Very little difference on average

GeForce RTX 3080 vs. RTX 3070 Ti laptops: There's practically no difference (Image source: Nvidia)
GeForce RTX 3080 vs. RTX 3070 Ti laptops: There's practically no difference (Image source: Nvidia)
The performance margins between the RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 3080 are so small that the RTX 3070 Ti can outperform the RTX 3080 in certain cases. If you want to avoid the slowest RTX 3070 Ti or RTX 3080 laptops, then this list might come in handy.

For 2022, Nvidia introduced the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 3080 Ti for laptops as higher-end upgrades to last year's regular GeForce RTX 3070 and RTX 3080, respectively. The two new Ti GPUs are serving as both minor upgrades and stopgaps before the inevitable launch of the mobile RTX 4000 series. Are there any reasons to choose the older RTX 3080 over the newer 3070 Ti?

Based on our benchmark results from over 40 different RTX 3080 laptops and half a dozen RTX 3070 Ti laptops thus far, we've discovered that the new RTX 3070 Ti is within just a couple of percentage points from the regular RTX 3080 on average. The MSI Vector GP66 with the RTX 3070 Ti in particular is only about 10 percent slower than the fastest laptop in our database equipped with the mobile RTX 3080.

Now, there are also a couple of outliers that users should be aware of. The MSI Stealth GS66 with RTX 3070 Ti, for example, is about 15 percent slower than the aforementioned Vector GP66 despite the fact that they both carry the same GPU. The thicker and heavier chassis of the GP66 allows it to target a much higher TGP of 165 W compared to only 105 W in the GS66. The performance deficit between an average RTX 3080 laptop and the "slow" RTX 3070 Ti in the GS66 is still only about 10 percent regardless. If anything, the new Ti options have made it even more difficult for customers to choose between different gaming laptops since the Ti GPUs can sometimes be slower or faster than their respective non-Ti versions.

3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Alienware m17 R4
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-10980HK
32366 Points
MSI GE76 Raider 10UH
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10870H
32222 Points
MSI GE76 Raider 11UH-472US
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11980HK
31515 Points
SCHENKER XMG NEO 17 GM7TG8S
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
31373 Points
SCHENKER XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
31341 Points
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-10980HK
31133 Points
MSI GP66 Leopard 11UH-028
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
30811 Points
SCHENKER XMG Ultra 17 Rocket Lake
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11900K
30650 Points
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900H
29729 Points
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
29630 Points
Asus Strix Scar 17 G733QSA-XS99
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
29508 Points
Aorus 15P YD
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
29389 Points
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
29194 Points
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11900H
28939 Points
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
28740 Points
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
28687 Points
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE GX551QS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
28493 Points
Lenovo Legion 7 16ACHg6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
28481 Points
SCHENKER XMG Pro 17 (Late 2021, RTX 3080)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
28036 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
  (22612 - 32550, n=37)
27554 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
  (16455 - 32366, n=45)
27464 Points
Aorus 17G YD
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
27275 Points
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
27266 Points
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10870H
27122 Points
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G533QS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
26956 Points
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
26868 Points
Medion Erazer Beast X25
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
26771 Points
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10875H
26486 Points
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11980HK
26177 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
25285 Points
MSI Stealth GS66 12UGS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
25169 Points
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-10980HK
25129 Points
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10875H
25113 Points
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11900H
25043 Points
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
23325 Points
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
22826 Points
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
SCHENKER XMG Ultra 17 Rocket Lake
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11900K
13144 Points
Alienware m17 R4
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-10980HK
12718 Points
MSI GE76 Raider 10UH
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10870H
12678 Points
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
12055 Points
SCHENKER XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
11916 Points
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-10980HK
11915 Points
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900H
11739 Points
Asus Strix Scar 17 G733QSA-XS99
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
11598 Points
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
11577 Points
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11900H
11424 Points
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE GX551QS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
11407 Points
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G533QS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
11396 Points
MSI GP66 Leopard 11UH-028
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
11346 Points
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
11235 Points
Aorus 15P YD
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
11129 Points
Lenovo Legion 7 16ACHg6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
11112 Points
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10875H
10898 Points
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
10836 Points
SCHENKER XMG NEO 17 GM7TG8S
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
10795 Points
Medion Erazer Beast X25
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
10752 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
  (6407 - 13210, n=44)
10695 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
  (8142 - 12324, n=37)
10478 Points
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
10250 Points
Aorus 17G YD
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
10144 Points
SCHENKER XMG Pro 17 (Late 2021, RTX 3080)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
10098 Points
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10870H
10071 Points
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11980HK
9989 Points
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
9981 Points
MSI Stealth GS66 12UGS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
9758 Points
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YC
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-10980HK
9646 Points
Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 GA503Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
9439 Points
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11900H
9377 Points
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10875H
9023 Points
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
8920 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
8774 Points
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Alienware m17 R4
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-10980HK
43077 Points
MSI GE76 Raider 10UH
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10870H
42813 Points
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
42555 Points
SCHENKER XMG Neo 15 Tiger Lake
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
42087 Points
MSI GE76 Raider 11UH-472US
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11980HK
41876 Points
SCHENKER XMG Ultra 17 Rocket Lake
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11900K
41696 Points
SCHENKER XMG NEO 17 GM7TG8S
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
41039 Points
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900H
40880 Points
Alienware m15 R4 RTX 3080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-10980HK
40754 Points
Asus Strix Scar 17 G733QSA-XS99
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
40704 Points
MSI GP66 Leopard 11UH-028
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
40384 Points
Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G533QS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
39782 Points
Alienware m15 R6, i7-11800H RTX 3080
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
38674 Points
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE GX551QS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
38532 Points
Aorus 15P YD
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
38409 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU
  (31288 - 43744, n=39)
38345 Points
Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 GX703HSD
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11900H
38087 Points
SCHENKER XMG Pro 17 (Late 2021, RTX 3080)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
37779 Points
Maingear Vector Pro MG-VCP17
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
37714 Points
Razer Blade Pro 17 2021 (QHD Touch)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10875H
37171 Points
Lenovo Legion 7 16ACHg6
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
37108 Points
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Late 2021)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
36134 Points
Aorus 17G YD
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
36043 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
  (13799 - 42569, n=36)
35944 Points
Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11980HK
35787 Points
Medion Erazer Beast X25
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
35678 Points
Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Mid 2021)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
35663 Points
SCHENKER XMG Pro 15 (Early 2021, RTX 3080)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10870H
35513 Points
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11900H
34062 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-11950H
33732 Points
MSI Stealth GS66 12UGS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
32525 Points
Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-10875H
32521 Points
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-41-R9S5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
31288 Points
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> Expert Reviews and News on Laptops, Smartphones and Tech Innovations > News > News Archive > Newsarchive 2022 04 > GeForce RTX 3080 vs. RTX 3070 Ti laptops: Very little difference on average
Allen Ngo, 2022-04-19 (Update: 2022-04-19)