NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
vs
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
RTX 4090 RTX 4070 Difference
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
Price $ 1,599.0 $ 599.0 1000 (63%)
Year 2022 2023 1 (0%)
Maximum Recorded Temperature 72C 72C 0 (0%)
Max Fan Noise 48dB 48dB 0 (0%)
Recommended Power Supply 850W 550W 300 (35%)
Benchmark CPU AMD Ryzen 9 5950X ($710) AMD Ryzen 9 5950X ($710)
CPU Impact on FPS +0.0 FPS +0.0 FPS 0 (0%)
CPU Impact on FPS % 0.0% 0.0% 0 (0%)
Benchmark Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 356.1 FPS 233.4 FPS 122.7 (34%)
Average 1440p Performance 272.5 FPS 174.1 FPS 98.4 (36%)
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 238.2 FPS 151.5 FPS 86.7 (36%)
Average 4K Performance 172.7 FPS 109.0 FPS 63.7 (37%)
Memory 24 GB 12 GB 12 (50%)
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 4.5 $ 2.6 1.9 (42%)
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 5.9 $ 3.4 2.5 (42%)
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 6.7 $ 4.0 2.7 (40%)
4K Cost Per Frame $ 9.3 $ 5.5 3.8 (41%)
Variant NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
Overall Combination Score 66/100 77/100 11 (17%)
Our Verdict: With some tuning, the RTX 4090 makes the most sense for gamers with 4K monitors and it is better than RTX 4070 by a margin. Though serious gamers hardly play at 4k. For everyone else, especially those on 1080p or even 1440p monitors, the RTX 4070 could be the better value choice in the short term. The RTX 4090 is faster by 57% for 1440p gaming. However, RTX 4070 is still capable of producing more than 60 frames per second. For 1080p games, upgrading from RTX 4070 to RTX 4090 is not worth it if targeting 60 frames per second. The price/performance ratio is much better for RTX 4070 .

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

Spec for spec, this RTX 4090 leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the RTX 3090, by boasting 44.5 % more fps. Compared to its AMD 's closest rival, RX 7900 XT, the RTX 4090 was 21.9 % faster.

Fortunately, gaming performance was quite impressive. The RTX 4090 consistently delivers great frame rate increases over the RTX 3090 and it really justifies an upgrade. For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Starfield, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Immortals of Aveum, The Callisto Protocol, Remnant II at 80 fps to 120 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 106 fps.

For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play Starfield, Immortals of Aveum, Remnant II, The Callisto Protocol, Microsoft Flight Simulator at 72 fps to 93 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 81 fps. For 2160p 4K, we were able to play Atomic Heart, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Marvel's Avengers, Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart, Borderlands 3 at 72 fps to 92 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 79 fps.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070

The RTX 4080 might be the high-end flagship of the latest Ada Lovelace set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most mid-range PC gamers. On the other hand, the RTX 4070 is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of $ 599. Spec for spec, this RTX 4070 leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the RTX 3070, by boasting 30.5 % more fps.

The RTX 4070 has 12 GB RAM compared to the RTX 3070 's 8 GB video memory. In our synthetic benchmarks, the RTX 4070 blows past the RTX 3070, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti and, amazingly, even the RTX 3080 as well.

Fortunately, gaming performance was quite impressive. The RTX 4070 consistently delivers great frame rate increases over the RTX 3070, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti and it really justifies an upgrade. For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Immortals of Aveum, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Callisto Protocol, Remnant II, The Last of Us Part I at 69 fps to 93 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 78 fps.

For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play Microsoft Flight Simulator, Forspoken, The Last of Us Part I, Atomic Heart, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor at 64 fps to 78 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 70 fps. For 2160p 4K, we were able to play Red Dead Redemption 2, Elden Ring, A Plague Tale: Requiem, Hogwarts Legacy, Halo Infinite at 63 fps to 66 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 65 fps.

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
264
293.8
184
205.0
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
180
200.3
126
140.0
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
156
173.6
108
121.0
2023 The Last of Us Part I
120
133.6
83
93.0
2023 Forspoken
139
154.9
89
99.9
2023 The Callisto Protocol
108
120.2
69
77.5
2023 Dead Space
180
200.3
116
129.1
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
213
237.7
137
153.2
2023 Armored Core VI
213
237.7
137
153.2
2023 Immortals of Aveum
96
106.8
62
68.9
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
192
213.7
123
137.7
2023 Remnant II
108
120.2
69
77.5
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
144
160.3
92
103.3
2023 Atomic Heart
144
160.3
92
103.3
2023 Starfield
72
80.1
46
51.7
2022 Elden Ring
188
209.0
130
145.0
2022 God of War
178
198.0
123
137.0
2022 Overwatch 2
331
368.0
229
255.0
2022 F1 22
216
240.4
151
168.0
2022 Dying Light 2
204
227.0
143
159.0
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
204
227.0
143
159.0
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
336
373.9
234
261.0
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
240
267.1
168
187.0
2021 Forza Horizon 5
180
200.0
125
139.0
2021 Halo Infinite
137
153.0
95
106.0
2021 Battlefield 2042
253
282.0
176
196.0
2021 Hitman 3
276
307.2
193
215.0
2021 Far Cry 6
257
285.8
165
184.2
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
281
312.5
181
201.4
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
283
315.2
198
220.0
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
144
161.0
100
112.0
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
94
105.0
66
74.0
2020 Valorant
637
708.0
442
492.0
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
250
278.0
173
193.0
2020 Death Stranding
288
321.0
200
223.0
2020 Marvel's Avengers
188
209.0
130
145.0
2020 Godfall
280
312.0
195
217.0
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
144
161.0
100
112.0
2019 Apex Legends
365
406.0
249
277.0
2019 Anthem
236
263.0
162
180.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
346
385.0
237
264.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
420
467.0
288
320.0
2019 Metro Exodus
186
207.0
126
141.0
2019 World War Z
360
400.0
246
274.0
2019 Gears of War 5
269
299.0
183
204.0
2019 F1 2019
337
375.0
231
257.0
2019 GreedFall
304
338.0
207
231.0
2019 Borderlands 3
214
238.0
146
163.0
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
411
457.0
280
312.0
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
158
176.0
108
120.0
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
248
276.0
169
188.0
2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
430
478.0
294
327.0
2018 F1 2018
369
411.0
252
281.0
2018 Far Cry 5
298
332.0
205
228.0
2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey
186
207.0
126
141.0
2018 Final Fantasy XV
283
315.0
194
216.0
2018 Shadow of the Tomb Raider
288
321.0
197
219.0
2018 Forza Horizon 4
355
395.0
243
270.0
2018 Fallout 76
404
449.0
276
307.0
2018 Hitman 2
315
350.0
216
240.0
2018 Just Cause 4
270
300.0
184
205.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
291
324.0
198
221.0
2018 Strange Brigade
433
482.0
297
330.0
2018 Battlefield V
360
400.0
246
274.0
2017 Assassin's Creed Origins
254
283.0
174
194.0
2017 Shadow of War
331
368.0
227
253.0
2017 Total War: Warhammer II
260
289.0
178
198.0
2017 Wolfenstein II
520
578.0
355
395.0
2017 Destiny 2
491
546.0
335
373.0
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
288
321.0
197
219.0
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
355
395.0
243
270.0
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
372
414.0
255
284.0
2017 For Honor
498
554.0
342
380.0
2017 Project CARS 2
351
390.0
241
268.0
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
427
475.0
292
325.0
2016 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
270
300.0
184
205.0
2016 Battlefield 1
423
470.0
289
322.0
2016 Overwatch
549
610.0
375
417.0
2016 Dishonored 2
257
286.0
176
196.0
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
320
356.0
218
243.0
2015 Rocket League
1451
1,613.0
994
1,105.0
2015 Need For Speed
401
446.0
274
305.0
2015 Project CARS
386
429.0
263
293.0
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
703
782.0
481
535.0
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
995
1,106.0
682
758.0
2009 League of Legends
1866
2,074.0
1278
1,421.0

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
170
213.7
119
149.0
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
117
146.9
82
103.0
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
106
133.6
74
93.0
2023 The Last of Us Part I
81
101.5
56
71.0
2023 Forspoken
81
101.5
52
65.4
2023 The Callisto Protocol
68
85.5
44
55.1
2023 Dead Space
106
133.6
68
86.1
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
153
192.3
99
124.0
2023 Armored Core VI
153
192.3
99
124.0
2023 Immortals of Aveum
59
74.8
38
48.2
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
117
146.9
75
94.7
2023 Remnant II
64
80.1
41
51.7
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
96
120.2
62
77.5
2023 Atomic Heart
91
114.9
59
74.0
2023 Starfield
57
72.1
37
46.5
2022 Elden Ring
132
165.0
91
114.0
2022 God of War
136
170.0
94
118.0
2022 Overwatch 2
252
316.0
175
219.0
2022 F1 22
117
146.9
82
103.0
2022 Dying Light 2
117
146.9
82
103.0
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
128
160.3
89
112.0
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
213
267.1
149
187.0
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
138
173.6
96
121.0
2021 Forza Horizon 5
137
172.0
95
119.0
2021 Halo Infinite
110
138.0
76
96.0
2021 Battlefield 2042
149
187.0
104
130.0
2021 Hitman 3
175
219.0
122
153.0
2021 Far Cry 6
170
213.7
110
137.7
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
177
221.7
114
142.9
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
164
205.7
115
144.0
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
112
140.0
77
97.0
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
74
93.0
51
64.0
2020 Valorant
463
579.0
321
402.0
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
173
217.0
120
151.0
2020 Death Stranding
199
249.0
137
172.0
2020 Marvel's Avengers
119
149.0
82
103.0
2020 Godfall
167
209.0
116
145.0
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
120
151.0
83
104.0
2019 Apex Legends
248
311.0
167
209.0
2019 Anthem
170
213.0
113
142.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
244
305.0
164
205.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
256
321.0
172
215.0
2019 Metro Exodus
132
165.0
88
111.0
2019 World War Z
240
300.0
160
201.0
2019 Gears of War 5
177
222.0
120
150.0
2019 F1 2019
218
273.0
146
183.0
2019 GreedFall
200
251.0
134
168.0
2019 Borderlands 3
136
171.0
91
114.0
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
270
338.0
181
227.0
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
118
148.0
78
98.0
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
177
222.0
120
150.0
2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
272
341.0
183
229.0
2018 F1 2018
270
338.0
181
227.0
2018 Far Cry 5
228
285.0
153
192.0
2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey
126
158.0
84
106.0
2018 Final Fantasy XV
184
231.0
123
154.0
2018 Shadow of the Tomb Raider
182
228.0
122
153.0
2018 Forza Horizon 4
270
338.0
181
227.0
2018 Fallout 76
283
354.0
190
238.0
2018 Hitman 2
187
234.0
125
157.0
2018 Just Cause 4
182
228.0
122
153.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
184
231.0
123
154.0
2018 Strange Brigade
276
345.0
184
231.0
2018 Battlefield V
252
315.0
168
211.0
2017 Assassin's Creed Origins
184
231.0
123
154.0
2017 Shadow of War
213
267.0
143
179.0
2017 Total War: Warhammer II
170
213.0
113
142.0
2017 Wolfenstein II
333
417.0
223
279.0
2017 Destiny 2
380
476.0
256
320.0
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
198
248.0
133
167.0
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
208
261.0
139
174.0
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
246
308.0
165
207.0
2017 For Honor
265
332.0
178
223.0
2017 Project CARS 2
228
285.0
153
192.0
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
352
441.0
236
295.0
2016 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
208
261.0
139
174.0
2016 Battlefield 1
300
375.0
200
251.0
2016 Overwatch
342
428.0
230
288.0
2016 Dishonored 2
200
251.0
135
169.0
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
216
270.0
144
181.0
2015 Rocket League
568
710.0
381
477.0
2015 Need For Speed
283
354.0
190
238.0
2015 Project CARS
268
335.0
180
225.0
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
416
521.0
279
349.0
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
757
947.0
508
636.0
2009 League of Legends
947
1,184.0
636
795.0

3440x1440

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
212
279.0
137
181.0
2019 Anthem
140
185.0
91
120.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
199
263.0
129
170.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
205
270.0
132
174.0
2019 Metro Exodus
115
152.0
73
97.0
2019 World War Z
202
266.0
130
172.0
2019 Gears of War 5
155
204.0
100
132.0
2019 F1 2019
190
251.0
123
163.0
2019 GreedFall
152
200.0
97
128.0
2019 Borderlands 3
110
146.0
71
94.0
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
230
303.0
148
196.0
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
104
137.0
66
88.0
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
155
204.0
100
132.0
2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
223
294.0
143
189.0
2018 F1 2018
239
315.0
154
203.0
2018 Far Cry 5
189
249.0
123
162.0
2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey
116
153.0
74
98.0
2018 Final Fantasy XV
155
204.0
100
132.0
2018 Shadow of the Tomb Raider
152
200.0
97
128.0
2018 Forza Horizon 4
240
317.0
155
204.0
2018 Fallout 76
234
309.0
151
199.0
2018 Hitman 2
158
209.0
102
135.0
2018 Just Cause 4
147
194.0
95
125.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
145
192.0
94
124.0
2018 Strange Brigade
228
300.0
147
194.0
2018 Battlefield V
211
278.0
136
180.0
2017 Assassin's Creed Origins
163
215.0
104
138.0
2017 Shadow of War
182
240.0
117
154.0
2017 Total War: Warhammer II
142
188.0
91
121.0
2017 Wolfenstein II
288
380.0
186
245.0
2017 Destiny 2
309
407.0
199
263.0
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
167
221.0
107
142.0
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
173
228.0
111
147.0
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
223
294.0
143
189.0
2017 For Honor
212
279.0
137
181.0
2017 Project CARS 2
223
294.0
143
189.0
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
345
455.0
223
294.0
2016 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
204
269.0
131
173.0
2016 Battlefield 1
252
332.0
163
215.0
2016 Overwatch
279
368.0
180
238.0
2016 Dishonored 2
191
252.0
124
164.0
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
173
228.0
111
147.0
2015 Rocket League
446
587.0
288
380.0
2015 Need For Speed
252
332.0
163
215.0
2015 Project CARS
245
323.0
158
209.0
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
326
429.0
211
278.0
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
768
1,011.0
497
654.0
2009 League of Legends
708
932.0
458
603.0

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
112
160.3
78
112.0
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
65
93.5
45
65.0
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
65
93.5
45
65.0
2023 The Last of Us Part I
37
53.4
25
37.0
2023 Forspoken
33
48.1
21
31.0
2023 The Callisto Protocol
29
42.7
19
27.5
2023 Dead Space
37
53.4
24
34.4
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
74
106.8
48
68.9
2023 Armored Core VI
74
106.8
48
68.9
2023 Immortals of Aveum
24
34.7
15
22.4
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
56
80.1
36
51.7
2023 Remnant II
28
40.1
18
25.8
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
41
58.8
26
37.9
2023 Atomic Heart
50
72.1
32
46.5
2023 Starfield
33
48.1
21
31.0
2022 Elden Ring
65
94.0
45
65.0
2022 God of War
92
132.0
64
92.0
2022 Overwatch 2
167
239.0
116
166.0
2022 F1 22
74
106.8
52
75.0
2022 Dying Light 2
74
106.8
52
75.0
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
84
120.2
58
84.0
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
130
187.0
91
131.0
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
74
106.8
52
75.0
2021 Forza Horizon 5
93
134.0
65
93.0
2021 Halo Infinite
66
95.0
46
66.0
2021 Battlefield 2042
84
121.0
58
84.0
2021 Hitman 3
93
133.6
65
93.0
2021 Far Cry 6
80
114.9
51
74.0
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
84
120.2
54
77.5
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
93
133.6
65
93.0
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
66
95.0
46
66.0
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
51
73.0
35
51.0
2020 Valorant
352
504.0
244
350.0
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
81
116.0
56
81.0
2020 Death Stranding
105
151.0
73
105.0
2020 Marvel's Avengers
54
78.0
37
54.0
2020 Godfall
69
99.0
48
69.0
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
69
99.0
48
69.0
2019 Apex Legends
135
193.0
87
125.0
2019 Anthem
85
122.0
55
79.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
117
168.0
77
110.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
115
165.0
74
107.0
2019 Metro Exodus
77
110.0
49
71.0
2019 World War Z
126
181.0
82
118.0
2019 Gears of War 5
102
147.0
66
95.0
2019 F1 2019
126
181.0
82
118.0
2019 GreedFall
74
107.0
49
70.0
2019 Borderlands 3
64
92.0
42
60.0
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
146
209.0
95
137.0
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
68
98.0
44
63.0
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
102
147.0
66
95.0
2018 Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
130
187.0
85
122.0
2018 F1 2018
161
230.0
105
150.0
2018 Far Cry 5
115
165.0
74
107.0
2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey
83
119.0
53
77.0
2018 Final Fantasy XV
95
137.0
62
90.0
2018 Shadow of the Tomb Raider
91
131.0
60
86.0
2018 Forza Horizon 4
164
235.0
106
152.0
2018 Fallout 76
142
203.0
93
133.0
2018 Hitman 2
100
144.0
65
93.0
2018 Just Cause 4
85
122.0
55
79.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
81
116.0
52
75.0
2018 Strange Brigade
136
195.0
88
127.0
2018 Battlefield V
130
187.0
85
122.0
2017 Assassin's Creed Origins
109
156.0
71
102.0
2017 Shadow of War
115
165.0
74
107.0
2017 Total War: Warhammer II
87
125.0
56
81.0
2017 Wolfenstein II
188
269.0
121
174.0
2017 Destiny 2
178
255.0
116
167.0
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
105
150.0
67
97.0
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
105
150.0
67
97.0
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
154
221.0
100
144.0
2017 For Honor
120
172.0
78
112.0
2017 Project CARS 2
172
246.0
112
161.0
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
268
383.0
175
250.0
2016 Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
156
224.0
102
147.0
2016 Battlefield 1
156
224.0
102
147.0
2016 Overwatch
164
235.0
106
152.0
2016 Dishonored 2
144
206.0
94
135.0
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
98
141.0
63
91.0
2015 Rocket League
242
346.0
158
226.0
2015 Need For Speed
172
246.0
112
161.0
2015 Project CARS
172
246.0
112
161.0
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
176
252.0
115
165.0
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
619
885.0
404
578.0
2009 League of Legends
345
493.0
224
321.0
RTX 4090 vs RTX 4070 with Ryzen 9 5950X vs Ryzen 9 5950X at 1080p and ultra vs ultra settings
RTX 4090 vs RTX 4070 with Ryzen 9 5950X vs Ryzen 9 5950X at 1440p and ultra vs ultra settings
RTX 4090 vs RTX 4070 with Ryzen 9 5950X vs Ryzen 9 5950X at 4K and ultra vs ultra settings

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 / Ryzen 9 5950X

In terms of cost, pricing clearly is a genuine issue here and the price of RTX 4090 is simply ridiculous. For those on 1080p or even 1440p monitors, the RTX 4090 is very expensive and there are better value choices in the short term. It is worth noting that the RTX 4090 is a very power hungry card and requires a decent power supply unit. In terms of memory, the RTX 4090 's 24576 MB RAM is more than enough for modern games and should not cause any bottlenecks. 4K gaming is joyous on this RTX 4090 , and with a little tweaking to your AA settings, it'd be hard to imagine a title not capable of 60 fps on average.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 / Ryzen 9 5950X

It is worth noting that the RTX 4070 is a very power hungry card and requires a decent power supply unit. In terms of memory, the RTX 4070 's 12288 MB RAM is more than enough for modern games and should not cause any bottlenecks. 4K gaming is joyous on this RTX 4070 , and with a little tweaking to your AA settings, it'd be hard to imagine a title not capable of 60 fps on average.

RTX 4090 vs RTX 4070 Specifications Comparison

Board Design

RTX 4090 RTX 4070
Board NumberPG139 SKU 330PG141 SKU 343
Height61 mm 2.4 inches40 mm 1.6 inches
Length304 mm 12 inches240 mm 9.4 inches
Outputs1x HDMI 2.13x DisplayPort 1.4a1x HDMI 2.13x DisplayPort 1.4a
Power Connectors1x 16-pin1x 16-pin
Slot WidthTriple-slotDual-slot
Suggested PSU850 W550 W
TDP450 W200 W
Width137 mm 5.4 inches110 mm 4.3 inches

Clock Speeds

RTX 4090 RTX 4070
Base Clock2235 MHz1920 MHz
Boost Clock2520 MHz2475 MHz
Memory Clock1313 MHz 21 Gbps effective1313 MHz 21 Gbps effective

Graphics Card

RTX 4090 RTX 4070
AvailabilityOct 12th, 2022Apr 13th, 2023
Bus InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
GenerationGeForce 40GeForce 40
Launch Price1,599 USD599 USD
PredecessorGeForce 30GeForce 30
ProductionActiveActive
Release DateSep 20th, 2022Apr 12th, 2023
Reviews60 in our database47 in our database

Graphics Features

RTX 4090 RTX 4070
CUDA8.98.9
DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
OpenCL3.03.0
OpenGL4.64.6
Shader Model6.76.7
Vulkan1.31.3

Graphics Processor

RTX 4090 RTX 4070
ArchitectureAda LovelaceAda Lovelace
Die Size608 mm²294 mm²
FoundryTSMCTSMC
GPU NameAD102AD104
GPU VariantAD102-300-A1AD104-250-A1
Graphics ProcessorAD102AD104
Process Size4 nm5 nm
Transistors76,300 million35,800 million

Memory

RTX 4090 RTX 4070
Bandwidth1,008 GB/s504.2 GB/s
Memory Bus384 bit192 bit
Memory Size24 GB12 GB
Memory TypeGDDR6XGDDR6X

Render Config

RTX 4090 RTX 4070
L1 Cache128 KB (per SM)128 KB (per SM)
L2 Cache72 MB36 MB
ROPs17664
RT Cores12846
SM Count12846
Shading Units163845888
TMUs512184
Tensor Cores512184

Theoretical Performance

RTX 4090 RTX 4070
Pixel Rate443.5 GPixel/s158.4 GPixel/s
Texture Rate1,290 GTexel/s455.4 GTexel/s

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