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Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop

45 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
VS
43 out 100
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. General
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Processor
  6. Memory
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Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Processors:
GeForce RTX 3070
vs
GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
151
98
85
64
139
92
79
57
The Witcher 3
171
141
104
55
163
131
97
52
Counter-Strike 2
241
195
134
78
233
180
129
71
Far Cry 6
131
119
95
56
120
109
88
52
Hogwarts Legacy
97
81
60
33
90
75
58
28
COD Modern Warfare 3
120
116
81
53
112
104
74
49
Ghost of Tsushima
88
74
57
31
82
68
54
29
Cyberpunk 2077
105
93
60
26
96
84
52
24
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
164
151
112
59
150
135
102
56
Avg FPS
1080p High141132
1080p Ultra119109
1440p Ultra8881
4K Ultra5146
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
14125
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
12551
Time Spy1364112514
Solar Bay6418454416
Port Royal83097379
Fire Strike3403429944
Night Raid120956113930
Sources: 3DMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop]
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
126195
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
115081
Background Blur161.6 frames/s158.5 frames/s
Face Detection117.2 frames/s116.5 frames/s
Horizon Detection5.89 Gpix/sec4.35 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection8.05 Gpix/sec5.67 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur6.65 Gpix/sec6.44 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.25 Gpix/sec1.36 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching550.6 Gpix/sec528.5 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics17613.1 fps16372.3 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop]
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
22252
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
19587
G2D Mark998759
DirectX 11181 fps179 fps
DirectX 1285 fps85 fps
GPU Compute11282 Ops/s8386 Ops/s
Sources: PassMark [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop]
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
170.2 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
135.5 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)856 fps799.4 fps
Car Chase668 fps702.5 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)592.9 fps560.4 fps
T-Rex3078.4 fps3084 fps
ALU 24531.5 fps4439.2 fps
Driver Overhead 2283 fps283.8 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation4563.34604.7
Sources: GFXBench 5 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070], [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop]
Geekbench 6 ML
GB6 ML Single Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
21186
GB6 ML Half Precision
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
34404
GB6 ML Quantized
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
16559
Image Classification (SP)n/a8642
Image Segmentation (HP)n/a20635
Horizon Detectionn/a26378
Face Detection (HP)n/a39776
Pose Estimation (Q)n/a105983
Text Classification (SP)n/a2995
Machine Translation (HP)n/a4507
Object Detection (SP)n/a10198
Depth Estimation (Q)n/a41078
Style Transfer (SP)n/a190315
Frameworkn/aONNX
Backendn/aDirectML
Sources: GeekBench v6 [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop]

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender GPU
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
n/a
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
3619.97

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced October, 22, 2020 February, 22, 2023
Form Factor PC use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range High-end
Architecture Ampere Ada Lovelace
Codename GA104 AD106 (GN21-X6)
Price 499 n/a

GPU

GPU Frequency 1500 MHz 735-2070 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1725 MHz 1230-2175 MHz
Shader Units 5888 4608
TMUs 184 144
ROPs 96 48
Execution Units 46 36
Ray Tracing Cores 46 36
Tensor Cores 184 144
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 4000 KB/core 32000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 166 Gpix/sec 59-104 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 317 GTex/s 177-313 GTex/s
FLOPS 20.3 TFLOPS 11.3-20 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 220 W 35-140 W
Process Samsung TSMC
Process tech. 8 nm 5 nm
Transistor Size 392 mm² 186 mm²
Transistor count 17 billion 22.9 billion
Transistor density 43.37 MTr/mm² 123.12 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory Frequency 1750 MHz 2000 MHz
Bus 256 bit 128 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 14000 MB/s 16000 MB/s
Memory Size 8 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070
448 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop
256 GB/s

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.3 1.3
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 8.6 8.9
DisplayPort 1.4a 1.4a
Ray Tracing Yes Yes
DLSS DLSS 2 DLSS 3

Results

No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.

Survey

Which GPU would you pick?
3 (75%)
1 (25%)
Total Votes: 4

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