Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
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

Games

FPS Table
Game title
1080p (High)
1080p (Ultra)
1440p (Ultra)
4K (Ultra)
Forza Horizon 5
184
128
116
89
188
127
118
90
The Witcher 3
204
175
127
68
207
175
126
67
Counter-Strike 2
283
214
156
83
280
212
152
82
Far Cry 6
157
142
127
76
155
145
126
75
Hogwarts Legacy
132
110
87
48
131
107
84
45
COD Modern Warfare 3
171
165
128
83
172
161
124
80
Ghost of Tsushima
118
99
85
50
116
101
82
51
Cyberpunk 2077
154
136
92
40
145
131
89
43
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
242
224
176
93
242
218
170
91
Avg FPS
1080p High183182
1080p Ultra155153
1440p Ultra122119
4K Ultra7069
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
21558
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
21949
Time Spy2090119900
Solar Bay9790097504
Port Royal1311213633
Fire Strike5014347520
Night Raid164308139527
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
206598
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
211669
Background Blur359.5 frames/s320.8 frames/s
Face Detection210 frames/s207.2 frames/s
Horizon Detection7.61 Gpix/sec10.1 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection10.4 Gpix/sec14.4 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur11.3 Gpix/sec11.5 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.97 Gpix/sec1.48 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching969.3 Gpix/sec984.2 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics29061.4 fps27764.9 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
29967
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
26673
G2D Mark11781060
DirectX 11274 fps220 fps
DirectX 12108 fps110 fps
GPU Compute17275 Ops/s15547 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
219.6 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
247.5 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1132.4 fps978.4 fps
Car Chase981.8 fps854.1 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)840.6 fps747.4 fps
T-Rex4325.3 fps3732.1 fps
ALU 26890.2 fps6650.9 fps
Driver Overhead 2290.1 fps296 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation7090.86622.8

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced January, 17, 2024 September, 24, 2020
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range High-end
Architecture Ada Lovelace Ampere
Codename AD104 GA102
Price 599 1499

GPU

GPU Frequency 1980 MHz 1395 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2475 MHz 1695 MHz
Shader Units 7168 10496
TMUs 224 328
ROPs 80 112
Execution Units 56 82
Ray Tracing Cores 56 82
Tensor Cores 224 328
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 48000 KB/core 6000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 198 Gpix/sec 190 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 554 GTex/s 556 GTex/s
FLOPS 35.5 TFLOPS 35.6 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 220 W 350 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 5 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 294 mm² 628 mm²
Transistor count 35 billion 28 billion
Transistor density 119.05 MTr/mm² 44.59 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6X GDDR6X
Memory Frequency 1313 MHz 1219 MHz
Bus 192 bit 384 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 21000 MB/s 19500 MB/s
Memory Size 12 GB 24 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
504.2 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
936.2 GB/s

API

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

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