Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

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

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
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
170
113
105
79
156
102
93
68
The Witcher 3
191
160
114
61
177
148
105
59
Counter-Strike 2
262
207
148
82
261
198
140
81
Far Cry 6
148
135
112
71
134
124
102
64
Hogwarts Legacy
120
96
78
43
104
85
65
36
COD Modern Warfare 3
154
141
110
72
133
120
93
60
Ghost of Tsushima
104
87
74
40
94
79
63
36
Cyberpunk 2077
133
115
78
34
115
102
63
29
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
209
194
148
81
178
165
125
68
Avg FPS
1080p High166150
1080p Ultra139125
1440p Ultra10794
4K Ultra6356
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
18116
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
15403
Time Spy1782514873
Solar Bay8264569827
Port Royal111498880
Fire Strike4410937227
Night Raid152587133622
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
167522
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
136096
Background Blur233 frames/s197 frames/s
Face Detection141.7 frames/s128.1 frames/s
Horizon Detection6.62 Gpix/sec6.56 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection9.19 Gpix/sec8.81 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur9.2 Gpix/sec6.47 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching1.78 Gpix/sec1.26 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching845.4 Gpix/sec609.3 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics25043.9 fps18205 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
26962
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
23425
G2D Mark11651051
DirectX 11245 fps192 fps
DirectX 12102 fps91 fps
GPU Compute14820 Ops/s11708 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
192 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
194.1 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1039 fps865.5 fps
Car Chase900 fps699.5 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)761.2 fps610.7 fps
T-Rex3848.1 fps3191.9 fps
ALU 25980.8 fps4526.7 fps
Driver Overhead 2296.7 fps288.3 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation6200.74520.6

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced April, 13, 2023 June, 10, 2021
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment Mid-range Mid-range
Architecture Ada Lovelace Ampere
Codename AD104 GA104
Price 599 599

GPU

GPU Frequency 1920 MHz 1575 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2475 MHz 1770 MHz
Shader Units 5888 6144
TMUs 184 192
ROPs 64 96
Execution Units 46 48
Ray Tracing Cores 46 48
Tensor Cores 184 192
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 36000 KB/core 4000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 158 Gpix/sec 170 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 455 GTex/s 340 GTex/s
FLOPS 29.1 TFLOPS 21.7 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 200 W 290 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 5 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 294 mm² 392 mm²
Transistor count 35 billion 17 billion
Transistor density 119.05 MTr/mm² 43.37 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6X GDDR6X
Memory Frequency 1313 MHz 1188 MHz
Bus 192 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 21000 MB/s 19000 MB/s
Memory Size 12 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
504.2 GB/s
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
608.3 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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