Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | 170 113 105 79 | 188 127 118 90 |
 The Witcher 3 | 191 160 114 61 | 207 175 126 67 |
 Counter-Strike 2 | 262 207 148 82 | 280 212 152 82 |
 Far Cry 6 | 148 135 112 71 | 155 145 126 75 |
 Hogwarts Legacy | 120 96 78 43 | 131 107 84 45 |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | 154 141 110 72 | 172 161 124 80 |
 Ghost of Tsushima | 104 87 74 40 | 116 101 82 51 |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | 133 115 78 34 | 145 131 89 43 |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 209 194 148 81 | 242 218 170 91 |
| 1080p High | 166 | 182 |
| 1080p Ultra | 139 | 153 |
| 1440p Ultra | 107 | 119 |
| 4K Ultra | 63 | 69 |
| Deviation | Low | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | 17825 | 19900 |
| Solar Bay | 82645 | 97504 |
| Port Royal | 11149 | 13633 |
| Fire Strike | 44109 | 47520 |
| Night Raid | 152587 | 139527 |
| Background Blur | 233 frames/s | 320.8 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 141.7 frames/s | 207.2 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 6.62 Gpix/sec | 10.1 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 9.19 Gpix/sec | 14.4 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 9.2 Gpix/sec | 11.5 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 1.78 Gpix/sec | 1.48 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 845.4 Gpix/sec | 984.2 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 25043.9 fps | 27764.9 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 1165 | 1060 |
| DirectX 11 | 245 fps | 220 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 102 fps | 110 fps |
| GPU Compute | 14820 Ops/s | 15547 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 1039 fps | 978.4 fps |
| Car Chase | 900 fps | 854.1 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 761.2 fps | 747.4 fps |
| T-Rex | 3848.1 fps | 3732.1 fps |
| ALU 2 | 5980.8 fps | 6650.9 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 296.7 fps | 296 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 6200.7 | 6622.8 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | Nvidia |
| Build | Discrete | Discrete |
| Announced | April, 13, 2023 | 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 | 1920 MHz | 1395 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 2475 MHz | 1695 MHz |
| Shader Units | 5888 | 10496 |
| TMUs | 184 | 328 |
| ROPs | 64 | 112 |
| Execution Units | 46 | 82 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 46 | 82 |
| Tensor Cores | 184 | 328 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB/core | 128 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 36000 KB/core | 6000 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 2 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 158 Gpix/sec | 190 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 455 GTex/s | 556 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 29.1 TFLOPS | 35.6 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| TGP | 200 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
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 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 the clear winner in this comparison.
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