Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090, vs Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 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
277
199
191
154
156
102
93
68
The Witcher 3
288
265
187
100
177
148
105
59
Counter-Strike 2
329
244
185
91
261
198
140
81
Far Cry 6
203
182
167
104
134
124
102
64
Hogwarts Legacy
201
164
132
76
104
85
65
36
COD Modern Warfare 3
274
258
221
149
133
120
93
60
Ghost of Tsushima
183
154
137
91
94
79
63
36
Cyberpunk 2077
227
208
143
68
115
102
63
29
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
304
277
215
119
178
165
125
68
Avg FPS
1080p High254150
1080p Ultra217125
1440p Ultra17594
4K Ultra10656
DeviationLowLow

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
42191
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
15403
Time Spy3632214873
Solar Bay18693069827
Port Royal261158880
Fire Strike7225337227
Night Raid195300133622
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
316301
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
136096
Background Blur318.9 frames/s197 frames/s
Face Detection222.8 frames/s128.1 frames/s
Horizon Detection14.2 Gpix/sec6.56 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection21 Gpix/sec8.81 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur23.9 Gpix/sec6.47 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching2.38 Gpix/sec1.26 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching1950 Gpix/sec609.3 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics48090.4 fps18205 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
38303
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
23425
G2D Mark12971051
DirectX 11329 fps192 fps
DirectX 12150 fps91 fps
GPU Compute27111 Ops/s11708 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
615.9 fps
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
194.1 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)1617.6 fps865.5 fps
Car Chase1228.6 fps699.5 fps
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)1234.6 fps610.7 fps
T-Rex6286 fps3191.9 fps
ALU 215073.4 fps4526.7 fps
Driver Overhead 2303.7 fps288.3 fps
APIOpenGLOpenGL
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation12119.14520.6

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Nvidia
Build Discrete Discrete
Announced September, 20, 2022 June, 10, 2021
Form Factor PC use PC use
Use case Gaming Gaming
Segment High-end Mid-range
Architecture Ada Lovelace Ampere
Codename AD102 GA104
Price 1599 599

GPU

GPU Frequency 2235 MHz 1575 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2520 MHz 1770 MHz
Shader Units 16384 6144
TMUs 512 192
ROPs 176 96
Execution Units 128 48
Ray Tracing Cores 128 48
Tensor Cores 512 192
L1 cache 128 KB/core 128 KB/core
L2 cache 72 KB/core 4000 KB/core
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 444 Gpix/sec 170 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 1290 GTex/s 340 GTex/s
FLOPS 82.6 TFLOPS 21.7 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 4.0 x16 PCIe 4.0 x16
TGP 450 W 290 W
Process TSMC Samsung
Process tech. 5 nm 8 nm
Transistor Size 609 mm² 392 mm²
Transistor count 76.3 billion 17 billion
Transistor density 125.29 MTr/mm² 43.37 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR6X GDDR6X
Memory Frequency 2625 MHz 1188 MHz
Bus 384 bit 256 bit
ECC support No No
Effective Memory Speed 21000 MB/s 19000 MB/s
Memory Size 24 GB 8 GB
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090
1010 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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 the clear winner in this comparison.

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