nvidia
Brand8GB GDDR6
Memory5888
Cores448 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
VS
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory5888
Cores504.2 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
8GB GDDR6 220W $499 Aug 2020
GeForce RTX 3070
$499 • Aug 2020
VS
GeForce RTX 4070
$599 • Apr 2023
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
12GB GDDR6X 200W $599 Apr 2023
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR6X |
| TDP | 220 W | 200 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 1725 MHz | 2475 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 448 GB/s | 504.2 GB/s |
| Process Size | 8nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | Ampere | Ada Lovelace |
| Shading Units | 5888 | 5888 |
| RT Cores | 46 | 46 |
| TMUs | 184 | 184 |
| ROPs | 96 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 256-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1750 MHz | 1313 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 165.6 GPixel/s | 158.4 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 448 GTexel/s | 504.2 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 20.31 GFLOPS | 29.15 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 4.00 MB | 36.00 MB |
| Die Size | 392 mm² | 294 mm² |
| Transistors | 17400 Million | 35800 Million |
| Required PSU | 550 W | 550 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 12-pin | 1x 16-pin |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| DirectX | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| Foundry | Samsung | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
14126
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
18116 (+28%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
126195
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
167522 (+33%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
170.2 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
192 FPS (+13%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
22256
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
26955 (+21%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
Game Benchmarks Comparison (78 benchmarks)
The Callisto Protocol™
7.3 2022 • Action, Adventure Striking Distance Studios
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4070 (+45%)
AVG 103 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4070 (+34%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 47 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 4070 (+39%)
AVG 39 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Winner
Loser
Cities: Skylines II
7.8 2023 • Simulation Colossal Order Ltd.
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 4070 (+16%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 4070 (+17%)
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 4070 (+13%)
AVG 17 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 15 FPS
MIN 13 FPS
Winner
Loser
Assassin's Creed Mirage
8 2023 • Action, Adventure Ubisoft Bordeaux
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4070 (+28%)
AVG 125 FPS
MIN 108 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 98 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4070 (+29%)
AVG 97 FPS
MIN 84 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4070 (+22%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 45 FPS
MIN 39 FPS
Winner
Loser
FINAL FANTASY XVI
7.7 2024 • Action, RPG Square Enix
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4070 (+18%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4070 (+22%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4070 (+25%)
AVG 25 FPS
MIN 22 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Winner
Loser
Starfield
7.6 2023 • RPG Bethesda Game Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4070 (+51%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4070 (+47%)
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4070 (+39%)
AVG 32 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| dlss 1 quality
| Patch: v1.8.86
GeForce RTX 4070 (+55%)
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| dlss 1 quality
| Patch: v1.8.86
GeForce RTX 4070 (+51%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| dlss 1 quality
| Patch: v1.8.86
GeForce RTX 4070 (+40%)
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Winner
Loser
REMNANT II®
2023 • Gunfire Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4070 (+33%)
AVG 110 FPS
MIN 101 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 76 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4070 (+31%)
AVG 72 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4070 (+17%)
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Wins!
Based on 78 benchmarks across 21 games
59
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
VS
+34.1%
79
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR6
1
Wins
59
Avg FPS
50
Min FPS
1%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
73
Wins
79
Avg FPS
68
Min FPS
94%
Win Rate
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