nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory5888
Cores504.2 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
VS
nvidia
Brand24GB GDDR6X
Memory16384
Cores1010 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
12GB GDDR6X 200W $599 Apr 2023
GeForce RTX 4070
$599 • Apr 2023
VS
GeForce RTX 4090
$1599 • Sep 2022
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
24GB GDDR6X 450W $1599 Sep 2022
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 12 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6X |
| TDP | 200 W | 450 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2475 MHz | 2520 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 504.2 GB/s | 1010 GB/s |
| Process Size | 5nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ada Lovelace |
| Shading Units | 5888 | 16384 |
| RT Cores | 46 | 128 |
| TMUs | 184 | 512 |
| ROPs | 64 | 176 |
| Memory Bus | 192-bit | 384-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1313 MHz | 1313 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 158.4 GPixel/s | 443.5 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 504.2 GTexel/s | 1.01 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 29.15 GFLOPS | 82.58 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 36.00 MB | 72.00 MB |
| Die Size | 294 mm² | 609 mm² |
| Transistors | 35800 Million | 76300 Million |
| Required PSU | 550 W | 850 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 16-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 | TSMC | TSMC |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
18116
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
42193 (+133%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
167522
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
316301 (+89%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
192 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
615.9 FPS (+221%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
26955
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
38309 (+42%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Game Benchmarks Comparison (471 benchmarks)
Dying Light The Beast
8 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG Techland
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 4090 (+82%)
AVG 171 FPS
MIN 154 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 87 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 4090 (+90%)
AVG 135 FPS
MIN 123 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 4090 (+105%)
AVG 82 FPS
MIN 75 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+85%)
AVG 126 FPS
MIN 109 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 68 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+96%)
AVG 100 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 51 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+117%)
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 24 FPS
Winner
Loser
Titan Quest II
7.8 2025 • Action, RPG, Early Access Grimlore Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+80%)
AVG 115 FPS
MIN 104 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 58 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+92%)
AVG 94 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 49 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+125%)
AVG 63 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
Winner
Loser
Tales of the Shire A The Lord of The Rings Game
7.8 2025 • Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation Wētā Workshop
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+11%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 79 FPS
MIN 65 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+44%)
AVG 88 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+136%)
AVG 85 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 30 FPS
Winner
Loser
Killing Floor 3
7 2025 • Action Tripwire Interactive
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+86%)
AVG 123 FPS
MIN 104 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+105%)
AVG 84 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+142%)
AVG 46 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 19 FPS
MIN 14 FPS
Winner
Loser
WUCHANG Fallen Feathers
7 2025 • Action, Adventure, RPG Leenzee
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+88%)
AVG 98 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 52 FPS
MIN 45 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+97%)
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 63 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 29 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+122%)
AVG 40 FPS
MIN 34 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 18 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
Winner
Loser
Mecha BREAK
7.6 2025 • Action, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play Amazing Seasun Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+82%)
AVG 138 FPS
MIN 121 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 76 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+98%)
AVG 111 FPS
MIN 98 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 49 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+135%)
AVG 73 FPS
MIN 62 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 31 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Wins!
Based on 471 benchmarks across 126 games
74
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
VS
+79.5%
133
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
0
Wins
74
Avg FPS
63
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA • 24GB GDDR6X
456
Wins
133
Avg FPS
115
Min FPS
97%
Win Rate
Most Compared GPUs
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