nvidia
Brand24GB GDDR6X
Memory16384
Cores1010 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
VS
nvidia
Brand8GB GDDR6
Memory5888
Cores448 GB/s
BandwidthNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
24GB GDDR6X 450W $1599 Sep 2022
GeForce RTX 4090
$1599 • Sep 2022
VS
GeForce RTX 3070
$499 • Aug 2020
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
8GB GDDR6 220W $499 Aug 2020
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 24 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6 |
| TDP | 450 W | 220 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2520 MHz | 1725 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 1010 GB/s | 448 GB/s |
| Process Size | 5nm | 8nm |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ampere |
| Shading Units | 16384 | 5888 |
| RT Cores | 128 | 46 |
| TMUs | 512 | 184 |
| ROPs | 176 | 96 |
| Memory Bus | 384-bit | 256-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1313 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 443.5 GPixel/s | 165.6 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 1.01 GTexel/s | 448 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 82.58 GFLOPS | 20.31 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 72.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| Die Size | 609 mm² | 392 mm² |
| Transistors | 76300 Million | 17400 Million |
| Required PSU | 850 W | 550 W |
| Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin | 1x 12-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 | Samsung |
Comparison in Synthetic Benchmarks
3DMark Time Spy
Synthetic DirectX 12 benchmark that measures GPU performance in gaming workloads
Graphics Score
42193 (+199%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
14126
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
316301 (+151%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
126195
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
615.9 FPS (+262%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
170.2 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
38309 (+72%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
22256
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
Game Benchmarks Comparison (114 benchmarks)
The Callisto Protocol™
7.3 2022 • Action, Adventure Striking Distance Studios
1080p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 (+65%)
AVG 117 FPS
MIN 109 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 53 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 (+111%)
AVG 112 FPS
MIN 97 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| RTX
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 28 FPS
MIN 15 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 (+211%)
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
Winner
Loser
Cities: Skylines II
7.8 2023 • Simulation Colossal Order Ltd.
1080p
| high
GeForce RTX 4090 (+121%)
AVG 128 FPS
MIN 114 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 58 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
1440p
| high
GeForce RTX 4090 (+168%)
AVG 110 FPS
MIN 97 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| high
GeForce RTX 4090 (+233%)
AVG 50 FPS
MIN 46 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 4090 (+96%)
AVG 192 FPS
MIN 157 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 98 FPS
MIN 85 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+123%)
AVG 167 FPS
MIN 149 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 75 FPS
MIN 66 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+160%)
AVG 117 FPS
MIN 106 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 4090 (+110%)
AVG 128 FPS
MIN 113 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 55 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+132%)
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 86 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 41 FPS
MIN 37 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+195%)
AVG 59 FPS
MIN 53 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 17 FPS
Winner
Loser
Starfield
7.6 2023 • RPG Bethesda Game Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+151%)
AVG 118 FPS
MIN 110 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 44 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+161%)
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 90 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 35 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+191%)
AVG 67 FPS
MIN 60 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 23 FPS
MIN 21 FPS
1080p
| ultra
| dlss 1 quality
| Patch: v1.8.86
GeForce RTX 4090 (+105%)
AVG 115 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
1440p
| ultra
| dlss 1 quality
| Patch: v1.8.86
GeForce RTX 4090 (+145%)
AVG 115 FPS
MIN 95 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 47 FPS
MIN 41 FPS
2160p
| ultra
| dlss 1 quality
| Patch: v1.8.86
GeForce RTX 4090 (+171%)
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 87 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Winner
Loser
REMNANT II®
2023 • Gunfire Games
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+95%)
AVG 162 FPS
MIN 128 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 83 FPS
MIN 76 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+162%)
AVG 144 FPS
MIN 122 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 52 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+170%)
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 74 FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 28 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Wins!
Based on 114 benchmarks across 27 games
140
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
VS
+138.8%
59
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA • 24GB GDDR6X
111
Wins
140
Avg FPS
123
Min FPS
97%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
NVIDIA • 8GB GDDR6
0
Wins
59
Avg FPS
50
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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