NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 VS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
nvidia
Brand24GB GDDR6X
Memory16384
Cores1010 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 4090
VS
nvidia
Brand12GB GDDR6X
Memory5888
Cores504.2 GB/s
BandwidthGeForce RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
24GB GDDR6X 450W $2,591.99 Sep 2022
GeForce RTX 4090
$1599 • Sep 2022
VS
GeForce RTX 4070
$599 • Apr 2023
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
12GB GDDR6X 200W $569.99 Apr 2023
Specs Comparison
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 24 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | GDDR6X |
| TDP | 450 W | 200 W |
| Core Clock | N/A | N/A |
| Boost Clock | 2520 MHz | 2475 MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth | 1010 GB/s | 504.2 GB/s |
| Process Size | 5nm | 5nm |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Ada Lovelace |
| Shading Units | 16384 | 5888 |
| RT Cores | 128 | 46 |
| TMUs | 512 | 184 |
| ROPs | 176 | 64 |
| Memory Bus | 384-bit | 192-bit |
| Memory Clock | 1313 MHz | 1313 MHz |
| Pixel Rate | 443.5 GPixel/s | 158.4 GPixel/s |
| Texture Rate | 1.01 GTexel/s | 504.2 GTexel/s |
| FP32 Performance | 82.58 GFLOPS | 29.15 GFLOPS |
| L2 Cache | 72.00 MB | 36.00 MB |
| Die Size | 609 mm² | 294 mm² |
| Transistors | 76300 Million | 35800 Million |
| Required PSU | 850 W | 550 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
42193 (+133%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
18116
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
Geekbench 6
Cross-platform benchmark that measures GPU compute performance using OpenCL and Metal APIs
OpenCL Score
316301 (+89%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
167522
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
GFXBench 5.0
Cross-platform 3D graphics benchmark suite that measures GPU performance across different APIs
Aztec Ruins High (FPS)
615.9 FPS (+221%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
192 FPS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
PassMark G2D
Comprehensive 2D graphics benchmark that measures GPU performance in various graphics operations
G2D Mark
38309 (+42%)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
26955
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
Game Benchmarks Comparison (639 benchmarks)
SILENT HILL: Townfall
7.5 2026 • Action, Adventure Screen Burn
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+67%)
AVG 159 FPS
MIN 133 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 84 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+90%)
AVG 116 FPS
MIN 100 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+120%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+67%)
AVG 159 FPS
MIN 133 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 95 FPS
MIN 84 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+90%)
AVG 116 FPS
MIN 100 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 61 FPS
MIN 56 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+120%)
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 61 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 30 FPS
MIN 27 FPS
Winner
Loser
CONTROL Resonant
7.2 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG Remedy Entertainment
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+96%)
AVG 153 FPS
MIN 136 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 78 FPS
MIN 70 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+96%)
AVG 110 FPS
MIN 101 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 56 FPS
MIN 51 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+121%)
AVG 64 FPS
MIN 57 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
Winner
Loser
The Blood of Dawnwalker
7 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG Rebel Wolves
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+60%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 69 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 48 FPS
MIN 42 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+81%)
AVG 65 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 36 FPS
MIN 32 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+110%)
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 38 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 20 FPS
MIN 18 FPS
Winner
Loser
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
8 2026 • Action, Adventure, RPG CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+76%)
AVG 162 FPS
MIN 146 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 92 FPS
MIN 81 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+89%)
AVG 125 FPS
MIN 109 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 66 FPS
MIN 59 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+120%)
AVG 77 FPS
MIN 67 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 35 FPS
MIN 31 FPS
Winner
Loser
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
7 2026 • Action, Adventure Asobo Studio
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+96%)
AVG 194 FPS
MIN 173 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 99 FPS
MIN 89 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+103%)
AVG 144 FPS
MIN 129 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 71 FPS
MIN 64 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+129%)
AVG 87 FPS
MIN 77 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 38 FPS
MIN 33 FPS
Winner
Loser
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta
8 2026 • Action Infinity Ward, Beenox, Digital Legends, Activision Shanghai, Raven Software, Treyarch, Sledgehammer Games, High Moon Studios
1080p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+93%)
AVG 81 FPS
MIN 73 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 42 FPS
MIN 36 FPS
1440p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+104%)
AVG 55 FPS
MIN 46 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 27 FPS
MIN 25 FPS
2160p
| ultra
GeForce RTX 4090 (+142%)
AVG 29 FPS
MIN 26 FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
AVG 12 FPS
MIN 11 FPS
Winner
Loser
No more benchmarks available for this comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Wins!
Based on 639 benchmarks across 165 games
129
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
VS
+80.8%
71
Avg FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
NVIDIA • 24GB GDDR6X
624
Wins
129
Avg FPS
110
Min FPS
98%
Win Rate
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
NVIDIA • 12GB GDDR6X
0
Wins
71
Avg FPS
60
Min FPS
0%
Win Rate
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