GeForce RTX 4070 Ti vs GeForce RTX 3090

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Memory: 12288Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
Release date: 3 Jan 2023
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
GeForce RTX 3090
Memory: 24576Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
Release date: 1 Sep 2020
GeForce RTX 3090

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    113%
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

13% higher gaming performance.
65 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 3090 .
This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3090

Supports PhysX
Supports G-Sync
Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)
Supports Deep Learning Super-Sampling (DLSS)

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 4070 Ti

The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (18 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 4070 TiGeForce RTX 3090
GPU NameAD104 (AD104-400-A1)vsGA102 (GA102-300-A1)
Fab Process4 nmvs8 nm
Die Size295 mm²vs628 mm²
Transistors35,800 millionvs28,000 million
Shaders7680vs10496
Tensor Cores240vsnone
Raytracing Cores60vsnone
Compute Units60vs82
Core clock2310 MHzvs1395 MHz
ROPs80vs112
TMUs240vs328

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 4070 TiGeForce RTX 3090
Memory TypeGDDR6XvsGDDR6X
Bus Width192 bitvs384 bit
Memory Speed1313 MHz
21 Gbps effective
vs1219 MHz
19.5 Gbps effective
Memory Size12288 Mbvs24576 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 4070 TiGeForce RTX 3090
TDP285 wattsvs350 watts
Release Date3 Jan 2023vs1 Sep 2020

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    208.80 GP/s
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    189.80 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    626.40 GT/s
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    556.00 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    504.20 GB/s
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    936.20 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    40090.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    35580.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    179
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    126

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    179
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    168

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    149
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    120

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    349
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    279

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    289
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    271

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    326
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    283

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    137
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    105

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    148
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    139

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    138
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    109

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    248
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    221

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    197
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    199

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    226
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    210

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    81
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    69

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    86
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    84

FPS (higher is better)

Forza Horizon 5

Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    107
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    85

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    138
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    133

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    103
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    100

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

  • GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
    115
  • GeForce RTX 3090
    125

FPS (higher is better)