GeForce RTX 4070 vs Radeon RX 6700 XT

GeForce RTX 4070
Memory: 12288Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
Release date: UNRELEASED
GeForce RTX 4070
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Memory: 12288Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: UNRELEASED
Radeon RX 6700 XT

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    139%
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 4070

39% higher gaming performance.

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 6700 XT

135 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 4070 .
Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
Supports FreeSync
Supports ReLive (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
Infinity Cache allows to deliver up to 3.25x the effective memory bandwidth
Supports DirectX Raytracing (DXR)

GeForce RTX 4070

HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 4070

The GeForce RTX 4070 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (12 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce RTX 4070Radeon RX 6700 XT
GPU NameAD104 (AD104)vsNavi 22 (Navi 22 XT)
Fab Process4 nmvs7 nm
Die Size295 mm²vs0 mm²
Transistors35,800 millionvsunknown
Shaders7680vs2560
Tensor Cores240vsnone
Raytracing Cores60vsnone
Compute Units60vs40
Core clock2310 MHzvs1489 MHz
ROPs80vs64
TMUs240vs192

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 4070Radeon RX 6700 XT
Memory TypeGDDR6XvsGDDR6
Bus Width192 bitvs192 bit
Memory Speed1325 MHz
21.2 Gbps effective
vs2000 MHz
16 Gbps effective
Memory Size12288 Mbvs12288 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 4070Radeon RX 6700 XT
TDP285 wattsvs150 watts
Release DateUNRELEASEDvsUNRELEASED

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    208.80 GP/s
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    128.00 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    626.40 GT/s
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    384.00 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    508.80 GB/s
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    384.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    40090.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    10240.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    149
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    124

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    165
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    114

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    308
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    223

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    237
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    167

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    115
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    86

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    127
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    90

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    204
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    149

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    160
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    110

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    67
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    49

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    73
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    52

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    109
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    77

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    84
  • Radeon RX 6700 XT
    56

FPS (higher is better)