GeForce RTX 4070 vs Radeon RX 7900 XT

GeForce RTX 4070
Memory: 12288Mb GDDR6XDESKTOP
Release date: UNRELEASED
GeForce RTX 4070
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Memory: 24576Mb GDDR6DESKTOP
Release date: 3 Nov 2022
Radeon RX 7900 XT

Summary

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    100%
  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    134%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 4070

Reasons to consider Radeon RX 7900 XT

34% higher gaming performance.

Radeon RX 7900 XT

HWBench recommends Radeon RX 7900 XT

The Radeon RX 7900 XT 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 7900 XT
GPU NameAD104 (AD104)vsNavi 31 (Navi 31 XT)
Fab Process4 nmvs5 nm
Die Size295 mm²vs350 mm²
Transistors35,800 millionvsunknown
Shaders7680vs12288
Tensor Cores240vsnone
Raytracing Cores60vs192
Compute Units60vs192
Core clock2310 MHzvs2500 MHz
ROPs80vs256
TMUs240vs768

Memory Configuration

GeForce RTX 4070Radeon RX 7900 XT
Memory TypeGDDR6XvsGDDR6
Bus Width192 bitvs384 bit
Memory Speed1325 MHz
21.2 Gbps effective
vs2250 MHz
18 Gbps effective
Memory Size12288 Mbvs24576 Mb

Additional details

GeForce RTX 4070Radeon RX 7900 XT
TDP285 wattsvs300 watts
Release DateUNRELEASEDvs3 Nov 2022

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    208.80 GP/s
  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    691.20 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    626.40 GT/s
  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    2074.00 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    508.80 GB/s
  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    864.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    40090.00 GFLOPs
  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    66360.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Game benchmarks

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    149
  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    197

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    165
  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    182

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    308
  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    409

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 7900 XT
    273

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    115
  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    151

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    127
  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    172

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    204
  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    306

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 7900 XT
    199

FPS (higher is better)

Assassins Creed: Valhalla

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    67
  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    98

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 6

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    73
  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    108

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman III

Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11

  • GeForce RTX 4070
    109
  • Radeon RX 7900 XT
    172

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 7900 XT
    113

FPS (higher is better)