GeForce RTX 4090 vs GeForce RTX 3070
Summary
GeForce RTX 4090
225%
GeForce RTX 3070
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 4090 |
| 125% higher gaming performance. |
| This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support. |
Reasons to consider GeForce RTX 3070 |
| 230 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce RTX 4090 . |
| 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) |
HWBench recommends GeForce RTX 4090
The GeForce RTX 4090 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (17 combinations of games and resolutions).
Core Configuration
| GeForce RTX 4090 | | GeForce RTX 3070 | |
|---|
| GPU Name | AD102 (AD102-300-A1) | vs | GA104 (GA104-300-A1) |
| Fab Process | 4 nm | vs | 8 nm |
| Die Size | 608 mm² | vs | 392 mm² |
| Transistors | 76,300 million | vs | 17,400 million |
| Shaders | 16384 | vs | 5888 |
| Tensor Cores | 512 | vs | none |
| Raytracing Cores | 128 | vs | none |
| Compute Units | 128 | vs | 46 |
| Core clock | 2235 MHz | vs | 1500 MHz |
| ROPs | 176 | vs | 64 |
| TMUs | 512 | vs | 184 |
Memory Configuration
| GeForce RTX 4090 | | GeForce RTX 3070 | |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR6X | vs | GDDR6 |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | vs | 256 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1325 MHz
21.2 Gbps effective | vs | 1750 MHz
14 Gbps effective |
| Memory Size | 24576 Mb | vs | 8192 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce RTX 4090 | | GeForce RTX 3070 | |
|---|
| TDP | 450 watts | vs | 220 watts |
| Release Date | 20 Sep 2022 | vs | 1 Sep 2020 |
GeForce RTX 4090
443.50 GP/s
GeForce RTX 3070
110.40 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4090
1290.00 GT/s
GeForce RTX 3070
317.40 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4090
1018.00 GB/s
GeForce RTX 3070
448.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
GeForce RTX 4090
82580.00 GFLOPs
GeForce RTX 3070
20310.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
224
GeForce RTX 3070
93
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
190
GeForce RTX 3070
117
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 4090
178
GeForce RTX 3070
98
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
421
GeForce RTX 3070
212
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 4090
319
GeForce RTX 3070
161
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce RTX 4090
436
GeForce RTX 3070
186
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
180
GeForce RTX 3070
76
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
186
GeForce RTX 3070
95
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 4090
168
GeForce RTX 3070
85
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
356
GeForce RTX 3070
152
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 4090
263
GeForce RTX 3070
122
FPS (higher is better)
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
GeForce RTX 4090
370
GeForce RTX 3070
140
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
123
GeForce RTX 3070
46
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
130
GeForce RTX 3070
58
FPS (higher is better)
Extreme Quality, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64
GeForce RTX 4090
147
GeForce RTX 3070
63
FPS (higher is better)
Ultra quality - DirectX12 Windows 11
GeForce RTX 4090
231
GeForce RTX 3070
85
FPS (higher is better)
Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64
GeForce RTX 4090
176
GeForce RTX 3070
64
FPS (higher is better)