GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile vs GTX 590

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 590 with GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GTX 590
2011
3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU) GDDR5, 365 Watt
8.67

RTX 4070 Mobile outperforms GTX 590 by a whopping 487% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking49754
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.78no data
Power efficiency1.6330.34
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGF110AD106
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date24 March 2011 (13 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$699 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores10244608
Core clock speed607 MHz1395 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1695 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)365 Watt115 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate38.91244.1
Floating-point processing power1.244 TFLOPS15.62 TFLOPS
ROPs4848
TMUs64144
Tensor Coresno data144
Ray Tracing Coresno data36

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Bus support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length279 mmno data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 8-pinno data
SLI options+-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)8 GB
Memory bus width768-bit (384-bit per GPU)128 Bit
Memory clock speed1707 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth327.7 GB/s256.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsThree Dual Link DVI-IMini DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 590 8.67
RTX 4070 Mobile 50.90
+487%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 590 3341
RTX 4070 Mobile 19614
+487%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 590 9167
RTX 4070 Mobile 41090
+348%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GTX 590 25720
RTX 4070 Mobile 94245
+266%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 590 6680
RTX 4070 Mobile 29950
+348%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p47
−474%
270−280
+474%
Full HD109
−19.3%
130
+19.3%
1200p112
−480%
650−700
+480%
1440p12−14
−525%
75
+525%
4K7−8
−557%
46
+557%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.41no data
1440p58.25no data
4K99.86no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−850%
133
+850%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−352%
95−100
+352%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−550%
75−80
+550%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−454%
140−150
+454%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−400%
90−95
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−729%
116
+729%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−370%
90−95
+370%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−358%
110−120
+358%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−252%
200−210
+252%
Hitman 3 16−18
−471%
95−100
+471%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−271%
180−190
+271%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−431%
130−140
+431%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−317%
100−105
+317%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−486%
170−180
+486%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−131%
130−140
+131%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−352%
95−100
+352%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−550%
75−80
+550%
Battlefield 5 24−27
−454%
140−150
+454%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−400%
90−95
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−600%
98
+600%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−370%
90−95
+370%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
−358%
110−120
+358%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−252%
200−210
+252%
Hitman 3 16−18
−471%
95−100
+471%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−271%
180−190
+271%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−431%
130−140
+431%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−317%
100−105
+317%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−703%
233
+703%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−288%
90−95
+288%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−131%
130−140
+131%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 21−24
−352%
95−100
+352%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
−742%
101
+742%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−400%
90−95
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−521%
87
+521%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−370%
90−95
+370%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−252%
200−210
+252%
Hitman 3 16−18
−471%
95−100
+471%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−273%
183
+273%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−603%
204
+603%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−383%
116
+383%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−50.8%
89
+50.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−317%
100−105
+317%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
−424%
85−90
+424%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−431%
65−70
+431%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
−525%
50−55
+525%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−1775%
75
+1775%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
−489%
50−55
+489%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1250%
54
+1250%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−420%
50−55
+420%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−578%
240−250
+578%
Hitman 3 12−14
−400%
60−65
+400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−694%
143
+694%
Metro Exodus 10−12
−855%
105
+855%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−1389%
134
+1389%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−1000%
88
+1000%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−276%
200−210
+276%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−457%
75−80
+457%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−475%
45−50
+475%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
−550%
35−40
+550%
Hitman 3 5−6
−640%
35−40
+640%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−479%
190−200
+479%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−900%
60−65
+900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
−1067%
70
+1067%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−540%
30−35
+540%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−950%
42
+950%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−650%
30−33
+650%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−2200%
23
+2200%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−440%
27−30
+440%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−540%
60−65
+540%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−1725%
73
+1725%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
−1000%
33
+1000%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−413%
40−45
+413%

This is how GTX 590 and RTX 4070 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 Mobile is 474% faster in 900p
  • RTX 4070 Mobile is 19% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4070 Mobile is 480% faster in 1200p
  • RTX 4070 Mobile is 525% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4070 Mobile is 557% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4070 Mobile is 2200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, RTX 4070 Mobile surpassed GTX 590 in all 72 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.67 50.90
Recency 24 March 2011 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU) 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 365 Watt 115 Watt

RTX 4070 Mobile has a 487.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 900% more advanced lithography process, and 217.4% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 590 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 590 is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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