GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6 vs RTX 2070 Max-Q

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking188not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency25.84no data
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameTU106BAD104
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date29 January 2019 (5 years ago)20 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

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 cores23045888
Core clock speed885 MHz1920 MHz
Boost clock speed1185 MHz2475 MHz
Number of transistors10,800 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt200 Watt
Texture fill rate170.6455.4
Floating-point processing power5.46 TFLOPS29.15 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs144184
Tensor Cores288184
Ray Tracing Cores3646

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 sizelargeno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data240 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 16-pin

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB12 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth384.0 GB/s480.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA7.58.9

Pros & cons summary


Recency 29 January 2019 20 August 2024
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 200 Watt

RTX 2070 Max-Q has 150% lower power consumption.

RTX 4070 GDDR6, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q and GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4070 GDDR6 is a desktop one.


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