RTX 4000 Ada Generation vs GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 3070 Ti with RTX 4000 Ada Generation, including specs and performance data.

RTX 3070 Ti
2021
8 GB GDDR6X, 290 Watt
61.12

RTX 4000 Ada Generation outperforms RTX 3070 Ti by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking3229
Place by popularity92not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation52.67no data
Power efficiency14.4533.63
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGA104AD104
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date31 May 2021 (3 years ago)9 August 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 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 cores61446144
Core clock speed1575 MHz1500 MHz
Boost clock speed1770 MHz2175 MHz
Number of transistors17,400 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)290 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate339.8417.6
Floating-point processing power21.75 TFLOPS26.73 TFLOPS
ROPs9680
TMUs192192
Tensor Cores192192
Ray Tracing Cores4848

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).

InterfacePCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mm245 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 12-pin1x 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 typeGDDR6XGDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB20 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit160 Bit
Memory clock speed1188 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth608.3 GB/s360.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort4x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.66.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.21.3
CUDA8.68.9

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.

RTX 3070 Ti 61.12
RTX 4000 Ada Generation 63.77
+4.3%

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.

RTX 3070 Ti 23553
RTX 4000 Ada Generation 24572
+4.3%

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:

Full HD177
−1.7%
180−190
+1.7%
1440p95
+0%
95−100
+0%
4K61
+1.7%
60−65
−1.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.38no data
1440p6.31no data
4K9.82no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 174
−3.4%
180−190
+3.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 171
+0.6%
170−180
−0.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100−110
−1.9%
110−120
+1.9%
Battlefield 5 190−200
−2.6%
200−210
+2.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+2.7%
110−120
−2.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 138
−1.4%
140−150
+1.4%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+1.8%
110−120
−1.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 140−150
−1.4%
150−160
+1.4%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
−0.9%
230−240
+0.9%
Hitman 3 120−130
+2.5%
120−130
−2.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
−0.4%
230−240
+0.4%
Metro Exodus 150−160
−3.2%
160−170
+3.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−2.6%
120−130
+2.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 240−250
−0.4%
250−260
+0.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
−0.7%
150−160
+0.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 120−130
−2.4%
130−140
+2.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100−110
−1.9%
110−120
+1.9%
Battlefield 5 190−200
−2.6%
200−210
+2.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+2.7%
110−120
−2.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 121
+0.8%
120−130
−0.8%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+1.8%
110−120
−1.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 140−150
−1.4%
150−160
+1.4%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
−0.9%
230−240
+0.9%
Hitman 3 120−130
+2.5%
120−130
−2.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
−0.4%
230−240
+0.4%
Metro Exodus 150−160
−3.2%
160−170
+3.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−2.6%
120−130
+2.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 316
+5.3%
300−310
−5.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
−0.8%
130−140
+0.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
−0.7%
150−160
+0.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 103
+3%
100−105
−3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100−110
−1.9%
110−120
+1.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+2.7%
110−120
−2.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 111
+0.9%
110−120
−0.9%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+1.8%
110−120
−1.8%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
−0.9%
230−240
+0.9%
Hitman 3 120−130
+2.5%
120−130
−2.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 243
−2.9%
250−260
+2.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 274
−2.2%
280−290
+2.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 147
−2%
150−160
+2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 108
−1.9%
110−120
+1.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−2.6%
120−130
+2.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
−2.9%
140−150
+2.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
−4.2%
100−105
+4.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 93
−2.2%
95−100
+2.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
−4.2%
75−80
+4.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 73
−2.7%
75−80
+2.7%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+1.4%
70−75
−1.4%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
−3.3%
280−290
+3.3%
Hitman 3 85−90
−2.3%
90−95
+2.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 184
−3.3%
190−200
+3.3%
Metro Exodus 135
−3.7%
140−150
+3.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 205
−2.4%
210−220
+2.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+5%
100−105
−5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 230−240
−3%
240−250
+3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+4%
100−105
−4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+1.4%
70−75
−1.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−1.7%
60−65
+1.7%
Hitman 3 50−55
+4%
50−55
−4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
−3.6%
230−240
+3.6%
Metro Exodus 90−95
+1.1%
90−95
−1.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 109
−0.9%
110−120
+0.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 58
−3.4%
60−65
+3.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−2.3%
45−50
+2.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 36
+2.9%
35−40
−2.9%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+5%
40−45
−5%
Forza Horizon 4 95−100
−3.1%
100−105
+3.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 119
−0.8%
120−130
+0.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 46
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+3.3%
60−65
−3.3%

This is how RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 4000 Ada Generation compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4000 Ada Generation is 2% faster in 1080p
  • A tie in 1440p
  • RTX 3070 Ti is 2% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 61.12 63.77
Recency 31 May 2021 9 August 2023
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 20 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 290 Watt 130 Watt

RTX 4000 Ada Generation has a 4.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 150% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 60% more advanced lithography process, and 123.1% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 4000 Ada Generation.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is a desktop card while RTX 4000 Ada Generation is a workstation one.


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