GeForce4 4200 Go vs GeForce RTX 3070

Place in the ranking	42	1519
Place by popularity	43	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	58.60	no data
Power efficiency	18.07	no data
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	no data
GPU code name	GA104	NV28M
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	1 September 2020 (4 years ago)	15 November 2002 (22 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores	5888	6
Core clock speed	1500 MHz	2 MHz
Boost clock speed	1725 MHz	200 MHz
Number of transistors	17,400 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	220 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	317.4	no data
Floating-point processing power	20.31 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	96	no data
TMUs	184	no data
Tensor Cores	184	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	46	no data

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 size	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x16	no data
Length	242 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	no data

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 type	GDDR6	DDR
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	128 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	200 MHz
Memory bandwidth	448.0 GB/s	no data
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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	no data
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	DDR
Shader Model	6.5	no data
OpenGL	4.6	no data
OpenCL	2.0	no data
Vulkan	1.2	-
CUDA	8.5	-

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 57.98
+579700%

GeForce4 4200 Go 0.01

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 22342
+744633%

GeForce4 4200 Go 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 HD	149	-0−1
1440p	99	-0−1
4K	61	-0−1

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.35	no data
1440p	5.04	no data
4K	8.18	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

147
+7250%

2−3

−7250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	125 +4067%	3−4 −4067%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	100	0−1
Battlefield 5	180−190	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +5350%	2−3 −5350%
Cyberpunk 2077	139 +6850%	2−3 −6850%
Far Cry 5	110−120	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	220−230	0−1
Hitman 3	109 +2625%	4−5 −2625%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +2650%	8−9 −2650%
Metro Exodus	144	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	118	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	230−240 +5725%	4−5 −5725%
Watch Dogs: Legion	174 +521%	27−30 −521%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	120−130 +3900%	3−4 −3900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	87	0−1
Battlefield 5	180−190	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +5350%	2−3 −5350%
Cyberpunk 2077	126 +6200%	2−3 −6200%
Far Cry 5	110−120	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	140−150	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	220−230	0−1
Hitman 3	116 +2800%	4−5 −2800%
Horizon Zero Dawn	220−230 +2650%	8−9 −2650%
Metro Exodus	144	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	110−120	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	255 +6275%	4−5 −6275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	120−130 +1244%	9−10 −1244%
Watch Dogs: Legion	178 +536%	27−30 −536%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	81 +2600%	3−4 −2600%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	78	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	100−110 +5350%	2−3 −5350%
Cyberpunk 2077	102 +5000%	2−3 −5000%
Far Cry 5	110−120	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	220−230	0−1
Hitman 3	111 +2675%	4−5 −2675%
Horizon Zero Dawn	181 +2163%	8−9 −2163%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	223 +5475%	4−5 −5475%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	121 +1244%	9−10 −1244%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85 +204%	27−30 −204%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

116

0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	120−130	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	90−95	0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	68	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	65−70	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	62	0−1
Far Cry 5	65−70	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	270−280	0−1
Hitman 3	96 +1500%	6−7 −1500%
Horizon Zero Dawn	146 +7200%	2−3 −7200%
Metro Exodus	101	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	166	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	95−100	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	175	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

114
+5600%

2−3

−5600%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60	0−1
Hitman 3	52	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	210−220	0−1
Metro Exodus	107	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	90	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	48 +4700%	1−2 −4700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	43	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	30	0−1
Far Cry 5	35−40	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	85−90	0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	97	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	38	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

69
+3350%

2−3

−3350%

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

in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 3070 is 7250% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RTX 3070 surpassed GeForce4 4200 Go in all 29 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	57.98	0.01
Recency	1 September 2020	15 November 2002
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	128 MB
Chip lithography	8 nm	150 nm

RTX 3070 has a 579700% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, a 6300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1775% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3070 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce4 4200 Go in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3070 is a desktop card while GeForce4 4200 Go is a notebook one.

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