GeForce RTX 4090 D vs RTX 4070

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce RTX 4070 and GeForce RTX 4090 D, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

RTX 4070
2023
12 GB GDDR6X, 200 Watt
69.93

RTX 4090 D outperforms RTX 4070 by a substantial 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking202
Place by popularity32not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation60.2117.65
Power efficiency24.3815.40
ArchitectureAda Lovelace (2022−2024)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameAD104AD102
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 April 2023 (1 year ago)28 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$599 $1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4070 has 241% better value for money than RTX 4090 D.

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 cores588814592
Core clock speed1920 MHz2280 MHz
Boost clock speed2475 MHz2520 MHz
Number of transistors35,800 million76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology5 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt425 Watt
Texture fill rate455.41,149
Floating-point processing power29.15 TFLOPS73.54 TFLOPS
ROPs64176
TMUs184456
Tensor Cores184456
Ray Tracing Cores46114

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
Length240 mm304 mm
Width2-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 16-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 typeGDDR6XGDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount12 GB24 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1313 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth504.2 GB/s1,008 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 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a1x HDMI 2.1, 3x 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 Model6.76.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.03.0
Vulkan1.31.3
CUDA8.98.9

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 4070 69.93
RTX 4090 D 93.83
+34.2%

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 4070 26976
RTX 4090 D 36196
+34.2%

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 HD219
−32.4%
290−300
+32.4%
1440p123
−30.1%
160−170
+30.1%
4K76
−31.6%
100−110
+31.6%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.745.51
1440p4.879.99
4K7.8815.99

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 216
−29.6%
280−290
+29.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 140−150
−31.9%
190−200
+31.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120−130
−28%
160−170
+28%
Battlefield 5 220−230
−30%
290−300
+30%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
−26.1%
150−160
+26.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 174
−32.2%
230−240
+32.2%
Far Cry 5 110−120
−28.2%
150−160
+28.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 170−180
−28.7%
220−230
+28.7%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
−26.1%
300−310
+26.1%
Hitman 3 120−130
−31.8%
170−180
+31.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 250−260
−18.1%
300−310
+18.1%
Metro Exodus 150−160
−29%
200−210
+29%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
−31.1%
160−170
+31.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 290−300
−19%
350−400
+19%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
−30.7%
200−210
+30.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 140−150
−31.9%
190−200
+31.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120−130
−28%
160−170
+28%
Battlefield 5 220−230
−30%
290−300
+30%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
−26.1%
150−160
+26.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 143
−32.9%
190−200
+32.9%
Far Cry 5 110−120
−28.2%
150−160
+28.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 170−180
−28.7%
220−230
+28.7%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
−26.1%
300−310
+26.1%
Hitman 3 120−130
−31.8%
170−180
+31.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 250−260
−18.1%
300−310
+18.1%
Metro Exodus 150−160
−29%
200−210
+29%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
−31.1%
160−170
+31.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 376
−33%
500−550
+33%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 150−160
−33.3%
200−210
+33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
−30.7%
200−210
+30.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 140−150
−31.9%
190−200
+31.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120−130
−28%
160−170
+28%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
−26.1%
150−160
+26.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 128
−32.8%
170−180
+32.8%
Far Cry 5 110−120
−28.2%
150−160
+28.2%
Forza Horizon 4 230−240
−26.1%
300−310
+26.1%
Hitman 3 120−130
−31.8%
170−180
+31.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 293
−19.5%
350−400
+19.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 322
−24.2%
400−450
+24.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170
−29.4%
220−230
+29.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 124
−29%
160−170
+29%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
−31.1%
160−170
+31.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
−33.3%
220−230
+33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
−26.1%
140−150
+26.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
−34.1%
110−120
+34.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85−90
−23.6%
110−120
+23.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
−34.1%
110−120
+34.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 81
−23.5%
100−105
+23.5%
Far Cry 5 80−85
−34.1%
110−120
+34.1%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
−29.2%
350−400
+29.2%
Hitman 3 100−110
−27.5%
130−140
+27.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 222
−30.6%
290−300
+30.6%
Metro Exodus 143
−32.9%
190−200
+32.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 222
−30.6%
290−300
+30.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
−27%
160−170
+27%
Watch Dogs: Legion 230−240
−25.5%
300−310
+25.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
−30.4%
150−160
+30.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
−25%
110−120
+25%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
−30.4%
90−95
+30.4%
Hitman 3 60−65
−31.1%
80−85
+31.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
−32.7%
300−310
+32.7%
Metro Exodus 110−120
−26.1%
140−150
+26.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 115
−30.4%
150−160
+30.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
−29.3%
75−80
+29.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
−27.3%
70−75
+27.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
−25%
65−70
+25%
Cyberpunk 2077 36
−25%
45−50
+25%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−30%
65−70
+30%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−32.2%
160−170
+32.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 121
−32.2%
160−170
+32.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50
−30%
65−70
+30%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
−31.6%
100−105
+31.6%

This is how RTX 4070 and RTX 4090 D compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4090 D is 32% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4090 D is 30% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4090 D is 32% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 69.93 93.83
Recency 12 April 2023 28 December 2023
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 24 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 425 Watt

RTX 4070 has 112.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 D, on the other hand, has a 34.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce RTX 4090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce RTX 4070 in performance tests.


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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070
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