GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile vs Quadro RTX 4000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX 4000 with GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4000
2018
8 GB GDDR6, 160 Watt
39.71
+39.1%

RTX 4000 outperforms GTX 1070 Mobile by a substantial 39% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking109196
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation36.2534.81
Power efficiency17.0116.31
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameTU104GP104B
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date13 November 2018 (6 years ago)15 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$899 $389.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4000 has 4% better value for money than GTX 1070 Mobile.

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 cores23041920
Core clock speed1005 MHz1506 MHz
Boost clock speed1545 MHz1645 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt120 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data94 °C
Texture fill rate222.5210.6
Floating-point processing power7.119 TFLOPS6.738 TFLOPS
ROPs6464
TMUs144128
Tensor Cores288no data
Ray Tracing Cores36no 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 sizeno datalarge
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1625 MHz8 GB/s
Memory bandwidth416.0 GB/s256 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 Connectors3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-CDP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boostno data3.0
VR Readyno data+
Anselno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model6.56.4
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA7.5+

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 4000 39.71
+39.1%
GTX 1070 Mobile 28.55

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 4000 15300
+39.1%
GTX 1070 Mobile 11000

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 HD140−150
+38.6%
101
−38.6%
1440p80−85
+33.3%
60
−33.3%
4K55−60
+31%
42
−31%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.423.86
1440p11.246.50
4K16.359.29

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75
+0%
75
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 69
+0%
69
+0%
Battlefield 5 111
+0%
111
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80
+0%
80
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 93
+0%
93
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 101
+0%
101
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 241
+0%
241
+0%
Hitman 3 76
+0%
76
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 166
+0%
166
+0%
Metro Exodus 111
+0%
111
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 86
+0%
86
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 137
+0%
137
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150
+0%
150
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 115
+0%
115
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 58
+0%
58
+0%
Battlefield 5 99
+0%
99
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 74
+0%
74
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 77
+0%
77
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 80
+0%
80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 222
+0%
222
+0%
Hitman 3 75
+0%
75
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 156
+0%
156
+0%
Metro Exodus 97
+0%
97
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 81
+0%
81
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 113
+0%
113
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 149
+0%
149
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 56
+0%
56
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 50
+0%
50
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 56
+0%
56
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry 5 65
+0%
65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 97
+0%
97
+0%
Hitman 3 65
+0%
65
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 99
+0%
99
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60
+0%
60
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 42
+0%
42
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 77
+0%
77
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 64
+0%
64
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 53
+0%
53
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40
+0%
40
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 37
+0%
37
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 41
+0%
41
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 42
+0%
42
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 181
+0%
181
+0%
Hitman 3 42
+0%
42
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 71
+0%
71
+0%
Metro Exodus 62
+0%
62
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140
+0%
140
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 59
+0%
59
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 31
+0%
31
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 31
+0%
31
+0%
Hitman 3 27
+0%
27
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 74
+0%
74
+0%
Metro Exodus 34
+0%
34
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+0%
39
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24
+0%
24
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21
+0%
21
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 22
+0%
22
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 52
+0%
52
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16
+0%
16
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30
+0%
30
+0%

This is how RTX 4000 and GTX 1070 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4000 is 39% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4000 is 33% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4000 is 31% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.71 28.55
Recency 13 November 2018 15 August 2016
Chip lithography 12 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 120 Watt

RTX 4000 has a 39.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 1070 Mobile, on the other hand, has 33.3% lower power consumption.

The Quadro RTX 4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 4000 is a workstation card while GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile is a notebook one.


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