GeForce RTX 4070 vs TITAN RTX

Place in the ranking	63	20
Place by popularity	not in top-100	32
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.10	60.21
Power efficiency	12.18	24.38
Architecture	Turing (2018−2022)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	TU102	AD104
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	18 December 2018 (5 years ago)	12 April 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,499	$599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4070 has 2767% better value for money than TITAN RTX.

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	4608	5888
Core clock speed	1350 MHz	1920 MHz
Boost clock speed	1770 MHz	2475 MHz
Number of transistors	18,600 million	35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	200 Watt
Texture fill rate	509.8	455.4
Floating-point processing power	16.31 TFLOPS	29.15 TFLOPS
ROPs	96	64
TMUs	288	184
Tensor Cores	576	184
Ray Tracing Cores	72	46

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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	240 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	1x 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 type	GDDR6	GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	672.0 GB/s	504.2 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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	+	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.5	6.7
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	7.5	8.9

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.

TITAN RTX 48.89

RTX 4070 69.93
+43%

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.

TITAN RTX 18858

RTX 4070 26976
+43%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

TITAN RTX 49602

RTX 4070 59969
+20.9%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

TITAN RTX 99561

RTX 4070 128530
+29.1%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

TITAN RTX 35884

RTX 4070 43824
+22.1%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

TITAN RTX 177234

RTX 4070 193559
+9.2%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

TITAN RTX 537413

RTX 4070 773592
+43.9%

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	162 −35.2%	219 +35.2%
1440p	99 −24.2%	123 +24.2%
4K	73 −4.1%	76 +4.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	15.43	2.74
1440p	25.24	4.87
4K	34.23	7.88

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

−173%

216
+173%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	104 −38.5%	140−150 +38.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	104 −20.2%	120−130 +20.2%
Battlefield 5	209 −6.7%	220−230 +6.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	143 +20.2%	110−120 −20.2%
Cyberpunk 2077	79 −120%	174 +120%
Far Cry 5	127 +8.5%	110−120 −8.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	201 +17.5%	170−180 −17.5%
Forza Horizon 4	281 +18.1%	230−240 −18.1%
Hitman 3	117 −10.3%	120−130 +10.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	348 +37%	250−260 −37%
Metro Exodus	144 −7.6%	150−160 +7.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	127 +4.1%	120−130 −4.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	206 −42.7%	290−300 +42.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	215 +40.5%	150−160 −40.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	186 +29.2%	140−150 −29.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	88 −42%	120−130 +42%
Battlefield 5	203 −9.9%	220−230 +9.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	131 +10.1%	110−120 −10.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	79 −81%	143 +81%
Far Cry 5	101 −15.8%	110−120 +15.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	154 −11%	170−180 +11%
Forza Horizon 4	254 +6.7%	230−240 −6.7%
Hitman 3	116 −11.2%	120−130 +11.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	336 +32.3%	250−260 −32.3%
Metro Exodus	144 −7.6%	150−160 +7.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	110 −10.9%	120−130 +10.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	286 −31.5%	376 +31.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100−110 −48.5%	150−160 +48.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	204 +33.3%	150−160 −33.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	79 −82.3%	140−150 +82.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	80 −56.3%	120−130 +56.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	102 −16.7%	110−120 +16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	78 −64.1%	128 +64.1%
Far Cry 5	79 −48.1%	110−120 +48.1%
Forza Horizon 4	175 −36%	230−240 +36%
Hitman 3	111 −16.2%	120−130 +16.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	218 −34.4%	293 +34.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	242 −33.1%	322 +33.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	139 −22.3%	170 +22.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	86 −44.2%	124 +44.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

123
+0.8%

120−130

−0.8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 −68.4%	160−170 +68.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	75−80 −48%	110−120 +48%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 −51.9%	80−85 +51.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	66 −34.8%	85−90 +34.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	79 −3.8%	80−85 +3.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	66 −22.7%	81 +22.7%
Far Cry 5	55−60 −43.9%	80−85 +43.9%
Forza Horizon 4	250−260 −6.3%	270−280 +6.3%
Hitman 3	100 −2%	100−110 +2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	168 −32.1%	222 +32.1%
Metro Exodus	114 −25.4%	143 +25.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	183 −21.3%	222 +21.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 −63.6%	120−130 +63.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	205 −16.6%	230−240 +16.6%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

119
+3.5%

110−120

−3.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	88 +0%	85−90 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	67 −3%	65−70 +3%
Hitman 3	48 −27.1%	60−65 +27.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150 −50.7%	220−230 +50.7%
Metro Exodus	121 +9%	110−120 −9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	103 −11.7%	115 +11.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	52 −11.5%	55−60 +11.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	43 −27.9%	55−60 +27.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50 −4%	50−55 +4%
Cyberpunk 2077	33 −9.1%	36 +9.1%
Far Cry 5	49 −2%	50−55 +2%
Forza Horizon 4	114 −6.1%	120−130 +6.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	109 −11%	121 +11%
Watch Dogs: Legion	43 −16.3%	50 +16.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−2.7%

75−80
+2.7%

This is how TITAN RTX and RTX 4070 compete in popular games:

RTX 4070 is 35% faster in 1080p
RTX 4070 is 24% faster in 1440p
RTX 4070 is 4% faster in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the TITAN RTX is 41% faster.
in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the RTX 4070 is 173% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

TITAN RTX is ahead in 15 tests (21%)
RTX 4070 is ahead in 56 tests (78%)
there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	48.89	69.93
Recency	18 December 2018	12 April 2023
Maximum RAM amount	24 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	280 Watt	200 Watt

TITAN RTX has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RTX 4070, on the other hand, has a 43% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 140% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.

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

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