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GeForce RTX 4090 vs GeForce RTX 3070

GeForce RTX 4090 vs GeForce RTX 3070: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 4090

24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6X, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a, DLSS3 Support, Supports 4K)

Buy for 2,652.24 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 240 minutes ago

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GeForce RTX 3070

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Logo
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6, GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD Video Card

Buy for 488.41 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 241 minutes ago

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 4090

24 GB GDDR6X | 384-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6X, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a, DLSS3 Support, Supports 4K)

Buy for 2,652.24 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 240 minutes ago

vs

GeForce RTX 3070

8 GB GDDR6 | 256-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Logo
GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6, GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD Video Card

Buy for 488.41 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 241 minutes ago

Availability

MSRP $1599

Availability

MSRP $499

Key Differences

In short — GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 3070 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce RTX 3070 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 4090 is 749 days newer than the cheaper GeForce RTX 3070.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 4090

  • Performs up to 112% better in Cities: Skylines II than GeForce RTX 3070 - 91 vs 43 FPS
  • Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 - 24 vs 8 GB

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3070

  • Up to 82% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4090 - $440.01 vs $2389.41
  • Up to 61% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than GeForce RTX 4090 - $11.36 vs $29.15 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 51% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 - 220 vs 450 Watts
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Cities: Skylines II

Cities: Skylines II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
GeForce RTX 4090

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022


FPS

91

100%

Value, €/FPS

€29.15/FPS

39%

Price, €

€2652.24

18%

FPS Winner

ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming Graphics Card (PCIe 4.0, 24GB GDDR6X, HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a, DLSS3 Support, Supports 4K)

Buy for 2,652.24 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 240 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Logo
GeForce RTX 3070

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020


FPS

43

47%

Value, €/FPS

€11.36/FPS

100%

Price, €

€488.41

100%

Value Winner

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3070 Gaming OC 8G (REV2.0) Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, LHR, 8GB 256-bit GDDR6, GV-N3070GAMING OC-8GD Video Card

Buy for 488.41 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 241 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
GeForce RTX 4090

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Logo
GeForce RTX 3070

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo
GeForce RTX 4090

Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022


Pixel Fillrate

443.5 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

1290 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Logo
GeForce RTX 3070

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020


Pixel Fillrate

165.6 GPixel/s

37%

Texel Fillrate

317.4 GTexel/s

25%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Logo

GeForce RTX 4090

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Logo

GeForce RTX 3070

Sep 20th, 2022
Release DateSep 1st, 2020
GeForce 40GenerationGeForce 30
$1599MSRP
$499
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4aOutputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
1x 16-pinPower Connectors1x 12-pin
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
24 GB
Memory8 GB
GDDR6XTypeGDDR6
384-bitBus256-bit
1008 GB/s
Bandwidth448 GB/s
2235 MHz
Base Clock Speed1500 MHz
2520 MHz
Boost Clock Speed1725 MHz
1313 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1750 MHz

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