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GeForce RTX 4070 vs GeForce RTX 3070

GeForce RTX 4070 vs GeForce RTX 3070: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 4070

12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Logo
MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ventus 2X 12G OC Graphics Card - 12 GB GDDR6X (21 GB/s, 192-bit), PCIe 4.0-2 x TORX 4.0 Fans - HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a

Buy for $639.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 142 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 $542.14 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 143 minutes ago

FPS Winner

GeForce RTX 4070

12 GB GDDR6X | 192-bit

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Logo
MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ventus 2X 12G OC Graphics Card - 12 GB GDDR6X (21 GB/s, 192-bit), PCIe 4.0-2 x TORX 4.0 Fans - HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a

Buy for $639.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 142 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 $542.14 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 143 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — GeForce RTX 4070 outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 3070 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing GeForce RTX 4070 is 953 days newer than the cheaper GeForce RTX 3070.

Advantages of GeForce RTX 4070

  • Performs up to 22% better in Control than GeForce RTX 3070 - 135 vs 111 FPS
  • Up to 3% better value when playing Control than GeForce RTX 3070 - $4.74 vs $4.88 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 9% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 - 200 vs 220 Watts
  • Up to 50% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 - 12 vs 8 GB

Advantages of GeForce RTX 3070

  • Up to 15% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4070 - $542.14 vs $639.90
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Control

Control

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Logo
GeForce RTX 4070

Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023


FPS

135

100%

Value, $/FPS

$4.74/FPS

100%

Price, $

$639.9

84%

FPS and Value Winner

MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ventus 2X 12G OC Graphics Card - 12 GB GDDR6X (21 GB/s, 192-bit), PCIe 4.0-2 x TORX 4.0 Fans - HDMI 2.1a, DisplayPort 1.4a

Buy for $639.9 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 142 minutes ago

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Logo
GeForce RTX 3070

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020


FPS

111

82%

Value, $/FPS

$4.88/FPS

97%

Price, $

$542.14

100%

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 $542.14 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 143 minutes ago

Trending Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Logo
GeForce RTX 4070

Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Logo
GeForce RTX 3070

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020

Theoretical Performance

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Logo
GeForce RTX 4070

Desktop • Apr 12th, 2023


Pixel Fillrate

158.4 GPixel/s

96%

Texel Fillrate

455.4 GTexel/s

100%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Logo
GeForce RTX 3070

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020


Pixel Fillrate

165.6 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

317.4 GTexel/s

70%

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Logo

GeForce RTX 4070

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Logo

GeForce RTX 3070

Apr 12th, 2023
Release DateSep 1st, 2020
GeForce 40GenerationGeForce 30
$599MSRP
$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
12 GB
Memory8 GB
GDDR6XTypeGDDR6
192-bitBus256-bit
504.2 GB/s
Bandwidth448 GB/s
1920 MHz
Base Clock Speed1500 MHz
2475 MHz
Boost Clock Speed1725 MHz
1313 MHzMemory Clock Speed
1750 MHz

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