ASUS GeForce RTX 4070 12GB GDDR6X
The Ada Lovelace architecture and 2550 MHz overclocked boost clock deliver strong 1440p gaming, while DLSS 3 and 4th Gen Tensor Cores provide a substantial frame rate uplift in supported titles. The axial-tech dual-fan cooler with a ventilated backplate keeps noise levels low and temperatures controlled, complemented by durable dual ball bearings. This card is best for 1440p gamers seeking high refresh rates with ray tracing enabled, though its budget score suggests waiting for a price drop.
GPU GeForce RTX 4070
VRAM 12GB GDDR6X
Boost Clock 2550 MHz
TDP 115 W
Memory Bus 128 bit
Ray Tracing Yes
Class consumer
58 Overall Score
Price CA$1,600
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong efficiency (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong raster (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong compute (72nd percentile) 72nd
- Strong rt (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average social proof (21st percentile)
- Below average connectivity (30th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | GeForce RTX 4070 |
| Brand | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Ada Lovelace |
| Class | consumer |
| Process | 5 |
Memory
| VRAM | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR6X |
| Memory Bus | 128 |
| Bandwidth | 480 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 4608 |
| Tensor Cores | 144 |
| RT Cores | 36 |
| Base Clock | 2520 |
| Boost Clock | 2550 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 29.15 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 29.15 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 26912 |
| GPU Compute | 14631 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 115 |
| Recommended PSU | 550 |
| Cooler | Dual Fan |
| Fans | 2 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS 3 |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS GeForce RTX 4070 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 4070 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | Radeon RX 7900 XTX | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 12GB GDDR6X | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 24GB GDDR6 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2550 | 2730 | 2482 | 2730 | 2680 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 115 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 339 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 128 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 384 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Compute | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS GeForce RTX 4070 | 59.2 | 70.6 | 59.1 | 77.7 | 72.1 | 53.5 | 44.4 | 96.4 | 29.5 | 20.6 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.8 | 95.9 | 88.4 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94.1 | 88.7 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.7 | 92.6 | 85.2 | 88.9 | 93.1 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 94.1 | 88.7 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 86.8 | 97.7 | 88.4 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94.1 | 99 |
| Sapphire NITRO+ 11322-01-40G Compare | 94.7 | 91.7 | 91.5 | 83.6 | 99.2 | 84.4 | 91.5 | 42.5 | 98.7 | 78.1 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.8 | 97.7 | 88.4 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94.1 | 82.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$1,600
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