NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Founders Edition 12GB GDDR6X
The Ada Lovelace architecture and DLSS 3 frame generation deliver a substantial 1440p performance leap over the previous generation, all within a compact 244mm dual-slot design and a 200W power envelope. The Founders Edition cooler maintains quiet operation while the 12GB GDDR6X memory buffer handles high-resolution textures effectively. This card is best for 1440p gamers seeking a power-efficient upgrade that fits easily into small form factor builds.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong efficiency (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong raster (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong compute (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong rt (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average thermal (18th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
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 | 192 |
| Bandwidth | 480 |
Compute
| CUDA Cores | 5888 |
| Tensor Cores | 144 |
| RT Cores | 36 |
| Base Clock | 1920 |
| Boost Clock | 2480 |
| FP16 TFLOPS | 29.15 |
| FP32 TFLOPS | 29.15 |
Performance
| PassMark G3D | 26912 |
| GPU Compute | 14631 |
Power & Cooling
| TDP | 200 |
| Recommended PSU | 650 |
| Power Connectors | 2 x 8-Pin |
| Cooler | Fan |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Max Displays | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 |
Physical
| Length | 244 |
| Slot Width | 2 |
| Form Factor | ATX |
| Weight | 3.3 kg / 7.2 lbs |
Features
| Ray Tracing | Yes |
| Upscaling | DLSS 3 |
| DirectX | 12 |
vs Competition
| Spec | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Founders Edition | ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 | Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | GeForce RTX 4070 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 12GB GDDR6X | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | 2480 | 2730 | 2730 | 2482 | 2730 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | 200 | 150 | 360 | 300 | 360 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | 192 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Founders Edition | 58.9 | 70.4 | 58.8 | 77.4 | 73.1 | 53.4 | 17.5 | 82.8 | 57.5 | 68.7 |
| ASUS ProArt RTX 5080 Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 97.4 | 98.6 | 95.4 |
| Gigabyte AERO GV-N5080AERO OC-16GD Compare | 86.7 | 95.8 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94 | 88.9 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 80.6 | 92.5 | 85.1 | 88.8 | 93 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 68.9 | 94 | 88.9 |
| ZOTAC APOCALYPSE ZT-B50800C-10P Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94 | 99.1 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 86.7 | 97.6 | 88.3 | 94.6 | 97.2 | 96.4 | 91.5 | 57.6 | 94 | 82.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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