NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
• GPU Chip
  AD102-300 / AD102-301 (Ada Lovelace) -
• Render Output Units
  192 -
• RT Cores
  128 -
• Shader
  16384 7168
• Streaming Multiprocessors
  128 -
• Texture Units
  512 -
• Architecture
  - Ada Lovelace
• CUDA Cores
  - 7168

Video memory capacity, type, bus width and bandwidth describe different properties. These values alone do not determine graphics performance.

• Memory Bandwidth
  1008 GB/s -
• Memory Bus
  384 bit 192 bit
• Memory Clock
  1313 MHz -
• Memory Data Rate
  21 Gbps -
• Memory Size
  24 GB 12 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6X GDDR6X

Published GPU clock frequencies describe different operating modes. Clock speed alone does not determine graphics performance.

• Base Clock
  2235 MHz 1980 MHz
• Boost Clock
  2520 MHz 2480 MHz
• Game Clock
  - -
• Overclocking
  Yes -

Graphics card power limits and recommended system power supply describe different specifications.

• Maximum Junction Temperature
  90 °C -
• TDP
  450 W 220 W
• TDP (up)
  450 W-25 % -
• Maximum GPU Temperature
  - 90 °C
• Required System Power
  - 650 W

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER.

• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling -
• Fan-Type
  Axial -
• Fan 1
  2 x 110 mm -
• Fan 2
  - -
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent -
• Noise (Load)
  39 dB -

Connectivity and connections.

• DisplayPort Ports
  3 × DisplayPort 1.4a -
• DVI Ports
  - -
• HDCP Version
  2.3 -
• HDMI Ports
  1 × HDMI 2.1 -
• Max. Displays
  4 -
• PCIe Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 4.0
• Power Connectors
  - -
• USB-C Ports
  - -
• VGA Ports
  - -

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• DirectX
  12_2 (Ultimate) -
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes -
• LED
  No LED lighting -
• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 -
• Raytracing
  Yes -

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• AV1
  Decode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode -
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode -
• VP8
  Decode -
• VP9
  Decode -

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Height
  137 mm -
• Length
  304 mm -
• Slot Size
  3 PCIe-Slots -
• Weight
  - -
• Width
  61 mm -

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.

• Documents
  data sheet -
• Launch Price (historical)
  1,599 $ (Reference) -
• Part Number
  - -
• Process Technology
  4 nm -
• Release date
  Q4/2022 -
• Official source
  - https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/40-series/rtx-4070-family/
• Specification source
  - https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/compare/
• Verified on
  - 2026-09-30