ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 vs ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 OC. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 and ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 OC, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
• GPU Chip
  AD102 (Ada Lovelace) GA104-300-A1
• Execution units
  128 46
• Shader
  16384 5888
• Render Output Units
  192 96
• Texture Units
  512 184

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  24 GB 8 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6X GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  21 Gbps 1.75 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  1008 GB/s 448 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  384 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 and ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 OC. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  2.235 GHz 1.500 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.550 GHz+ 1 % 1.845 GHz+ 7 %
• Avg (Game) Clock
  1.815 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  450 W 220 W
• TDP (up)
  450 W-25 % 250 W+ 4 %
• Tjunction max
  90 °C 93 °C
• PCIe-Power
  1 x 16-Pin 2 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 and ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 OC.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  3 x 110 mm 3 x 95 mm
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  -- 44-45 dB

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  2x HDMI v2.1a 2x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4a 3x DP v1.4a
• DVI Ports
  -- --
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- --

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

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_2 (Ultimate) 12_2
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  Yes Yes
• LED
  ASUS Aura Sync ASUS Aura Sync

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

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

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

• Length
  348 mm 300 mm
• Height
  160 mm 127 mm
• Width
  73 mm 52 mm
• Width (Slots)
  4 PCIe-Slots 3 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  -- --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3070 OC and ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4090.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q4/2022 Q4/2020
• Release price
  1,979 $ 759 $
• Structure size
  4 nm 8 nm
• Part-no
  TUF-RTX4090-24G-GAMING TUF-RTX3070-O8G-GAMING
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet