NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 vs 4070 Ti

Nvidia has launched its new RTX 4070, which is the most affordable graphics card based on the Ada Lovelace architecture. However, it also faces competition from its own sibling, the RTX 4070 Ti, which offers more performance for a higher price. How do these two cards compare in terms of gaming performance, especially at 1080p and 1440p resolutions? We have tested them in 30 games, including 10 titles with ray tracing enabled, to find out. Before we get to the results, let’s review the main differences between the RTX 4070 and the RTX 4070 Ti.

The RTX 4070 Ti is essentially a repurposed RTX 4080, which Nvidia canceled due to supply issues. It has 7,680 CUDA cores, 60 ray tracing cores, 240 tensor cores, and 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus. It has a base clock of 2.3 GHz and a boost clock of 2.6 GHz, and a TDP of 285W. The RTX 4070 Ti costs $800 and does not have a Founder’s Edition model.

The RTX 4070 is a true mid-range card, with 5,888 CUDA cores, 46 ray tracing cores, 184 tensor cores, and 12 GB of GDDR6X memory on a 192-bit bus. It has a base clock of 2.1 GHz and a boost clock of 2.5 GHz, and a TDP of 200W. The RTX 4070 costs $600 and has a Founder’s Edition model, as well as several third-party models at the same price.

Both cards share the same memory configuration, which is a good thing considering the increasing VRAM requirements of modern games. However, the RTX 4070 Ti has a clear advantage in terms of core count and clock speed, which translates into higher performance in most games. Let’s see how much of a difference that makes in our benchmarks.