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Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Review: Ada mid-ranger with RTX 3090 Ti performance that undercuts AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT by US$50

TUF ties with the 3090 Ti. The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti launches at a time when gamers are facing a purchasing conundrum. The Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is among the bevy of partner offerings for the AD104 GPU. Nvidia claims that the RTX 4070 Ti can match up to the RTX 3090 Ti in terms of performance. We evaluate this claim and also compare how AD104 stacks up against competing AMD Radeon RDNA 3 offerings in our review.

Update 01/07: Review now complete

Nvidia's GeForce RTX 40 series launch was not without some consternation from gamers and the press alike. Alongside the RTX 4090, the company originally announced two RTX 4080 cards — a 16 GB version and a 12 GB version.

Although the RTX 4080 16 GB invited criticism due to its pricing (it remains overpriced to this date), its performance gains were still significant. Things went south with the RTX 4080 12 GB, however.

Nvidia's original rationale was that the RTX 4080 12 GB deserves to be named so since the performance is indeed in the class of an xx80 series card. However, gamers and the press did not take too kindly to this which led to the company eventually having to abruptly "unlaunch" the card.

Now, at CES 2023, Nvidia is 'relaunching' the AD104-based RTX 4080 12 GB as the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti priced at US$799 MSRP.

Nvidia's RTX 4070 Ti performance claims relative to the RTX 3090 Ti. (Source: Nvidia)
Nvidia's RTX 4070 Ti performance claims relative to the RTX 3090 Ti. (Source: Nvidia)

In classic Nvidia style, the RTX 4070 Ti has managed to court some controversy of its own as well. During its reveal, Nvidia said that the RTX 4070 Ti can be up to 3x faster than an RTX 3090 Ti.

While we do see the RTX 4070 Ti being on par or even overtaking the RTX 3090 Ti by a whisker, it is nowhere close to being 3x faster. That might be possible in special test conditions with DLSS, but we don't know the basis for the company's claims.

Nvidia is not offering a Founders Edition card this time around, so potential buyers will have to seek out add-in board (AiB) partner options. While partner cards have their merits over reference designs, the already convoluted market pricing can further complicate purchase decisions as there's a lot of diversity within offerings from the same OEM.

We will look into these aspects as we go on, but for now we have an Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti OC Edition GPU yearning to be put through its paces. This card is listed at US$850 and at ₹101,799 in the Indian market with a three-year local limited warranty.

We were also sent a Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Master, the review of which will follow shortly.

Comparison of the TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti with other Nvidia GPUs

Specification RTX 4090 FE RTX 4080 FE TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti RTX 3090 Ti FE RTX 3090 FE RTX 3080 Ti FE RTX 3080 FE RTX 3070 FE Titan RTX Titan X Pascal
Chip AD102 AD103 AD104 GA102 GA102 GA102 GA102 GA104 TU102 GP102
FinFET Process Custom 4N Custom 4N Custom 4N 8 nm 8 nm 8 nm 8 nm 8 nm 12 nm 16 nm
CUDA Cores 16,384 9,728 7,680 10,752 10,496 10,240 8,704 5,888 4,608 3,584
Texture Units 512 304 240 336 328 320 272 184 288 224
Tensor Cores 512 4th Gen. 304 4th Gen. 240 4th Gen. 336 3rd Gen. 328 3rd Gen. 320 3rd Gen. 272 3rd Gen. 184 3rd Gen. 576 2nd Gen.
RT Cores 128 3rd Gen. 76 3rd Gen. 60 3rd Gen. 84 2nd Gen. 82 2nd Gen. 80 2nd Gen. 68 2nd Gen. 46 2nd Gen. 72
GPU Base Clock 2,235 MHz 2,205 MHz 2,310 MHz 1,560 MHz 1,395 MHz 1,365 MHz 1,440 MHz 1,500 MHz 1,350 MHz 1,417 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 2,520 MHz 2,505 MHz 2,760 MHz 1,860 MHz 1,695 MHz 1,665 MHz 1,710 MHz 1,750 MHz 1,770 MHz 1,531 MHz
Memory Bus 384-bit 256-bit 192-bit 384-bit 384-bit 384-bit 320-bit 256-bit 384-bit 384-bit
Memory Bandwidth 1,008 GB/s 716.8 GB/s 504 GB/s 1,008 GB/s 936 GB/s 912 GB/s 760 GB/s 448 GB/s 672 GB/s 480.4 GB/s
Video Memory 24 GB GDDR6X 16 GB GDDR6X 12 GB GDDR6X 24 GB GDDR6X 24 GB GDDR6X 12 GB GDDR6X 10 GB GDDR6X 8 GB GDDR6 24 GB GDDR6 12 GB GDDR5X
Power Consumption 450 W 320 W 285 W 450 W 350 W 350 W 320 W 220 W 280 W 250 W

A closer look at the Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti OC Edition

Asus's TUF lineup is known for offering long-lasting hardware that meets stringent durability requirements, and the TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti OC Edition is no different.

According to Asus, the TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti OC Edition features military-grade capacitors that have been rated for 20,000 hours at 105 °C. Unlike the vast majority of GPUs, the TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti sports a metal shroud that is both aesthetically pleasing and functionally effective in proper heat dissipation.

We also get to see a metal backplate that feels durable and with a cutout for ventilation.

Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti OC Edition: RGB effects
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti OC Edition: RGB effects

The TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti OC Edition measures 305 mm x 138 mm x 65 mm and should easily fit into a typical ATX case. The card typically weighs close to 1.4 kg and occupies slightly more than three PCIe slots.

The overall design is minimalist, but Asus does offer RGB effects on the TUF logo and in a light bar beneath the logo.

These effects and other card parameters can be adjusted via Asus's optional GPU Tweak III software. You can also control these effects via any Aura Sync-compatible utility.

Most Ada cards offer four display outs including three DisplayPort 1.4a and one HDMI 2.1a. But Asus has been benevolent in offering five ports —two HDMI 2.1a-outs and three DisplayPort 1.4a-outs — which can come in handy for hooking up TVs and the likes that do not offer DisplayPort connections.

Like all other Ada cards launched so far, the TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti OC Edition also features the infamous PCIe Gen 5 16-pin power connector. Since the card draws only about 285 W typically, the provided 12VHPWR to 2x 8-pin adapter is sufficient.

Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti ports: 3x DisplayPort 1.4a-out, 2x HDMI 2.1a-out
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti ports: 3x DisplayPort 1.4a-out, 2x HDMI 2.1a-out
12VHPWR connector
12VHPWR connector

Asus offers a red LED indicator near the power input that tells the connector has not been seated correctly, or if the card is not receiving adequate power. The catch is that the LED indicator is off during use but lights up when the PC is turned off, which is a confusing behavior. Asus is apparently planning to fix this with a future software update.

There's also a BIOS switch that enables toggling between Performance and Quiet modes. The modes are largely identical, but Performance mode should be able to allow boosts up to 2,760 MHz while Quiet mode offers up to 2,730 MHz. We will look into how these modes affect power draws, thermals, and fan noise as we go on.

12VHPWR LED indicator
12VHPWR LED indicator
Performance and Quiet modes BIOS switch
Performance and Quiet modes BIOS switch
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti in-box accessories. (Image Source: Asus)
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti in-box accessories. (Image Source: Asus)

In the box, we find quite a few items including:

  • TUF collection card
  • 12VHPWR to 2x 8-pin power adapter
  • Thank You card
  • TUF Gaming Certificate
  • Quick Start guide
  • Warranty information
  • TUF Velcro hook and loop
  • TUF GPU holder

The TUF GPU holder prevents card sag and also doubles up as a screwdriver.

The Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti OC Edition can boost up to 2,760 MHz with the Performance BIOS. The card is rated for a total graphics power (TGP) of 285 W. Overclocking potential is limited with only about 10% additional power target headroom for an increased TGP of 314 W.

The test bench: TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti meets the Intel Core i9-13900K

The test system is largely identical to what we've used for our reviews of the RTX 4090 FE and the RTX 4080 FE. This includes the following components:

  • Cooler MasterFrame 700 test bench
  • Intel Core i9-13900K
  • Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Master motherboard
  • Gigabyte Aorus Gen 4 2 TB NVMe SSD for benchmarks and games
  • 2x 16 GB Kingston Fury Renegade DDR5-6400 RAM with timings 32-39-39-80 at 1.40 V
  • Gigabyte M28U 4K 144 Hz monitor
  • Cooler Master MasterLiquid ML360L V2 ARGB AIO cooler
  • Thermaltake ToughPower Grand RGB 850 W
  • A fresh installation of Windows 11 22H2 with the latest patches was used together with the provided test Game Ready driver version 527.62

We would like to thank Cooler Master for supplying the test bench and AIO, Gigabyte for the Core i9-13900K, Z790 motherboard, M28U monitor, and NVMe SSD, and Kingston for the memory.

Synthetic benchmarks: Inches past the RTX 3090 Ti while trying to catch up to the RX 7900 XT

The Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti trails the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT by 16% in Fire Strike Graphics and is 10% behind the RTX 4080 Founders Edition.

This delta with the RX 7900 XT widens close to 21% in Fire Strike Ultra and Fire Strike Extreme. The Radeon RX 7900 XTX, meanwhile, is far ahead of the TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti with leads of up to 49% in Fire Strike Ultra.

Time Spy Graphics sees the TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti take a 18% hit when compared to the RTX 4080 and about 11% lesser scores in comparison with the RX 7900 XT.

Although still trailing, the TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti is able to narrow the gap with the RX 7900 XT while performing generally on par with the RTX 3090 Ti in various Unigine tests. Unsurprisingly, the RTX 4090 FE reigns supreme in Unigine Superposition at 4K Optimized and 8K Optimized settings.

Overall, the Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti is ever-so-slightly ahead of the RTX 3090 Ti in overall synthetic benchmark performance that includes various 3DMark and Unigine tests. The new AD104 GPU is not too far behind the RX 7900 XT, but it cannot match the likes of the RX 7900 XTX and the RTX 4080.

We did not notice any discernable performance drops in select 3DMark tests in the Quiet BIOS mode.

Performance Rating - Percent
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
99.9 pt
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
82.5 pt
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
81.2 pt
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
72.8 pt
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
67.5 pt
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
66.1 pt
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
63.1 pt
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
62.6 pt
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
 
61.5 pt
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
 
61.1 pt
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
56.2 pt
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
53 pt
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
 
51.3 pt
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
 
47.9 pt
Average of class Desktop
 
45.1 pt
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
99834 Points +31%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
86838 Points +14%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
83322 Points +10%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
77784 Points +2%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
75990 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti (Quiet BIOS)
75612 Points 0%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
70480 Points -7%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
69481 Points -9%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (59799 - 62189, n=4)
60987 Points -20%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (55144 - 66934, n=16)
60854 Points -20%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
59972 Points -21%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
59119 Points -22%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (47287 - 57662, n=4)
53094 Points -30%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
52046 Points -32%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (43461 - 51863, n=30)
49062 Points -35%
Average of class Desktop
  (650 - 104464, n=37, last 2 years)
43908 Points -42%
3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
66967 Points +25%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
65879 Points +23%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
63712 Points +19%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
60092 Points +12%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
58893 Points +10%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
53729 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti (Quiet BIOS)
52903 Points -2%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
53110 Points -1%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
50587 Points -6%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
49735 Points -7%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
47241 Points -12%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (45785 - 48709, n=4)
47180 Points -12%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (41298 - 49282, n=16)
46854 Points -13%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (37604 - 40910, n=2)
39257 Points -27%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (33377 - 40910, n=30)
36062 Points -33%
Average of class Desktop
  (523 - 70246, n=35, last 2 years)
27704 Points -48%
3840x2160 Fire Strike Ultra Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
24276 Points +79%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
20214 Points +49%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
17122 Points +26%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
17078 Points +26%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
14978 Points +11%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
14026 Points +4%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
13546 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti (Quiet BIOS)
13487 Points 0%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
13370 Points -1%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
12626 Points -7%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (11613 - 12587, n=13)
12305 Points -9%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
12301 Points -9%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (12050 - 12341, n=4)
12173 Points -10%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (10645 - 10793, n=2)
10719 Points -21%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (8461 - 10793, n=29)
8868 Points -35%
Average of class Desktop
  (141 - 24650, n=25, last 2 years)
8722 Points -36%
Fire Strike Extreme Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
44295 Points +64%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
39570 Points +47%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
33747 Points +25%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
33475 Points +24%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
29704 Points +10%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
26970 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti (Quiet BIOS)
26925 Points 0%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
26797 Points -1%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
26650 Points -1%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
25015 Points -7%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
23839 Points -12%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (22075 - 24730, n=13)
23822 Points -12%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (23127 - 24250, n=4)
23668 Points -12%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (20007 - 20861, n=2)
20434 Points -24%
Average of class Desktop
  (881 - 44549, n=23, last 2 years)
18367 Points -32%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (16484 - 20861, n=29)
17649 Points -35%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
36101 Points +57%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
29699 Points +29%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
28133 Points +22%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
25874 Points +13%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
22982 Points
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti (Quiet BIOS)
22949 Points 0%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
21719 Points -5%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
21645 Points -6%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (18685 - 20433, n=16)
19254 Points -16%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (19041 - 19460, n=4)
19237 Points -16%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
19198 Points -16%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
18210 Points -21%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
17603 Points -23%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (17467 - 17604, n=2)
17536 Points -24%
Average of class Desktop
  (173 - 37589, n=34, last 2 years)
15228 Points -34%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (14216 - 15283, n=29)
14884 Points -35%
Unigine Heaven 4.0
Extreme Preset DX11
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
466 (11min - 1031max) fps +47%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
389.4 (11.3min - 813.1max) fps +23%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
357.6 fps +13%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
319.7 fps +1%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
317.6 (57.8min - 692.1max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
309.2 fps -3%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
308.5 (9.7min - 627.1max) fps -3%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (290 - 312, n=4)
300 fps -6%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (272 - 315, n=10)
299 fps -6%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
293.8 fps -7%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
259.5 (49.3min - 537.2max) fps -18%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
247.9 fps -22%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (233 - 253, n=2)
243 fps -23%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (207 - 248, n=12)
236 fps -26%
Average of class Desktop
  (4.5 - 472, n=22, last 2 years)
207 fps -35%
Extreme Preset OpenGL
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
443 (15min - 902max) fps +51%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
370.2 fps +27%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
364.2 (15min - 770.5max) fps +24%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
330.2 fps +13%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
292.6 (15.2min - 600.3max) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
292.5 (11.4min - 577.9max) fps 0%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
277.9 fps -5%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (264 - 282, n=4)
274 fps -6%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (188.2 - 284, n=9)
268 fps -8%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (232 - 243, n=2)
238 fps -19%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (203 - 299, n=12)
223 fps -24%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
222.7 fps -24%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
206.5 (8.2min - 453.7max) fps -29%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
204 fps -30%
Average of class Desktop
  (4 - 450, n=22, last 2 years)
194.9 fps -33%
Unigine Valley 1.0
1920x1080 Extreme HD DirectX AA:x8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
283 (80min - 527max) fps +23%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
277.5 (71.7min - 487.9max) fps +20%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
264.5 fps +15%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
245 fps +6%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
243.3 fps +6%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
230.3 (78.9min - 451.1max) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (206 - 240, n=4)
228 fps -1%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (184.2 - 245, n=10)
223 fps -3%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
209.2 fps -9%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
201.7 (48.5min - 338.7max) fps -12%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
200.8 (53.4min - 359.1max) fps -13%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
190.6 fps -17%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (176.2 - 181.8, n=2)
179 fps -22%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (135 - 191.4, n=12)
173.3 fps -25%
Average of class Desktop
  (3.7 - 292, n=22, last 2 years)
149.1 fps -35%
1920x1080 Extreme HD Preset OpenGL AA:x8
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
315 (64min - 559max) fps +52%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
257 (79.3min - 462.8max) fps +24%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
254.2 fps +23%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
225.9 fps +9%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
210.8 fps +2%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
208.4 (49.3min - 353max) fps +1%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
206.8 (64.6min - 374.1max) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (195.1 - 210, n=4)
204 fps -1%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (158.8 - 211, n=9)
201 fps -3%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
176.9 fps -14%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (163.8 - 172, n=2)
167.9 fps -19%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
167.4 (56.7min - 375.7max) fps -19%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
158.2 fps -24%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (139.2 - 181.2, n=12)
158.1 fps -24%
Average of class Desktop
  (3.4 - 315, n=22, last 2 years)
141 fps -32%
Unigine Superposition
1280x720 720p Low
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
56132 Points
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
55915 Points 0%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
55670 Points -1%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
53341 Points -5%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (43163 - 50738, n=4)
47400 Points -16%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
47274 Points -16%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
45904 Points -18%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
45444 Points -19%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (33329 - 54879, n=9)
45093 Points -20%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (25622 - 50876, n=9)
40891 Points -27%
Average of class Desktop
  (2704 - 56132, n=20, last 2 years)
37069 Points -34%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
37023 Points -34%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
36452 Points -35%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
33955 Points -40%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (30851 - 32183, n=2)
31517 Points -44%
1920x1080 1080p High
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
47981 Points +62%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
37399 Points +26%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
36536 Points +23%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
31426 Points +6%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
29686 Points
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
29422 Points -1%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
28478 Points -4%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
26393 Points -11%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (24997 - 26711, n=4)
26008 Points -12%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (23626 - 27207, n=10)
25978 Points -12%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
25029 Points -16%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
22265 Points -25%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (21333 - 21912, n=2)
21623 Points -27%
Average of class Desktop
  (700 - 47981, n=19, last 2 years)
20935 Points -29%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (19460 - 20658, n=9)
20301 Points -32%
1920x1080 1080p Extreme
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
20729 Points +56%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
17264 Points +30%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
16623 Points +25%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
14181 Points +7%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
13803 Points +4%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
13266 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (11806 - 12694, n=10)
12227 Points -8%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (12038 - 12347, n=4)
12139 Points -8%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
12079 Points -9%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
12069 Points -9%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (10572 - 10822, n=2)
10697 Points -19%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
10683 Points -19%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
10046 Points -24%
Average of class Desktop
  (286 - 21332, n=20, last 2 years)
9506 Points -28%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (8916 - 9285, n=9)
9051 Points -32%
3840x2160 4k Optimized
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
32977 Points +92%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
23174 Points +35%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
22343 Points +30%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
18806 Points +9%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
18426 Points +7%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
17725 Points +3%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
17184 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (15794 - 16868, n=10)
16352 Points -5%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
16322 Points -5%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (16108 - 16412, n=4)
16199 Points -6%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
14955 Points -13%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (13984 - 14243, n=2)
14114 Points -18%
Average of class Desktop
  (559 - 33488, n=19, last 2 years)
13906 Points -19%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
13471 Points -22%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (11937 - 12644, n=9)
12203 Points -29%
7680x4320 8k Optimized
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
12826 Points +100%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
8751 Points +36%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
8556 Points +33%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
8213 Points +28%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (6969 - 7521, n=10)
7160 Points +11%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
7072 Points +10%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (6920 - 7161, n=4)
7070 Points +10%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
7034 Points +9%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
6645 Points +3%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
6427 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (6243 - 6346, n=2)
6295 Points -2%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
5764 Points -10%
Average of class Desktop
  (237 - 13008, n=19, last 2 years)
5539 Points -14%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (5255 - 5571, n=9)
5393 Points -16%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
5256 Points -18%
3DMark 11 Performance
55728 points
3DMark Ice Storm Standard Score
289247 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score
87562 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
42479 points
3DMark Fire Strike Extreme Score
26604 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
22481 points
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Compute performance: On par with Ampere flagships but Blender CUDA woes with Ada continue

The effects of reduced CUDA core counts in AD104 start becoming clearer in compute benchmarks. The TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti loses to the RTX 4080 by 24% in V-Ray 5 CUDA and RTX tests and this gap increases to 45% when compared with the RTX 4090 FE. However, the TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti does show decent improvements over the RTX 3090 and RTX 3090 Ti in these tests.

Blender Classroom CUDA once again shows skewed results with the RTX 4070 Ti similar to what we had observed with the RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 even with the latest drivers. We have reached out to Nvidia and are yet to hear back from them on this. Optix rendering with the TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti is only two seconds slower than the RTX 4080.

Interestingly, LuxMark Room GPU-only test shows the TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti with 35% gains over the RTX 3090 Ti and a massive 63% lead over the RX 7900 XTX. However, AMD GPUs make up for this deficit in the Sala GPU-only benchmark wherein the Radeon RX 6900 XT and the RX 6950 XT top the charts with up to 37% leads over the TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti.

The TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti is able to perform on par with the RTX 3090 Ti in ComputeMark but trails the RX 7900 XT by 10% overall.

V-Ray 5 Benchmark
GPU CUDA
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (5.0.1)
4224 mpaths +82%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (5.0.1)
3067 mpaths +32%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti (5.0.1)
2322 mpaths
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti (5.0.1)
2195 mpaths -5%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (5.0.1)
2106 mpaths -9%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (2045 - 2070, n=3)
2057 mpaths -11%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (1616 - 2131, n=14)
2019 mpaths -13%
Average of class Desktop
  (13 - 4322, n=25, last 2 years)
1711 mpaths -26%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (668 - 1052, n=7)
910 mpaths -61%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT (5.0.1)
383 mpaths -84%
GPU RTX
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (5.0.1)
5935 mpaths +87%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (5.0.1)
4193 mpaths +32%
Average of class Desktop
  (992 - 6019, n=16, last 2 years)
3501 mpaths +10%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti (5.0.1)
3180 mpaths
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (5.0.1)
2913 mpaths -8%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti (5.0.1)
2880 mpaths -9%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (2551 - 2979, n=14)
2813 mpaths -12%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (2727 - 2883, n=3)
2784 mpaths -12%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (1246 - 1348, n=7)
1299 mpaths -59%
V-Ray Benchmark Next 4.10 - GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (v4.10.07 )
1847 mpaths +74%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (v4.10.07 )
1455 mpaths +37%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti (v4.10.07 )
1060 mpaths
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti (v4.10.07 )
902 mpaths -15%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (v4.10.07 )
875 mpaths -17%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (781 - 877, n=16)
856 mpaths -19%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (854 - 855, n=3)
854 mpaths -19%
Average of class Desktop
  (4 - 1880, n=28, last 2 years)
768 mpaths -28%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (636 - 643, n=2)
640 mpaths -40%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (386 - 439, n=16)
400 mpaths -62%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (v4.10.07 )
157 mpaths -85%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT (v4.10.07 )
137 mpaths -87%
Blender
v3.3 Classroom CUDA
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
 
31 Seconds *
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (21 - 22, n=2)
21.5 Seconds *
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (20 - 22, n=11)
21.4 Seconds *
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (3.3.0)
21 Seconds *
Average of class Desktop
  (10 - 23, n=13, last 2 years)
16.5 Seconds *
v3.3 Classroom OPTIX/RTX
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
 
21 Seconds * -75%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (14 - 15, n=2)
14.5 Seconds * -21%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (13 - 14, n=11)
13.4 Seconds * -12%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (3.3.0)
13 Seconds * -8%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti (3.3.2)
12 Seconds *
Average of class Desktop
  (7 - 15, n=15, last 2 years)
10.9 Seconds * +9%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (3.3.0)
10 Seconds * +17%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (3.3.0)
8 Seconds * +33%
LuxMark v2.0 64Bit
Room GPUs-only
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
12730 Samples/s +51%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
10491 Samples/s +25%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
8413 Samples/s
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
6221 Samples/s -26%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (5772 - 6464, n=4)
6138 Samples/s -27%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
5930 Samples/s -30%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (5727 - 5974, n=8)
5881 Samples/s -30%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
5161 Samples/s -39%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (5112 - 5198, n=2)
5155 Samples/s -39%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
5097 Samples/s -39%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
5084 Samples/s -40%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
5057 Samples/s -40%
Average of class Desktop
  (81 - 12730, n=21, last 2 years)
4914 Samples/s -42%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (4643 - 4703, n=2)
4673 Samples/s -44%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
4451 Samples/s -47%
Sala GPUs-only
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
31954 Samples/s +58%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
31400 Samples/s +56%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
28023 Samples/s +39%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
27828 Samples/s +38%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
24835 Samples/s +23%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
20171 Samples/s
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
16046 Samples/s -20%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (14871 - 16438, n=4)
15612 Samples/s -23%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
15088 Samples/s -25%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
15019 Samples/s -26%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (14590 - 15088, n=8)
14908 Samples/s -26%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
13489 Samples/s -33%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (12797 - 12980, n=2)
12889 Samples/s -36%
Average of class Desktop
  (147 - 27828, n=21, last 2 years)
11134 Samples/s -45%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (10799 - 10996, n=2)
10898 Samples/s -46%
ComputeMark v2.1
1024x600 Normal, Score
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
86583 Points +68%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
62963 Points +22%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
62720 Points +22%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
57570 Points +12%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
52258 Points +1%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
51616 Points
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
49118 Points -5%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (47377 - 48892, n=4)
48266 Points -6%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (44948 - 49118, n=8)
47736 Points -8%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
44959 Points -13%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
40857 Points -21%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (39924 - 41594, n=2)
40759 Points -21%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
38823 Points -25%
Average of class Desktop
  (476 - 90920, n=22, last 2 years)
32467 Points -37%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (27907 - 29830, n=3)
28802 Points -44%
1024x600 Normal, QJuliaRayTrace
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
31780 Points +49%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
24307 Points +14%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
21276 Points
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
18550 Points -13%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
17915 Points -16%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
17911 Points -16%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (17050 - 17749, n=4)
17475 Points -18%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (16403 - 18223, n=9)
17439 Points -18%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
16990 Points -20%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (14718 - 15508, n=2)
15113 Points -29%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
13580 Points -36%
Average of class Desktop
  (159 - 33698, n=22, last 2 years)
12322 Points -42%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
12255 Points -42%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
11304 Points -47%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (9418 - 10129, n=3)
9748 Points -54%
1024x600 Normal, Mandel Scalar
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
21571 Points +75%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
15458 Points +25%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
14733 Points +20%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
13989 Points +14%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
12406 Points +1%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
12320 Points
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
11854 Points -4%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
11344 Points -8%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (11049 - 11318, n=4)
11196 Points -9%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (10650 - 11564, n=9)
11171 Points -9%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
10834 Points -12%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
10018 Points -19%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (9554 - 9938, n=2)
9746 Points -21%
Average of class Desktop
  (75 - 22731, n=22, last 2 years)
7724 Points -37%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (5977 - 6406, n=3)
6184 Points -50%
1024x600 Normal, Mandel Vector
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
16199 Points +50%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
13737 Points +28%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
13022 Points +21%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
11772 Points +9%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
10771 Points
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
10652 Points -1%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
9836 Points -9%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (9513 - 9860, n=4)
9730 Points -10%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
9555 Points -11%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (8038 - 10097, n=9)
9437 Points -12%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
8690 Points -19%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
8399 Points -22%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (7148 - 7540, n=2)
7344 Points -32%
Average of class Desktop
  (97 - 16942, n=22, last 2 years)
6476 Points -40%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (4944 - 5440, n=3)
5158 Points -52%
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 2DTexArr
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
7315 Points +105%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
6567 Points +84%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
6460 Points +81%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
5523 Points +55%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
4886 Points +37%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
4548 Points +28%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (4453 - 4546, n=4)
4498 Points +26%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (4344 - 4608, n=9)
4497 Points +26%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
4455 Points +25%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (4087 - 4159, n=2)
4123 Points +16%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
3947 Points +11%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
3924 Points +10%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (3691 - 3828, n=3)
3757 Points +5%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
3566 Points
Average of class Desktop
  (60 - 6800, n=22, last 2 years)
2693 Points -24%
1024x600 Normal, Fluid 3DTex
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
10465 Points +184%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
8537 Points +132%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
7109 Points +93%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
6385 Points +73%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
5764 Points +57%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
5515 Points +50%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
5479 Points +49%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (5246 - 5520, n=9)
5444 Points +48%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (5312 - 5422, n=4)
5368 Points +46%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
5154 Points +40%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
5154 Points +40%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (4417 - 4450, n=2)
4434 Points +20%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (3877 - 4027, n=3)
3955 Points +7%
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
3683 Points
Average of class Desktop
  (65 - 10749, n=22, last 2 years)
3252 Points -12%

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Gaming performance: Significant gains compared to RTX 3090

The Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti continues to stalk the RTX 3090 Ti in gaming tests with perceivable gains over the RTX 3090. Cumulatively, the TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti is on par with the RTX 3090 Ti and can be up to 13% faster vis-à-vis the RTX 3090 in tested games.

The performance is not too behind the RX 7900 XT and, in certain cases such as QHD settings, the RTX 4070 Ti is on par or can even edge out AMD's second-best RDNA 3 GPU this generation.

In general, TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti comes across as an extremely capable card for QHD 100 fps gaming at Ultra settings. The card is also capable of running most modern AAA titles at 4K Ultra 60 fps, but QHD is where AD104 shines the most.

While performance is comparable to that of the RTX 3090 Ti, hardware limitations start coming into play, especially at 4K. The RTX 3090 Ti has a much wider memory bus and a higher memory bandwidth, which favors high resolutions and heavy textures. That being said, AD104 manages to come well-within striking distance of the RTX 3090 Ti solely on the basis of architectural improvements.

Compared to the top dog RTX 4090 FE, the RTX 4070 Ti lags behind by about 28% overall in raster performance. Nvidia is pushing DLSS 3 as the panacea to boost fps at maxed out settings, so it should be possible to hit even higher frames at 4K with DLSS 3 in supported titles.

The fact that we are now getting RTX 3090 Ti levels of performance at a US$799 MSRP shows how much of a cash-grab the Ampere flagship was at launch.

Performance Rating - Percent
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
99.8 pt
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
85.2 pt
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX -3!
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
83.8 pt
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT -3!
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
74.6 pt
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
71.4 pt
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
71.1 pt
Average of class Desktop
 
64.1 pt
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 -7!
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
64 pt
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
62.4 pt
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
 
61.8 pt
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
 
61.2 pt
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
54.1 pt
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
 
53 pt
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT -1!
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
50.7 pt
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
 
45 pt
The Witcher 3
3840x2160 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
170.7 (154min, 154.59P1) fps +74%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
128 (113min, 114.12P1) fps +30%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
125.8 (9.5min, 66.1P0.1, 94.8P1) fps +28%
Average of class Desktop
  (55.9 - 178.6, n=18, last 2 years)
114.8 fps +17%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
109.4 (57.5min, 60.1P0.1, 86.2P1) fps +11%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
107.5 (97min, 97.56P1) fps +9%
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
98.3 (88min, 88.56P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (93.1 - 96.4, n=4)
94.7 fps -4%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (85.4 - 98.5, n=8)
93.4 fps -5%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
92.3 (10.8min, 48.8P0.1, 54.2P1) fps -6%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (78 - 85.7, n=2)
81.9 fps -17%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
76.6 (70min, 70P1) fps -22%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
 
71.8 fps -27%
3840x2160 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
274 (243min, 244.12P1) fps +80%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
204 (183min, 183.55P1) fps +34%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
172.9 (152min, 152.57P1) fps +14%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
163.8 (49.6min, 112P0.1, 134.1P1) fps +8%
Average of class Desktop
  (16.1 - 282, n=21, last 2 years)
162.3 fps +7%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
158.5 (83.2min, 111.2P0.1, 122.8P1) fps +4%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (149 - 156.8, n=4)
152.4 fps 0%
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
151.9 (137min, 138.12P1) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
151.6 (24.7min, 114.1P0.1, 131.8P1) fps 0%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (128 - 160.2, n=12)
151.5 fps 0%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
139.7 (10.4min, 105.6P0.1, 118.6P1) fps -8%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
122 (105min, 105P1) fps -20%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (114 - 115, n=2)
114.5 fps -25%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
110 (97min) fps -28%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (94 - 107.1, n=28)
102.4 fps -33%
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
297 (271min, 271P1) fps +29%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
297 (41.3min, 167.7P0.1, 245P1) fps +29%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
265 (104.1min, 151.5P0.1, 214P1) fps +15%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
254 (227min, 227P1) fps +10%
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
230 (207min, 208.68P1) fps
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
205 (10.2min, 109.8P0.1, 161.2P1) fps -11%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti (110% PT)
196.3 (192min, 193P1) fps -15%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti (100% PT)
193.4 (173min, 173.56P1) fps -16%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (174 - 184.6, n=4)
180.2 fps -22%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (160 - 192.6, n=16)
179.9 fps -22%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
179.8 (98.3min, 120.2P0.1, 148.7P1) fps -22%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
163.6 (139min) fps -29%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
160 (138min) fps -30%
Average of class Desktop
  (3.9 - 314, n=30, last 2 years)
157.9 fps -31%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (145 - 152, n=2)
148.5 fps -35%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (124 - 150, n=28)
137.7 fps -40%
Metro Exodus
3840x2160 Ultra Quality AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
135 (72.48min) fps +60%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
105.7 (67.17min) fps +25%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
103.5 (66.43min) fps +22%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
86.9 (56.86min) fps +3%
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
84.5 (55.02min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
84.3 (52.3min) fps 0%
Average of class Desktop
  (8.47 - 138.5, n=21, last 2 years)
82.7 fps -2%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
76.2 (48.9min) fps -10%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (74.2 - 77.1, n=4)
75.7 fps -10%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
75 (50.07min) fps -11%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (70.6 - 77.3, n=12)
75 fps -11%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
66.7 (42.71min) fps -21%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (64.1 - 65.9, n=2)
65 fps -23%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
56.3 (40.14min) fps -33%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (51.3 - 57.9, n=27)
54.9 fps -35%
2560x1440 Ultra Quality AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
176 (81.25min) fps +33%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
155.1 (77.58min) fps +17%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
154.5 (90.83min) fps +17%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
135 (79.57min) fps +2%
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
132.1 (72.92min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
125.3 (64.48min) fps -5%
Average of class Desktop
  (14.8 - 181.3, n=21, last 2 years)
119.4 fps -10%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
116.4 (67.43min) fps -12%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
115.5 (70.52min) fps -13%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (110 - 118, n=4)
114 fps -14%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (102 - 118.2, n=12)
113.2 fps -14%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
102 (59.52min) fps -23%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (92.2 - 97.4, n=2)
94.8 fps -28%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
94.6 (55.44min) fps -28%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (69 - 92.9, n=26)
84 fps -36%
1920x1080 Ultra Quality AF:16x
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
191.2 (84.99min) fps +18%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
183.5 (102.51min) fps +14%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
180 (82.56min) fps +12%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
164.6 (92.11min) fps +2%
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
161.4 (78.05min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
145.9 (68.14min) fps -10%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
141.3 (72.08min) fps -12%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
140 (81.08min) fps -13%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (131 - 144.2, n=5)
135.4 fps -16%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (108 - 145, n=12)
135.3 fps -16%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
123 (67.67min) fps -24%
Average of class Desktop
  (5.22 - 194.7, n=25, last 2 years)
118.2 fps -27%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
115 (64.52min) fps -29%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (111 - 116, n=2)
113.5 fps -30%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (73 - 116, n=27)
102.2 fps -37%
Control
3840x2160 High Quality Preset (DX11)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
107.7 (83.4min, 85.3P0.1, 91.1P1) fps +66%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
89.4 (46.8min, 48.3P0.1, 52.1P1) fps +38%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
82.6 (15.4min, 68.7P0.1, 71.9P1) fps +27%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
75.8 (40.1min, 41.7P0.1, 43.6P1) fps +17%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
73.9 (46.2min, 53.2P0.1, 62.6P1) fps +14%
Average of class Desktop
  (30.3 - 114.4, n=13, last 2 years)
65.4 fps +1%
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
64.9 (50min, 51.9P0.1, 56.5P1) fps
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
64.8 (33.1min, 33.6P0.1, 36.3P1) fps 0%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (63.9 - 64.9, n=3)
64.3 fps -1%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (61.3 - 66, n=4)
63 fps -3%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (56.2 - 56.7, n=2)
56.5 fps -13%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
54.7 (39.8min, 41.7P0.1, 44.9P1) fps -16%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (SAM ENABLED)
53.9 (36.6min, 41.7P0.1, 43.5P1) fps -17%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
51.6 (46min) fps -20%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (45.2 - 47.3, n=3)
46.5 fps -28%
2560x1440 High Quality Preset (DX11)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
201 (84.1min, 146.6P0.1, 159P1) fps +54%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
184.9 (66.6min, 105.1P0.1, 121.7P1) fps +42%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
164.2 (59.2min, 121.2P0.1, 135.5P1) fps +26%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
156.4 (53.3min, 89.4P0.1, 95.9P1) fps +20%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
142.5 (51.8min, 81.9P0.1, 115.5P1) fps +9%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
133.5 (73.5min, 75.3P0.1, 83.4P1) fps +2%
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
130.6 (59min, 74P0.1, 107.3P1) fps
Average of class Desktop
  (60.9 - 232, n=13, last 2 years)
128.9 fps -1%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (122 - 125.5, n=3)
123.8 fps -5%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (115.8 - 123.7, n=4)
120.1 fps -8%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
113 (71.5min, 73.2P0.1, 79.6P1) fps -13%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (SAM ENABLED)
113 (68min, 71.3P0.1, 81.1P1) fps -13%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
108 (93min) fps -17%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (105 - 106, n=2)
105.5 fps -19%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (89 - 93.6, n=3)
91.5 fps -30%
1920x1080 High Quality Preset (DX11)
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
240 (18.1min, 136.2P0.1, 151.8P1) fps +19%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
238 (14.4min, 62.9P0.1, 153.8P1) fps +18%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
233 (7.49min, 27.2P0.1, 156.1P1) fps +15%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
233 (67.8min, 133.8P0.1, 152.6P1) fps +15%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
209 (55.6min, 119.8P0.1, 162.7P1) fps +3%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
205 (45.2min, 129.1P0.1, 150.8P1) fps +1%
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
202 (88min, 151.4P0.1, 165P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (181 - 190.7, n=3)
186.2 fps -8%
Average of class Desktop
  (93.7 - 238, n=13, last 2 years)
180.6 fps -11%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (172.2 - 189.2, n=4)
178.1 fps -12%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
175 (56.8min, 96P0.1, 112P1) fps -13%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (SAM ENABLED)
174 (54min, 99P0.1, 112P1) fps -14%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
168 (145min) fps -17%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (151 - 155, n=2)
153 fps -24%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (135 - 141.9, n=3)
137.3 fps -32%
Borderlands 3
3840x2160 Badass Overall Quality (DX11)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
133.4 fps +80%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
95.7 fps +29%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
88.4 fps +19%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
83.8 fps +13%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
74.6 fps +1%
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
74.1 fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
73.1 fps -1%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (68 - 75.3, n=12)
72.8 fps -2%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (71.2 - 74, n=4)
72.8 fps -2%
Average of class Desktop
  (5.54 - 133.4, n=20, last 2 years)
72.5 fps -2%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (61.5 - 61.9, n=2)
61.7 fps -17%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
59.9 fps -19%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (SAM ENABLED)
59.8 fps -19%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
57.1 fps -23%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
53.6 fps -28%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (46 - 52.8, n=29)
47.3 fps -36%
2560x1440 Badass Overall Quality (DX11)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
190 fps +35%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
170.5 fps +21%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
152.2 fps +8%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
143.1 fps +2%
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
140.6 fps
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
135.2 fps -4%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
128.3 fps -9%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (114 - 130.2, n=4)
124.5 fps -11%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (105 - 131.6, n=12)
123.2 fps -12%
Average of class Desktop
  (13.4 - 190, n=21, last 2 years)
117.2 fps -17%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
110 fps -22%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (SAM ENABLED)
107 fps -24%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
105 fps -25%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (95.7 - 103, n=2)
99.4 fps -29%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
93.6 fps -33%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (74 - 93.1, n=29)
84.7 fps -40%
1920x1080 Badass Overall Quality (DX11)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
201 fps +8%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
199.4 fps +7%
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
186.9 fps
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
180.2 fps -4%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
173.3 fps -7%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
169.4 fps -9%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
163 fps -13%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (129 - 164.9, n=4)
151.5 fps -19%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (117 - 165, n=12)
149.1 fps -20%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (SAM ENABLED)
131 fps -30%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
130 fps -30%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
128.5 fps -31%
Average of class Desktop
  (6.48 - 201, n=24, last 2 years)
125.6 fps -33%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (117 - 128, n=2)
122.5 fps -34%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
120 fps -36%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (77.2 - 128.7, n=29)
112 fps -40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
3840x2160 Highest Preset AA:T
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
182 fps +74%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
134 fps +28%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
130.1 fps +25%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
109.6 fps +5%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
106 fps +2%
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
104.4 fps
Average of class Desktop
  (33 - 186, n=18, last 2 years)
101.4 fps -3%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
97.4 fps -7%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
97.1 fps -7%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (89.3 - 99.7, n=12)
96.4 fps -8%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (93 - 98.6, n=3)
95.1 fps -9%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (SAM ENABLED)
86 fps -18%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
84 fps -20%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (83.9 - 87.9, n=2)
85.9 fps -18%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
79.6 fps -24%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (59 - 71.1, n=24)
66.9 fps -36%
2560x1440 Highest Preset AA:T
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
282 fps +40%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
248 fps +23%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
230 fps +14%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
203 fps 0%
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
202 fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
184 fps -9%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
184 fps -9%
Average of class Desktop
  (61 - 282, n=19, last 2 years)
170.1 fps -16%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
167.4 fps -17%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (137 - 172.3, n=12)
165.6 fps -18%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (157 - 173.3, n=3)
164.8 fps -18%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (SAM ENABLED)
163 fps -19%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
155 fps -23%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (147 - 152, n=2)
149.5 fps -26%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
148 fps -27%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (98 - 128, n=23)
117.8 fps -42%
1920x1080 Highest Preset AA:T
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
306 fps +9%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
303 fps +8%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
301 fps +8%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
282 fps +1%
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
280 fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
244 fps -13%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
230 fps -18%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
227 fps -19%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (178 - 238, n=3)
209 fps -25%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (145 - 240, n=14)
204 fps -27%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
202 fps -28%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (SAM ENABLED)
199 fps -29%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
194 fps -31%
Average of class Desktop
  (10.5 - 306, n=22, last 2 years)
190.6 fps -32%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (177 - 185, n=2)
181 fps -35%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (106 - 178.8, n=24)
149.5 fps -47%
Mafia Definitive Edition
3840x2160 High Preset
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
160.2 (42.5min, 66.5P0.1, 122.8P1) fps +80%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
115.6 (34.7min, 70.3P0.1, 99.3P1) fps +30%
Average of class Desktop
  (72.3 - 160.2, n=9, last 2 years)
99.5 fps +12%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
99.2 (29.7min, 56P0.1, 77.1P1) fps +12%
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
88.9 (34.4min, 62P0.1, 77.4P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (84.5 - 89.1, n=2)
86.8 fps -2%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
 
86.6 fps -3%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
80.4 (44.2min, 56.8P0.1, 70.5P1) fps -10%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (78.1 - 78.2, n=2)
78.2 fps -12%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
67 (32.3min, 41.7P0.1, 44.7P1) fps -25%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
 
63.4 fps -29%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
62.6 (28min, 37.6P0.1, 49.2P1) fps -30%
2560x1440 High Preset
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
238 (71.6min, 84.3P0.1, 162.7P1) fps +38%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
214 (100.6min, 149.1P0.1, 172.3P1) fps +24%
Average of class Desktop
  (141.1 - 238, n=9, last 2 years)
179.1 fps +4%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
173.9 (73.1min, 101.4P0.1, 134.6P1) fps +1%
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
171.9 (100min, 119.6P0.1, 144.6P1) fps
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
156.2 (30min, 87.3P0.1, 114P1) fps -9%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (142.3 - 149, n=2)
145.7 fps -15%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
 
142 fps -17%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (127 - 137, n=2)
132 fps -23%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
120 (17.6min, 61.2P0.1, 83.1P1) fps -30%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
112 (23.5min, 64P0.1, 80.8P1) fps -35%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
 
109 fps -37%
1920x1080 High Preset
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
260 (58.1min, 133.7P0.1, 187.5P1) fps +8%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
255 (80.7min, 89.2P0.1, 169.4P1) fps +6%
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
241 (107.5min, 136.3P0.1, 183.2P1) fps
Average of class Desktop
  (207 - 260, n=9, last 2 years)
233 fps -3%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
231 (84.7min, 116.2P0.1, 160.4P1) fps -4%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
175.5 (38.6min, 86.6P0.1, 117.6P1) fps -27%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
 
163 fps -32%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (157 - 158.8, n=2)
157.9 fps -34%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (144 - 169, n=2)
156.5 fps -35%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
138 (32.8min, 68.1P0.1, 90.2P1) fps -43%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
 
123.7 fps -49%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
121 (23.7min, 68P0.1, 83.3P1) fps -50%

Ray tracing performance

The TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti also benefits from new ray tracing pipelines introduced with the Ada architecture including the new Opacity Micromap Engine and the Displaced Micro-mesh Engine.

Ada also brings a new Shader Execution Reordering (SER) scheduling system for more efficient secondary ray thread reordering, but developers will have to specifically take advantage of it. 

The RTX 4070 Ti has 29% fewer RT cores than the RTX 3090 Ti. However, the above improvements to Ada's RT pipeline brings the RTX 4070 Ti on par with the Ampere flagship. Of course, this is also highly dependent on how the game engine itself implements various RT features, which is why we do not always see significant gains.

Metro Exodus (non-Enhanced Edition), for example, shows 11% gains in RT at 1080p Ultra compared to the RTX 3090, but we don't see much of a difference with even the RTX 4090 or RTX 4080 either. Only the the RX 7900 XTX is able to offer a 10% higher fps in this setting. Similar is the case with Far Cry 6 RT at 1080p Ultra as well.

Titles such as Control, Ghostwire: Tokyo, and Dying Light 2 show a much more prominent separation of the RTX 4070 Ti from the flagship Ada cards when it comes too native ray tracing performance.

Similar to the RTX 3090 Ti, ray tracing at native 4K Ultra without upscaling poses to be a challenge for the RTX 4070 Ti as evident from Cyberpunk 2077 1.5 tests — not surprising, considering that even the RTX 4090 FE can manage only about 42 fps in these settings.

Metro Exodus - 1920x1080 Ultra Quality DXR AF:16x
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
141.2 (89.03min) fps +10%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
137.2 (68.42min) fps +7%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
135 (73.53min) fps +5%
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
128.8 (62.96min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
128.5 (64.07min) fps 0%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
124.3 (78.88min) fps -3%
Average of class Desktop
  (62.8 - 163.7, n=20, last 2 years)
118.2 fps -8%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
116.1 (61.11min) fps -10%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (110 - 121.2, n=4)
114.8 fps -11%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (68.6 - 122.2, n=12)
111.4 fps -14%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (91.5 - 102, n=2)
96.8 fps -25%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
90.5 (55.53min) fps -30%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (69 - 95.5, n=23)
86.1 fps -33%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
85.5 (52.71min) fps -34%
Control - 1920x1080 High Quality Preset & High Ray Tracing Preset (DX12)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
185.1 (103.4min, 132.2P0.1, 140.8P1) fps +44%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
162.8 (28.9min, 60.8P0.1, 129.4P1) fps +27%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
133.7 (23.2min, 92.6P0.1, 104.6P1) fps +4%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
130.8 (62.6min, 107.5P0.1, 113.8P1) fps +2%
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
128.3 (6.22min, 61.8P0.1, 107P1) fps
Average of class Desktop
  (58.6 - 185.1, n=13, last 2 years)
117.5 fps -8%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
116.1 (8.47min, 62.1P0.1, 91.4P1) fps -10%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (111 - 120.6, n=3)
115.2 fps -10%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (91.4 - 120.4, n=4)
108.2 fps -16%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (98.1 - 103, n=2)
100.6 fps -22%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
97.7 (7.66min, 62.8P0.1, 73.5P1) fps -24%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (63 - 120, n=3)
88.1 fps -31%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (SAM ENABLED)
76.2 (38.7min, 43.3P0.1, 62.8P1) fps -41%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
73.1 (31.6min, 40.9P0.1, 62.6P1) fps -43%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
66.9 (60min) fps -48%
Watch Dogs Legion - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset + Ultra Ray Tracing (DX12)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
115.7 (18.56min, 92.59P1) fps +17%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
111.6 (76.88min, 90.46P1) fps +13%
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
98.9 (72.06min, 82.17P1) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
88.7 (50.06min, 72.42P1) fps -10%
Average of class Desktop
  (35 - 115.7, n=12, last 2 years)
82.8 fps -16%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (75.7 - 78.2, n=2)
77 fps -22%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
 
75.1 fps -24%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
71.4 (47.71min, 55.63P1) fps -28%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (70.9 - 71.3, n=2)
71.1 fps -28%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
69 fps -30%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
55.6 (35.81min, 41.86P1) fps -44%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (SAM ENABLED)
55.5 (36.48min, 43.27P1) fps -44%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
 
55.4 fps -44%
Far Cry 6 - 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics Quality + HD Textures + DXR AA:T
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
154 (125min) fps +5%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
152.1 (75min) fps +4%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
147 (125min) fps +1%
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
146 (122min) fps
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
143.6 (46min) fps -2%
Average of class Desktop
  (19.1 - 154, n=15, last 2 years)
125 fps -14%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
122 (95min) fps -16%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (112 - 128.6, n=2)
120.3 fps -18%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (76 - 130, n=7)
108.9 fps -25%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (97 - 109.3, n=2)
103.2 fps -29%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
101.6 (24min) fps -30%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
 
73 fps -50%
Dying Light 2 - 1920x1080 High Quality Raytracing
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
130 (49min, 97.7P0.1, 106.7P1) fps +57%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
98.7 (37.6min, 46.5P0.1, 74.3P1) fps +19%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
 
83.5 fps +1%
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
82.9 (36.6min, 45.4P0.1, 69.2P1) fps
Average of class Desktop
  (59.4 - 130, n=9, last 2 years)
82.7 fps 0%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
 
80.1 fps -3%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
76.4 (33.4min, 57.9P0.1, 62.6P1) fps -8%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (67.9 - 80.2, n=2)
74.1 fps -11%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
 
59.7 fps -28%
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6
3840x2160 Ray Tracing Ultra Preset (DLSS off)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (1.6)
42.6 (32min) fps +80%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (1.6)
30.7 (23.5min) fps +30%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti (1.52)
24.3 (16.3min) fps +3%
Average of class Desktop
  (1.4 - 43.8, n=17, last 2 years)
23.9 fps +1%
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti (1.61)
23.7 (18.1min) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (19.8 - 22.1, n=5)
21 fps -11%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (1.61)
20.7 (14.4min) fps -13%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
 
18.6 fps -22%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (1.61)
17.6 (12min) fps -26%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
 
13.4 fps -43%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
 
12.1 fps -49%
1920x1080 Ray Tracing Ultra Preset (DLSS off)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (1.6)
118.4 (92min) fps +46%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (1.6)
100.1 (77.6min) fps +24%
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti (1.61)
81 (62.6min) fps
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti (1.52)
74.7 (57.7min) fps -8%
Average of class Desktop
  (23.8 - 130.1, n=18, last 2 years)
74.7 fps -8%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
 
69.1 fps -15%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (61.3 - 68, n=5)
65.5 fps -19%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (1.61)
64.6 (49.1min) fps -20%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
 
61.1 fps -25%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (1.61)
57.1 (41.7min) fps -30%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
 
43.3 fps -47%
Ghostwire Tokyo - 1920x1080 Highest Settings + Maximum Ray Tracing
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
193.7 (38.5min, 66.5P0.1, 142.5P1) fps +39%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
166.2 (30.4min, 60P0.1, 115.2P1) fps +19%
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
139.3 (31.3min, 53.2P0.1, 89.7P1) fps
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
136.3 (39.1min, 76.4P0.1, 95.8P1) fps -2%
Average of class Desktop
  (55.9 - 193.7, n=11, last 2 years)
135.3 fps -3%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
120.2 (33.8min, 55.2P0.1, 79.1P1) fps -14%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
 
119.9 fps -14%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
116.5 (30.3min, 71.6P0.1, 78.1P1) fps -16%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (106 - 122, n=3)
111.6 fps -20%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
 
97.9 fps -30%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (74.5 - 79, n=2)
76.8 fps -45%
The Callisto Protocol - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (without FSR Upscaling) + Full Ray-Tracing
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
98 fps +11%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
89 fps 0%
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
88.58 fps
Average of class Desktop
  (50.2 - 97.6, n=7, last 2 years)
86 fps -3%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
 
76 fps -14%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
 
71.3 fps -20%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
 
58.7 fps -34%
low med. high ultraQHD4K
GTA V (2015) 187.9 187.9 187.6 172.3 158.4 171.8
The Witcher 3 (2015) 460 230 151.9
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) 303 274.2 261.2 245.5 231.5
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 236 235 209 167 90.5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018) 298 280 202 104.4
Metro Exodus (2019) 194.6 161.4 132.1 84.5
Control (2019) 202 130.6 64.9
Borderlands 3 (2019) 212 186.9 140.6 74.1
Mafia Definitive Edition (2020) 241 171.9 88.9
Watch Dogs Legion (2020) 174.3 152 121 68.4
F1 2021 (2021) 713 614 499 263 199.8 114.4
Far Cry 6 (2021) 197 183 159 89
Dying Light 2 (2022) 175.5 120.9 59.1
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 (2022) 185.7 167.4 122.9 50.1
Ghostwire Tokyo (2022) 318 329 219 95.2
F1 22 (2022) 407 417 342 143.5 92.4 47
Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection (2022) 137.7 133.8 108.8 63.2
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 (2022) 187 179 132 83
The Callisto Protocol (2022) 155.26 155.75 117.62 68.34

Emissions: No perceivable difference between Performance and Quiet BIOS modes

Asus equips the TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti with a triple-fan cooler. As is common with most AiB cards, you do get a BIOS switch between Performance and Quiet modes.

The TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti O12G allows increasing the TGP by 10% up to 314 W, so there's not much of an overclocking potential.

Stress tests

During a FurMark stress test at 1280 x 720 without AA, we see that the TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti makes full use of its 285 W TGP and runs at an average 2,613 MHz while hitting the rated 2,640 MHz maximum boost at times. Increasing the TGP to 314 W sees the clocks boosting up to 2,715 MHz while averaging at 2,687 MHz. This only has a minimal impact on GPU hotspot temperatures, which can increase up to 83 °C.

Stressing the GPU with The Witcher 3 at 1080p Ultra presents a more real-world scenario. Here, we see that there's practically no difference in various GPU parameters between 285 W and 314 TGP. This is because Ada does not rely on power limits alone to boost clocks. In this case, the RTX 4070 Ti is able to achieve a 2,880 MHz boost frequency at around 246 W itself.

Asus claims that Performance mode BIOS enables the card to run 9 °C cooler, but we did not observe any perceivable difference in GPU parameters in either BIOS modes with both FurMark and The Witcher 3 stress tests.

GPU parameters during FurMark stress (Performance BIOS; Green - 100% PT; Red - 110% PT)
GPU parameters during FurMark stress (Performance BIOS; Green - 100% PT; Red - 110% PT)
GPU parameters during The Witcher 3 stress at 1080p Ultra (Performance BIOS; Green - 100% PT; Red - 110% PT)
GPU parameters during The Witcher 3 stress at 1080p Ultra (Performance BIOS; Green - 100% PT; Red - 110% PT)
GPU parameters during FurMark stress (100% PT; Green - Quiet BIOS; Red - Performance BIOS)
GPU parameters during FurMark stress (100% PT; Green - Quiet BIOS; Red - Performance BIOS)
GPU parameters during The Witcher 3 stress (100% PT; Green - Quiet BIOS; Red - Performance BIOS)
GPU parameters during The Witcher 3 stress (100% PT; Green - Quiet BIOS; Red - Performance BIOS)

The Witcher 3 FPS Chart

Asus's Axial-tech cooling system seems to be doing a good job as evidenced by the well-sustained performance seen in The Witcher 3 at 1080p Ultra and 4K Ultra settings.

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Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti; 1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+): Ø223 (217-228)
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti; 3840x2160 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+): Ø97.1 (94-100)

Surface temperatures

Asus's cooling tech also helps in keeping the TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti's surface temperatures at manageable levels.

At an ambient temperature of 22 °C, we observe that the front side of the card does not warm up while the GPU area can reach 71 °C. The metal backplate remains relatively cool at about 56 °C.

We recorded up to 46 °C near the area where the 12VHPWR adapter plugs in while the adapter itself was cool at only about 35 °C.

Surface temperatures - Front
Surface temperatures - Front
Surface temperatures - Rear
Surface temperatures - Rear
Surface temperatures - Top
Surface temperatures - Top

Noise levels

The TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti has tolerable fan noise levels in general. Two of the three fans rotate counterclockwise while the center fan rotates in a clockwise direction. The fans seem to be well-built and do not protrude outside their enclosures.

In the default fan curve, all three fans completely stop when the GPU core temperature is up to 55 °C and only start up after it crosses this threshold.

Therefore, most basic workloads and even gaming at 720p or 1080p low settings in older titles won't see the fans revving up.

According to Asus, switching to the Quiet BIOS can result in 6.3x quieter noise profile compared to the Performance BIOS. However, we did not find such a difference in our testing.

There seems to be practically no difference between the two BIOS modes when we measured fan noise at a fixed distance of 20 cm from the open test bench with all other case fans turned off except for the Cooler Master AIO pump.

The maximum fan noise level we recorded was 45.75 dB(A) for a fan speed of 1,962 RPM during a FurMark run at a 110% power target.

A real-world stress test like The Witcher 3 at 1080p Ultra was not affected by the increased power target. As evidenced by our stress test graphs for The Witcher 3 earlier, the RTX 4070 Ti achieved a 2,880 MHz boost at 246 W and the fans spinning at 1,550 RPM were providing sufficient cooling already.

This likely explains why the GPU did not rev up the fans any further, and the fan noise levels remained the same across all test conditions at around 38 dB(A).

Ambient Noise: 20.23 db(A); System Idle: 21.23 db(A)
Stress Test VBIOS Mode / Power Target Max. Fan Speed (RPM) Fan Noise dB(A)
FurMark 1280 x 720, no AA Performance / 100% 1,827 40.51
FurMark 1280 x 720, no AA Performance / 110% 1,962 45.75
FurMark 1280 x 720, no AA Quiet / 100% 1,851 40.81
The Witcher 3 1080p Ultra Performance / 100% 1,550 38.07
The Witcher 3 1080p Ultra Performance / 110% 1,528 38.04
The Witcher 3 1080p Ultra Quiet / 100% 1,558 37.81
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti fan noise profile in FurMark stress: Green - Ambient/Idle, Brown: Perf BIOS 100% PT, Red: Perf BIOS: 110% PT, Blue: Quiet BIOS 100% PT
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti fan noise profile in FurMark stress: Green - Ambient/Idle, Brown: Perf BIOS 100% PT, Red: Perf BIOS: 110% PT, Blue: Quiet BIOS 100% PT
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti fan noise profile in The Witcher 3 stress: Green - Ambient/Idle, Brown: Perf BIOS 100% PT, Red: Perf BIOS: 110% PT, Blue: Quiet BIOS 100% PT
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti fan noise profile in The Witcher 3 stress: Green - Ambient/Idle, Brown: Perf BIOS 100% PT, Red: Perf BIOS: 110% PT, Blue: Quiet BIOS 100% PT

Energy Management: Up to 32% more economical than the RTX 3090 Ti

The Ada lineup has been particularly good in power efficiency, at least from AD103 onwards. In FurMark, the RTX 4070 Ti consumes up to 32% and 21% less power than the RTX 3090 Ti and RX 7900 XT, respectively in default settings.

In The Witcher 3 at 1080p Ultra, we once again see that increasing the power target has no perceivable effect on overall system power consumption. Still, the RTX 4070 Ti can be up to 25% more economical than the RTX 3090 Ti and up to 9% frugal than the RX 7900 XT.

Interestingly, the RTX 4080 FE also consumes similar power as the TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti in the default settings for 10% more frames.

Power Consumption: External Monitor

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Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor); Perf BIOS / 110% PT: Ø443 (440-465)
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor); Quiet BIOS / 100% PT: Ø410 (408-415)
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor); Perf BIOS / 100% PT: Ø406 (401-430)
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor); Perf BIOS / 110% PT: Ø422 (412-452)
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor); Perf BIOS / 100% PT: Ø419 (414-438)
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor); Quiet BIOS / 100% PT: Ø418 (411-433)
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø75.4 (74.8-78.8)
Power Consumption
1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor)
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (133% PT OC, Idle: 81.25 W)
704 (666min, 670P1 - 717max) Watt * -59%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (100% PT, Idle: 81.25 W)
558 (551min, 553P1 - 566max) Watt * -26%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti (110% PT, Idle: 102 W)
648 (629min, 637P1 - 658max) Watt * -46%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti (100% PT; Quiet BIOS, Idle: 102 W)
599 (587min, 588P1 - 666max) Watt * -35%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti (100% PT; Amplify BIOS, Idle: 102 W)
598 (584min, 595P1 - 608max) Watt * -35%
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
564 (525min, 551P1 - 601max) Watt * -27%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (Idle: 86.5 W)
518 (501min, 502P1 - 525max) Watt * -17%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (Idle: 84.6 W)
513 (500min, 506P1 - 527max) Watt * -16%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (Idle: 492 - 505, n=2 W)
499 Watt * -13%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (Idle: 281 - 551, n=8 W)
469 Watt * -6%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (110% PT, Idle: 78.45 W)
466 (461min, 462P1 - 488max) Watt * -5%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (100% PT, Idle: 78.45 W)
429 (423min, 424P1 - 436max) Watt * +3%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (Idle: 427 - 513, n=3 W)
464 Watt * -5%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (Idle: 99.15 W)
456.8 (378.13min - 484.67max) Watt * -3%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Idle: 99.5 W)
447.9 (413min - 484max) Watt * -1%
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti (Perf BIOS / 110% PT, Idle: 75.4 W)
443 (440min, 440P1 - 465max) Watt *
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti (Quiet BIOS / 100% PT, Idle: 75.4 W)
410 (408min, 409P1 - 415max) Watt * +7%
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti (Perf BIOS / 100% PT, Idle: 75.4 W)
406 (401min, 402P1 - 430max) Watt * +8%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
 
419 Watt * +5%
Average of class Desktop
  (Idle: 11.3 - 704, n=35, last 2 years W)
292 Watt * +34%
1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor)
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
589 (583min, 584P1 - 598max) Watt * -40%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti (110% PT, Idle: 102 W)
569 (555min, 557P1 - 580max) Watt * -35%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti (100% PT, Idle: 102 W)
561 (533min, 542P1 - 582max) Watt * -33%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (133% PT OC, Idle: 81.25 W)
552 (541min, 545P1 - 569max) Watt * -31%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (100% PT, Idle: 81.25 W)
499 (493min, 494P1 - 519max) Watt * -18%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (Idle: 86.5 W)
540 (527min, 530P1 - 564max) Watt * -28%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
533 (520min, 525P1 - 568max) Watt * -26%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  (Idle: 464 - 597, n=17 W)
524 Watt * -24%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
  (Idle: 490 - 528, n=3 W)
506 Watt * -20%
AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Idle: 99.5 W)
505 (389min - 543max) Watt * -20%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
  (Idle: 498 - 505, n=2 W)
502 Watt * -19%
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (Idle: 99.15 W)
488.3 (459.99min - 512.79max) Watt * -16%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (110% PT, Idle: 78.45 W)
463 (451min, 453P1 - 481max) Watt * -10%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (100% PT, Idle: 78.45 W)
420 (410min, 411P1 - 448max) Watt * -0%
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT (Idle: 84.6 W)
459 (451min, 453P1 - 488max) Watt * -9%
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti (Perf BIOS / 110% PT, Idle: 75.4 W)
422 (412min, 413P1 - 452max) Watt *
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti (Perf BIOS / 100% PT, Idle: 75.4 W)
419 (414min, 415P1 - 438max) Watt * +1%
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti
Intel Core i9-13900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti (Quiet BIOS / 100% PT, Idle: 75.4 W)
418 (411min, 412P1 - 433max) Watt * +1%
Average NVIDIA Titan RTX
  (Idle: 371 - 463, n=27 W)
408 Watt * +3%
Average of class Desktop
  (Idle: 19.1 - 569, n=38, last 2 years W)
346 Watt * +18%

* ... smaller is better

Pros

+ Good build quality
+ Additional HDMI 2.1a-out
+ Performance comparable to the RTX 3090 Ti and not far from the RX 7900 XT
+ Complete fan-stop in idle
+ Tolerable emissions under load

Cons

- Limited overclocking potential
- Not much of an acoustic difference between Performance and Quiet BIOS modes
- Expensive for a 70-series card

Verdict: Hope for the midrange after several faux pas

Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti OC Edition. Review unit courtesy of Asus India.
Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti OC Edition. Review unit courtesy of Asus India.

Things didn't go exactly as planned for Nvidia with the Ada launch, particularly with the RTX 4080 and below. Misleading nomenclature and performance claims don't augur well for gamers, but here we are with the first AD103-based RTX 4070 Ti GPU in our hands.

The Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti OC Edition comes across as a very capable midrange GPU of this generation. The card is built as per TUF standards and offers pleasing aesthetics and a relatively nominal footprint compared to some of the RTX 4080 and RTX 4090 behemoths we've seen so far.

The RTX 4070 Ti's performance in synthetic and gaming benchmarks is generally on par or at times even slightly better than the RTX 3090 Ti and definitely quite significant compared to the RTX 3090.

The card also makes last gen flagship AMD cards such as the Radeon RX 6950 XT (US$830) and the Radeon RX 6900 XT (US$700) obsolete even at their now-reduced prices.

The Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti OC is the new QHD gaming champion that brings RTX 3090 Ti and RX 7900 XT-class performance at a price that is becoming the new normal for midrange these days. The RTX 4070 Ti offers more card for the buck thanks to DLSS and better ray tracing compared to any AMD offering to date while even saving US$50.

Asus offers a very capable cooling solution with the TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti. The OEM provides two BIOS modes, but we didn't find much of a difference in acoustics or performance between the two. It is possible that the company may push out a VBIOS update or two down the line to further optimize power consumption and noise, but this can be done manually as well with some tinkering.

Surface temperatures and fan noise levels were generally tolerable. Power consumption, for the performance on offer, is very economical compared to what the RTX 3090 Ti guzzles.

That being said, the RTX 3090 Ti (US$1,099) is not entirely dud at this point. The RTX 4070 Ti makes for a better purchase decision than the RTX 3090 Ti only if you are solely into gaming, and that too at resolutions such as QHD Ultra or FHD Ultra. Eventually, that 192-bit memory bus will start showing its limits.

Therefore, those into 4K gaming, content creation, and the works would still want to go the RTX 3090 Ti route given that it has a much more powerful memory configuration. Nevertheless, the RTX 4070 Ti is well within reach of the RTX 3090 Ti in 4K gaming, and DLSS 3 can offset some of the bandwidth limitations since the actual rendering happens at a lower resolution anyways.

While the Ampere and RDNA 2 generation suffered from acute shortages and massively inflated prices owing to the pandemic and the crypto bubble, Ada and RDNA 3 were expected to do some course correction.

However, GPU makers seem to have sensed that customers are willing to pay the extra buck, so the current pricing modalities across the board are anything but ideal. For perspective, the RTX 3070 Ti launched back in 2021 at a US$599 MSRP. 

Given how the RTX 4070 Ti performs, the Radeon RX 7900 XT at US$899 now seems needlessly expensive, and the RTX 4080 FE's US$1,200 pricing is still bereft of any rationale.

Whether an xx70 card should be priced at the US$800+ mark is debatable, but gamers planning on treating themselves to a new generation GPU have only two options right now — bite the bullet or play the waiting game.

Price and Availability

The Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti OC Edition is available for US$850 from retailers such as Best Buy (coming soon) and Micro Center. We do hear Nvidia has mandated that some of the AiB RTX 4070 Ti cards be priced at the US$799 MSRP, which probably explains why the non-OC version of this card retails for US$50 less. Variants such as the Asus Strix series will be priced much higher. 

In India, the Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4070 Ti OC Edition retails for ₹101,999 while the non-OC Edition is available for ₹93,299 at various retailers. The card is yet to be stocked on Amazon India.

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Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 2023-01- 4 (Update: 2023-01- 7)