
KFA2 GeForce RTX 4070 EX Gamer desktop graphics card review: A quiet, cool and frugal GPU for WQHD gaming
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | 32.00" | 1.1 kg
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 is a high-end desktop graphics card based on the AD104 chip using the Ada Lovelace architecture. The 4070 offers 5,888 cores and 12 GB GDDR6X graphics memory with a 192 bit memory bus and clocked at 21 Gbits. The card offers a good raytracing performance thanks to the 46 dedicated raytracing cores. For AI calculations (and DLSS 3 in games), the RTX 4070 has 184 Tensor cores.
The gaming performance is well suited for 2k/QHD gaming in most demanding games, and should be able to handle 4k gaming for lesser demanding games (or with reduced settings / DLSS activated). The raw gaming performance is comparable to an older RTX 3080 or a AMD Radeon 6800 XT. Compared to the similar named mobile GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU, the desktop variant is much faster.
The AD104 chip is manufactured in the modern 5nm process at TSMC (4N with EUV) and specified with a TGP (Total Graphics Power) of 200 Watt (compared to the 450 Watt of the RTX 4090).
GeForce RTX 4000 Series
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Codename | AD104 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architecture | Ada Lovelace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pipelines | 5888 - unified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TMUs | 184 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ROPs | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Raytracing Cores | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tensor / AI Cores | 184 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Core Speed | 1920 - 2475 (Boost) MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Theoretical Performance | 29.1 TFLOPS FP16, 29.1 TFLOPS FP32, 0.63 TFLOPS FP64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cache | L2: 36 MB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Speed | 21000 effective = 1313 MHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Bus Width | 192 Bit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Type | GDDR6X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Max. Amount of Memory | 12 GB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shared Memory | no | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memory Bandwidth | 504.2 GB/s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
API | DirectX 12 Ultimate, Shader 6.7, OpenGL 4.6, OpenCL 3.0, Vulkan 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power Consumption | 200 Watt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transistor Count | 35.8 Billion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Die Size | 295 mm² | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
technology | 5 nm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PCIe | 4.0 x16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Displays | 4 Displays (max.), HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of Announcement | 13.04.2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Predecessor | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 |
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |
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Assassin's Creed Shadows | 102 | 91 | 76 | 55 | 46 | 32 |
Civilization 7 | 563 | 380 | 190.6 | 107.5 | 47.8 | |
Monster Hunter Wilds | 111.8 | 94.2 | 74.4 | 57.2 | 33.8 | |
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 | 210 | 160.3 | 130.9 | 94.1 | 68.3 | 37.2 |
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle | 171.4 | 127.2 | 113.7 | 87.5 | 51.4 | |
Stalker 2 | 118.8 | 103.1 | 86.4 | 72.7 | 53.7 | 32 |
Call of Duty Black Ops 6 | 216 | 203 | 144 | 133 | 99 | 60 |
Until Dawn | 160.7 | 146.6 | 109.9 | 81.6 | 57.6 | 31.2 |
God of War Ragnarök | 240 | 200 | 179.4 | 166.3 | 123 | 67.4 |
Final Fantasy XVI | 118 | 115.8 | 100.9 | 90.9 | 62.4 | 34.5 |
Space Marine 2 | 166 | 148 | 141.4 | 128.5 | 87.6 | 45.4 |
Star Wars Outlaws | 105.3 | 97 | 82.5 | 67.8 | 49.1 | 28.5 |
Black Myth: Wukong | 136 | 103 | 79 | 45 | 34 | 19 |
The First Descendant | 247 | 156.8 | 138.4 | 122.7 | 80.6 | 43.3 |
F1 24 | 453 | 422 | 321 | 120.2 | 77.2 | 38.7 |
Senua's Saga Hellblade 2 | 103.9 | 86.1 | 67.9 | 49.5 | 26.4 | |
Ghost of Tsushima | 170.7 | 143 | 129.9 | 102 | 76.6 | 47.2 |
Horizon Forbidden West | 190.6 | 164.8 | 120.9 | 108.4 | 81.3 | 49.5 |
Alone in the Dark | 321 | 296 | 262 | 180 | 58.2 | 15 |
Last Epoch | 275 | 278 | 271 | 250 | 154.6 | 71.9 |
Helldivers 2 | 246 | 188.1 | 169.2 | 166.1 | 119.4 | 64.7 |
Enshrouded | 122.6 | 110.4 | 82.4 | 66.8 | 53.7 | 30.6 |
The Finals | 397 | 306 | 274 | 210 | 135.8 | 63.7 |
Avatar Frontiers of Pandora | 140 | 129 | 112 | 87 | 58 | 29 |
Alan Wake 2 | 101.4 | 68.7 | 35.8 | |||
Lords of the Fallen | 150.6 | 138.8 | 117.5 | 94 | 67.1 | 35.9 |
Total War Pharaoh | 692.3 | 445 | 271.9 | 213.8 | 147.9 | 73.4 |
Assassin's Creed Mirage | 208 | 194 | 186 | 150 | 112 | 66 |
Cyberpunk 2077 2.2 Phantom Liberty | 237 | 182.1 | 150.4 | 126.6 | 72.5 | 28.2 |
Baldur's Gate 3 | 233 | 185.8 | 161.1 | 157.8 | 112.4 | 59.3 |
Lies of P | 327 | 285 | 245 | 218 | 145.8 | 72.1 |
Starfield | 153.9 | 120.7 | 103.2 | 100.5 | 85.3 | 59.4 |
F1 23 | 438 | 415 | 302 | 105 | 66 | 32 |
Diablo 4 | 397 | 378 | 338 | 285 | 192.7 | 97.2 |
Star Wars Jedi Survivor | 127.7 | 130.2 | 121.2 | 106.7 | 69.6 | 34.3 |
Dead Island 2 | 326 | 319 | 275 | 249 | 168 | 79.5 |
The Last of Us | 164.7 | 138.7 | 122.7 | 108.8 | 72.5 | 35.2 |
Resident Evil 4 Remake | 240 | 179 | 164 | 114 | 87 | 50 |
Company of Heroes 3 | 331 | 289 | 223 | 219 | 162 | 94 |
Sons of the Forest | 133 | 126.3 | 122.5 | 120.1 | 99.9 | 59.7 |
Atomic Heart | 320 | 250 | 148.3 | 144.8 | 109.4 | 62.4 |
Returnal | 163 | 159 | 144 | 122 | 91 | 53 |
Hogwarts Legacy | 188 | 158 | 131 | 103 | 77 | 40 |
Dead Space Remake | 151 | 144 | 126 | 125 | 83 | 42 |
The Witcher 3 v4 | 263 | 257 | 184 | 157 | 108 | 56 |
High On Life | 406 | 267 | 213 | 169.7 | 106.3 | 45.7 |
The Callisto Protocol | 260 | 198 | 187 | 123 | 91 | 53 |
Spider-Man Miles Morales | 211 | 201 | 182 | 175 | 133 | 74 |
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 | 149 | 143 | 103 | 62 | ||
Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection | 134 | 131 | 125 | 121 | 92 | 54 |
A Plague Tale Requiem | 179.6 | 147.3 | 111.6 | 85.9 | 61 | 34.6 |
The Quarry | 277 | 204 | 167 | 132.8 | 90.9 | 32.5 |
F1 22 | 389 | 379 | 303 | 113 | 73 | 37 |
Ghostwire Tokyo | 272 | 260 | 262 | 257 | 166 | 76 |
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands | 374 | 298 | 200 | 157 | 108 | 56 |
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 | 215.8 | 173.8 | 143 | 128 | 81 | 36 |
GRID Legends | 286 | 263 | 236 | 207 | 166.8 | 110.2 |
Dying Light 2 | 135.2 | 92.7 | 45.8 | |||
God of War | 259 | 214 | 169 | 116 | 103 | 74 |
Guardians of the Galaxy | 219 | 223 | 222 | 218 | 172 | 92 |
Far Cry 6 | 267 | 217 | 189 | 174 | 134 | 74 |
F1 2021 | 627 | 543 | 428 | 222 | 162 | 90 |
Watch Dogs Legion | 163.7 | 124.4 | 93.3 | 49.5 | ||
Mafia Definitive Edition | 207 | 141.1 | 72.3 | |||
F1 2020 | 529 | 470 | 418 | 293 | 222 | 129.6 |
Borderlands 3 | 288 | 259 | 194 | 158 | 111 | 56 |
Control | 240 | 220 | 160 | 102 | 50 | |
Total War: Three Kingdoms | 615.1 | 348.8 | 204.3 | 143 | 89.2 | 43.1 |
Anno 1800 | 286 | 267 | 236 | 135.8 | 138.7 | 85.8 |
Far Cry New Dawn | 261 | 213 | 202 | 184 | 155 | 95 |
Metro Exodus | 346 | 217 | 164 | 130 | 103 | 65 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 339 | 274 | 258 | 238 | 162 | 84 |
Strange Brigade | 652 | 477 | 371 | 319 | 221 | 121 |
Far Cry 5 | 309 | 249 | 234 | 218 | 173 | 93 |
X-Plane 11.11 | 222 | 194 | 158 | 134 | ||
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | 235 | 233 | 181 | 135 | 75 | |
Dota 2 Reborn | 315 | 288 | 273 | 257 | 209 | |
The Witcher 3 | 804 | 584 | 358 | 174 | 139.8 | 116 |
GTA V | 188 | 188 | 187 | 161 | 137 | 146 |
low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 6 68 | 8 65 | 13 65 | 2 21 48 | 10 43 24 | 6 40 28 5 |
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