Nvidia RTX 5070 vs RTX 4070: Which Is the Better GPU?

The Nvidia RTX 5070 is a direct successor of RTX 4070, but does it provide substantially higher performance? Let’s find out in this analysis.

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The RTX 5070 is Nvidia’s answer for gamers who want a decent GPU for 1440p gaming. It is a direct successor to the RTX 4070 that was released in 2023. Nvidia promises to deliver substantially better performance with the new graphics card, despite offering the same amount of memory. In this article, we are going to find out just how much better the RTX 5070 is over the RTX 4070. Read on to learn more.

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Nvidia RTX 5070 vs RTX 4070: Detailed Comparison

The Nvidia RTX 5070 is designed on the latest Blackwell architecture and features support for Neural Rendering technologies. Current games do not use this technology yet, but games released with it should run well on this GPU. On the other hand, the RTX 5070 is based on the older Ada Lovelace architecture. Before we begin comparing the two graphics cards in actual game benchmarks, let’s check out their specs first.

Specs Comparison

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Here are the specs of the Nvidia RTX 5070 and RTX 4070:

Specifications	Nvidia RTX 5070	Nvidia RTX 4070
Architecture	Blackwell	Ada Lovelace
Shader cores	6144	5888
RT cores	48	46
TMUs	192	184
ROPs	80	64
Base core clock speeds	2325 MHz	1920 MHz
Boost core clock speeds	2512 MHz	2475 MHz
Memory capacity	12GB GDDR7	12GB GDDR6X
Memory bus width	192-bit	192-bit
Memory bandwidth	672.0 GB/s	504.2 GB/s
Manufacturing node	5nm	5nm
Thermal design power (TDPs)	250W	200W

According to the specs table, the new RTX 5070 has a slightly higher number of shader cores, TMUs, ROPs, RT cores, and clock speed than the RTX 4070. However, those differences are tiny. However, the former’s GDDR7 memory is significantly faster than the latter’s GDDR6X. Therefore, it will be interesting to see how much better the new RTX 5070 is, considering such a small specs bump.

Performance Comparison

Here’s how Nvidia RTX 5070 and RTX 4070 perform in some popular games released in the last five years:

Games	Nvidia RTX 5070	Nvidia RTX 4070
God of War Ragnarok	129 FPS	107 FPS
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2	73 FPS	56 FPS
Forza Horizon 5	140 FPS	115 FPS
Cyberpunk 2077	74 FPS	60 FPS
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2	64 FPS	54 FPS
Black Myth Wukong	46 FPS	37 FPS
Starfield	68 FPS	59 FPS
Red Dead Redemption 2	114 FPS	94 FPS
Horizon Forbidden West	97 FPS	80 FPS
Ghost of Tsushima	72 FPS	64 FPS

Note: The two GPUs tested here were evaluated at a 1440p resolution with High/Ultra Settings, unless otherwise specified. All the FPS numbers were sourced from the Testing Games channel on YouTube. For the tests, the two graphics cards were paired with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU.

In the 10 tested games, the Nvidia RTX 5070 delivers 20.7% more FPS than the RTX 4070 on average. While that is a decent performance improvement, it’s nothing extraordinary. We were hoping for a bigger performance jump, but that doesn’t seem to be the case here. Also, there’s no increase in memory capacity either.

Price Comparison

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The Nvidia RTX 5070 currently costs $523.79 on Amazon. On the other hand, the old RTX 4070 is no longer in production, so it is not officially available for sale anymore. However, in the used market, it costs around $449 and above. Therefore, the RTX 4070 is not significantly cheaper, despite being used.

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Final Verdict on Nvidia RTX 5070 vs RTX 4070

The Nvidia RTX 5070 is better than the RTX 4070 and delivers around 21% more performance in games. The former also supports modern technologies, such as Neural Rendering and DLSS MFG.

Games built with Neural Rendering will have an advantage on the RTX 5070, but that is yet to happen, so that’s no real advantage at this moment. In spite of that, the RTX 5070 is still a better GPU and is available for less than $525 brand new. However, if you already own the RTX 4070, then there’s no need to upgrade, since the performance uplift isn’t big enough.

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