Key Differences
In short — GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms the cheaper GeForce RTX 3070 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing GeForce RTX 3070 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing GeForce RTX 4090 is 749 days newer than the cheaper GeForce RTX 3070.
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
- Up to 68% cheaper than GeForce RTX 4090 - $639.9 vs $1999.86
- Up to 24% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than GeForce RTX 4090 - $9.01 vs $11.9 per FPS
- Consumes up to 51% less energy than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 - 220 vs 450 Watts
Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090
- Performs up to 137% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than GeForce RTX 3070 - 168 vs 71 FPS
- Up to 200% more VRAM memory than NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 - 24 vs 8 GB
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
FPS
71
42.26190476190476%
Value, $/FPS
$9.01/FPS
100%
Price, $
$639.9
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $639.9 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 315269 minutes ago
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
FPS
168
100%
Value, $/FPS
$11.9/FPS
75.71428571428571%
Price, $
$1999.86
31%
FPS Winner
Buy for $1,999.86 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 315269 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Theoretical Performance
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2020
Pixel Fillrate
165.6 GPixel/s
37.339346110484776%
Texel Fillrate
317.4 GTexel/s
24.6046511627907%
Desktop • Sep 20th, 2022
Pixel Fillrate
443.5 GPixel/s
100%
Texel Fillrate
1290 GTexel/s
100%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 | vs | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 |
---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2020 | Release Date | Sep 20th, 2022 |
GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 40 |
$499 | MSRP | $1599 |
1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
1x 12-pin | Power Connectors | 1x 16-pin |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 GB | Memory | 24 GB |
GDDR6 | Type | GDDR6X |
256-bit | Bus | 384-bit |
448 GB/s | Bandwidth | 1008 GB/s |
1500 MHz | Base Clock Speed | 2235 MHz |
1725 MHz | Boost Clock Speed | 2520 MHz |
1750 MHz | Memory Clock Speed | 1313 MHz |